Noticias

    enero 15, 2015

    Tres ciudades brasileñas ganan el Premio de Transporte Sostenible 2015

    En un histórico empate las ciudades de Belo Horizonte, Sao Paulo y Rio de Janeiro, son acreedoras del Premio de Transporte Sostenible con el cual se aplauden los avances en materia de transporte sostenible de las ciudades. El comunicado de prensa completo de la entrega del premio se encuentra aquí. Este premio viene otorgándose anualmente desde 2005…

    enero 13, 2015

    Support the World Bike Forum!

    From February 26 to March 1, 2015, Medellín, the “city of eternal spring” will host the fourth annual World Bike Forum, an event designed, organized and run by people from all over the world. The forum’s objective is to become a global voice for people that support sustainable mobility. The main theme this year is “Ciudades…

    enero 13, 2015

    La bici te necesita

    Del 26 de febrero al 1 de marzo del 2015, la ciudad de la eterna primavera (Medellín) será la anfitriona de la cuarta versión del Foro Mundial de la Bicicleta, un evento diseñado, organizado y mantenido por ciudadanos de varios países y cuyo objetivo es convertirse en la real voz global de los ciudadanos a…

    enero 8, 2015

    Apoyo a un Plan Metropolitano de la Bicicleta para el Valle de Aburrá

    Luego de casi un año de trabajo nos enorgullece anunciar que el acuerdo de cooperación entre Despacio, el Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (AMVA) y el programa de Asentamientos Humanos de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU Habitat) ha finalizado, dejando como resultado algunos insumos para desarrollar el Plan Metropolitano de la Bicicleta para el…

    enero 8, 2015

    Vertical Garden in the Parking Lot

    On December 4th, the Despacio team, along with our colleagues from ROL Bogota and City Parking, installed a vertical garden in the parking lot behind our office building. The idea for this project came from this picture of a garden made from recycled bottles in Sao Paulo. We considered different designs and materials to build…

    enero 8, 2015

    Imagining Light

    On Friday August 1st, Despacio in conjunction with Asdluz (Colombian association of lighting designers) hosted the forum “Imaginemos la Luz” (imagining light), a day-long event focused on sustainable urban lighting planning and its potential applications in Bogotá. The event was held at the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce (CCB). It began by asking attendees and speakers alike to conceive of urban…

    enero 8, 2015

    “I go by bike”- materials for distribution

    We created a campaign for the District Institute for Recreations and Sports as part of their “Pedalea por Bogota” program, which encourages people to use bicycles as their main mode of transportation. This is part of an initiative known as “know to promote,” based in in surveys and analysis. Click here for an article from El Espectador…

    enero 8, 2015

    New Publication: Integrating Non-Motorized Transport and Sustainable TOD

    As part of its urban development work, Despacio produced this technical document for the Bogota Chamber of Commerce about the integration of non-motorized transport and sustainable transport-oriented development (TOD). The technical document analyzes the integration of non-motorized transport and urban development within the framework of sustainable TOD discussions that have taken place recently in Bogota….

    enero 8, 2015

    Bikes beat other transport modes by 13 minutes

    2014 proved again what has been shown year after year: bikes are the fastest way to travel in Bogotá Bikes once again proved themselves to be the fastest vehicle in the city, although this time with different routes all converging at a central destination. Despacio promotes the Slow lifestyle through a range of activities. As…

    enero 8, 2015

    Very Basic Photography

    Last October, Despacio took a photography class with professor Pilar Suescún. The idea was for everyone to learn a little bit about taking good photos because there is never a good enough photographer in the office (and the more, the better). As part of the activity, we created a booklet on basic photography, which can…

    enero 8, 2015

    Noise in Bogotá Cafés

    We were in three cafés in the city, measuring noise levels and comparing them with people’s perceptions. The work involved taking measurements (in decibels) for a day in each café and surveys of customers’ perceptions of noise. The goal was to connect the objective measurement of noise with what people thought in each place. In summary,…

    enero 6, 2015

    Fotografía básica, muy básica

    En octubre del año pasado, el equipo Despacio tuvo una clase de fotografía con la profesora Pilar Suescún. La idea era que todos aprendiéramos las nociones básicas para tomar fotos lindas, porque nunca sobra una buena fotógrafa en una oficina (y mientras más haya, mejor). Como parte de ese ejercicio, creamos una cartilla básica de fotografía…