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.
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…
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…
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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