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  • [WEBINAR] Indicators For Sustainable Mobility

    [WEBINAR] Indicators For Sustainable Mobility
    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 ...
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  • ITDP Announces New CEO Heather Thompson

    ITDP Announces New CEO Heather Thompson
    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 ...
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  • Bus Rapid Transit Nearly Quadruples Over Ten Years

    Bus Rapid Transit Nearly Quadruples Over Ten Years
    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 ...
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  • ITDP Releases New Study on Climate Change Ahead of UN Climate Summit

    ITDP Releases New Study on Climate Change Ahead of UN Climate Summit
    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 ...
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  • Why The Right To Repair Our Bicycles Is Essential

    Why The Right To Repair Our Bicycles Is Essential
    In most of the world, bicycles are a well-known artifact and are an essential aspect of people’s lives: they may have been one of their first toys, their sports apparatus and, if they are lucky, also their mode of transport. However, for many reasons, many bicycles are left behind in garages or landfills, forgotten once ...
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  • What Digitalization Means for Transport

    What Digitalization Means for Transport
    Digital technology is especially valuable for informal public transport, the unregulated or semi-regulated services that carry so much travel in many of the world’s regions. Digitalization will not solve problems by itself—it must be part of a coherent strategy supported by local expertise and political will. However, it is a catalyst for moving informal transport ...
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  • Pedestrian Bridges Make Cities Less Walkable. Why Do Cities Keep Building Them?

    Pedestrian Bridges Make Cities Less Walkable. Why Do Cities Keep Building Them?
    Pedestrian bridges are structures built over roads that require people to take longer, often inaccessible routes up and over many lanes of car traffic, without impeding the speed or movement of vehicular traffic. Proponents of these structures argue that these bridges are made for the safety of pedestrians, by moving pedestrians out of the way ...
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  • In Rio de Janeiro, the New TransBrasil BRT Takes Shape

    In Rio de Janeiro, the New TransBrasil BRT Takes Shape
    Avenida Brasil is one of the most important roads in Brazil and, at nearly 60 kilometers in length, serves as one of the primary thoroughfares connecting people, goods, and services in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area.  After ten years of development, February 2024 marked the debut of TransBrasil, a milestone for the city as ...
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  • Cutting Urban Emissions with Policies that Promote Alternatives to Driving

    Cutting Urban Emissions with Policies that Promote Alternatives to Driving
    Decreasing the number of miles traveled by cars and trucks is one of the most impactful measures considered in a recent ICCT study of how road transport can limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to align with a pathway that stays well below 2 degrees of global warming. These reductions in vehicle activity can be achieved ...
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  • Nominations Are Open For The 2025 Sustainable Transport Award

    Nominations Are Open For The 2025 Sustainable Transport Award
    Does your city or region deserve more recognition for new transport, street design, or policy improvements that increase mobility and improve quality-of-life for your residents? The Sustainable Transport Award (STA) is a unique, global recognition conferred by a committee of international experts in sustainable transport.
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  • Fostering Sustainable, Accessible African Cities Through TOD

    Fostering Sustainable, Accessible African Cities Through TOD
    Rapid urbanization is creating complex, multifaceted challenges and opportunities around the world. African cities are undeniably at the forefront of this phenomenon. As Africa’s cities grow, they must implement more sustainable, inclusive urban development strategies. One critical strategy is transit- oriented development (TOD), which focuses on creating walkable, vibrant, mixed-use, dense communities with well- connected ...
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  • How a Car-Free Day Helped Shekhou, China Reclaim its Roads

    How a Car-Free Day Helped Shekhou, China Reclaim its Roads
    In the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, home to over 17 million, car-free events are similarly growing in popularity. Specifically, in the Shekou port district of Shenzhen, a public movement to promote car-free activities is growing. While such open streets activities are not new to Chinese cities, usually initiated by the government, similar efforts from ...
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  • In These US Cities, Parking Reform is Gaining Momentum

    In These US Cities, Parking Reform is Gaining Momentum
    Parking reform, an often overlooked component of the  sustainable transport movement, has taken to the national spotlight in the US as it gains momentum in both policy and practice. Cities and states across the country are realizing that rethinking parking can be a lever to reach their transportation, housing, and sustainability goals. Major cities like Austin, ...
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  • The High Cost of Transportation in the United States

    The High Cost of Transportation in the United States
    What does the average American pay to get around every day in 2024? What portion of their income is devoted to transportation? Is that cost typical across developed countries? Unfortunately, the portion of household expenditure spent on transportation in the United States is often a larger portion than that spent by many throughout the world. ...
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