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Enrique Penalosa

The sign of a civilized country

July 22, 2009 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

Tonight I was at a fundraiser for my heartthrob organization, Transportation Alternatives, where I heard the former mayor of Bogota, Columbia, Enrique Penalosa speak. According to the Project for Public Spaces: While mayor, Peñalosa was responsible for numerous radical improvements to the city and its citizens. He promoted a city model giving priority to children and public […]

Filed Under: Environment, No Impact Man, Society Tagged With: Enrique Penalosa, highways, sidewalks, transportation, transportation alternatives, transportation policy, walking

The problem with happiness

October 31, 2008 by Colin Beavan

Well, what I mean is that there is a problem with happiness as a measure of whether limited planetary resources should be used. I talk about this a lot, right? I talk a lot about how if we only choose to use the resources that actually make people happy and cut out the things that […]

Filed Under: Consumerism and Materialism, Environment, Happiness and Life Satisfaction, No Impact Man, Society Tagged With: children, Enrique Penalosa, happiness, sustainability, urban planning

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