it’s the same fascination and impulse that got me looking deep into how the Medellin Metro came together during the height of Pablo Escobar’s terror on the city www.substack-bahn.net/p/how-medell...
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The death and rebirth of Medellín Metro in the age of Pablo Escobar
Having interesting discussions with a Latin American city about an advisory role in urbanism and transportation, and it’s led me to remember how my 2.5 years advising Medellín, Colombia were among the most interesting of my career. Cities around the world can learn a lot from Latin American cities.
Medellín has been called the most innovative city in the world, and recently hosted the World Urban Forum WUF7 to huge acclaim. It has taken back the city's public realm, found simple solutions to com...
