Reimagining Urban Transportation: Green Corridors as Catalysts for Materializing a 15-mintute City in Bogotá

This first session of the "Paris IAS Ideas" series, featuring IEA researchers in writing residencies, will focus on the future of urban transport, and will be presented by Juan Pablo Caicedo, project manager for Bogotá's green corridor project. He is also Assistant Professor of Public Affairs Management in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá.

This talk will take place at 2:00 PM Paris time | 8:00 AM New York | 1:00 PM London | 5:30 PM Delhi | 8:00 PM Beijing | 9:00 PM Tokyo, in English and online on Zoom, with previous registration there: http://bit.ly/IASIdeas

Presentation

In 2020, Claudia López's administration introduced an unprece-dented urban infrastructure project - the Green Corridor on Carrera Séptima. This initiative prioritizes sustainable mobility, allocating over half of the road space to pedestrian-friendly areas, cycling lanes, and efficient public transportation, benefiting vulnerable citizens. The long-term vision is to institutionalize the approach, becoming a repli-cable model globally. Inspired by Paris' “15-minute city,” green corri-dors can facilitate sustainable mobility and re-naturalization of public spaces where political will aligns. This research project is an opportunity to deepen research and shape this transformative project with collaboration from behavioral, cognitive, and social scientists, informing urban planning policies worldwide.