Penalosa Decries Nairobi's Vision of the Future
Penalosa promoted a vision of Nairobi as pedestrian-friendly, with dedicated lanes for public transit and bicycles. Publication Date: Sun, 10/25/2009
View ArticleDesigning Happiness into Cities
Author and Planetizen Interchange controbutor Jay Walljasper discusses the impact of Penalosa's planning and civic measures on the public spaces of Bogota, Colombia. Publication Date: Wed, 03/03/2010
View ArticlePutting the Park in Parking Lots
Brown talks about the successes of Enrique Penalosa in Curitaba, Brazil. Publication Date: Mon, 06/07/2010
View ArticleMost Successful Bus Rapid Transit Stalls Out
Alex Hutchinson writes that while the TransMilenio was a runaway success, only about half the system is completed and the rest has been an uphill battle: Publication Date: Thu, 07/14/2011
View ArticleWhat Does the Built Environment Mean to the Well-Being of a City?
Designers, architects and city planners have the ever open-ended task of creating working environments that serve their populations. But if not carefully evaluated and looked after, civil...
View ArticleDramatic Population Growth Presents Opportunity to Reshape America's Urban...
"It is unlikely that city building on the scale to be seen through 2050 will happen ever again," says Penalosa.Publication Date: Tue, 04/23/2013
View ArticleBRT and the Future of Transit
Adam Greenfield has produced a ranging article about the history and current situation of bus rapid transit lines around the world, starting with the case for BRT made by former mayor of...
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Is It Time to Rethink the Legacy of Enrique Peñalosa?
Negative responses to the "Most Influential Urbanists" list published last week overwhelmingly focused on one name on the list: Enrique Peñalosa.
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Bogotá Commits to the Bicycle
The city of Bogotá has engaged in what Andrea Jaramillo describes as a "bike-lane building spree that could be a model in Latin America" in an effort to mitigate a resurgence of traffic congestion...
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