Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bogotá

Hikoa-Kun, a Japanese road safety mascot, via Mondo Mascots, Twitter

To Make Cities More Sustainable, Should We All Put On Mascot Costumes?

By Kea Wilson | Feb 9, 2023 | No Comments

A Maryland activist is poking fun at people who oppose sustainable transportation projects with the help of a human-sized insect costume — but he's far from the first mascot to cheer on the movement for people-oriented places.

Bogotá, Colombia — one of the most congested cities in the world — piloted a new app-based dynamic congestion pricing model. Photo: Carlos F. Pardo

Bogotá Tries to Make Congestion Pricing Flexible and Equitable

By Carlos F. Pardo and Frederic Charlier | Oct 17, 2022 | No Comments

Congestion pricing is one of the most common-sense tools for creating a more efficient transportation system if implemented properly. Here's how.

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Lessons on Building Bike Culture From Latin America

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 17, 2021 | No Comments

Latin American cities can provide insights on how to build bike culture. Mobility experts from Mexico City and Bogotá shared how their cities are creating a bike culture.

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We Must Act Now to Prevent a Post-COVID Spike in Driving

By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 29, 2020 | No Comments

We need to make walking, biking, and transit safer and more appealing, or we're going to see an increase in driving, congestion, pollution and crashes once the Stay at Home order is lifted.

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How To Make Car-Free Transport Fun

By Courtney Cobbs | Jan 24, 2020 | No Comments

If we want more people to ride buses and bikes, we've got to help make the experience not only safe and efficient, but enjoyable.

Bogotá reduced traffic deaths after reframing the issue in a way that appealed to widely accepted values. Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta/Wikimedia Commons

“Life Is Sacred” — How Bogotá Reduced Road Deaths and Homicides Together

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 16, 2018 | 9 Comments

The city's traffic fatality rate declined by roughly 50 percent between 1996 and 2006. Key to that result was an initiative to address traffic deaths and homicides in tandem.

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