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[/panel][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 MoreBig Apple is Big Winner for Its Transit Improvements
January 14, 2009
New York City’s sustainability efforts under its comprehensive PlaNYC 2030 boosted it above Beijing, which scrambled to clean up its air before hosting the Olympics, and three other international nominees for the Sustainable Transport Award. The first U.S. city to win this annual award, New York took the honors yesterday in a Washington, D.C. ceremony hosted ...Read MoreNYC Wins International Award for Sustainable Transport
January 14, 2009
Last night, New York City was the first city in the United States to be awarded the international Sustainable Transport Award. The award honours the city for adopting transportation strategies that work towards decreasing air pollution, and slowing down climate change. In NYC, there was a boom of new public transportation riders thanks to newer ...Read MoreCidade De Nova York Ganha Prêmio De Transporte Sustentável Em 2009
January 13, 2009
Ganhador 2009 Cidade de Nova York, USA Durante o 2008, a cidade continuou a implantar o PlaNYC 2030, seu plano de sustentabilidade ao longo prazo. A cidade transformou 20 hectares de espaço viário – faixas de trânsito e lugares de estacionamento – utilizados pelos veículos privados e os devolveu ao público em forma de ciclovias, áreas para ...Read MoreInterview with Yu Lei: Beijing develops mass transit to keep up with world trends
January 13, 2009
Washington, January 13 – interview: Beijing develops the mass transit to be in keeping with the trends in the world vigorously – to visit Beijing Jiaotong University Yangtze River scholar award scheme professor in the thunder Xinhua News Agency Reporter Ren Haijun Because the Chinese Beijing and the Turkish Istanbul and so on 4 cities in the ...Read MoreNew York City Transit System Wins Award
January 13, 2009
A transportation advocacy organization has cited New York City for its worldwide Sustainable Transport Award, praising the city for its “political will, bold leadership and citizen engagement” in planning its future. Beijing, Istanbul, Mexico City and Milan won honorable mention in the awards, presented Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The city is the first city in the United ...Read MorePress Release: New York is First U.S. City to Win International Award for Sustainable Transport
January 13, 2009
(Washington, DC – January 13, 2009) New York will be honored tonight as the first U.S. city to win the 5th annual Sustainable Transport Award. The other award finalists, Beijing, Istanbul, Mexico City and Milan will receive honorable mentions. The award presentations will take place at 6:30pm-7:30pm at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC as ...Read MoreNew York City Wins 2009 Sustainable Transport Award
January 13, 2009
2009 Winner New York City, USA Throughout 2008, the city continued to implement PlaNYC 2030, its comprehensive long-term sustainability vision. The city took 49 acres of road space, traffic lanes and parking spots away from cars and gave that space back to the public for bike lanes, pedestrian areas, and public plazas. Protected on street bike lanes ...Read MoreNew York City Wins the 2009 Sustainable Transport Award
January 13, 2009
Take a moment to appreciate how far we’ve come in the last few years. New York City is being honored tonight in Washington D.C. as the first U.S. city to win the ITDP Sustainable Transport Award. Here is an excerpt from the press release: New York City has demonstrated that political will, bold leadership and citizen ...Read MoreBeijing Wins the American Transportation Research Council Sustainable Transportation Honorary Award
January 13, 2009
Washington, January 13 – Chinese Beijing, because in 2008 in the improvement mass transit, facilitates the result which the resident journey and the reduction air pollution aspect obtains, evening attains the American Transportation Research Council on 13th in 2009 the sustainable transportation honorary award. This award item the appraisal committee voting which by the Non-governmental organizations ...Read MoreFinding a way out of Jakarta’s jams
January 7, 2009
Schoolchildren have become the latest victims of Jakarta’s traffic gridlock, as local officials recently decided to get creative in tackling the Indonesian capital’s notorious traffic jams. Despite parental protests, city administrators decided last month that classes would start at 6.30am instead of the usual 7am when the school term began on Monday. The aim was to get ...Read More