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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 MoreChicago Report Shows How Growth Near Transit Benefits All
July 24, 2015
As living near transit becomes increasingly popular, a new report and online calculator from the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) and ITDP offers recommendations and support for the City of Chicago to expand zoning and target financial incentives to attract more residential and commercial development near transit in neighborhoods across the city. “It is no coincidence that as ...Read MoreNew ‘Gold-Standard’ BRT in Yichang, China Leads The Way For Mid-Sized Chinese Cities
July 15, 2015
Today, the city of Yichang, in China’s central Hubei province and the site of the Three Gorges Dam, opened a major transportation and urban development project largely funded by an Asian Development Bank loan. The Yichang bus rapid transit corridor, initially on Dongshan Avenue in the city center, will serve half a million daily passenger ...Read MoreVideo: It’s Smart to Be Dense
July 6, 2015
https://vimeo.com/132336125 Urban density is fundamental principle of sustainable development. Density supports economic and creative vibrancy, social integration, and a healthy, environmental sustainable development model. As the world’s population continues to urbanize, our cities have two options for growth: densify or sprawl. The private-car dependent sprawl model of the 20th century must change, and move away from ...Read MoreLife Choices Dictated by Transit: Women and Mobility in India
June 22, 2015
Alka Devi is a construction worker in Ranchi, India. Every day, she travels 30 km, hoping to be hired by local contractors. Such a long commute is in itself a burden, but if she takes transit, it would cost her Rs 1500 ($23) a month, when her monthly income is usually just Rs 2000 ($31). Instead, ...Read MorePolítica Cicloviária do Rio: como queremos avançar?
June 16, 2015
O encontro Política Cicloviária do Rio: como queremos avançar? foi realizado pelo ITDP Brasil, Studio-X Rio e Transporte Ativo, e contou com a presença de 33 pessoas de diversas regiões da cidade, interessados na mobilidade por bicicleta, tais como ciclistas, cicloativistas, urbanistas, gestores públicos e integrantes de associações locais de moradores. Seu objetivo foi construir de forma colaborativa, ...Read MoreBoston Report Promotes Benefits of Gold Standard BRT
June 16, 2015
The Greater Boston BRT Study Group, made up of transportation experts, planners, and community leaders, released a comprehensive report detailing the possibility of implementing high-standard Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the Greater Boston region and the benefits it would bring to residents, commuters, and the economy. The report, titled Better Rapid Transit for Greater Boston: The ...Read MoreBetter Rapid Transit for Greater Boston
June 16, 2015
Boston finds itself at a crossroads. The metropolitan area is in dire need of bold, modern, resilient, but also cost-efficient transit solutions to improve and complement our existing system. The record-level snowfall in 2015 and other extreme weather events are harsh reminders of this longstanding reality. Metropolitan area planners have included BRT in a number ...Read MoreNominate Your City for the 2016 Sustainable Transport Award
June 15, 2015
It’s that time of year again! ITDP invites sustainable transport advocates to nominate your (or any other) city for the 11th Annual Sustainable Transport Award. Nominations are now open and will be accepted online at staward.org until September 11, 2015. Previous winners implemented many projects that have improved livability, mobility, and quality of life for its citizens. ...Read MoreThe Power Of A Site Visit
June 11, 2015
Seeing is believing, as the saying goes. That holds true for officials on site visits to high quality public transit projects. Experiencing a successful bus rapid transit or bike share first-hand is often the key to helping decision makers visualize how such systems can be implemented and benefit their city. For years, ITDP has hosted ...Read MoreImproving Intersections To Save Kids Lives
June 3, 2015
With the support of the neighborhood, ITDP Mexico and Mexico Previene (“Prevention Mexico”) recently took to the streets to intervene at a dangerous intersection in central Mexico City. Using tactical urbanism, a tool for reconsidering the distribution of public space, the intervention transformed the intersection into a safe, multimodal crossing. The project aimed to demonstrate ...Read More