Bogotá, Dec 19, 2024 (AFP) - 'Part of Bogota's soul': how Colombia fired up the car-free movement

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Fifty years ago, a 28-year-old Colombian with a bushy beard, flares and vintage Raleigh bicycle led a revolution on the streets of Bogota. Architect Jaime Ortiz Marino got permission to shut down a section of roads and -- with 5,000 other two-wheeler radicals -- pedaled down the middle of the street on December 15, 1974 in protest over car culture. The world's first Open Streets event quickly grew into a weekly fixture named "Ciclovia" that has s......

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