Miguel Olivares, Chile

City Representative

Miguel Olivares is an Industrial Civil Engineer and Execution Engineer in Transportation and Traffic. He has a Master’s in Traffic, Road Safety and Mobility, with 19 years experience in the public sector. Currently, he is he Urban Mobility Coordinator at the Municipality of Santiago-Chile, where he develops and draws up the Comprehensive Mobility Plan of Santiago district, managing several mobility projects for a more sustainable transportation including walking, bicycles and public transportation. Some of his main achievements are: the construction of a cycle path network in Santiago; the remodeling of roads for public transport corridors (Plan Center); the implementation of a network for public bicycle stations and the design of pedestrian walks. In addition, Mr. Olivares is involved in road education policies for schools, and electromobility projects aimed to increase the fleet of municipal vehicles, as well as taxis and public transportation vehicles. Due to this work, the Municipality of Santiago obtained a national award (Forum Santiago 2041), two international awards (Gobernarte, category Road Safety in Action awarded by the Inter-American Development Bank and Sustainable Transport Award 2017 granted by ITDP); and a citizen recognition (For outstanding contribution to cycling mobility in the Commune of Santiago awarded by the Furious Cyclists Movement), which has meant a national and international reputation.