02
Jul
Caracas, capital of Venezuela, lies in a narrow mountain valley surrounded by popular areas that define its hillsides. It is a crowded city with a population of more than 5 million people and 1 million cars. Read more
All posts in Latin America
As part of the Bartlett Development Planning Unit's 60th Anniversary Conference, Matthew Wood-Hill shares the DPU's vision and insights on planning our cities in the decades to come. Read more
With the World Cup in full swing, along with obligatory controversy (not to mention the 2022 edition), mega events in cities are back in the spotlight. It is hard to ignore the fact that there has been a paradigm shift in how these events develop. Read more
20
May
About two weeks ago, the City of Bogotá officially announced its action plan to get its own world-class bicycle sharing system up and running. Read more
08
May
A temporary parklets experiment took place in parts of São Paulo last year, with the initiative being widely applauded by citizens. Now as a result of a recent legislation change, São Paulo has rules for the creation and maintenance of parklets, the first Latin American public policy on the issue. Read more
06
May
Brazil's burgeoning middle class have an important place in the country's slums. This finding is part of a survey which established that 65% of the country's slum-dwellers belonged to the middle class. In 2003, this proportion was 33%. Read more
An average of 66,000 of cars and 28,500 pedestrians cross the San Diego-Tijuana border everyday. This border region is the busiest and biggest land border in the western hemisphere, and both of its ports of entry illustrate the far-reaching social iniquities of the region. Read more
15
Apr
After the World Urban Forum, Medellín is on the mind of many urbanists. But are the exuberant assessments of the city truly merited? Is it really accurate to talk about the “Medellín miracle”? Read more
