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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 MoreParking and Travel Demand Management Policies in Latin America
January 7, 2014
This guidebook is the result of a study carried out in 12 cities across five countries throughout Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico) looking at parking and travel demand management (TDM) policies. It serves two main objectives: to present the general findings of the fieldwork carried out in the focus cities, comparing their ...Read MoreParking Guidebook for Chinese Cities
January 7, 2014
Transportation systems in many Chinese cities have reached a critical moment in dealing with traffic congestion and perceived parking shortages stemming from rapid motorization. Recent research shows that oversupplying parking, as many cities did in response to increased car use, in fact, worsens congestion problems. Cities that have limited or capped parking supply in dense ...Read MoreHow To Strengthen London’s Bike-Share Program
January 2, 2014
Like dozens of major cities around the world that have launched a bike-share system in recent years, London’s Barclays Bikes debuted with a swell of public support and high ridership. But unlike other systems, Barclays Bikes’ popularity has not continued to grow. The system ran an £11 million deficit in 2012, prompting a doubling of ...Read MoreA New Way Forward for Buenos Aires (Issue 25, 2014)
January 1, 2014
Letter from the CEO: Escaping the Urban Poverty Trap – 4 | A New Standard for Transit-Oriented Development – 6 | BRT Brings More Bang for the Buck – 8 | The World’s Widest Avenue Gets a Transit Makeover – 10 | A New BRT in the Heart of China – 13 | Janette Sadik-Khan talks New York City’s Transport Renaissance – 16 | In Brazil, It’s about Much More than ...Read More2013 at ITDP: Exciting Projects and Tools for Success
December 31, 2013
The past year has seen sustainable transport flourish, with programs like New York Citibike receiving widespread attention. ITDP has worked with dozens of cities around the world to take steps toward building a better environment for their citizens, and millions of residents are feeling the benefits. From public transportation projects to large-scale non-motorized transit programs ...Read MoreThe Social Costs of Car Use in Mexico
December 21, 2013
ITDP Mexico produced a video with Emigre Films on the social costs of the car use in Mexico. Watch it on YouTube or at left.Read MoreThe New Chennai Streetscape
December 20, 2013
With technical assistance from ITDP India, the Corporation of Chennai has implemented the first kilometer of a planned 30 kms of new, pedestrian-friendly footpaths. The footpaths are part of the larger vision established through Our Cities Ourselves (OCO) Chennai, a collaborative visioning program to imagine and achieve a more livable, equitable, and sustainable future. The ...Read More2014 Sustainable Transport Award Finalist: Indore, India
December 20, 2013
The City of Indore is a major commercial hub and the largest city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Like many Indian cities, Indore is facing a growing population, increasing congestion, and environmental degradation due to ever-higher vehicle use. To address these issues, in 2013 Indore launched iBus, the second true BRT corridor in ...Read MoreIn Chennai, Our Cities Ourselves Focused on People, Parking and Density
December 17, 2013
“Cities are for people”, said Mr. Phanindra Reddy, a Municipal Secretary of the Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, “this is the mantra we have to keep in mind when we do our work.” This sentiment was echoed by keynote speaker, city planner and educator Peter J. Park, and Senior ...Read MoreMexico: Cyclists Speed Up Transportation Changes
December 17, 2013
Cyclists in the Mexican capital who pedal nude once a year and organise tours through the city have overcome the suspicions of city officials and are now participating in designing plans to benefit this environmentally-friendly mode of transportation. Since September, representatives of the non-governmental organisation Bicitekas have been meeting every two weeks with delegates from the ...Read More