Urban happiness from mobility in neighborhoods and downtown

Abstract

Social entrepreneurship related to urban mobility for the enjoyment of a better quality of life should be an initiative of the young people who live in different neighborhoods of the city. From their creative capacities, young people can design territorial models in order to promote responsible mobility. Young people with university education are more sensitive to the value of designing more friendly cities. Therefore, all social transformation based on citizen co-responsibility has its origin in feelings of sympathy, in other words, in the search for urban happiness in order to achieve a dignified human life. In this context, the research question is: How to motivate youth social entrepreneurship in city neighborhoods for mobility and strengthening of citizen culture? The research methodology was based on 710 student surveys on Quality of Life and Urban Mobility in the Aburra Valley (Colombia). The young university students belong to the last semester. At the same time, 8 interviews were conducted: Youth Tables, Municipal Secretaries of Citizenship and Mobility. The study concludes that if more than 90% of the daily visitors to the city center live in the neighborhoods, the strengthening of citizen culture must begin in the neighborhoods. If the neighborhood is organized, the city center is organized.