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[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 MoreNew York City Transit System Wins Award
January 13, 2009
A transportation advocacy organization has cited New York City for its worldwide Sustainable Transport Award, praising the city for its “political will, bold leadership and citizen engagement” in planning its future. Beijing, Istanbul, Mexico City and Milan won honorable mention in the awards, presented Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The city is the first city in the United ...Read MorePress Release: New York is First U.S. City to Win International Award for Sustainable Transport
January 13, 2009
(Washington, DC – January 13, 2009) New York will be honored tonight as the first U.S. city to win the 5th annual Sustainable Transport Award. The other award finalists, Beijing, Istanbul, Mexico City and Milan will receive honorable mentions. The award presentations will take place at 6:30pm-7:30pm at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC as ...Read MoreNew York City Wins 2009 Sustainable Transport Award
January 13, 2009
2009 Winner New York City, USA Throughout 2008, the city continued to implement PlaNYC 2030, its comprehensive long-term sustainability vision. The city took 49 acres of road space, traffic lanes and parking spots away from cars and gave that space back to the public for bike lanes, pedestrian areas, and public plazas. Protected on street bike lanes ...Read MoreNew York City Wins the 2009 Sustainable Transport Award
January 13, 2009
Take a moment to appreciate how far we’ve come in the last few years. New York City is being honored tonight in Washington D.C. as the first U.S. city to win the ITDP Sustainable Transport Award. Here is an excerpt from the press release: New York City has demonstrated that political will, bold leadership and citizen ...Read MoreBeijing Wins the American Transportation Research Council Sustainable Transportation Honorary Award
January 13, 2009
Washington, January 13 – Chinese Beijing, because in 2008 in the improvement mass transit, facilitates the result which the resident journey and the reduction air pollution aspect obtains, evening attains the American Transportation Research Council on 13th in 2009 the sustainable transportation honorary award. This award item the appraisal committee voting which by the Non-governmental organizations ...Read MoreFinding a way out of Jakarta’s jams
January 7, 2009
Schoolchildren have become the latest victims of Jakarta’s traffic gridlock, as local officials recently decided to get creative in tackling the Indonesian capital’s notorious traffic jams. Despite parental protests, city administrators decided last month that classes would start at 6.30am instead of the usual 7am when the school term began on Monday. The aim was to get ...Read MoreJanmarg, The People’s Way (Issue 21, 2009)
January 1, 2009
Letter from the Executive Director: Our Cities, Ourselves • Janmarg: The People’s Way • Bajajis Come to Tanzania • Streets for People: New York’s Bold New Pedestrian Spaces • Rea Vaya: We Are Going • China’s Cities at a Crossroads • Bike-Sharing Goes Viral • Going Back to Cali • The Future is on the ...Read MoreTaking to pedal, Delhiites choose an eco-friendly saddle
January 1, 2009
Pedalling a cycle, often associated with childhood memories, is increasingly becoming routine for people, thanks to the initiatives of the Delhi Metro and the Delhi Bicycling Club, which encourage people to use bicycles for short distances. In North Campus, a scheme to rent cycles was started two years ago to help students cut on cycle-rickshaw fare. ...Read MoreBRT Guide Available in Portuguese
December 24, 2008
The Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide is the most comprehensive resource for planning a bus rapid transit (BRT) system, beginning with project preparation all the way through to implementation and it is now available in Portuguese. Click here to download the complete Guide or individual chapters in Portuguese. Clicka aqui para baixar o Manual de BRT em português. To see ...Read MoreRegulate parking to curb car count on roads?
December 13, 2008
Parking your car for a day in downtown London will cost you Rs 3,037, going by the current rupee strength and Rs 2,025 in New York. But, in Ahmedabad you pay peanuts to reserve a parking space. While experts say it’s time for prohibitive parking rates, to make people avoid using cars, traffic authorities believe there ...Read More