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[WEBINAR] Indicators For Sustainable Mobility
January 14, 2019
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12pm EST Webinar Recording More on the Indicators Indicators for Sustainable Mobility Presentation As Climate Change Escalates, US Cities Fail to Provide Car Alternatives About the Webinar As cities seek to improve their transportation systems to make them more sustainable, equitable, and useful for people, it is critical that they first understand how their system performs. To that ...Read MoreITDP Announces New CEO Heather Thompson
September 19, 2018
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Thompson as our new chief executive officer. Ms. Thompson, who has been serving in the role of interim CEO since February, was selected by the ITDP board of directors after an extensive, international search. Her transition to permanent CEO is ongoing, and will be effective October ...Read MoreBus Rapid Transit Nearly Quadruples Over Ten Years
November 17, 2014
Bus rapid transit has grown by 383 percent in the last ten years, according to new data released by ITDP. As cities around the world discover the benefits and cost effectiveness of BRT, they have built hundreds of systems across dozens of countries that qualify as true BRT. A new interactive map shows a comprehesive ...Read MoreITDP Releases New Study on Climate Change Ahead of UN Climate Summit
September 17, 2014
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 ...Read MoreShow and Tell: Promoting TOD Best Practices at China’s REG Summit
December 2, 2013
The 3rd Annual Real Estate Guide (REG) Summit, The Global Forum on the Future of Sustainable Urban Development, took place in Guangzhou, China on November 15th. The event brings together many of China’s largest developers, providing an opportunity to share techniques and direct trends in China’s urban growth. As with the past years, ITDP co-organized ...Read MoreWorkshop de Planejamento Urbano no entorno da estação do BRT Transbrasil em Bonsucesso
December 1, 2013
Durante os dias 9, 10 e 11 de setembro, o Instituto de Políticas de Transporte e Desenvolvimento (ITDP Brasil) realizou um Workshop de Planejamento Urbano em Bonsucesso parte do programa “As Cidades Somos Nós”, com o objetivo de discutir o conceito de Desenvolvimento Orientado ao Transporte (TOD, sigla em inglês) no entorno da futura estação do BRT Transbrasil, Joana Nascimento, ...Read MoreITDP Releases New Guide to Transit-Oriented Development
November 21, 2013
Today, ITDP released the new TOD Standard, a new scorecard for assessing Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) projects around the world. Transit-Oriented Development implies high quality, thoughtful planning and design of land use and built form that supports, facilitates, and prioritizes the use of public transit, walking, and cycling. Among many others, fashionable real estate projects designed ...Read MoreGoing Small for Big Impact: ITDP China Completes Conceptual Design for Jiuquan BRT
November 20, 2013
Sometimes, going small is the best way to have a big impact. That’s one reason ITDP China is working in Jiuquan, a city in north-western Gansu province with around 500,000 inhabitants and the home of China’s space launch program. ITDP’s work in China has largely focused on megacities such as Lanzhou, Yichang and Harbin; Jiuquan is the ...Read MoreAnnouncing the 2014 Sustainable Transport Award Finalists
November 19, 2013
ITDP, together with the Sustainable Transport Award Committee, is announcing four city finalists for the 2014 Sustainable Transport Award (STA): Buenos Aires, Argentina; Indore, India; Lanzhou, China; and Suwon, South Korea. The finalists will be honored at a reception at the Washington Hilton International Ballroom on January 14, 2014, during the Transport Research Board annual conference ...Read MoreBringing Bandung’s Bike Share Up To Speed
November 18, 2013
Ridwan Kamil has had a good few years. In 2011, he was the driving force behind the opening of Indonesia’s first bike share program, Bike.bdg, in Bandung, and in June 2013, he was elected Mayor of Bandung. Mayor Kamil is now looking to expand on these successes and improve the bike share system, bringing it ...Read MoreGrowth is Coming to Vientiane, Laos: ITDP Team Kicks Off Southeast Asian Sustainable Urban Transport Project
November 15, 2013
Compared with other national capitals around Asia, Vientiane, Laos is decidedly smaller, slower-paced, and more relaxed. The city sits along the quiet banks of the Mekong River and boasts dozens of large beautiful Buddhist temples as well as great bakeries – a remnant of its time as a French colony – that have all made Vientiane a ...Read MorePrincipios desenvolvimento orientado ao transporte
November 13, 2013
O Desenvolvimento Orientado ao Transporte (TOD) estimula uma ocupação compacta e com uso misto do solo, com distâncias curtas para trajetos a pé e próxima a estações de transporte de alta capacidade. O conceito TOD implica um cenário de rua mais vibrante, formas construídas que levam em consideração os pedestres, e características de uso do solo que tornam mais convenientes e seguro caminhar, ...Read MoreMexico City Wins the 2013 Ciclociudades Award
November 13, 2013
Biking in Mexico City has never been easier. With the recent expansion of bike lanes and the success of the Ecobici Bike Share system, Mexico City has established itself as a leader in pro-bike cities. On November 12th, in recognition of these achievements, ITDP Mexico presented the “Ciclociudad 2013” award to Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera, ...Read MoreSafe Routes To Schools Fact Sheet
November 13, 2013
In developing countries, well over two-thirds of traffic accident injuries are suffered by pedestrians, of which one-third are children. Across the globe, dangerous traffic puts children at risk. With Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS), communities give children what they deserve: safe access to education. Safe Routes to School is a process that empowers community members to create safer streets: by ...Read More