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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 MoreBRT in Chennai – Towards a new paradigm in urban mobility
July 11, 2014
Chennai is a city at the cross roads between history and development, with the potential to develop into a global and cultural center that provides improved quality of life to its people. This improved quality of life can be provided through high quality transit systems that not only provide connectivity, but also ensure safety, comfort, ...Read MoreParking: Searching for the Good Life in the City
July 10, 2014
For too long cities tried to make parking a core feature of the urban fabric, only to discover that yielding to parking demand tears that fabric apart. Parking requirements for new buildings have quietly been changing the landscape, making walking and transit less viable while inducing more traffic. Many cities around the world are now changing course by ...Read MoreNew São Paulo Master Plan Promotes Sustainable Growth, Eliminates Parking Minimums Citywide
July 7, 2014
Charting a strong course for the city’s future, on June 30 the São Paulo City Council overwhelmingly approved a new Strategic Master Plan. The Plan, which directs the city’s growth for the next 16 years, incorporates many sustainable urban development principles including becoming the first megacity in the developing world to eliminate parking minimums citywide. From increasing ...Read MoreNew TransJakarta Stations Use Open Design to Offer Riders More Comfort
July 1, 2014
Ten years after becoming Asia’s first BRT, TransJakarta is still growing and improving. The city continues to add routes, buy new buses, and expand services to create a stronger network for users. Most recently, the system opened the first of several redesigned stations, built to fit more people and be more comfortable than previous designs. The ...Read MoreBus Rapid Transit for Indian Cities
June 26, 2014
ITDP India Regional Director Shreya Gadepalli presented at a workshop on BRT in India, held in June 2014 in Indore, India. Download this presentationRead MoreIndore iBus and BRT Best Practices Topics of Indian BRT Workshop
June 26, 2014
Over the next decade, many Indian cities will see the use of personal motor vehicles double unless action is taken to improve sustainable transport options. ITDP estimates that 10,000 km of rapid transit are required in the 100 largest Indian cities to ensure that most new trips can be accommodated in public transport rather than ...Read MoreEnrique Peñalosa TED Talk: Why buses represent democracy in action
June 20, 2014
See ITDP Board President Enrique Peñalosa’s TED Talk on equity, transport, and transforming cities. From TED.com: “An advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, but rather one where even the rich use public transport,” argues Enrique Peñalosa. In this spirited talk, the former mayor of Bogotá shares some of the tactics he used to ...Read MoreJanette Sadik-Khan TED Talk: New York’s Streets? Not So Mean Any More
June 20, 2014
See ITDP Board Member Janette Sadik-Khan’s 2013 TED Talk on changes to New York’s streets that made the city more walkable, bikeable, and livable. From TED.com: In this funny and thought-provoking talk, Janette Sadik-Khan, transportation commissioner of New York City, shares projects that have reshaped street life in the 5 boroughs, including pedestrian zones in Times Square, high-performance ...Read MoreButantã, São Paulo Opens New Cycle Path
June 19, 2014
Nearly a decade after the plan was first developed, the Butantã neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil has opened a new cycle path. Separated from the road, the new path is safe, comfortable, and accessible. The path is part of the growing network of cycle lanes in São Paulo which are helping to make the city more ...Read MoreMegacentralidades: propuesta de integración de los CETRAM al desarrollo urbano de la Ciudad de México
June 12, 2014
ITDP has decided to promote public discussion on the future redevelopment of Modal Transfer Centers (CETRAM) Mexico City, to spread the work “Megacentralidades: Proposal CETRAM integration of urban development in Mexico City.” This proposal is based on the analysis of 49 CETRAM three scales (urban network, radius of influence and building), and from this, three basic ...Read More