Transjakarta, the longest BRT in the world at 244 km, has, in the past few years, more than doubled their daily ridership to 950,000 people over the last few years. One of the reasons for its success is a well executed integration with other transportation cooperatives, expanding both reach and ridership. 15 years after the…
Author: Maeve Power
As ITDP Indonesia’s Deputy Director since 2013, Faela has brought deep technical knowledge of and extensive experience in Southeast Asia and globally. Under her leadership, ITDP Indonesia is well-placed to continue their successes in transforming the lives of Jakarta’s transit users, cyclists, and pedestrians, and replicate these throughout the SE Asia region. Working with ITDP,…
As customers of online retailers continue to purchase everything from groceries to furniture online, delivery services show no sign of abating. Is it time for freight to change? Last week, The New York Times published a devastating look at one of the ways that Amazon’s delivery practices are making our streets more dangerous places, especially…
Fortaleza, a city of 3 million in Brazil’s northeast coast, and like many other Brazilian cities, had been plagued by staggering rates of traffic fatalities. Today, the city is hailed as a best practice, having reduced traffic related injuries and deaths by a 40 percent, along with a significant increase in bikes and public transport…