Transit-Induced Neighborhood-Level Change in Medellin, and its Insights for Toronto
| dc.contributor.advisor | Sotomayor, Luisa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bamonte, Thomas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-24T19:02:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-24T19:02:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-08-31 | |
| dc.description.abstract | For much of recent history, transfers of knowledge between cities largely originated in those of the Global North, which were seen as the only cities whose innovations and policies worthy of imitation. This colonial (and in many ways neo-colonial) line of thought was a defining part of urban planning ideals for decades, but in recent years the cities of the Global South have begun to gain increased traction. Medellin, Colombia sits as a prime example of this phenomenon, as its innovative approach to participatory planning and series of social urbanism initiatives (known as Integrated Urban Projects, or IUPs) has gained it international recognition in urban planning circles. A key aspect of Medellin’s urban upgrading has been the creation of an aerial cable car system, specifically designed to connect some of the city’s most disadvantaged districts. It is within this context that this Major Paper is situated, as it aims to connect Medellin’s experience of improved connectivity and placemaking via transit planning to potential lessons for new transit infrastructure in Toronto. Through the use of Metrocable Line K as a case study, this Major Paper will examine the ways that the system has impacted the neighborhoods along its route, focusing on how Line K has affected connectivity and mobility, community engagement and placemaking. The last sections of the paper will focus on the ways that insights gained from studying Line K can be used in the context of new transit infrastructure in Toronto. Taking inspiration from Medellin offers the opportunity to reimagine the relationship between transit and public spaces in the city, through the creation of new initiatives surrounding public spaces, partnerships with other city agencies, and policies designed to lessen or eliminate 3 inequalities in and amongst the city’s neighborhoods. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Major Paper, Master of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10315/42612 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Gentrification | |
| dc.subject | Displacement | |
| dc.subject | Demographic Change | |
| dc.subject | Global Cities | |
| dc.subject | Transit Infrastructure | |
| dc.title | Transit-Induced Neighborhood-Level Change in Medellin, and its Insights for Toronto | |
| dc.type | Research Paper |