Carolyn Whelan, International Herald Tribune Mass transit projects regularly perish in the process, when special interest demands may derail the best intentions of public policy makers. So it often goes in Latin America, where wealthy land owners exert strong influence. But not in Bogotá, under Enrique Peñalosa, who is credited by many as the architect of…
Author: Maeve Power
Johannesburg has instituted several programmes to fight global warming, and has forged a special bond with the Clinton Climate Initiative to beat the crisis. A UNIQUE relationship is developing between the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) and the City of Johannesburg, with the former committing substantial funding and technical support to help Johannesburg to become an…
The bicycle has been hailed as having done “more than anything else in the world to emancipate women”—the words of 19th century American feminist Susan B. Anthony. But for many women in South Africa, culture and tradition make it difficult to take advantage of the increased mobility and access to social and economic opportunities, not…
The national government of China sets a broad policy framework but does not generally play a direct role in sustainable urban transport policy formulation and implementation at the city level in China. Policy in areas such as public transport, demand management, non-motorized transport, land use, traffic safety and parking are determined largelt at the city…
Este texto concretiza las recomendaciones generales establecidas en el documento Promoción del uso de la bicicleta en la Ciudad de México, presentado por Bicitekas en abril de 2007 al Gobierno del Distrito Federal, respecto a una red de movilidad en bicicleta en la Ciudad de México. Para ello, Bicitekas y el Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, se dieron…
The United States and Indonesia: Partners in Addressing Climate Change, Energy Security, and Clean Development. The United States Government is working with partners in Indonesia to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; promote sustainable forest management; improve energy security; support GHG emissions inventories; promote sustainable coral reef management and conservation; and build resiliency to climate change…
This issue features stories about Paris’s Velib bike sharing program, downtown revitalization efforts in Rio de Janeiro, bus rapid transit progress in Guangzhou, trolleybuses in Sao Paulo, a five year reflection on the California Bike project in Africa, and congestion charging efforts in New York City and the U.S. To download your own copy of…
Critics said “more roads means more traffic” about Governor Fauzi Bowo’s plan to expand driving space vertically, with elevated roadways stacked one above the other. Experts say difficulty in purchasing land for new roads is behind the plan. Andi Rahmah of the Indonesian Transportation Society said Monday the build-more-roads paradigm was obsolete. “Five years ago,…
Presentation to Governor Fauzi Bowo on making TransJakarta a world class BRT system Download this presentation Source: ITDP Indonesia