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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 publishes report on bike-share systems in Latin America
October 22, 2010
ITDP has published a report on public bicycle systems in Latin America. Its goal is to provide useful tools for decision-makers, planners and activists within Latin America so that they know the characteristics, challenges and risks of developing a public bicycle system. It includes case studies of six different systems within developing and developed countries, ...Read MoreTDM training course in Mexico City October 7-8 2010 taught by ITDP founder Michael Replogle
September 17, 2010
Vice-Director, Global Policy and ITDP Founder Michael Replogle will be co-teaching a Travel Demand Management course organized by CTS, GTZ SUTP, and CAI-LAC in Mexico City. Please see below for course descriptions and registration information. ——— A training course on Travel Demand Management (TDM) in English and Spanish languages (with simultaneous translation) will be held in Mexico City from 7-8 ...Read MoreOpportunities for Value Capture to Fund Public Transport: A Review of the Literature
September 16, 2010
A good public transport system is often one of the defining features of a city, attracting residents, businesses, and tourists. However, even in the case of the world’s great public transport systems, fares do not fully cover costs. Substantial government subsidies are required to build, maintain, and operate most public transport systems. One of the challenges faced by cities ...Read MoreThe Parking Conundrum
September 10, 2010
Download this presentation Source: Michael KodranskyRead More85,000 commuters in São Paulo benefit from the new BRT Corridor
September 8, 2010
A new bus corridor connecting the working-class municipality of Diadema to one of the new business centres of São Paulo commenced operations on the 31st of July 2010, 24 years after the project was initiated. The corridor’s 36 bus stops and 6 transfer points pass through a diverse range of urban contexts, from the popular, ...Read MoreFifth Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum produces Bangkok 2020 Declaration
August 25, 2010
Representatives from nearly two dozen Asian national governments, along with representatives of civil society and local government, on August 24th joined in adopting the Bangkok 2020 Declaration, committing to achieving ambitious, measurable goals for environmentally sustainable transportation over the coming decade. ITDP’s founder and global policy director, Michael Replogle, helped develop and negotiate the final agreement at ...Read MorePRESS RELEASE: A Paradigm Shift toward Sustainable Transport
August 22, 2010
PRESS RELEASE AND MEDIA ADVISORY Embargoed Until 23 August 2010 Contact: Michael Replogle, ITDP in Bangkok +1(301)529-0351 mreplogle@itdp.org Stephanie Lotshaw, ITDP in New York +1(212)629-8001 slotshaw@itdp.org Ko Sakamoto, TRL in London +44 (0) 7827 890804 ksakamoto@trl.co.uk Experts Call For Urgent Transport Financing Changes ASAP (Bangkok, Thailand August 23, 2010) At a meeting today of top transportation and environment leaders from two dozen governments across ...Read MoreA Paradigm Shift toward Sustainable Transport
August 22, 2010
This paper outlines key steps in financing reform: to Analyze impacts, Shift existing resources towards a sustainable direction, Add funding where resources are still lacking, and restructure pricing incentives so users Pay for the full costs of transport consumption, identifying measures to be taken by public, private, and international organizations.Read MoreBuenos Aires Launches Bike-to-Work Program
August 12, 2010
by Amalia Holub, ITDP Argentina The Buenos Aires city government recently initiated a bike-to-work program, its latest effort to get residents on bikes and out of their cars. With a presentation from ITDP, the government held a conference with business leaders to outline various means of encouraging their employees to commute by bicycle, as well as ...Read MoreNew ADB Roadmap to Reducing Transportation Carbon Emissions in Asia
July 21, 2010
A new report, “Reducing Carbon Emissions from Transportation”, recently published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides an important new roadmap to cut greenhouse gases in this sector. With this report, the ADB becomes the first multilateral development bank to estimate the carbon footprint of its transportation assistance programs. These amount to 792 million tons for ...Read More