Employment generation for Phase III of Transmilenio, recovery and intervention works for the road network, support for microenterprises with Banking Capital, social investment in education and health and food security are some of the arguments put forward by Mayor Samuel Moreno in 'World Cities Forum in Chicago: International Dialogue for municipal leaders. "
The capital's mayor agreed with the tenets of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, the importance of creating jobs to tackle the global financial crisis.
For this reason, Moreno Rojas pointed out that in Bogota is making a speech to the road network is unprecedented in the history of the city, which began with Phase III of the TransMilenio mass-transit system, construction of the 45 major works for valuation , and dividing the city into 6 major areas for intervention of the intermediate and local road network.
"This whole Works Plan 2009 - 2010 Bogota generate 175 thousand new direct jobs. In addition, so we are structuring the Integrated Public Transport (SITP), which integrates the various means of transport such as Metro, Transmilenio, public transportation, subway, bus, pedestrian network and network of bicycle routes, "said Moreno Rojas .
Another program that strengthens investment in Bogota, and to ensure a dynamic economy, is Bank Capital. This project created in the first year of the Development Plan "Bogotá Positiva: Better Living," 5906 credit operations conducted in 2008, benefiting small and medium entrepreneurs.
In addition, Bogotá works to reduce by 50 percent the time and procedures to create a company in the city.
"Bogotá is a city with secure finances. This is evidenced by 3.8 billion pesos in tax collections, equal to 101 percent of the goal of our development plan. This is an increase of 8.7 percent versus the prior year, "said the president in the capital.
Social investment is our priority: Mayor
Moreno Rojas presented to the mayors of 32 cities worldwide capital, Bogota social policy, based on investment of seven of every 10 pesos, or 70 percent of the budget of the "Bogota Positiva 'for programs health, education, food security and social integration.
"In the past year, 229,000 people were affiliated to the subsidized health regime. The city reached 96.7% coverage in vaccination of the population under 5 years. And as it goes further, guarantee free health care to all children under 5 years, over 65 and disability status, in poverty and vulnerability, "said the Mayor.
In education, more significant is that the gratuity that today have more of 608 thousand students, for whom there are sufficient conditions to remain in the educational system. "The efforts to ensure greater access and permanence are observed at a coverage rate of 98.9 percent of the demand," said Moreno Rojas.
Finally, the onslaught of the economic crisis also is challenged by food security. Mayor Moreno Rojas said "the 290 community kitchens that serve about 184 thousand people a day, 138 have become centers for community development."
This development has generated micro-baking, cooking, home crafts and agricultural crops, ensuring the creation of companies and food sustainability.
The capital's mayor agreed with the tenets of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, the importance of creating jobs to tackle the global financial crisis.
For this reason, Moreno Rojas pointed out that in Bogota is making a speech to the road network is unprecedented in the history of the city, which began with Phase III of the TransMilenio mass-transit system, construction of the 45 major works for valuation , and dividing the city into 6 major areas for intervention of the intermediate and local road network.
"This whole Works Plan 2009 - 2010 Bogota generate 175 thousand new direct jobs. In addition, so we are structuring the Integrated Public Transport (SITP), which integrates the various means of transport such as Metro, Transmilenio, public transportation, subway, bus, pedestrian network and network of bicycle routes, "said Moreno Rojas .
Another program that strengthens investment in Bogota, and to ensure a dynamic economy, is Bank Capital. This project created in the first year of the Development Plan "Bogotá Positiva: Better Living," 5906 credit operations conducted in 2008, benefiting small and medium entrepreneurs.
In addition, Bogotá works to reduce by 50 percent the time and procedures to create a company in the city.
"Bogotá is a city with secure finances. This is evidenced by 3.8 billion pesos in tax collections, equal to 101 percent of the goal of our development plan. This is an increase of 8.7 percent versus the prior year, "said the president in the capital.
Social investment is our priority: Mayor
Moreno Rojas presented to the mayors of 32 cities worldwide capital, Bogota social policy, based on investment of seven of every 10 pesos, or 70 percent of the budget of the "Bogota Positiva 'for programs health, education, food security and social integration.
"In the past year, 229,000 people were affiliated to the subsidized health regime. The city reached 96.7% coverage in vaccination of the population under 5 years. And as it goes further, guarantee free health care to all children under 5 years, over 65 and disability status, in poverty and vulnerability, "said the Mayor.
In education, more significant is that the gratuity that today have more of 608 thousand students, for whom there are sufficient conditions to remain in the educational system. "The efforts to ensure greater access and permanence are observed at a coverage rate of 98.9 percent of the demand," said Moreno Rojas.
Finally, the onslaught of the economic crisis also is challenged by food security. Mayor Moreno Rojas said "the 290 community kitchens that serve about 184 thousand people a day, 138 have become centers for community development."
This development has generated micro-baking, cooking, home crafts and agricultural crops, ensuring the creation of companies and food sustainability.
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