As Tucson celebrates 12 years of Cyclovia events, we take a look at the history of the Open Streets movement by resharing this 2018 interview with Gil Penalosa. Gil played a major role in creating one of the world’s first and largest Cyclovia events in Bogota, Colombia. Here he speaks with previous Cyclovia Tucson coordinator, Kylie Walkzak, about the meaning of Open Streets.
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Listen to the full-length interview from 2018 with Gil here:
https://kxci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/FINAL_GilPenalosa2018_FullInterview.mp3
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