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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 MorePromoting Urban Green Travel
February 3, 2014
A Special Policy Study Summary Report for the CCICED, the China Council for Internation Cooperation on Environment and Development This report, delivered to top Chinese officials, including Premier Li Keqiang and the State Council, details the growing problems of traffic congestion and traffic-related air pollution in Chinese cities, and provides a set of high-level recommendations for the State Council ...Read MoreA bicicleta no comércio do Rio de Janeiro
February 1, 2014
A Transporte Ativo e o ITDP Brasil, com recursos da Embaixada Britânica, realizaram um amplo estudo para levantar dados e informações sobre a utilização de bicicletas de carga para entregas de estabelecimentos comerciais no Rio de Janeiro. Realizado em nove bairros representando as diferentes regiões administrativas da cidade, com foco no quilômetro quadrado mais denso de cada ...Read MoreMexico City’s Newest Street Redesign in Historic Center Prioritizes Pedestrians
January 31, 2014
As part of Mexico City’s continued shift toward improving its non-motorized transit, the city recently redesigned Avenue 16 de Septiembre into a mixed traffic, or ‘pedestrian priority’ street. By implementing advanced traffic calming measures, the street now promotes shared used by all forms of transit, including pedestrians, cyclists, and cars. The pedestrian priority design provides ...Read MoreSustainable Transport on Course While Warsaw Wobbles: Report From COP 19
January 30, 2014
A summary of the proceedings from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 19) in Warsaw, Poland, and progress on the post-2015 sustainable development agenda and their significance for land transport. As international efforts to address climate change and a post-2015 framework for sustainable development advance, there are an increasing number of opportunities for sustainable transport ...Read MoreFirst Corridor of Ecovía Debuts in Monterrey as BRT in Mexico Soars
January 30, 2014
Monterrey, Mexico is riding high after formally opening its first BRT corridor this week. The new Ecovía BRT is a 30.1km corridor connecting Monterrey, San Nicolás and Guadalupe, and is expected to move nearly 160,000 passengers daily. With the new system, Monterrey becomes the sixth city in Mexico to adopt BRT, bringing the country’s total ...Read MoreTransjakarta Under New and Improved Management
January 23, 2014
Transjakarta has finally changed its institutional status from a government agency to a city-owned enterprise, or BUMD (for its acronym in Bahasa Indonesian). The shift in management follows ITDP Indonesia’s longstanding recommendation to the Jakarta city government, and is intended to increase the performance of the Transjakarta BRT. The transfer of responsibility to BUMD will ...Read MoreMexico City Takes the 2013 Sustainable Transport Award
January 21, 2014
Metrobuses, ecobicis, bikeways, parking meters and reclaiming public space for pedestrians were the main reasons the city of Mexico won the Sustainable Transport Award in 2013. This video demonstrates Mexico City’s continued progress and leadership in sustainable urban transport.Read MoreMexico City Cyclist Counter Reaches 100,000 in Two Months
January 17, 2014
On Monday this week at 2:45pm, the 100,000th cyclist registered on the Cyclist Counter in downtown Mexico City. As the Cyclist Counter has been located outside the new Reforma 222 building since November 16, 2013, the impressive figure was reached in just 2 months. ITDP Mexico recognized the City of Mexico as the 2013 “Ciclociudad” ...Read MoreBuenos Aires, Argentina Wins 2014 Sustainable Transport Award
January 15, 2014
Last night, the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, became the 2014 winner of the 9th annual Sustainable Transport Award. The City is receiving this international honor for their improvements to urban mobility, reduction of CO2 emissions, and improvement of safety for pedestrians and cyclists in the past year. The award was received by Buenos Aires Secretary ...Read MoreITDP Brazil to Conduct On-Street Parking Analysis for Downtown Rio
January 13, 2014
Three years ago, Rio de Janeiro had more than 2.8 million privately owned cars, a number that is expected to reach over 3 million by 2015. The city’s road network can’t accommodate these increases, leading to more traffic congestion and increased travel times. According to a survey conducted in 2009, ‘Cariocas’ (Rio residents) spend an ...Read More