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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 MoreСкоростные автобусные перевозки (САП): Руководство по планированию
March 1, 2007
Настоящее Руководство по планированию скоростных автобусных перевозок (САП)содержит наиболее полную информацию о планировании системы, начиная с подготовки проекта и заканчивая его реализацией. Системы скоростных автобусных перевозок зарекомендовали себя в качестве катализаторов преобразования городов в более пригодные и приятные для проживания людей места. Привлекательность таких систем состоит в том, что они способны обеспечивать высококачественные массовые перевозки пассажиров ...Read More310 Catholic AIDS Action volunteers on bikes in Oshana and Omusati
January 31, 2007
The ceremony took place at CAA Okatana office. Attended the ceremony: Hon. Lotto Kuushomwa- Oshakati East Constituency Representing Klemens Kashuupulwa, Governor of Oshana; Hon. Selvelius Ekandjo- Ongwediva Constituency; Hon. Henock yaKasita- Okaku Constituency; Mrs. Amupolo- Uukwambi Traditional Authority; Mike Saxby- Axiz Southern Africa; Madelein Hough- Axiz Namibia; Ms. Jurtha Shivute- TKMOAMS; Ms. Diana Iiyambo- Red ...Read MoreEcuadorian City Winning Against Traffic, Pollution Problems
January 24, 2007
“Mayor Nebot belongs to a new generation of bold mayors and governors around the world who are tackling seemingly intractable problems like traffic gridlock and air pollution—and winning,” said Walter Hook, executive director of ITDP and contributor to Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future. To be an award recipient, cities must enhance ...Read MoreGuayaquil, Ecuador Receives 2007 Sustainable Transport Award
January 23, 2007
In 2006, Mayor Nebot opened the first 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) of the Metrovia bus rapid transit (BRT) system (see photo below), which provides cleaner, higher quality service that reduces trip times in key travel corridors. At its current rate of growth, the BRT system is expected to expand to 45 kilometers (28 miles) and ...Read MoreMayor of Guayaquil, Ecuador Honored for Improving City’s Quality of Life
January 22, 2007
Until recently in Guayaquil, a city of 2.3 million, the quality of public services like transportation was at an all-time low. Traffic congestion and air pollution were ever-increasing problems as over 80% of the city’s residents made their trips in individual cars or 20-year old buses. In 2006, Mayor Nebot opened the first 15 kilometers of ...Read MoreLatin American Cities Answer Poverty, Sprawl With Ecological Innovation
January 12, 2007
My mom would rush out with whatever bottles, jars and newspapers she had saved and exchange them for a few pesos with those Bogotános who eked out an existence in repurposed trash. I didn’t think much about it then but I realize now that this type of recycling was an adaptation, an innovation if you ...Read MoreDiseño operacional del sistema BRT en Cartagena
January 1, 2007
El proyecto del sistema de transporte TRANSCARIBE de la ciudad de Cartagena está en fase de implantación por parte de las autoridades. Desde el año 2002 se trabaja activamente en todos los componentes del nuevo sistema de transporte. En este documento se presentan los avances en cuanto al diseño operacional de TransCaribe, esto es, en la ...Read MoreIndonesia and India Livable Cities Project
January 1, 2007
Download this presentation Source: ITDPRead MoreITDP Seeks to Help Third World Cities Avoid Congestion and Auto Dependency of First World
January 1, 2007
TPR spoke with Executive Director Walter Hook about what the Third World is learning from the West, and what the West—and L.A.—can learn from the Third World. Last month the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) sponsored a talk by former Mayor of Bogotá Enrique Peñalosa, which attracted a large audience of transportation experts, community ...Read MoreCartagena BRT System Map
January 1, 2007
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