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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 MoreITDP and SLoCaT Call for Focus on Sustainable Transport in GEF-6
September 16, 2013
Increasing institutional funding for sustainable transport projects is an essential part of promoting sustainable transport in developing cities. The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) has been a significant source for funding for these projects. In fact, GEF has been a key financing tool for projects which mitigate GHG emissions throughout the developing world. Unfortunately, based on current ...Read MoreImproving Belo Horizonte’s Cycling Infrastructure
September 9, 2013
Cycling on the sun-soaked streets of Belo Horizonte is on the rise. Although city officials have made a significant effort to build cycling infrastructure, cyclists have expressed concern about the network’s design and safety. On August 23rd and 24th, ITDP staffers Colin Hughes, Pedro Torres, and Victoria Broadus met with city planners and cycling activists ...Read MoreITDP Presents at Public Policy for Mobility Event in Mexico City
August 12, 2013
On August 8th in Mexico City, federal congressmen René Fujiwara Montelongo and Rosa Elba Pérez Hernández led a bicycle tour from the city’s central plaza, the Zocalo, to Congress, arriving at the “Budget for Sustainable Urban Transformation: Public Policy for Mobility” forum. They were joined by local representatives Laura Ballesteros, Jorge Gaviño and representatives of ...Read MoreWith 9 de Julio BRT, Buenos Aires takes Next Step toward Sustainable Mobility
July 25, 2013
On Wednesday, July 24, Buenos Aires inaugurated a new Metrobus BRT corridor, 9 de Julio. The city held an inauguration ceremony on the corridor, attended by Mayor Mauricio Macri, Secretary of Transportation Guillermo Dietrich, the ministers of Urban Development, Public Space, and Environment, Daniel Chain and Diego Santilli, and several other city officials and members ...Read MoreCali’s MIO Receives BRT Standard Silver Status
July 15, 2013
On July 10, representatives of the city of Cali, Colombia received the BRT Standard Silver certification for the Integrated Mass Transit System of Cali, which transports 420,000 passengers per day. The award ceremony was held at Menga station in the north area of Cali, and was attended by María del Pilar Rodríguez, Director of MIO, a local ...Read MoreITDP China Holds BRT Training for Asian Development Bank
July 5, 2013
In May, ITDP organized a series of trainings for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Lanzhou and Guangzhou on bus rapid transit (BRT). The trainings were held over a three-day workshop and attended by ADB staff and government representatives from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Ji’an, Jiangxi province, China. This was the second time that ITDP ...Read MoreITDP Brazil, Ministry of Cities Launch Workshop Series in Brasília
June 25, 2013
In early June, Ulises Navarro, ITDP’s Public Transport Director for Latin America, launched a series of workshops on to be conducted in Brasília, providing crucial training and guidance for analysts and technicians at Brazil’s Ministry of Cities. These workshops represent an important step forward in ITDP’s strengthening relationship with Brazil’s MInistry of Cities. Now more ...Read MoreA Year After Rio+20
June 24, 2013
One year after the historic pledges made at Rio +20 to support sustainable transport, ITDP and other organizations have released a report on the initial progress made, noting that these voluntary commitments are on track. In addition to the 16 original pledges made at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio in June 2012, six new ...Read MoreA View from Cali
June 12, 2013
Best known as the international capital of salsa, Cali – the third largest city in Colombia and officially called Santiago de Cali – may soon gain acclaim for more than a showcase of world class dance moves. The election of Rodrigo Guerrero in 2012 and passionate leadership at the helm of many agencies seems to ...Read MoreITDP China Hosts Site Visit for Young Professionals from Vietnam and Nepal
May 31, 2013
Last week, ITDP China hosted two young professions from Vietnam and Nepal to learn about integrated public transport systems and non-motorized transport best practices as part of their ten month research trip to Hong Kong. For the last five years, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities have brought young professionals ...Read More