PENALOSA LETS IT RIDE

In recent years, increased car ownership and flagrant violation of traffic laws have made Bogota's (Colombia) center city a dangerous place to be during rush hour. The city's roads are poorly maintained, and buses, taxis, and over 700,000 privately owned cars move through them at a snail's pace every morning and evening. This article describes the efforts of the mayor of Bogota, Enrique Penalosa, to implement an ambitious sustainable transportation plan encouraging more bicycle commuting and other forms of environmentally-friendly travel in this urban area.

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  https://www.itdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ST11-2000.pdf
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  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

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• Authors:
  • Donaldson, S
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 18-19
• Serial:
  • Sustainable Transport
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
  • ISSN: 1536-2523
  • Serial URL: http://www.itdp.org/ST/index.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle commuting; Bicycling; Environmental policy; Large cities; Sustainable development; Traffic congestion; Transportation planning; Urban transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Bogota (Colombia)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800444
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 24 2000 12:00AM