Andrew Boraine » Enrique Penalosa http://www.andrewboraine.com Cities for People Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:22:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Reclaiming cities for people http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/08/reclaiming-cities-for-people/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/08/reclaiming-cities-for-people/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:54:44 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=2159 Have a look at this short inspirational talk by Gil Penalosa (brother of the more famous Enrique) on how Bogata, a developing city, shifted resources into building liveable streets and spaces for the benefit of the majority of citizens.

 I particularly like his example about constructing linear parks and walkways that…

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