After biking to and from P.S. 1 last year, I knew I had to do whatever I could to bike to work in Bogotá, but I wasn't sure how! At first I thought, "Maybe I should buy a bike?" But after hearing how expensive they are here, I decided that maybe I would just have to walk. The first day I walked to work, it took me almost an hour one way, and my feet were killing me when I walked through the door to my apartment.
Then, my luck started to turn around. It was at that moment that I noticed the apartment had a closet. I opened the closet door, and low and behold, a dusty, turquoise bike with a small basket in the front sat in front of me, tires sagging to the floor.
After asking about the bike on our apartment WhatsApp thread, I found out that it belongs to my roomate Alejandra, who we all call Aleja. Aleja works for Bogotá Mejor por Todo, and can't ride her bike to work. Thankfully, she has let me borrow it for the year!
Most people around the city of Bogotá take public transportation buses called Transmilenios or SITPs. Since there's no subway system, the Transmilenios, which are large, red buses, act as subway trains throughout the city. People pack into the Transmilenios like sardines. The buses snake their way around the city.
