Lessons from Bogotá

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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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http://ciclovia.org Greg Cantori

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!
Clarissa

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

This is totally amazing. great stuff!!
http://www.crankmychain.com Dan Kaufman

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

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.
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http://casandrahernandez.com Casandra

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
James Neville

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
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http://ciclovia.org Greg Cantori

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
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