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| Pedestrians walk down the Eje Ambiental in La Candelaria. |
This week, Bogotá hosted a conference, called Walk 21, of city planning experts keen on creating more walkable cities. The hope is to make walkng safe and pleasant, and make public spaces areas where a great variety of people mix.
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| La Salle University students paint a pedestrian area on Calle 11 in La Candelaria. |
Truly promoting walking will mean reducing crime and harrasment of women, as well as making one of the alternatives - driving polluting vehicles - less convenient and more expensive. In other words, a London-style congesting charge, which Bogotá officials have repeatedly talked about, but never implemented.
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| The conference was held in the Jorge Eliecer Gaitán theatre on Carrera Septima. |
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However, Bogotá's chronic traffic jams, like this one in La Candelaria,
can make walking unpleasant and even dangerous. |
By Mike Ceaser, of
Bogotá Bike Tours
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