Juan Pablo Caicedo
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Juan Pablo Caicedo currently serves as Project Manager for the Green Corridor Project for the City of Bogotá. He is also adjunct lecturer of Governance in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, in Bogotá. He holds a Master in Public Administration and a Master Urban Planning from Harvard University. Lawyer and Bachelor degree in literature from the University of Los Andes with post-graduate studies in Public Management and Administrative Institutions from the same University. His track record includes consulting for public authorities in Mexico City, Chicago, New York, Boston and Bogota. His work focuses on finding innovative solutions and approaches to urban policy, sustainable mobility, transportation-oriented development. He also served as Chief of Staff for the Governance Minister during the Santos Administration.
In September 2023, he joins the IAS for a one-month writing residency.
Research Interests
Cities, Sustainability, Governance, Citizen Engagement, Urban Transportation
Reimagining Urban Transportation: Green Corridors as Catalysts for Materializing a 15-minute City in Bogotá
In 2020 Claudia López's administration presented an unprecedented approach to urban infrastructure planning in Colombia. The Green Corridor on Carrera Séptima redefines urban transportation by prioritizing sustainable mobility over conventional public transport. By designating more than half of the road space to pedestrian-friendly areas, cycling lanes, and efficient public (electric) transportation, we are reclaiming the streets for the most vulnerable citizens, such as pedestrians, seniors, and children. This initiative not only incorporates social dialogue but also tackles the pressing challenge of climate change, shaping public decision-making from a different priority scale.
While this initiative began as a project, his long-term vision is to evolve it into an institutionalized process that encompasses public engagement and serves as a replicable model worldwide. Drawing inspiration from the City of Paris' "15-minute city" framework, he firmly believes that green corridors can serve as a multidisciplinary, participatory design method that facilitates sustainable mobility, modal shift, and the re-naturalization of public spaces wherever political will aligns with these priorities.
The fellowship at the Paris IAS will allow this research project the invaluable opportunity to delve deeper into these topics as well as space to synthesize experiences into a comprehensive paper. Collaborating with the Institute's behavioral, cognitive, and social scientists, will enable to shape this transformative project into knowledge that can inform urban planning policies across the globe.
Key Publications
Caicedo, J. P. (2021, 19 octobre). La transformation de la Carrera Séptima en premier corridor vert de Bogota. ReVista. https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/the-transformation-of-carrera-septima-into-bogotas-first-green-corridor/
Caicedo, J. P. (2009). El imperio de la interpretación : aportes de la teoría literaria contemporánea y la interpretación del derecho como integridad de Ronald Dworkin. Recuperado de : http://hdl.handle.net/10554/44996.
 First online talk of the "Paris IAS Ideas" series, with the participation of Juan Pablo Caicedo, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia |
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