ITDP’s policy briefs and fact sheets provide summaries of specific issues, projects or programs.
Recent Policy Briefs and Fact Sheets
[panel backgroundcolor=”lightgray” padding=”20px”]
Search Policy Briefs and Fact Sheets By Keyword
[/panel][WEBINAR] Indicators For Sustainable Mobility
January 14, 2019
![[WEBINAR] Indicators For Sustainable Mobility](https://itdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/toyota-indicators-header-e1560444961373.jpg)
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 More2013 Sustainable Mobility Journalism Award Winners Visit NYCs Best Projects
October 16, 2013
Today, ITDP Headquarters welcome three journalists on a study tour of New York City’s best practices in sustainable transportation. The journalists each recently received ITDP’s Sustainable Mobility Journalism Award for their reporting on key issues in urban transportation, and their trip to New York aims to deepen their knowledge and familiarity with topic. Over the ...Read MoreBuenos Aires Improves Streets Around Major Transportation Hubs
October 15, 2013
Estación Constitución and its adjacent plaza in Buenos Aires host more than a million pedestrians a day. As the city’s busiest transportation hub, the station connects 34 bus lines, 7 commuter trains and the Subte Metro, Line C. Along with Estación Retiro, another major transportation hub, Estación Constitución recently underwent a series of renovations to ...Read MoreGuangzhou BRT Awarded Gold Standard Status
September 30, 2013
In recognition of the system’s excellence, on September 22nd ITDP awarded the Guangzhou BRT corridor Gold Standard status at the BRT Standard Award Ceremony in Guangzhou, China. Lloyd Wright, a member of the BRT Standard Committee, presented the award, praising the system as a best practice for China and the world. Wright highlighted the Guangzhou BRT’s ...Read MoreITDP Team Finishes 2013 NYC-DC Climate Ride
September 26, 2013
This year ITDP became an official beneficiary of Climate Ride, a non-profit organization that organizes charitable events, like the NYC-DC Climate Ride, to raise awareness and support sustainability, active transportation, and environmental causes. As a beneficiary organization, riders who participated on ITDP’s team raised more than $22,000 for ITDP’s climate projects. This was ITDP’s first year ...Read MoreITDP awards Silver BRT Status to São Paulo’s Expresso Tiradentes
September 24, 2013
On September 17th, ITDP awarded the Expresso Tiradentes corridor “Silver” status for meeting the criteria established by The BRT Standard. Expresso Tiradentes, in São Paulo, is among five Brazilian corridors evaluated by the organization. Expresso Tiradenties opened six years ago and covers 12 kilometers, connecting the Sacomã neighborhood to Dom Pedro II Park. It carries 85,000 ...Read MoreYichang, China Gets A Greenway
September 24, 2013
The city of Yichang, China, best known as the site of the immense Three Gorges Dam, has broken ground on the construction of its first greenway. The 16-kilometer corridor, located in the city’s Xiaoting district, serves as an opportunity for Yichang’s construction commission to gain experience in greenway implementation in preparation for the expansion of ...Read MoreLeveraging Transit-oriented Development Investment for Rio’s TransBrasil
September 23, 2013
Last week, academics, city officials, civil society organizations, state officials and international guests packed a standing room only auditorium at the Solar da Imperatriz within Rio’s Tropical Botanical Gardens to discuss how TransBrasil, the last of the four major BRT legacy projects to be built in preparation for the Olympics in 2016, can catalyze new ...Read MoreBuilding Safer Streets in Buenos Aires
September 18, 2013
Phase 1 of Buenos Aires’ “Sustainable Mobility” project is almost complete. By the end of the month, the city will be safer and more accessible for its citizens, as construction to prioritize pedestrians and improve safety measures at 36 intersections comes to a close. ITDP has advised the city on the selection, redesign, and implementation of ...Read MoreWelcome Developments in São Paulo’s New Master Plan
September 17, 2013
Densification, mixed use, and parking are finally on the City of São Paulo policy agenda. São Paulo’s Master Plan, recently proposed by Mayor Fernando Haddad, promotes land development along metro, train and bus corridors, and incorporates many components of transit oriented development. By embracing sustainable, pedestrian-friendly development, the movement is a bold step forward for ...Read MoreITDP Hosts TransBrasil TOD Planning Session
September 16, 2013
As part of the Our Cities Ourselves visioning program, ITDP organized a recent design charrette with City of Rio officials to discuss transit-oriented development (TOD) around a yet-to-be-built TransBrasil BRT station in Bonsucesso, a neighborhood in the city’s North Zone. Participants included about 12 representatives from the Secretary of Planning, Transport, Public Works, the State ...Read More