Bogotá’s Metro: A Bright Future in Transit

Bogotá’s 25-km elevated Metro promises to transform how the city moves, but it also leaves behind something less visible: more than 500,000 m² of underpass space. Will these areas become lifeless, unsafe voids—or can they be reimagined as vibrant civic spaces? In Illuminating Bogotá’s Metro, Sydney Coldren argues that lighting, when designed with equity, culture, and community in mind, can make the difference between alienating shadows and welcoming public places. Read more here....