Adapted from an article by Christopher Kost and Jaya Bharathi Bathmaraj, from ITDP’s office in Chennai The growing traffic problems in Indian cities call for urgent and effective remedies. Yet old-school “solutions” such as flyovers, wider roads, and elevated expressways actually make matters worse. Such infrastructure may provide a short-term illusion of relief from traffic…
Author: Maeve Power
On top of a shopping center overlooking Yiling Park in the center of Yichang, China, is a nearly 100 meter long by 10 meter high screen announcing the city’s coming BRT system. Impossible to miss, the sign keeps the benefits of the corridor front and center. The billboard is just one of the ways that…
This report was produced by ITDP for Living Cities and is reprinted here with permission. More information is available at LivingCities.org. Shared-mobility programs like bike-share and car-share have significant potential to benefit low-income users, yet often do not reach that population. This report explores the specific opportunities and challenges facing shared mobility programs in expanding services to low-income…
Em agosto de 2014, aconteceu a oficina “Ruas completas ao longo do Transcarioca”, uma iniciativa do ITDP Brasil em parceria com a Secretaria de Conservação da Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro (SECONSERVA). A oficina teve como objetivo analisar o entorno de duas estações do BRT Transcarioca, Cardoso de Moraes/Viúva Garcia e Mercadão, de acordo com os…
At an event in Mexico City this week, ITDP Mexico released a new report, “Fewer Spaces, More City”, proposing six changes to parking regulations in the Federal District. Based on an analysis of existing parking regulations and current trends, ITDP Mexico warned that parking is the fastest growing land use in the city, generating an oversupply…
In this report, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy proposes six general modifications to Mexico City’s parking policy. These are derived from analyzing the current policy resources and their effects on urban development and mobility in the city. The relevance of parking management is described through its influence on the city’s performance and the objectives of denser, more…
The new report, A Global High Shift Scenario, produced by from ITDP and the University of California, Davis, is the first study to examine how major changes in transport investments worldwide would affect urban passenger transport emissions, as well as the mobility of different income groups. This infographic demonstrates, by region, the emissions savings possible from…
As world leaders gather for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit on September 23rd, ITDP and the University of California, Davis, have released a new report on the impact of transportation emissions on our climate future. According to the new study, more than USD$100 trillion in cumulative public and private spending could be saved, and…
While a number of studies have focused on the effects on global warming pollution of more stringent standards for motor vehicle fuel economy, emissions of local air pollutants, and alternative fuels, this is the first study to examine how major changes in transport infrastructure and transit system investments world-wide would affect urban passenger transport emissions as well as mobility by different income groups….