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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 MoreTransJakarta opens 2 new BRT corridors; first since 2008.
January 5, 2011
The Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta opened two new corridors on Friday, 31 December 2010, the first to open since 2008. The new busways serve North-South and East-West part of Jakarta. The infrastructure for these corridors was completed 2-years ago, but the opening was delayed due to new arrangements with the bidding process. The two corridors ...Read More“Count people, not cars” says Lars Gemzoe
December 28, 2010
Lars Gemzoe, Senior Consultant and Associate Partner at Gehl Architects visited Chennai in early December for a three-day workshop on Public Space Public Life surveys. Kumar Manish, Communications Officer at ITDP India, caught up with Gemzoe for a tête-à-tête. KM: What are the main challenges for growing cities in India? LG: Providing quality public spaces remains a ...Read MoreMinimizing Parking, Maximizing City Life
December 14, 2010
Download this infographic Source: Michael KodranskyRead MoreClimate Policy—Building Cathedrals and Improving Infrastructure and Cities?
December 6, 2010
By Michael Replogle, Vice-Director, Global Policy Will the failure to secure a comprehensive global climate agreement lead the way to smarter infrastructure and urban development? That’s a question some observers were asking today in at the ongoing global climate summit. When addressing civil society this weekend at the meeting in Cancun, the Mexican Ambassador Luis Alfonso de ...Read MoreComplete Streets in North America: A Policy Platform to help Foster Healthy, Liveable Communities
December 3, 2010
By: Ryan Anders Whitney A Street Renaissance in North America? North America is on the verge of a new paradigm of street design, with planning authorities recognizing that people-based street design is the key to fostering vibrant cities. At the forefront of the ‘street revolution’ is the concept of Complete Streets, a policy tool to ensure that ...Read MoreBike-Share Pilot Program Launches in Buenos Aires
December 2, 2010
By Amalia Holub, ITDP Argentina The city of Buenos Aires launched the first public bicycle system in Argentina on December 1, 2010. The pilot program will roll out in two phases; three stations and 100 bikes, followed by an increase of 500 bikes and 12 stations within the next three months. Once registered, users can take ...Read MoreBicycle Parking Facilities Funeral In Bogota
November 8, 2010
Bogotá, Colombia By Andrés Jara-Moreno, Country Director, Colombia. The act of rising again to life was witnessed by the members of Bogota´s Bicycle Round Table during the Third Edition of the City´s Bicycle Week in October 2010. The miracle occurred three days after they organized a funeral on Monday morning. Bicycle parking facilities, known as “Puntos de ...Read MoreTransMilenio Celebrates 10 Years of Operation
November 3, 2010
By Andrés Jara-Moreno, Country Director, Colombia TransMilenio, Bogota’s world-class BRT system, celebrated ten years of successful operations on October 28th. ITDP President and former Mayor of Bogota, Enrique Penalosa, described TransMilenio as “the best bus system in the word’ in his key-note address at the anniversary celebrations. Penalosa commissioned its creation during his tenure as Mayor. ...Read MorePedestrians and Cyclists Win Big in Rio de Janeiro
October 27, 2010
By Jonas Hagen The 22nd of September, International Car free Day, came and went, but as in 2009, this year left lasting legacy in the city of Rio de Janeiro. In addition to prohibiting parking in the city center for one day, the municipal government permanently established nine slow speed zones throughout the city, creating safer ...Read MoreExperiencias de sistemas de transporte público en bicicleta para América Latina
October 22, 2010
Este documento presenta las características más relevantes de los sistemas de bicicletas públicas que hay en el mundo, además de algunos estudios de caso para su conocimiento en América Latina. El documento se concentra principalmente en describir los obstáculos más importantes en la implementación de un sistema de este tipo que podrían tenerse en cuenta al desarrollar uno similar ...Read More