The Todos al Parque program engaged community members to restore Barranquilla's parks over several years to make them more useful and safe for residents.
Parque Sagrado Corazon in Barranquilla, Colombia. Photo: WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities Samira Perez, a longtime resident of Barranquilla, Colombia used to spend her time and money on taxis to take her children to local shopping malls after school and on the weekends. There, they would pass the time marveling at upscale storefronts, listening to concerts…