{"id":28001,"date":"2015-11-20T16:14:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T21:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=28001"},"modified":"2015-11-20T16:14:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T21:14:10","slug":"november-20-2015-a-new-medellin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2015\/11\/20\/november-20-2015-a-new-medellin\/28001\/","title":{"rendered":" A New Medellin"},"content":{"rendered":"

The city of Medellin in Colombia has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years. Once known for its murders and drug trafficking, Medellin’s crime is dropping rapidly, and sleek new buildings, better public transportation options, help for small businesses, and improved policies aimed at reducing poverty and inequality are the first hopeful signs that, while there are still many challenging issues, the city may have left its violent legacy behind. We talk with a Catholic priest, an architect, and an urban affairs scholar about the city\u2019s changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“There still remains a profound level of inequality here and a lot of economic policies that exclude the poor,” says architect Alejandro Echeverri. “But I\u2019m optimistic, because Medellin does have this spirit of social commitment and trust.” More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":28052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[17889,1777,7617,10,7987],"class_list":["post-28001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videocast","tag-colombia","tag-crime","tag-drug-wars","tag-latin-america","tag-urban-communities","topics-international"],"yoast_head":"\nA New Medellin | November 20, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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