Lessons from Bogotá

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on March 4, 2008 | 18,191 Plays

Had enough livable streets lessons from Bogotá? Good. Neither have we.

In the final chapter of our September NYCSR visit to Colombia, where the indefatigable Gil Peñalosa was our tour guide, you'll find lots of tasty video morsels including: riding the comfortable ciclorutas and cycle paths, a visit to a thriving pedestrian-only street where they said it couldn't be done, a "bollard farm," mucho footage of the city's parks and public spaces and comments from the city's residents. And we couldn't resist - just a wee bit more dance mania at the Recreovia.

If this is your first foray into Bogotá, might we suggest these related Streetfilms which will bring you up to speed on Ciclovia and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT):

Ciclovia (9:41)

Bus Rapid Transit: Bogotá (7:29)

Mark Gorton Interviews Enrique Peñalosa (12:07)

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  2. Bike There - Torture March 4th, 2008 at 3:21 am

    This is a good kind of torture - it shows us what is possible. We have to set our sights high - very...

  3. sustainableflatbush.org March 4th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    [...] brings us more Livable Streets lessons from Bogota, Colombia: pedestrian-friendly streets, miles of bicycle paths, and free outdoor recreation for [...]

  4. Greg Cantori March 4th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    We are presenting your excellent film to Mayor Dixon in two weeks to get our Ciclovia (americanized to "Sunday Streets") started in Baltimore! Wish us luck!

  5. Clarissa March 4th, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    Way to go StreetFilms, Streetsblog, and Transportation Alternatives! More excellent reporting of what's possible in New York City and in the U.S.

  6. J.Emma March 5th, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    This is totally amazing. great stuff!!

  7. Dan Kaufman March 6th, 2008 at 12:56 am

    "It's not about budgets it about priorities and will." Yes and the tide is moving in the right direction.

  8. Jerry Robbins March 6th, 2008 at 5:58 pm

    Nice movie. It would be neat if it included a map showing the bike path system in relation to the urban area and physical feature of Bogata.
    Thanks.

  9. Das alternativas à estupidez « apocalipse motorizado March 12th, 2008 at 10:57 am

    [...] Das alternativas à estupidez foto: streetfilms [...]

  10. O que não se fala sobre Bogotá « Cão Uivador March 13th, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    [...] mais sobre Bogotá no Apocalipse Motorizado, e assista ao documentário produzido sobre a cidade - o vídeo está em inglês, mas a tradução de alguns trechos está na postagem do [...]

  11. Casandra March 14th, 2008 at 11:14 am

    I am so proud of us!! I knwo the key is to beleive in us, our human part, that's what makes us precious and we can even be example to the world!!
    great!! Only the video is kind of heavy, it take too long to download, can there be something done about it!?

    greetings,

    Cas

  12. James Neville March 21st, 2008 at 8:21 am

    Someone should send a copy of this to Ken Livingstone
    Even if we had one Sunday in the month wouldn't it be great to ravel the streets of London without traffic

  13. Gillmore March 22nd, 2008 at 6:20 am

    [...] of course. In an effort to balance out this negative press I urge you to take a look at this link: http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/lessons-from-bogota/.  It features a short film made all about an amazing scheme called “ciclovia” in [...]

  14. meneame.net April 19th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

    Lecciones de la transformacion de Bogota...

    Video sobre la transformacion de Bogota... parques, ciclovias, transporte publico...

  15. Greg Cantori June 13th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    BALTIMORE is going to do it! Looks like a 8 mile route for starters - We are tangling with the police cost issue. Really don't need a cop on every intersection but will do so for starters until everyone is used to the event....wish us luck and email me if you have any questions on our process to date. gcantori@knottfoundation.org rchambers@onelesscar.org

  16. Project for Public Spaces » Blog Archive » Transmilenio: From People-Mover to People-Connector August 13th, 2009 at 7:01 pm

    [...] For more background, watch the Streetfilms pieces that PPS helped to coordinate on Transmilenio and Ciclovia as well as a video on further lessons from Bogota. [...]

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