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One of the biggest
challenges facing planners and politicians is public
transport, especially when so many systems are close
to breaking point. The new system in Bogota in
Colombia is being heralded as one of the best
examples in the world. And much of it is down to the
inspired leadership of former mayor, Enrique
Penalosa. He gives us a guided tour of the city he
has transformed. Bogota, with a population of about
7 million, has an unenviable reputation as a centre
for kidnapping and cocaine. However, since the late
90’s, things have begun to change. As mayor between
1998 and 2001, Penalosa managed to turn Bogota into
an international example of how to solve traffic
problems and the pollution that goes with it. He was
instrumental in introducing protected cycle lanes, a
car free day, a rapid transit system that has been
copied around the world and pedestrianised some of
the city’s poorest areas. Penalosa now travels
regularly to Australia, New York and Asia to talk to
planning experts and politicians.
Part of a 5 x 25-minute documentary series called,
WHAT A WASTE, produced for the BBC. The films can be
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Oil be Damned
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Making a Difference
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Sudan: Death on the Nile,
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Nepal: The Dispossessed,
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Consuming Our Planet,
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China's Pollution and Social Change,
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