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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 Mobilidade + Project Videos Now Available
January 9, 2013
ITDP Brazil, in partnership with Studio-X (part of Columbia University) recently created 12 short videos as a part of the Mobilidade + project. The videos show how urban mobility impacts people as a part of everyday life. The Mobilidade + project first appeared during Rio+ 20, the United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development in Rio de ...Read MoreSustainable Transport Award Finalist: Rosario, Argentina
January 3, 2013
As part of a comprehensive mobility plan, Rosario, Argentina has made improvements to public transport, piloted a bike sharing and bike parking system, and added more public space in 2012. Rosario is currently in construction on more than 11 km of bike lanes, with even more to be added in 2013. Rosario is also implementing ...Read MoreSustainable Transport Award Finalist: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
January 2, 2013
Rio took significant steps toward improving their transit and reducing traffic as part of a comprehensive mobility plan ahead of the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic games in 2016. In 2012 Rio opened its first world-class bus rapid transit corridor, Transoeste, expanded a bike share program that was implemented in 2011, and ...Read MoreHistoric Revival at the Heart of Mexico City (Issue 24, 2013)
January 1, 2013
Letter from the CEO: Superstorm Surges and Scaling Up • With New BRT, Rajkot City Adopts the Ahmedabad Model • Rio’s Transoeste: Brazil’s Romance with BRT Rekindled • Historic Revival at the Heart of Mexico City • BRT Brings Cleveland Back to Health • 8 Principles for Transport in Urban Life • At Rio+20, a ...Read MoreSustainable Transport Award Finalist: Mexico City, Mexico
December 26, 2012
The largest city in North America, with an urban population of nine million, has implemented many projects in 2012 that have improved livability, mobility, and quality of life for its citizens, making the Mexican capital a best practice for Latin America. They city expanded its metro system with a new line, as well as its ...Read MoreSustainable Transport Award Finalist: Lviv, Ukraine
December 21, 2012
Lviv, a city of 1.5 million in western Ukraine, was founded more than 750 years ago, and has an historic city center that is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 2012, the City of Lviv has implemented a host of measures to improve public transport, walking and cycling as well as general mobility conditions in ...Read MoreSustainable Transport Award Finalist: Bremen, Germany
December 20, 2012
The City of Bremen is well known for its ambitious strategies on transport and quality of life in the city. Already, about 60% of all trips in Bremen are done by the sustainable modes of walking, cycling and collective transport, and this number is on the rise. Bremen, a traditional harbor city in the North ...Read MoreAnnouncing the 2013 Sustainable Transport Award Finalists
December 19, 2012
The Steering Committee of the 2013 Sustainable Transport Award is pleased to announce five finalists to be recognized for implementation of visionary achievements in sustainable transportation and urban livability in 2012: Bremen, Germany; Lviv, Ukraine; Mexico City, Mexico; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Rosario, Argentina. Established in 2005, the Sustainable Transport Award is presented to a ...Read MoreIndia’s Ministry of Urban Development Releases New Cycle Sharing Guide
December 17, 2012
by Chris Kost, ITDP India As more and more Indian cities implement high quality bus rapid transit and metro systems, cycle sharing is increasingly an important means of providing last-mile connectivity to mass rapid transit stations. The public bicycling systems that are popular in many countries are a relatively new concept in India, but in the ...Read MorePublic Cycle Sharing Systems: A Planning Toolkit for Indian Cities
December 17, 2012
Maintaining high quality standards and excellent customer service will be critical to the successful rollout of cycle sharing in India over the coming years. Public cycle sharing systems: A planning toolkit for Indian cities introduces the key ingredients of best practice cycle sharing systems. The toolkit draws from lessons learned from cycle sharing projects around ...Read More