Posts Tagged ‘mobility’
Urban Hackathon Presentations
In case you wanted to know more about the Hackathon, here are the presentations of the best five proposals. They are also accesible via Slideshare. Hackaton Urbano- ¿Cómo mejorar la seguridad vial de los peatones? from deespacio Hackaton Urbano- Garrote o zanahoria from deespacio Hackaton Urbano- APP Teleseguridad from deespacio Hackaton Urbano- Medidor de accidentes en semáforos…
Read MoreResults of the Urban Hackathon
This past Saturday, November 7th, Despacio held its first Urban Hackathon, an academic exercise designed to analyze and find solutions to Bogota’s mobility problems. The event was carried in conjunction with the Bogota Chamber of Commerce in their Chapinero office. The event began at 7 AM; participants had around nine hours to analyze one of six…
Read MoreCatharsis Bogotá: Improving Mobility
The second phase of Catharsis Bogotá (a joint initiative of Despacio and El Espectador) focuses on mobility, one of the main urban problems identified in the first phase of the project. The survey received 504 responses to the following question: What are you willing to do to improve mobility in Bogotá? Proposals included governmental action–improving Transmilenio, making public transit…
Read MoreElectric Mobility at WUF7
This event began with a visit to a pilot project developed by UN Habitat in cooperation with the Metropolitan Government Agency of Medellín and Despacio, following a discussion panel regarding the adoption of electric vehicles and advances in mobility. Electric vehicles can be a way to reduce emissions. Energy Technology Roadmap estimates that low-carbon emission…
Read MoreDespacio en Suwon
Ni idea cómo es que hacemos para llegar tan lejos geográficamente. El caso es que nos dieron la oportunidad de dar presentaciones en Suwon, Corea del Sur. Además nos dieron un “stand” pero como solo hubo plata para mandar a Pardo, no pudimos ocuparlo tanto. La primera presentación fue sobre la experiencia de viajes como…
Read More