Enrique Peñalosa Londo ( Spanish Enrique Peñalosa Londoño ; r. In 1954 ) - Colombian politician and urbanist. Mayor of Bogota in 1998–2001, re-elected to this position in October 2015.
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| Predecessor | Paul Bromberg | ||||||
| Successor | Antanas Mokkus | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Gustavo Petro | ||||||
| Birth | September 30, 1954 (64 years) Washington , USA | ||||||
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| Education | Duke University (USA) | ||||||
During his time in power, he reformed the public transport system in Bogota. Supporter of New Urbanism . Publicist, international consultant on urban planning and organization of urban public transport. In 2009, he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Transport and Development (New York). A citizen of Colombia and the United States.
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Biography
After graduating from school in Bogota, he studied at Duke University in North Carolina, where he studied economics and history. In Paris, received a doctoral degree in business administration . After the end of his term as mayor of Bogota, he continued his studies in the United States, and on his return to Bogota, he ran for the presidency of Colombia.
Mayor of Bogota
Peñalosa ran for mayor of Bogota in 1991 and 1994. Won the 1997 election. Peñalosa became the third mayor in a series of reformers in the capital of Colombia: his predecessors managed to reduce the expenses of the city budget and democratize the management of the city. During his tenure in this post, Peñalosa created the Bogota Transmilenio public transport system with dedicated lanes for buses; removed cars from sidewalks, developed park, pedestrian and bicycle zones [1] . At the end of 2015, the length of bicycle lanes in Bogota was 300 kilometers [2] .
After the first term, Penalosa twice unsuccessfully ran for mayor of the Colombian capital. In October 2015, he won the election of the mayor of Bogota, receiving votes of 33 percent of the electorate and beat the former defense minister Rafael Pardo (28.5% of the votes) and left-wing candidate Klara Lopez (18%) in the election race [2] .
Quotes
- "The most important element for the infrastructure of the city, which distinguishes the developed cities from the backward ones, is not the highway and not the metro, but high-quality sidewalks."
- “The only way to combat traffic jams is to limit the use of cars. And the most banal decision to restrict the use of cars is parking restriction ” [3] .
- "The economy can not create a better city, but the best city can create an economy" [4] .
- “One of the signs of a lack of democracy is cars parked on the sidewalks” [5] .
Notes
- Transformation The transformation of Bogota, Colombia, 1995-2000: Investing in citizenship and urban mobility . // globalurban.org. The appeal date is January 23, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Press, Associated . Former Bogotá mayor re-elected after 14 years, defeating Colombia's left (Eng.) , The Guardian (October 26, 2015). The appeal date is February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Quotations from the Peñalosa interview on the official YouTube channel are quoted: City of equality . // youtube.com. The appeal date is January 23, 2014.
- ↑ Enrique Peñalos - Minnikhanov: “Try to avoid the growth of Kazan in breadth” . // business-gazeta.ru. The appeal date is January 23, 2014.
- Eth Rethinking Global Cities - Enrique Peñalosa - UNC Department of City & Regional Planning (not available link) . planning.unc.edu. The date of circulation is February 25, 2016. Archived March 4, 2016.
Links
- Official site
- Direct Speech: Former Mayor of Bogota Enrique Peñalos on the City for the People Article on The Village (rus.)
- “Ideal City” Lecture in Kiev in 2012 on BeTV channel, YouTube (Rus.)