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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 MoreThe Crossroads of the World Goes Car-Free (NYC)
May 26, 2009
I’ve lived in New York City for just about twenty years now but yesterday was my first trip to Times Square. Sure, I’ve been to Times Square before. Plenty of times. But until yesterday Times Square had never ever been a destination for me. Rather, it had always been a place to avoid or, if unavoidable, ...Read MoreBe Part of the Solution, Say Busway Fans (Jakarta)
May 22, 2009
Nieke Agustani, a busway user who takes corridor 6 to get to her office in Kuningan, is known for being somewhat mean. “If I see a child playing with a busway ticket, tearing it to bits and then throwing it away in the bus, I always tell them to pick it up and throw it in ...Read MoreLessons of Urban Transit from Bogota
May 21, 2009
NEW YORK, NY May 21, 2009 —New York City’s transit system faces two almost-certain realities. Its ridership will swell, and it will continue to struggle financially. But planners are hoping to bring a new type of transit to the city, Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT. More than an express route, BRT is designed to act ...Read MoreA Colombian Model for the NYC MTA?
May 20, 2009
About 10 years ago, Bogotá’s main artery, known as the Caracas, was filled from side to side with a hodgepodge of yellow, blue, green, white and red buses of all sizes and shapes. The shops were covered in a layer of soot, and the street sat beneath a grayish haze, as the buses coughed ...Read MoreJakarta Akan Terapkan Retribusi Kemacetan [in Indonesian]
May 18, 2009
Nurmansjah Lubis, Sekretaris Komisi B, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD) DKI Jakarta mengungkapkan dewan sudah menetapkan pungutan kemacetan sebagai retribusi. “Maka kendalanya kini adalah pengaturan keuangannya,” kata Trisbiantara,Pengamat Transportasi dari Universitas Trisakti, Trisbiantara, melalui sambungan telepon, Senin (18/5). Menurut Trisbiantara, masukan dari Sistem Pungutan Kemacetan harus pada rekening tersendiri. “Bukan dicampur dengan pemasukan untuk kas daerah ...Read MoreFull-Service Bike Parking in Brazil
May 8, 2009
On a recent trip to Brazil, Streetfilms’ Elizabeth Press visited ASCOBIKE, a bicycle parking garage outside São Paulo. ASCOBIKE serves 1,700 riders daily, many of whom hop a train to complete their commute from Mauá, “a city with zero bike infrastructure.” Membership perks include safety and maintenance tips, bike repair service and even legal advice, all financed ...Read More“Choose People Over Cars” Says Enrique Penalosa (Indonesia)
May 6, 2009
“Society should prioritize people over cars,” said Enrique Penalosa, the visiting former mayor of Bogota, Colombia, on Tuesday. Penalosa, currently a guest lecturer at New York University and an urban development consultant for cities in Australia, Africa, South America, Europe and the United States, said that public health in the urban setting was closely linked to ...Read MoreBuses Head for the Border (to Guatemala)
May 4, 2009
You’d never recognize them. Every year thousands of “re-tired” American school buses turn up in developing countries, but aside from the trademark shape and flashing lights, these “chicken buses” show few signs of their former lives as sturdy movers of students. In Guatemala, for example, the new owners transform each standard yellow school bus from ...Read MorePeta Hijau, Peta Kehidupan [in Indonesian]
May 3, 2009
Kalau terus-menerus memikirkan jelek-jeleknya Jakarta, lama-lama pikiran bisa pening sendiri. Coba kalau Jakarta dilihat dari sisi lain, misalnya dari peta hijau atau green map yang tujuannya untuk menyadarkan orang akan kesalingterkaitan antara alam dan gaya hidup. Mungkin hidup menjadi terasa berbeda. Peta hijau ini merupakan peta yang menandai tempat-tempat yang memiliki makna terhadap lingkungan, budaya, dan ...Read MoreMari Melihat Hijau Jakarta [in Indonesian]
May 3, 2009
Bus transjakarta selama ini hanya dianggap sebagai alat untuk memobilisasi manusia dari rumah ke tempat kerja. Namun, pernahkah Anda mencoba bus ini untuk menjelajah kota Jakarta? Bus transjakarta melalui jalur-jalur khusus yang disebut busway. Karena itu, masyarakat Jakarta lebih akrab dengan nama busway daripada bus transjakarta. Menurut Peta Hijau (green map) Jakarta ketika naik bus transjakarta kita ...Read More