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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 MoreTransjakarta: A Study in Success
July 15, 2019
Transjakarta: A Study in SuccessRead MoreOn Mexico City’s Buses, a Little Technology Goes a Long Way
July 6, 2019
By Santiago Fernández Reyes & Gonzalo Peón Carballo, ITDP Mexico (see in Full Report in Spanish here) Over eight million people rely on public transport in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA). Many daily commuters travel two hours each way under conditions that are generally unsafe. In 2016, there were 3,667 traffic collisions involving public transport ...Read MorePune, India Wins 2020 Sustainable Transport Award
June 27, 2019
Pune, India is a city with a population of over 3.5 million people in the central northwest state of Maharashtra located a few hours by bus from Mumbai. It is a rapidly developing city with a growing, robust economy, and fortunately, an ambitious plan to improve mobility. For years, Pune has been moving closer to ...Read MoreMOBILIZE: Fortaleza Welcomes Hundreds of Transport Experts
June 24, 2019
225 experts from 48 cities in 21 countries attended MOBILIZE Fortaleza Fortaleza (June 24, 2019) – Fortaleza, a coastal city of 2.6 million in the state of Ceará, has achieved something that cities around the world envy: a massive drop in road fatalities. That alone is an achievement, but what makes it even more impressive, is ...Read MorePreparing Cities for the Future: An Interview with MOBILIZE Keynote Speaker, Gil Peñalosa
June 20, 2019
Gil is the founder and chair of the internationally recognized Canadian non-profit organization 8 80 Cities. He is also first Ambassador of World Urban Parks. He holds an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, where he recently was selected as one of the “100 Most Inspirational Alumni” in the school’s history. In 2015 Gil ...Read MoreThe Road Ahead to BostonBRT
June 18, 2019
The Greater Boston region has received much attention for its worst-in-the-nation rush hour congestion problem, where in 2018 commuters lost an average of 164 hours in rush-hour traffic. Several Boston area municipalities are looking for innovative solutions that rethink urban streets to manage the region’s traffic. Bus improvements have become a hot topic and are ...Read MoreMeet the Speakers: MOBILIZE Fortaleza
June 12, 2019
The MOBILIZE Summit, this year in Fortaleza, Brazil welcomes a diverse group of speakers from across the globe to discuss their cities’ transportation interventions over two days. The theme this year is “Reclaiming Streets for Access and Mobility” as the agenda emphasizes the importance of building spaces for all groups. Learn about the plenary speakers below. Riri ...Read MoreYou Must Walk Before You Can Run: How to Get an Electric Bus Fleet Running
May 17, 2019
The second in a blog series in partnership with the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and ITDP. Read the first part, “The Electric Revolution Begins with Buses” here. Why Electrify? One of the biggest issues that cities worldwide face today is air pollution. As 90% of the world’s population breathes highly polluted air, cities are issuing ...Read More[WEBINAR] Technology to Improve BRT Reliability: Lessons and Challenges
May 17, 2019
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recorded onThursday, May 23, 20192pm EST Webinar Recording About the Webinar In this webinar, MOBILIZE Fortaleza speaker, Dr. Ricardo Giesen, Director of the BRT Centre of Excellence, presents experiences in developing analytical methods to avoid bus bunching in BRT systems. He discusses main challenges in implementing this technology and reviews pilot studies in Santiago, Chile, and Lund, Sweden. Webinar ...Read More[WEBINAR] Reclaiming the Streets of Fortaleza
May 15, 2019
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Wednesday, May 29, 20191pm EST Webinar Recording About the Webinar Fortaleza, Brazil transformed its urban mobility during a time of economic recession through the implementation of low cost and high impact projects. The transition from a car- to people-centric paradigm is based on three key factors: strong political support, highly qualified technical staff and data-based policies towards the ...Read More