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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 MoreSustainable Urban Mobility a Key Theme in Mexico’s New National Urban Development Program
May 13, 2014
Urban mobility achieved new prominence in Mexico last week, as it was featured as a fundamental theme of the National Urban Development Program 2014-2018 (PNDU, for its initials in Spanish.) The document was produced by the Ministry of Rural, Urban and Regional Development (SEDATU, for its initials in Spanish), and is a major report directing ...Read MoreThe Rise of Shared Mobility, A Key Complement to Public Transit
May 12, 2014
Flickr. DDOTDC. Creative Commons This blog post is a response to the Meeting of the Minds & Living Cities group blogging event which asks, “How could cities better connect all their residents to economic opportunity?” From Spotify to Zipcar, modern society values access over ownership. It matters less and less if you own that song, bike, or office space, ...Read MoreReclaiming the City, One Space at a Time
May 9, 2014
Urban planning is about choices. With limited area, how street space is allocated can send a powerful signal about the city’s priorities. In steps large and small, São Paulo, Brazil is making the statement that the city is for pedestrians, not cars. Most recently, Mayor Haddad signed legislation expanding parklets in the city, small ‘sidewalk ...Read MoreGearing Up for Lanzhou, China’s Bike Share
May 1, 2014
The bikes are built and the docks are ready, as construction for the Lanzhou, China Bike Share system enters the final stage. Proceeding at a rapid pace, Lanzhou has begun installing stations throughout the city’s downtown in preparation for an expected launch in June 2014. The initial opening of the citywide bike sharing system will ...Read MoreState Interference in Nashville BRT Could Have National Implications
May 1, 2014
This op-ed by Annie Weinstock, originally appeared on Streetsblog on April 23, 2014 Last week saw the quiet death of the misguided, Koch brothers-funded Tennessee Senate Bill 2243, which would have effectively banned real bus rapid transit in Tennessee. The Senate’s outrageous overreach, attempting to prohibit transit from using dedicated lanes, was conferenced with a far milder House bill, and the ...Read MoreA Look at Life and Transit in Medan, Indonesia
April 29, 2014
Source: Flickr CC US Department of State Office of Science and Technology With a vibrant mix of cultures and a reputation as a culinary paradise, Medan, Indonesia is a must-see destination for many travelers in Southeast Asia. On the streets, residents of Indonesia’s fourth largest city mingle with tourists on their way to visit the diverse ...Read MoreSan Bernardino’s New sbX Green Line is Latest Example of True BRT in the US
April 28, 2014
For residents of San Bernardino, California, the future is here. Monday marks the opening of the eagerly anticipated sbX Green Line- bringing bus rapid transit through some of the city’s highest demand areas. With state of the art technology and corridor design, the new system offers area residents many financial, social, and environmental benefits. The ...Read MoreTOD Scores
April 8, 2014
At the World Urban Forum (WUF) in Medellin, Colombia, in 2014 ITDP released Transit-oriented Development (TOD) scores for 50 urban developments from around the world. The scores highlight best practices in global TOD. Using the metrics from the TOD Standard, ITDP evaluated development projects on six continents to see how they incorporated the eight principles of high quality TOD and ...Read MoreITDP Mexico Proposes 29 New BRT Routes That Would Change The Lives Of Millions
April 8, 2014
Today, ITDP Mexico presented a proposal to build new integrated public transport routes throughout Mexico City and the surrounding area. With this project, the region would gain 29 new BRT routes, nearly 500 additional kilometers of Metrobús and Mexibús corridors (the city and state BRT systems), and bring the benefits of BRT to 7.5 million ...Read MoreSteady Progress on the Pune-Pimpri-Chinchwad BRT
April 7, 2014
Pimpri-Chinchwad, the robust industrial city in central Maharashtra state, is making exciting progress on its BRT network, with construction on the first station near completion and work on corridors one and two forging ahead. The BRT in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad is an ambitious vision for a network of 40 kilometers and 90 stations connecting two municipalities ...Read More