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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 MoreBogotá´s Car Free Day
January 28, 2011
The City of Bogotá has been recognized internationally as a bicycle friendly city thanks to the improvements made in sustainable transportation during Enrique Peñalosa´s tenure as Mayor of the City between 1998-2001. The City is now getting ready for the 12th anniversary of its Car Free Day. The local ITDP office has helped to develop ...Read MoreGuangzhou wins 2011 Sustainable Transport Award—video
January 28, 2011
Read MoreNew Partnership Will Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Improve Quality of Life in Asian Cities
January 27, 2011
Asia Development Bank and Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Partner to Promote Sustainable Urban Transport Washington, D.C. – Cities in Asia receiving support from the Asian Development Bank will benefit from world-class technical expertise on creating transport that is accessible, safe, environmentally-friendly, and affordable, as a result of a partnership announced Wednesday evening by the ...Read MoreAdvancing World Class BRT in the US, Part 1 and 2
January 25, 2011
Download these presentations: Advancing World Class BRT in the US, Part 1 Advancing World Class BRT in the US, Part 2Read MoreGuangzhou wins 2011 Sustainable Transport Award for innovative transport solutions
January 25, 2011
Cities worldwide are demonstrating innovation in transport planning by integrating bike, BRT and metro systems, with Guangzhou in China announced as winner of the 2011 Sustainable Transport Award. Guangzhou’s new world-class BRT system integrates with bike lanes, bike share and metro stations, raising the bar for all cities. Walter Hook, Executive Director of the Institute for ...Read MoreSustainable Transport Award cities: Tehran
January 21, 2011
From public bike systems to BRT to integrated mass transit solutions – all of the 2011 Sustainable Transport Award-nominated cities are exemplars in implementing integrated transport solutions. Over the next week, we will cover profiles of the nominated cities – Guangzhou, León, Lima, Nantes, Tehran – culminating in the presentation of the Sustainable Transport Award ...Read MorePolly Trottenberg to give keynote address at Sustainable Transport Award Ceremony
January 21, 2011
Polly Trottenberg, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, US Department of Transportation, will deliver the keynote address at the 2011 Sustainable Transport Award ceremony on Monday, January 24th. Her presence underlines the growing importance of the award, as more and more cities worldwide demonstrate innovation in transport planning and delivery. Enrique Peñalosa, President of ITDP and former ...Read MoreManual and Sketch Models for Calculating GHG Benefits Now Online
January 20, 2011
A manual for calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits for GEF transportation projects was presented by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) at the 39th GEF Council in November 2010 (GEF/C.39/Inf.16) and has now been posted on the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) website. This is a work prepared ...Read MoreSustainable Transport Award cities: Nantes
January 20, 2011
From public bike systems to BRT to integrated mass transit solutions – all of the 2011 Sustainable Transport Award-nominated cities are exemplars in implementing integrated transport solutions. Over the next week, we will cover profiles of the nominated cities – Guangzhou, León, Lima, Nantes, Tehran – culminating in the presentation of the Sustainable Transport Award ...Read MoreSustainable Transport Award cities: Lima
January 19, 2011
From public bike systems to BRT to integrated mass transit solutions – all of the 2011 Sustainable Transport Award-nominated cities are exemplars in implementing integrated transport solutions. Over the next week, we will cover profiles of the nominated cities – Guangzhou, León, Lima, Nantes, Tehran – culminating in the presentation of the Sustainable Transport Award ...Read More