BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Colombian community leader Veronica Fonseca raised her hand to speak at a meeting hosted by Bogota's mayor, she never expected her ideas on improving ...

After a round of hurried negotiations Wednesday, Bogota reached a consensus with the city’s transportation union, avoiding a mass strike in the capital. Talks between local government officials and ...

Bogota, Colombia, is not the first place you think of when you think of innovative cities, but its Transmilenio bus system brought the idea of bus rapid transit into the mainstream. The system ...

Mayor Claudia López Hernández with ITDP staff and network members. The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) is convening staff from its global offices alongside institutional ...

Bogotá’s TransMilenio served as a model for Chicago in its efforts to build a bus rapid transit system. Credit: GUILLERMO LEGARIA Last month I visited Bogotá, Colombia, a destination that’s been on my ...