Archinect - News2024-05-06T08:28:35-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/104937987/medell-n-made-urban-escalators-famous-but-have-they-had-any-impact
Medellín made urban escalators famous, but have they had any impact? Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2014-07-24T12:50:00-04:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/62/62201c98423eac9c80c955cd686936d1?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Medellín has gained much attention for its urban transformation — and the escalators, which won several international prizes for innovation, make up one of the most striking projects. [...]
But are the escalators making any real economic or social impact in the neighborhood? To find out, I spent three months in Medellín talking with people in Comuna 13 about what has and hasn’t changed here.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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https://archinect.com/news/article/64678511/medellin-s-outdoor-escalator-part-of-plan-to-remake-city
Medellin's Outdoor Escalator Part of Plan to Remake City Alexander Walter2013-01-02T13:07:00-05:00>2013-01-07T18:22:49-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0e/0eb244673bb4126fa280c6191c61a510?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Colombian city of Medellín was once the murder capital of the world and ground zero for Pablo Escobar’s cocaine cartel. But Medellín has lately emerged as a hotspot for urban planning and innovative mass transit. The projects are part of a long-term plan to fight poverty and remake the fortunes of the city.</p></em><br /><br /><p>
Another hopeful Medellín design initiative previously featured on Archinect: <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/55830183/student-works-insitu-medellin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Student Works: INSITU Medellin</a></p>