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[/panel][WEBINAR] Indicators For Sustainable Mobility
January 14, 2019
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 MoreBuenos Aires: 1985 and Today
January 27, 2020
On the Anniversary of ITDP’s 35th Year, Transport Matters will be publishing a series of articles about cities that ITDP has worked in, comparing them from 1985 and today. The article in full can be found in Sustainable Transport Magazine. 35 years ago, Buenos Aires, along with the surrounding country, was reeling in the aftermath of ...Read MorePune, Jakarta Honored at Sustainable Transport Award Ceremony in Washington, DC
January 15, 2020
On Tuesday, January 14, the cities of Pune, India and Jakarta, Indonesia were honored in the Sustainable Transport Award Ceremony in Washington, DC. The Sustainable Transport Award Ceremony began with welcome remarks by Heather Thompson, CEO of ITDP who ruminated on the role that many cities are taking globally as their national governments shirk away from ...Read MorePune’s Vision for Streets Puts Children First
January 13, 2020
This year, Pune has been awarded the Sustainable Transport Award for its work on improved pedestrian infrastructure through complete streets, by dedicating over 50% of its municipal transportation budget to sustainable modes: walking, cycling, and bus infrastructure, and improving its BRT. Pune is a rapidly developing Indian city of over 3.5 million people located in ...Read MoreNew ITDP Report Helps Cities “Plug” E-bikes and E-scooters into their Transport Networks
December 6, 2019
New ITDP Report Helps Cities “Plug” E-bikes and E-scooters into their Transport Networks The report positions cities to take an active role in managing the use of e-bikes, e-scooters, and other electric micromobility modes, maximizing benefits and minimizing negative impacts. Within the past couple of years, cities have witnessed a proliferation of personal mobility devices: electric scooters ...Read MoreFour Years of Car Free Sundays on Paulista Avenue
December 5, 2019
São Paulo took one of the streets most emblematic of car culture and commercial growth: Paulista Avenue and removed cars once a week. Four years later, this program has maintained its massive popularity and residents are happy weekly participants, according to recent survey. This post was translated and edited from another version published on ArchDaily Brazil. ...Read MoreA Dignified Ride
November 15, 2019
Transjakarta, the longest BRT in the world at 244 km, has, in the past few years, more than doubled their daily ridership to 950,000 people over the last few years. One of the reasons for its success is a well executed integration with other transportation cooperatives, expanding both reach and ridership. 15 years after the ...Read MoreITDP Announces New SE Asia Director Faela Sufa
October 24, 2019
As ITDP Indonesia’s Deputy Director since 2013, Faela has brought deep technical knowledge of and extensive experience in Southeast Asia and globally. Under her leadership, ITDP Indonesia is well-placed to continue their successes in transforming the lives of Jakarta’s transit users, cyclists, and pedestrians, and replicate these throughout the SE Asia region. Working with ITDP, Transjakarta ...Read MoreFAQ- Getting to BRT: An Implementation Guide for U.S. Cities
October 4, 2019
FAQ- Getting to BRT: An Implementation Guide for U.S. CitiesRead MoreITDP Releases First-Ever Bus Rapid Transit Guide for U.S. Cities
September 26, 2019
ITDP Releases First-Ever Bus Rapid Transit Guide for U.S. CitiesRead MoreE-Bikes & E-Scooters: Drivers of Climate Action
September 24, 2019
E-Bikes & E-Scooters: Drivers of Climate ActionRead More