Third Assignment for the UPenn course on Designing Cities.

1. CONCRETE JUNGLE
The green strip observed in this picture is found in the
surrounding area of Bogota´s airport. Elsewhere, there is
little green to be spotted.
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WETLANDS
in Bogota are
drying out.
Although a newfound awareness on the amount of Green
areas Bogota needs, architects, designers and
local authorities must include them into their
plans.
WHAT CAN WE DO?…
Landfill, mishandled
debris and solid
residues, negligence
and vandalism have
endangered these
ecological parks.

2. GREENWAYS
Looking for a greener and
fresher city, we could Incorporate
hundreds of kilometers of greenways such
as this one
This illustration from the North
Arm Trail Greenway in
Vancouver is a nice depiction of
how I’d love to see more of our
street here.
North Arm Trail Greenway, Vancouver
Renders done for Enrique Peñalosa, by Luisa Brando.
How about a greenway
or bicycle highway
every other
street?
Buildings with green facades make
for pretty sights, although not sure
about their functionality.
Landscaped rooftops could
become a norm as well as saving
wetlands, like
the picture of the Biesboch in
Dordrecth below. ETH
Dordrecth
Landscape
Design Studio.

3. CAR DEPENDENCY
According to an Andes University poll, the average
person in Bogota spends 70
minutes a
day commuting in traffic. A total of 18
days a year.
300,000
cars
may be sold in
Colombia a
45% of those are
sold in Bogota
alone. Roughly
140,000
year.
The average speed in Bogota is 15m/h.
The slowest avenues register speeds as
slow as 7m/h. Still people want to keep acquiring
cars.
WE NEED A PARADIGM

4. TRANSIT CORRIDORS
Green Transit Corridors with
designated bus lanes, protected bike
lanes, broad sidewalks, lots of trees and
outdoor space for commerce would be
very sexy.
Bogota has many rivers
running through it, normally
buried underground and occasionally
appearing in canal-like forms. Like
the Cheonggyecheon River
promenade in Seoul, these can
become
walkable
paradises
for
citizens.
Renders done for Enrique Peñalosa, by Luisa Brando.
Creative and colorful linear parks like
the Superkilen Park in Copenhagen
created by Topotek 1
architects and Superflex
artists. A beautiful
playground with bike lanes, plenty of
space for recreation and well being
for all ages.
Why not imagine the possibility of
having every other street with a
bicycle highwaypedestrian promenade...some
with bus ways.