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| Save La Ciclovía! cries Yolanda. |
Today, Bogotá's annual
Day of the Bicycle, a crack team of defenders of La Ciclovía de la Septima gathered thousands of signatures in
support of the most important section of Bogotá's Ciclovía.
Just about everyone we talked to gave enthusiastic support - that's no surprise: After all,
La Ciclovia provides wholesome, healthy, fun, and above all
FREE recreation for all
Bogotanos. La Ciclovía has also given worldwide fame to Colombia's capital. La Ciclovía also generates
thousands of jobs for vendors, musicians and bike repair people. And experts say that each peso invested by the city in La Ciclovía pays back much more in public health and quality of life. So it's sad that in recent years sections have been chopped off of La Ciclovía, mostly for Transmilenio expansions.
It will be downright tragic if La Septima, La Ciclovía's most important section, goes too.
Yolanda, for her energy and optimism,
Angelica, for her charisma and dedication,
Aristobulo for his ability to get things done,
Juan Sebastian for moving gears and levers in city government, the folks at
Mejor en Bici and
La Ciclovía Se Respeta and many others all deserve Bogotá's gratitude for their efforts to defend one of the city's greatest institutions.
By Mike Ceaser of Bogotá Bike Tours
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| Aristobulo, Angelica, Yolanda and others. |
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| A few of the thousands of Ciclovía riders. |
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| Green Man speaks out for La Ciclovía |
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| Kids sign for La Ciclovía |
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| Even Parchita turned out for La Ciclovía |
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