The Peñalosa Principle of Transportation Democracy: Lessons from Bogotá on the Morality of Urban Mobility
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Publication Title
Science and Engineering Ethics
First page number:
1
Last page number:
12
Abstract
The mayor of Bogotá, Enrique Peñalosa strives to deliver transit services that promote social equity through bicycle lanes, improved sidewalks, and a world-famous Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, “TransMilenio.” Through examining the principles that guide his planning, we can flesh out a starting point for socially just transit systems. While such measures can alleviate several harms that transit systems cause, they rest on an incomplete foundation due to their top-down nature. To amend this situation, the author argues for a restorative justice approach to transportation democracy, using examples from Peñalosa’s mayoral tenure. In turn, lessons from Bogotá’s transportation history reveal how to develop transit systems that strongly favor justice. © 2016 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
Language
English
Repository Citation
Epting, S.
(2016).
The Peñalosa Principle of Transportation Democracy: Lessons from Bogotá on the Morality of Urban Mobility.
Science and Engineering Ethics
1-12.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-016-9839-1