Carlos Fernando Gale1n, mayor of Bogote1, opened the day by framing the citys transformation around the metro and a set of social and environmental programs.

"El metro es un sello cumplido y claro que va a ayudar a mejorar la movilidad de Bogote1," Gale1n said at 00:29:42, adding that construction of Line 1 has "superado el 65 por 100 de avance." He said a public process opened this week for private partners to participate in the first transit-oriented real-estate project around station 6 (an area he gave as 4,742 square meters).

Why it matters: The mayor presented the metro as both an infrastructure project and a catalyst for urban renewal. He tied progress on the line to neighborhood revitalization, housing access and environmental goals that the city says will improve quality of life for residents.

Details provided by the mayor and in his remarks

- Metro progress: "more than 65%" complete for Line 1 (statement by Gale1n at 00:29:42).
- Station-area development: a public tender opened for roughly 4,742 square meters around station 6 (Gale1n).
- Food-security and social policy: Gale1n said the city recorded reductions in food insecurity and poverty in 2024 and cited DANE as the source for poverty figures presented in his remarks.
- Water and wastewater: he cited modernization of the Tibitoc water-treatment plant and a major wastewater-treatment initiative identified in the remarks as PTAR Canoas (described as the citys most ambitious restoration and conservation project).
- Electric buses: the city plans to renew Transmilenio and move toward a fleet approaching 1,850 electric buses; Gale1n said a co-financing agreement with the national government would support this expansion and gave a financing figure in his remarks (stated as about 1,000,000,000,000 Colombian pesos).
- Housing and revitalization: Gale1n described the "Revitaliza tu barrio" strategy and the Mi Casa en Bogote1 program, noting targets the mayor cited for housing delivery and area coverage during the current multi-year plan.
- Digital services and learning: the mayor highlighted Chatico, a virtual assistant that the city said has handled more than 3,000,000 citizen interactions, and the Atenea academy (in partnership with ETB) to provide free virtual courses to expand digital skills.

Context and limits: The figures and program descriptions are those presented by Gale1n in his plenary address. Where the mayor cited agencies (for example DANE) or program names (Mi Casa en Bogote1, Chatico, Atenea, PTAR Tibitoc/Canoas), the article reports those references as stated; it does not infer implementation timelines or outcomes beyond the mayors remarks.

What attendees asked or emphasized: Gale1n acknowledged construction-related disruptions and framed them as short-term costs for long-term benefits. He emphasized that infrastructure should be planned with people at the center, repeating the summits theme of smart cities centered on people.

Ending: The mayor closed his address by reiterating the citys commitment to link infrastructure, social programs and technology while hosting the World Cities Day observance in Bogote1 (00:29:42 00:47:56).