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[/panel][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 MoreTransit Solutions for the Air Quality Crisis
March 4, 2020
Transport Solutions for the Air Quality Crisis Our cities are in the midst of an air quality crisis. According to the WHO, 80 percent of urban residents are breathing air that does not meet standards for health, with middle- and low-income nations suffering from the highest exposures. While air quality concerns are far from breaking news, the ...Read MoreWhy Your City Doesn’t Have Enough Cyclists
February 27, 2020
Why Your City Doesn’t Have Enough Cyclists More people on bicycles on the streets benefit everyone in the city, even if they never get on a bicycle. A higher mode share of cyclists means fewer cars on the street, greater safety for pedestrians, improved air quality, a healthier population, lower transportation costs, and greater equity and ...Read MoreNominate Your City for the 2021 Sustainable Transport Award
February 26, 2020
ITDP, together with an international committee of development and transport experts, invites you to nominate your city for the Sustainable Transport Award. Nominations accepted between now and July 2, 2020 at staward.org. Does your city deserve more recognition for new transport, street design, or policy improvements that increase mobility and improve quality of life for your residents? ...Read MoreChennai: 1985 and Today
February 13, 2020
Chennai, the birthplace of the Indian railway system, was also home to the nation’s first electric trams, in 1895. Unfortunately, politicians chose to end the service in the early 1950s, with the idea of building “modern” roads and bridges for cars. By 1985, Chennai, then known as Madras, had seen its car and motorcycle populations ...Read MoreWill E-bikes Make Cycle Highways Happen?
February 4, 2020
Cycling offers ample benefits to the daily commuter: light exercise, fresh air, and a low stress commute on two wheels. However, people may not even consider cycling as they view it as treacherous due to the many motorized vehicles traversing roads quickly alongside them. A lack of safe, comfortable cycling routes in many cities exacerbates ...Read MoreBuenos Aires: 1985 and Today
January 27, 2020
On the Anniversary of ITDP’s 35th Year, Transport Matters will be publishing a series of articles about cities that ITDP has worked in, comparing them from 1985 and today. The article in full can be found in Sustainable Transport Magazine. 35 years ago, Buenos Aires, along with the surrounding country, was reeling in the aftermath of ...Read MorePune, Jakarta Honored at Sustainable Transport Award Ceremony in Washington, DC
January 15, 2020
On Tuesday, January 14, the cities of Pune, India and Jakarta, Indonesia were honored in the Sustainable Transport Award Ceremony in Washington, DC. The Sustainable Transport Award Ceremony began with welcome remarks by Heather Thompson, CEO of ITDP who ruminated on the role that many cities are taking globally as their national governments shirk away from ...Read MorePune’s Vision for Streets Puts Children First
January 13, 2020
This year, Pune has been awarded the Sustainable Transport Award for its work on improved pedestrian infrastructure through complete streets, by dedicating over 50% of its municipal transportation budget to sustainable modes: walking, cycling, and bus infrastructure, and improving its BRT. Pune is a rapidly developing Indian city of over 3.5 million people located in ...Read MoreNew ITDP Report Helps Cities “Plug” E-bikes and E-scooters into their Transport Networks
December 6, 2019
New ITDP Report Helps Cities “Plug” E-bikes and E-scooters into their Transport Networks The report positions cities to take an active role in managing the use of e-bikes, e-scooters, and other electric micromobility modes, maximizing benefits and minimizing negative impacts. Within the past couple of years, cities have witnessed a proliferation of personal mobility devices: electric scooters ...Read MoreFour Years of Car Free Sundays on Paulista Avenue
December 5, 2019
São Paulo took one of the streets most emblematic of car culture and commercial growth: Paulista Avenue and removed cars once a week. Four years later, this program has maintained its massive popularity and residents are happy weekly participants, according to recent survey. This post was translated and edited from another version published on ArchDaily Brazil. ...Read More