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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 More“Smart City” Gives Wings to Ranchi’s Urban Dreams
July 11, 2016
Ranchi, capital of Jharkand- one of India’s youngest states, is taking incredible strides to transform itself into a livable, healthy, and sustainable city in a very short span of time. With focus on improving the quality of life for its citizens, Ranchi is embracing people-centric planning practices including strengthening public transport services, implementing a progressive ...Read MoreTransforming City Transportation Landscapes Through Policy: An Interview with Harvard Professor Diane Davis (Part 2)
July 7, 2016
This is Part 2 of a two-part interview series with Diane Davis. Part 1 can be found here. Diane Davis is the Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (GSD). She leads a project funded by the ...Read MoreSeattle Continues to Grow Its Bus Ridership
June 30, 2016
Article updated on July 5th. Third Avenue slices through the heart of downtown Seattle and passes landmarks like Benaroya Hall, a world-class symphony performance space, and The Arctic Building, once home to an explorers’ club for successful returnees from the Klondike Gold Rush. At rush hour, you won’t get a chance to admire the former’s curved glass ...Read MoreIntroducing CECI, an Online Tool for the Equitable and Inclusive City
June 29, 2016
ITDP México, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial, and Urban Development (SEDATU), and the British Embassy in Mexico, recently launched Ciudad Equitativa Ciudad Inclusiva (CECI), an online tool that trains authorities on sustainable mobility strategies. More specifically, CECI, translating to Equitable City Inclusive City, is an online platform that allows local stakeholders in ...Read MoreThe 2017 International Sustainable Transport Award Winner is…
June 27, 2016
…Santiago, Chile! Windhoek, Namibia and Curitiba, Brazil will receive honorable mentions Santiago, the Chilean capital with an urban population of five million, and a metro area population of over seven million, is a beautiful old-world city enjoying a modern day renaissance. In 2006, the city opened Transantiago, an efficient service and the backbone of its transport system, ...Read MoreTransforming City Transportation Landscapes Through Policy: An Interview with Harvard Professor Diane Davis (Part 1)
June 24, 2016
Diane Davis is the Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (GSD). She leads a project funded by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) called “Transforming Urban Transport – The Role of Political Leadership” (TUT)” ...Read MoreThe BRT Standard
June 21, 2016
The BRT StandardRead MoreThe Metric That Can Help Cities and Nations to Work Together to Build More Sustainable Transport
June 14, 2016
For cities to grow sustainably, they need long term planning, and in most low to middle income countries, support from their national government. Although transportation needs are often identified at the city level, they are dependent on national funding or financing. Setting rapid transit infrastructure targets is a crucial step for national governments to improve ...Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Naomi Mwaura
June 13, 2016
You hear a lot about the work that we do but not much about the people who make it all possible here at ITDP… until now. This is the inaugural installment of our Staff Spotlight series where we discover more about the passionate people who work to drive forward ITDP’s mission. In light of the ...Read MoreEquity in Transport Mega Projects: An Interview with University College London Planning Professor Harry Dimitriou
June 6, 2016
Many medium-size cities today are projected to become big cities by 2050. Given the fast pace of change and based on your evaluation of projects around the world, how can those cities deliver needed transport infrastructure that actually benefits most people? For a national development strategy to be meaningful for middle-sized cities, those cities need to ...Read More