Mike's Bogota Blog

The new Septima is taking shape...but still has a ways to go. Is anybody surprised? The pedestrianization of the few blocks of Carr...

A jammed Bogotá road. Is a subway the solution? It will reduce commute times, traffic congestion, pollution - and even crime and ...

Coming to Bogotá? Seattle was digging a car tunnel under the city, but the huge digging machine got stuck, obliging the city to dig t...

New cars shown in the auto show in Corferias... (Photo: Corferias ) ...will soon be trapped in Bogotá's traffic jams. Bogo...

Just a few weeks ago, when Bogotá announced the astronomical cost of its planned subway, experts said the city couldn't pay fo...

A ride with a view from Medellin's metro. Why pay more to bury a train line underground? (Photo: Colombia Travel ) Bogotá under...

Cars block TransMilenio buses on Calle 13 y Carrera 10 today. The cop doesn't seem to care. A massive traffic jam on Carrera...

Traffic backed-up on Calle 26. Bogotá wants a subway. Whether it's a good idea or not is almost irrelevant. After all, Bogotá i...

You've probably seen tents like these, on Carrera 10, around town. They're obtaining core samples to study the soil's ch...

  A subway train in Santiago, Chile.... This week, the World Bank gave the go-ahead for final studies for a subway line for Bogot...