A City Cycling Xmas Tree

The Bogotá City Council now features this rather metallic Christmas tree laden with bicycles, which presumably will be given to lucky kids. But if the spirit is there, the reality is not always. 

Two blocks from the council's building is one of the city's most anti-cyclist, and anti-pedestrian crossings, which often forces us to stop and wait three times, for the greater convenience of drivers. I've complaind about this to council members and cycling activists, but nothing changes.

A few blocks from the council's offices, cyclists wait at a light - perhaps the third time they've had to stop to cross the intersection.

By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours

Bogotá's Nocturnal Ciclovia - is no Ciclovia at all!

Is this a Ciclovía?

Bogotá's annual Nocturnal 'Ciclovía' happened on Dec. 8. Thousands and thousands of bogotanos, almost all of them on foot, packed Bogotá's central avenues and parks and had a great time admiring the Christmas lights. But, with the streets so crowded that you could barely turn around, it was no Ciclovía!

Any room to cycle here?

Bogotá BikeTours managed to do a tour, (with lots of walking). Why is it that one night when it's impossible to bicycle on La Septima is our biggest night of the year?

The National Park was all lit up.

And Independence Park was full of flying fish!

 By Mike Ceaser of Bogotá Bike Tours