Posts Tagged ‘Medellin’
Viandantes, un proyecto chévere para (re)conocer la ciudad
En el futuro cercano será indispensable que todas las ciudades se construyan desde el poder acceder de manera universal a diferentes espacios y servicios urbanos que cubran las necesidades básicas de la población haciendo pequeños recorridos a pie. De esta manera, las ciudades retribuyen a las personas un bienestar en términos de salud física y…
Read MoreMedellin’s Safe Route: One Year Later
Medellin’s Safe Route, one of Despacio’s major projects of the last few years, is about to have its first birthday. The AMVA has conducted a count of bike use twice a month since the Safe Route’s impelementation and can confirm that rush hour bicycle trips along the Avenida San Juan have increased between 270% (current) and 1000% (measured during the World Urban Forum in April…
Read MoreLectures WUF7
WUF7 Panel on Electric Mobility This event discussed various aspects of electric mobility such as the life-cycle assessment and potential differences in this if energy is produced through hydroelectric or thermoelectric means. We analyzed different pilot projects underway in various countries and how these have shown savings in the operation of electric vehicles when compared…
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“Before I Die” Wall The idea of the “Before I Die I Want To…” Wall comes from Candy Chang, who in her book says her motivation for doing so was understanding well the life stage that is normally evaded (death) and using it as a reflection for the things that each person would want to do…
Read MoreCourses and Workshops WUF7
Training course “How can public space be appropriated to reduce inequality? In this course, we discussed how interventions into urban public spaces can create multiple benefits for cities, their inhabitants and the relationship between the two: they create the appropriation of public space (causing feelings of belonging, caring relations, community, etc.) and are a way…
Read MoreThe Colombian Model: Lessons for the rest of the cities in the world
Taking advantage of the concentration of local and international urban planners and policy consultants in Medellín for the World Urban Forum, this workshop examined urban policies to view specific time periods of each city and their policies. The story behind the success. It was an informal workshop that examined the key aspects of urban policies…
Read MoreHow can public space be appropriated to reduce inequality?
In this course, we discussed how interventions into urban public spaces can create multiple benefits for cities, their inhabitants and the relationship between the two: they create the appropriation of public space (causing feelings of belonging, caring relations, community, etc.) and are a way of improving the habitability of public space. We studied examples of…
Read MoreImplementation of the Safe Route
As part of our work with ONU Habitat to support improvements in non-motorized transport in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley (AMVA), we implemented—alongside the regional government—a Safe Route to the World Urban Forum that improved conditions for those arriving to the Forum on bicycle and beyond. To carry out the Safe Route pilot…
Read MoreSafe Route Experiential Tour
One way to show the work done within the framework of the UN Habitat agreement was to ride the safe route on bicycle, explaining from the beginning the participation of private business (Plaza Mayor) and the differences that existed among the various entities in Medellin’s government. For this, we called on different members of UN…
Read MoreVisita Experiencial de la Ruta Segura
Una forma de mostrar el trabajo realizado en el marco del acuerdo con Onu-Hàbitat, era precisamente hacer el recorrido en bicicleta por la ruta segura, explicando desde el principio toda la participación de la empresa privada (Plaza Mayor) hasta las diferencias que hubo con algunas entidades del municipio de Medellín. Para esto se convocó a…
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