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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 MoreEnrique Peñalosa Elected ITDP President
September 8, 2009
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Claudia Gunter, (646) 839-6479, cgunter@itdp.org Enrique Peñalosa Elected President of Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Renowned Urbanist, Former Mayor of Bogotá, Will Lead Organization Entering 25th Year New York, NY- Enrique Peñalosa, renowned urbanist and former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, has been appointed President of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Transportation ...Read MoreUrban Regeneration in Budapest, Hungary
September 1, 2009
A historical look at areas of Budapest, with an eye toward directing future growth in the city. The paper evaluates current concerns for the city, and provides ‘humble but politically realistic’ recommendations for reinvigorating and strengthening this historic capital city.Read MoreJakarta Mall Managers Promise to Provide Bicycle Parking
September 1, 2009
From Kompas Newspaper, Jakarta, Indonesia, August 26, 2009— Managers of shopping malls in Jakarta and surrounding areas promised to provide bicycle parking. “I agree with the community of cyclists that the managers of buildings in Jakarta and surrounding areas need to provide bicycle parking. We promised to provide it and it was not difficult, “said Chairman ...Read MoreKenyan Minister Visits Latin America to Learn From BRT Experience
August 19, 2009
From July 27th – 30th 2009, a delegation from Nairobi, Kenya, visited both Colombia and Mexico to learn firsthand about the Bus Rapid Transit systems in the region. The national government in Kenya is seeking to develop sustainable modes of urban transportation. With the support of ITDP’s field office in Bogotá, the delegation, led by the ...Read MoreO Rio de Janeiro Vai Reorganizar o Transporte Público [in Portuguese]
August 19, 2009
Prefeito Eduardo Paes uma especíe de choque de ordem em todo o sistema de transporte do Rio. Assista o vídeo com entrevista o Diretor do ITDP no Brasil, Ronaldo Balassiano: O Rio de Janeiro Vai Reorganizar o Transporte Público Watch a video with an interview by ITDP Brasil Country Director Ronaldo Balassiano – in Portuguese): Rio de Janeiro Will ...Read More‘Put Bus System on Hold’
August 19, 2009
The proposed bus rapid transport system in Gauteng should be put on hold until the minibus taxi industry’s involvement is outlined, the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) said on Monday. A letter would be sent to the transport minister on Tuesday calling for a summit of all interested parties to be convened, Santaco’s general secretary Philip ...Read MoreFirst Set of TransMilenio Bi-articulated Buses Launched in Bogotá
August 19, 2009
On the morning of August 6th 2009, five new bi-articulated TransMilenio buses were introduced in Bogotá. The sleek yellow-red Volvo buses, run by the private operator Ciudad Móvil, are 27 meters long and 2.6 meters wide. They can carry 260 passengers at maximum capacity (191 standing, 69 seated, 14 of which are in preferential seating). ...Read MoreLos ‘Malparqueados’ Y Lo ‘Malplaneado’ en Bogotá / Opinión Por Carlosfelipe Pardo [in Spanish]
August 15, 2009
Sobre el artículo en Inglés: The article discusses the 3 main actors of parking policy and practice in Bogotá and their wrongdoings: Secretary of Mobility providing more free on-street parking (“parking bays”), users parking wherever they want, and the private parking “group” who establish irrational pricing policies. In the end there is a proposal on how ...Read MoreAhmedabad on modernity bus, says BRTS pioneer
August 12, 2009
Enrique Penalosa, Board President of ITDP, and a pioneer of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in major cities, comments on the newly opened BRT system in Ahmedabad, India. Read the full story in Daily News & Analysis:https://www.dnaindia.com/india/comment_ahmedabad-on-modernity-bus-says-brts-pioneer_1280614Read MoreCar Free Sunday Debuts in Buenos Aires
August 10, 2009
Imagine one of the largest and iconic avenues in Latin America entirely closed to motorized vehicles with children playing happily. On a recent Sunday morning in Buenos Aires on Avenida 9 de Julio and other major streets, where thousands of porteños—as the city residents are called—could be seen exercising, rollerblading, cycling and strolling down streets that ...Read More