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A City Talks: Learning from Bogotá’s Revitalisation
Author(s) -
Peñalosa Enrique
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1245
Subject(s) - public administration , capital (architecture) , capital city , administration (probate law) , political science , urban policy , sociology , management , engineering , urban planning , law , geography , economics , civil engineering , economic geography , archaeology
As the Mayor of Bogotá (1998‐2001), Enrique Peñalosa transformed Colombia's capital from a city without hope to one that is held up as an international example of best practice. This was epitomised by his far‐reaching transport policy and the TransMilenio bus‐based transit system. Peñalosa describes the ambitious urban revitalisation programme that his administration undertook and how they were guided by the fundamental aim of ‘the construction of equality’. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.