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Guillermo Penalosa (born 1957) is a Canadian urban planner and candidate for mayor in the 2022 Toronto mayoral election. He is most known for his Canadian-based urban planning and pedestrian-advocate group 8 80 Cities and as chair of the board for World Urban Parks. On July 14, 2022, he announced his candidacy for mayor of Toronto in the 2022 mayoral election.

Background
Penalosa is the brother to Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá, Columbia. In the 1990s, Penalosa was commissioner for parks, sport and recreation (District Institute of Recreation and Sports) in Bogotá.

2022 Toronto mayoral campaign
On July 14, 2022, Penalosa announced his intention to run for Mayor of Toronto in the 2022 municipal elections, focusing much of his campaign on cycling and pedestrian infrastructure, bus rapid transit lanes, traffic, housing affordability, and road safety.