How Transit Shaped Medellín’s Urban Renaissance

Take a tour of Medellín’s dynamic and innovative transit system, which has played a driving role in the city’s rejuvenation since its inauguration in 1995. With trams, metros, buses, and its first-in-the-world cable cars, this system sets the standard as a leader in Latin American urbanism. 0:00 The Transit that Transformed Medellín 2:14 System Overview 3:23 Terminal del Norte 4:05 Central Stations 7:07 Heavy Metro 9:39 Cable Cars (MetroCable) 14:15 The Limits of Cable Cars 15:43 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 18:37 Tram 21:48 Not Perfect, But Getting Better 23:01 An Urbanism Capital Filmed in Medellín January 30 - February 2, 2026.