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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 MoreSpeakers Call for Encouraging Bus Service in Cities in Pakistan
September 19, 2008
LAHORE: The government must promote and improve urban bus service to discourage the use of cars in cities as it will help resolve the grave traffic problems. Speakers expressed these views at a seminar on Sustainable Urban Development and Transportation jointly organised by The Urban Unit of Planning and Development Department, Punjab, and Clinton Foundation here ...Read More‘Govt Must Improve Urban Bus Services to Resolve Traffic Issues in Pakistan’
September 19, 2008
* Speakers claim city will face ‘grave’ traffic issues by 2015 * Former mayor of Colombian town says raising taxes will discourage cars * CM Task Force (Transport Development) Chairman Tasneem Noorani stresses need for separate department to run public transport LAHORE: The government must promote and improve urban bus services to discourage the use of cars in ...Read MoreKarachi Can Be Far more Beautiful than Paris: Penalosa
September 18, 2008
If there was one thing Enrique Penalosa noticed, while on his way from the Quaid-i-Azam International Airport to his hotel, it was that the Karachi roads were wide enough for the bus rapid transport system (BRTS) to be implemented. Not just that. He also saw the immense potential of turning the city around, that we, as ...Read More3-D rendering of Rickshaw
September 17, 2008
Renderings of the modern cycle rickshaws designed for the India Cycle Rickshaw Improvement Project. The project resulted in nearly half a million modern rickshaws in North India. Advantages include a low step-in height, space for luggage and other passenger-friendly features like a permanent top which provides year round protection from sun and rain. Download image of ...Read MoreEx-Bogota Mayor Presents His Concept of a Developed City
September 17, 2008
What makes a difference between a developed city and a backward city is not the quality of expressways, highways or flyovers but that of pedestrian streets, bicycle tracks, public parks, water fronts and bus ways for mass transit, says Enrique Penalosa, a world renowned urban strategist and former mayor of Bogota, Colombia. Penalosa said this during ...Read MoreAutocad Drawing of Rickshaws
September 17, 2008
The drawings of the modern cycle rickshaws were designed for the India Cycle Rickshaw Improvement Project. The project resulted in nearly half a million modern rickshaws in North India. The new rickshaws are revolutionary in terms of safety and comfort both for the rickshaw drivers as well as the passengers. Advantages include a 30% weight ...Read MorePassenger Rickshaw Blueprint
September 16, 2008
Blueprints of the modern cycle rickshaws designed for the India Cycle Rickshaw Improvement Project. The project resulted in nearly half a million modern rickshaws in North India. Download Blueprint 1 Download Blueprint 2 Source: Shreya Gadepalli, ITDPRead MoreSchoolbus Rickshaw Blueprints
September 16, 2008
Download Blueprint 1 Download Blueprint 2 Source: Shreya Gadepalli, ITDPRead MoreOther Areas Try Out Car-Free Idea in Jakarta
September 12, 2008
The city administration is considering organizing a weekly car-free day in several areas of the capital on a rotating basis in an effort to reduce air pollution. Currently, the city holds one car-free day every month. Governor Fauzi Bowo said Thursday the plan might set aside the section of Jl. Sudirman from the Senayan traffic circle in ...Read MoreProponen 120 Ciclovías (in Spanish)
August 28, 2008
Lanzarán convocatoria para elaborar un plan maestro para movilidad no motorizada. Un total de 120 calles de la ciudad están contempladas en la primera fase del proyecto de ciclovías que fue presentado ayer por el Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara, el Colectivo Ecologista de Jalisco y el Instituto para el Desarrollo de Políticas para el Transporte (ITDP). La ...Read More