If we’re going to talk about transport, I would say that the great city is not the one that has highways, but one where a child on a tricycle or bicycle can go safely everywhere.
The essence of the conflict today, really, is cars versus people…We can have a city that is very friendly to cars, or a city that is very friendly to… - Enrique Penalosa
The essence of the conflict today, really, is cars versus people…We can have a city that is very friendly to cars, or a city that is very friendly to…
- Enrique Penalosa
A bikeway is a symbol that shows that a citizen on a $30 bicycle is equally important as a citizen on a $30,000 car. - Enrique Penalosa
A bikeway is a symbol that shows that a citizen on a $30 bicycle is equally important as a citizen on a $30,000 car.
Urban transport is a political and not a technical issue. The technical aspects are very simple. The difficult decisions relate to who is going to be… - Enrique Penalosa
Urban transport is a political and not a technical issue. The technical aspects are very simple. The difficult decisions relate to who is going to be…
Public space is for living, doing business, kissing, and playing. Its value can't be measured with economics or mathematics; it must be felt with the… - Enrique Penalosa
Public space is for living, doing business, kissing, and playing. Its value can't be measured with economics or mathematics; it must be felt with the…
In every detail a city should reflect that human beings are sacred and that they are equal. - Enrique Penalosa
In every detail a city should reflect that human beings are sacred and that they are equal.
Children are a kind of indicator species. If we can build a successful city for children, we will have a successful city for all people. - Enrique Penalosa
Children are a kind of indicator species. If we can build a successful city for children, we will have a successful city for all people.
In Bogotá, our goal was to make a city for all the children. The measure of a good city is one where a child on a tricycle or bicycle can safely go a… - Enrique Penalosa
In Bogotá, our goal was to make a city for all the children. The measure of a good city is one where a child on a tricycle or bicycle can safely go a…
One symbol of lack of democracy is to have cars parked on the sidewalk. - Enrique Penalosa
One symbol of lack of democracy is to have cars parked on the sidewalk.
We had to build a city not for businesses or automobiles, but for children and thus for people. Instead of building highways, we restricted car use. … - Enrique Penalosa
We had to build a city not for businesses or automobiles, but for children and thus for people. Instead of building highways, we restricted car use. …
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