Making Better Use of Costa Rica’s 公共空间

Public space – parks, plazas, streets and more – is the most precious public resource a city has. The quality of a city’s public space is also an important indicator of the quality of its democracy. While Costa Rica is often considered one 拉丁美洲’s more robust democracies, the fact that its inhabitants have limited access to public space is a clear indicator that there is significant room for improvement. Costa Rica’s climate traditions underline the fact that we are people that we like to be in the street to see and to converse with others. 现在, 这些会合点是, 或私人, 剧院也是如此, 购物中心, 俱乐部, 或者被迫的情况, 比如穿越 散步结肠 换乘公共汽车.

Public transport is an example of full democracy. This is where many people of different origins and social classes come together daily in great numbers. If a bus carries 60 people and a car carries one, then by definition of Article 33 of Costa Rica’s constitution, this bus must have 60 times more right to space in the road than the vehicle. 这不是强制的. This failure to enforce the constitution is an issue of social justice, 更简单地说, a poor use of a valuable public resource. Cities are home to many people who all need to get around. 城市土地有限. Public transit is the most effective way to move many people. 城市交通是一种公共产品. It should not have compete with private transport for public space that it rightfully has access to. Costa Rica regularly ranks as one of the happiest countries in the world. However, congestion in our capital, San Jose, is 是拉丁美洲最糟糕的. 这里的居民 一年有15天交通堵塞 (当地称为presas). To support our democracy and sustain our high quality of life, it’s time to put public transit first.

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