Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Enrique Peñalosa

Enrique Peñalosa: Democracy Is Bus-Only Lanes and Protected Bikeways

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 9, 2013 | 18 Comments

I lived in Bogotá, Colombia, for about half of 2002. While I was there, a political party headquarters near my house was car-bombed, guerrillas attacked the presidential inauguration, and thousands of people were killed in routine violence. It was a stressful place to live. Adding to that stress was the speed and chaos of traffic. […]

The Car Habit Is Tough to Break

By Sarah Goodyear | May 17, 2007 | 20 Comments

"People are addicted to their cars," said John Street, the Mayor of Philadelphia, at a panel on transport yesterday during the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit. He was identifying what he saw as the major challenge for cities striving to make their transport systems more environmentally sustainable. That remark prompted a comment later from Jim […]

Streetfilms: “A City Is a Means to a Way of Life”

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 9, 2007 | No Comments

Manhattan on the Move ConferenceEdited by Nick Whitaker Running time: 6 minutes 52 seconds At last October’s Manhattan Transportation Policy Conference, convened by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, people from every neighborhood in Manhattan gathered to discuss a vision for the future of transportation in New York. In his keynote address, Enrique PeÃ±alosa, the former […]