La gobernanza del transporte p煤blico urbano : Indagaciones alrededor de los Metrocables de Medell铆n. [The Governance of Urban Public Transport: an Examination of Medell铆n鈥檚 Metrocables.]
Abstract
In this article the authors examine the notion of 鈥榞overnance鈥� in its two main meanings as applied to the case of the aerial cable cars (鈥楳etrocables鈥�) in Colombia鈥檚 second largest urban centre, Medell铆n. In its first meaning, governance is understood as 鈥榞ood government鈥� based on the efficient and transparent actions of local government institutions in close collaboration with other social actors, while its second meaning stresses the notion of 鈥榞ood government鈥� as a neoliberal strategy that helps impose the interests of political and economic elites and, above all, the accumulation of private capital. In Medell铆n, the use of aerial cable cars as a public transport system is a demonstration of political imagination, technical creativity and management capacity of public enterprises. It is concluded that the benefits derived from articulating marginalised populations and the creation of real impressions of social inclusion do not derive simply from isolated interventions such as an aerial cable car but, as was done in Medell铆n, these must be complemented with urban upgrading projects, changes in local political practices and a genuine increase in individual and collective opportunities.
Citation
Davila, J.; Brand, P. La gobernanza del transporte p煤blico urbano : Indagaciones alrededor de los Metrocables de Medell铆n. Bit谩cora urbano\territorial (2012) 21 (2) 85-96.