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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 MorePlanning Guide for Bus Rapid Transit Published
June 13, 2007
New York, NY, June 13 – The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), together with the United Nations Environment Programme, Deutsche Gesselschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), the Hewlett Foundation, and Viva, announced today the publication of the Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide, the most comprehensive effort to date to provide detailed technical guidance for developing ...Read MoreBRT Planning Guide (English)
June 1, 2007
BRT Planning Guide (English)Read MoreBRT Planning Guide Sample Operator Contract and Infrastructure Cost Calculator
June 1, 2007
BRT Planning Guide Sample Operator Contract and Infrastructure Cost CalculatorRead MoreManual de BRT em Português
June 1, 2007
Manual de BRT em PortuguêsRead MoreGuia de Planificacion de Sistemas BRT
June 1, 2007
Guia de Planificacion de Sistemas BRTRead MoreHealth Volunteers in Namibia Overcome Obstacles with Bikes Donation
May 1, 2007
On bikes, volunteers cover more ground in less time, reaching more clients in need of home-based care and HIV/AIDS support. At a ceremony in late January, local officials and representatives from South African IT distributor Axiz presided over the donation of 310 bicycles and helmets for Catholic AIDS Action (CAA) health care volunteers in Oshana and Omusati, ...Read MoreBad manners Busway is a test for all Jakartans
April 10, 2007
Meet what might be Jakarta’s new agent of behavioral change: the busway. Since the introduction of the TransJakarta rapid bus in 2004, the capital has had no need for street signs calling for more urban discipline. People are now supposedly learning from experience. Wait, first let’s highlight the word supposedly. Today—a little over two years after ...Read MoreFlyovers no solution to traffic woes: Expert
March 17, 2007
Talking to the Statesman, executive director, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Dr. Walter Hook said that elevated roads are not the solution to increasing traffic congestion in urban areas. “By constructing flyovers, traffic congestion is being shifted from one place to another place. Started in the 50’s and 60’s in the 20th century in ...Read MoreMake way for public transport
March 14, 2007
“The Master Plan is a very progressive document in as far as it proposes bus lanes, pedestrian corridors, and cycle lanes on every arterial road in the city. The document also recognizes the role of non-motorized transport. The new proposals are, however, in stark contrast to existing road conditions, where there are huge traffic jams ...Read MoreFuji and SE Bikes Rally for Earthquake Victims in Yogyakarta
March 2, 2007
In May 2006, an earthquake shook the Indonesian island of Java, near the city of Yogyakarta, killing thousands and leaving many homeless. Disasters like the 2006 quake and the tsunami in 2004 prompted a widespread humanitarian response and the bicycle community rallied as well. With the assistance of ITDP and its Indonesian NGO partner Instran, Fuji ...Read More