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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 MoreThe City As A Learning Lab: Experiences and Inspiration from Bogotá
June 26, 2023
For the first time since the pandemic, ITDP and MOBILIZE Program partners convened in-person in Bogotá, Colombia for multiple days of knowledge sharing, hands-on learning, engagement, and collaboration on the future of sustainable and equitable transport.Read MoreWhy Road Safety is an Issue of Race and Equity in US Cities
June 17, 2023
This Juneteenth, it is crucial that the transport community continues to acknowledge the inequitable impacts of urban planning on low-income communities of color across American cities, while also working to co-create solutions that make cities safer and more accessible for all. Improving road safety is key to ensuring this transformation.Read MoreEnsuring US Federal Transportation Policy Protects Frontline Communities
June 14, 2023
Nine major national and regional transportation, environmental, and environmental justice organizations issued a statement yesterday on implementing environmental justice goals for frontline communities exposed to transportation pollution, such as major highways, rail yards, warehouses, and ports. The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) is meeting this week to consider this and other comments as they ...Read MoreHow This Historic City Is Transforming Its Motorists Into Cyclists #WorldBicycleDay
June 2, 2023
This World Bicycle Day, it is important to share and explore lessons from a city that is making tangible efforts to make cycling safe, comfortable and accessible for all its residents. In the historic City of London, England, we are seeing the implementation of innovative, sustainable mobility strategies that is leading to a milestone shift ...Read MoreCreating A ‘Kingdom for Bicycles’ in Yichang, China
May 30, 2023
Over the past two decades, ITDP China has been working closely with major cities to advance a vision for urban cycling, and implement bicycle lanes and bicycle parking to provide people with a quick, safe and sustainable transport option. Yichang, located in the heart of China and home to the Three Gorges Dam, has accelerated ...Read MoreChallenges and Opportunities for Gender-Equitable Transport in Cairo, Egypt
May 22, 2023
ITDP Africa, in partnership with the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA), UN Women, and UN-Habitat, recently undertook a comprehensive study to understand the challenges that women and girls face while using the public transport system in greater Cairo, Egypt. In addition, these partners looked specifically at gender-sensitive design scenarios for a planned bus rapid ...Read MoreTo Tackle Staffing Shortages, Boston’s Bus System Can Learn From These Global Cities
May 19, 2023
US cities need practical, creative solutions to improve its faltering public transit systems. In the Greater Boston area in particular, where ITDP US has been working to advance Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and sustainable transport with agencies like the MBTA, workforce challenges are especially evident and have far-reaching implications. There exist real-world models in cities ...Read MoreA New Approach to Modeling Commutes and Access in Our Cities
May 10, 2023
In All Possible Commutes: How Micromobility and Realistic Car Travel Times Impact Accessibility Analysis, a new paper from the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) produced with support from Transport for Cairo and ITDP, the authors propose that micromobility, considered realistically, makes a major difference in people’s access to their cities.Read MoreBogotá, Colombia’s Approach to Safe, Sustainable, and Accessible Transport
May 8, 2023
As with many global cities, the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic has led Bogotá to rethink its approach to sustainable mobility, improve access and safety on its streets, and expand critical cycling and pedestrian networks. In a city where nearly a fifth of residents own private vehicles and congestion is persistent, the pandemic allowed Bogotá ...Read MoreIdeamos: How Innovation and Collaboration Can Transform Urban Mobility in Mexico
May 1, 2023
ITDP Mexico launched the Ideamos program in 2020 to pilot innovative ideas for improving the future of Mexico’s cities through sustainable, inclusive mobility that promotes the right of people to move safely in urban spaces.Read More