Comments on: Ciclovia: Bogotá, Colombia

By: Walk Oakland Bike Oakland » Blog Archive » Cicloparkday…Sundayvía…What’s in a name?

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:49:22 +0000

[...] Internally, we’ve been referring to the campaign as “Ciclovía,” taking inspiration from the pioneers of car-free parkways in Bogota, Colombia. “Ciclo” – aka “bikes” – plus “vía” – meaning road or path – adds up to a very clear description of the event in Spanish. However, when we talk to people outside the bicycling or Spanish-speaking communities, we get a lot of blank stares and have to spend a while explaining what we’re talking about. (Check out a great 9-nine film about Bogota’s Ciclovía here.) [...]

By: Bikes & Babies « thoughts of a little twentysomething

Bikes & Babies « thoughts of a little twentysomething — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:23:01 +0000

[...] actually exist? An entire city out biking and exercising – enjoying family, friends and life. Ciclovia. It’d be awesome if America could like… enact this into law or something. I bet heaven [...]

By: Bogota Bike Tours

Bogota Bike Tours — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:27:44 +0000

Bogotá's Ciclovia is great! And I should know, since I live here and have a bike tour and rental service. It's not only Sundays, either, but also holiday Mondays, of which there are many here. Last year, a legislator tried to shift the Ciclovía's schedule from the current 7 am to 2 pm to 5 am to 12 noon. Fortunately, the unpopular measure failed. The Ciclovía isn't just bicycles, by the way - lots of joggers, skaters, walkers, etc etc. It's nice seeing families enjoying it together. Saludos, Mike Ceaser Bogotá Bike Tours

By: The Worldwide Car-Free Movement | eileen’s blog

The Worldwide Car-Free Movement | eileen’s blog — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:49:24 +0000

[...] Watch the video about the Bogota Ciclovia. [...]

By: Viviana

Viviana — Sun, 24 May 2009 09:24:47 +0000

Bogota COLOMBIA instead of COLUMBIA

By: Jorge Estrada

Jorge Estrada — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:40:27 +0000

I think this is a fantastic idea. I wish the cities in southern California would pull theirs heads out of the cave and be proactive like Bogota. If all else fails, maybe I'll just have to to go Bogota to enjoy such an experience if it never comes to southern Cali.

By: Thumper

Thumper — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:55:39 +0000

We're looking forward to our first "2nd Sunday" in Lexington this Sunday!

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:02:40 +0000

Very inspiring! Nice work.

By: Streetfilms » Ciclovia (Express Version)

Streetfilms » Ciclovia (Express Version) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:47:48 +0000

[...] Ciclovia: Bogotá, Colombia (9:41) [...]

By: Streetsblog » Summer Streets: The Wait Is Over

Streetsblog » Summer Streets: The Wait Is Over — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:46:55 +0000

[...] Streets will finally be upon us. To build up the anticipation just a bit more, we're re-posting this classic from the Streetfilms archive. The spectacle of a 6.9-miile car-free route in the middle of [...]

By: Streetsblog » Summer Streets

Streetsblog » Summer Streets — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:16:58 +0000

[...] The event is very similar to other great worldwide street happenings we have brought you - from Ciclovia in Bogotá, Colombia to Sunday Parkways in Portland, Oregon. In NYC on three consecutive Saturdays [...]

By: Streetfilms » Summer Streets PSA

Streetfilms » Summer Streets PSA — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:20:05 +0000

[...] Ciclovia: Bogotá, Colombia (33,005) [...]

By: On Relocalizing Fun «

On Relocalizing Fun « — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:20 +0000

[...] month in Portland, Oregon they held a first Ciclovia-style street closure, Sunday Parkways, which despite poor weather early in the day, was a huge [...]

By: Janette Sadik-Khan for City Manager for starters « Stacked

Janette Sadik-Khan for City Manager for starters « Stacked — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:09:41 +0000

[...] easy on the eye, a former employee of Parsons Brinkerhoff, Janette Sadik-Khan actually knows what Ciclovia is about. They’re doing something like it in New York next month. God knows when we’ll get [...]

By: Is America Turning into Europe Right Before Our Eyes? « Car Free Days

Is America Turning into Europe Right Before Our Eyes? « Car Free Days — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:09:26 +0000

[...] Francisco is planning two Ciclovia inspired street closures in September: Car-free parties planned for [...]

By: sustaiNYC » Blog Archive » What Summer Streets Might Look Like

sustaiNYC » Blog Archive » What Summer Streets Might Look Like — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:33:41 +0000

[...] This is but a shortened version of a longer piece all about the amazing Cyclovia in Bogota. You can check that out here. [...]

By: We Have 4 Years to Save the Planet, PERIOD. - Page 2 - AznLover.com - Asian Social Networking Community

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:51:53 +0000

I love the third world and the things they do, like this. The most important reason about why we're in this mess in the first place is the autos...

By: Angela Uribe de Kellett

Angela Uribe de Kellett — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:03:26 +0000

I enjoyed this video thoroughly. Firstly because it showed the great thing which has been achieved in Bogota, secondly because it was made in a fun way, with the crew cyling along, interviewing people who take part in the ciclovia and showing the scenery and finally because it showed a positive face of Colombia for a change.

Well done and keep the videos coming!

Can we use the text of the video (with due acknowledgement) for an exercise in a book on teaching Spanish?

Angela

By: NYC Summer Streets: An Overblown Street Fair | Commuter Outrage

NYC Summer Streets: An Overblown Street Fair | Commuter Outrage — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:00:43 +0000

[...] Ciclovia once a year. But my problem with this event is the people who say things like this from Streetsblog: Just to get a grasp on just what this could be like in NYC: imagine the once-a-year Bike New York [...]

By: Streetsblog » Car-Free Saturdays Will Open Path For Peds and Bikes From City Hall to 72nd

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:56:03 +0000

[...] by Ben Fried With several cities in addition to New York exploring the idea of car-free events modeled after Bogotá's Ciclovía, Streetfilms produced this "express version" of their popular full-length video. [...]