Enrique Peñalosa: Why buses represent democracy in action
Enrique Peñalosa: Pse autobusët paraqesin demokracinë në veprim?
Enrique Peñalosa is the mayor of Bogotá, Colombia. He advocates for sustainability and mobility in the cities of the future. Full bio
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most of society's resources.
shumicën e burimeve të shoqërisë.
në lidhje me këtë,
në mënyrë që të funksionojë.
të jenë të barabartë para ligjit.
more road space than a car,
hapësirë rrugore se një veturë,
in order to make buses sexier.
democratic symbol, because as buses zoom by,
demokratik, sepse ndërsa autobusët afrohen,
hapësirat rrugore të pamjaftueshme
atyre të prapambetura
are more important than cars.
që do të reflektonte
and political issue anywhere
ideologjike dhe politike, kudo,
for developing country cities.
less than 100 years.
përparësi qenies njerëzore
më shumë hapësirë publike
of the very poor neighborhoods,
in those neighborhoods don't have cars.
which would solve mobility,
që mund të zgjidhte të lëvizurit,
have a large problem of slums.
kanë problem me lagjet e varfra.
biçikletave në kësi ambientesh.
all land around cities.
mund të rriten në vendet përkatëse
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Enrique Peñalosa - Colombian politician, urban activistEnrique Peñalosa is the mayor of Bogotá, Colombia. He advocates for sustainability and mobility in the cities of the future.
Why you should listen
Enrique Peñalosa sees urban transportation not as a matter of convenience and economics but as a matter of justice, of equality for every resident. In his own city of Bogotá, Colombia, where he served as mayor from 1998 to 2001 before being elected again in 2015, he proudly says that more than 350 km of protected bicycle ways have been created.
Peñalosa has worked as a consultant on urban strategy, advising officials in cities all over the world on how to build a sustainable cities that can not only survive but thrive in the future. He was president of the board of directors of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, an organization promoting sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide.
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