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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 MoreBRT A Top Priority for Buenos Aires City Government in 2009-2010
August 10, 2009
The government of Mauricio Macri has announced that the city’s BRT system, running on Juan B. Justo Avenue, is one of the three priorities of his administration along with programs to increase safety in the city and reduce poverty. Important decisions have been made to turn BRT into a reality in the second half of ...Read MoreMichael Replogle U.S. Senate Testimony 2009
August 7, 2009
Testimony of Michael A. Replogle Global Policy Director and Founder, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Policy and Strategy Consultant, Environmental Defense Fund July 7, 2009 Senate Banking Committee Housing, Transportation, and Community Development SubcommitteeRead MoreWalk the Talk on Better Cities – Relevance of Penalosa’s Message For India
August 2, 2009
Read about one blogger’s thoughts on the relevance for Indian cities of Enrique Penalosa’s message on building more egalitarian urban spaces:Walk the Talk on Better Cities – Relevance of Penalosa’s Message For IndiaRead More‘Best Practice’ BRTS Wows World
August 1, 2009
Ahmedabad: The highly ambitious Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is being praised not only by officials of its elected wing, but also foreign experts in the field. The Ahmedabad Janmarg is already a ‘best practice’ BRTS, said Dario Hidalgo, senior transport engineer of EMBARQ, a centre for sustainable transport which ...Read MoreThe Wait For More Reliable Public Transportation in Jakarta
July 31, 2009
To read the original article, click here: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/31/the-wait-more-reliable-public-transportation.htmlRead MoreTwo-and-Three-Wheelers in India
July 31, 2009
India, like other developing countries, is characterized by its rising population, mounting urbanization and motorization, and low per capita income. As Indian cities have grown in population, they have also spread outward. A lack of effective planning and land use controls has resulted in rapid, rampant sprawl extending beyond old city boundaries and into the distant countryside. This greatly increased ...Read MoreWalter Hook’s Letter to the Editor in Washington Post
July 28, 2009
Rapid Bus Transit for D.C. Tuesday, July 28, 2009 It was gratifying to read the July 19 editorial “Get on the Bus.” Washington, like many U.S. cities, can’t afford to solve its congestion problems by building more roads and expanding Metro. The only alternative is to coax commuters from their cars by dramatically improving bus service. Increasingly, U.S. ...Read MoreCity Seeks New Management Model for Transjakarta
July 15, 2009
The city administration is considering implementing a new system of management for Transjakarta busways in order to improve services, an official has said. The administration, with support from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), has hired consultants to conduct a study to determine the best model of management for Transjakarta, deputy governor for transportation ...Read MorePrefeitura do Rio Quer Dobrar Malha de Ciclovias Na Cidade [in Portuguese]
July 12, 2009
Além da bela vista para a cidade do Rio de Janeiro e o ar fresco da Floresta da Tijuca, os ciclistas que frenquentam a Estrada da Vista Chinesa, ganharam hoje (12) um incentivo a mais para a prática do esporte. Sete quilômetros da via, que é um dos trechos mais freqüentados na floresta, contam com ...Read MoreFloresta da Tijuca Ganha Nova Sinalização Para Ciclistas [in Portuguese]
July 9, 2009
Rio – A partir deste domingo, os sete quilômetros da Estrada da Vista Chinesa – um dos trechos mais frequentados por ciclistas na Floresta da Tijuca – vão ganhar sinalização especial (avisos e placas orientando motoristas e ciclistas para o uso compartilhado da via). A quilometragem vai ser indicada a cada 500 metros, pinturas no ...Read More