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[/panel][WEBINAR] Indicators For Sustainable Mobility
January 14, 2019
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 Power Of Parking
December 11, 2011
Every car trip begins and ends in a parking space, making parking regulation a powerful way to manage congestion and improve air quality. They can also free up valuable public space in urban centers for bike lanes, bus lanes, or streetscape improvements or even help raise funds for these initiatives. ITDP reviewed parking practices in ten ...Read MoreBetter Streets Through Better Parking
December 11, 2011
Drivers everywhere complain about a lack of parking. City governments worry that parking shortages will create chaos on the streets, congestion, and air pollution from cars cruising for spaces. This perceived scarcity is often not the problem. The problem is usually that the existing supply is not managed well. Better managed parking leads to better streets for all – car drivers, ...Read MoreUNFCCC’s COP 17 begins in Durban, South Africa
November 29, 2011
The 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference – COP 17 – started on Monday, November 28, 2011 in the coastal city of Durban, South Africa, with a welcoming ceremony and speeches by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob G. Zuma, the Minister ...Read MoreChinese Best Practices (In Chinese)
November 21, 2011
Global Climate Policy Resources
November 18, 2011
In advance of the Rio+ 20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, world leaders, agencies, experts, NGOs, businesses, and citizens of the world are preparing to take action to address the growing threat of climate change. ITDP is working with our partners to lay the groundwork for sustainable urban transportation to be prominently on the agenda. The ...Read MoreOur Cities Ourselves opens with a bang in China!
November 15, 2011
The Our Cities Ourselves program launched with a bang, literally, on Friday, October 11th, when the guests at the opening ceremony cracked open massive party poppers and littered the room with confetti to mark the official launch. Lu Xueyi, Vice Director of GMEDRI, Eddie Tsui Director of AECOM Guangdong, and Wang Yingchi, Division Head within GZPI, ...Read MoreOur Cities Ourselves opens in Zaha Hadid’s famed opera house in Guangzhou
November 11, 2011
A packed group of urban designers, architects, politicians and residents gathered to discuss the critical role of sustainable transportation in managing urban growth at the opening of the Our Cities Ourselves exhibition at the Opera House in Guangzhou on November 11th. Lauded for its innovative design by Zaha Hadid, the Opera House is a landmark ...Read MoreRecommendations for a Transportation-Specific Sustainable Development Goal for Rio+20
November 2, 2011
ITDP helped draft these recommendations with SLoCaT and submitted it to the UN for consideration as part of the “zero” draft of the agreement to be negotiated at Rio+20 (the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio, 2012). These recommendations have been endorsed by 20+ organizations around the world.Read MoreBuilding a (more sustainable) Road to Rio
November 2, 2011
Less than a year from now, leaders from countries around the globe will convene in Rio to grapple with the actions needed to create a more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable world. ITDP is working with our partners to lay the groundwork for sustainable urban transportation to be prominently on the agenda. The meeting is officially ...Read MoreMexico City’s Newest BRT Line Provides a Direct Link from Historic Center to the Airport
October 20, 2011
A city’s reputation is often shaped by how people perceive its center. Take New York in the 1970s. The iconic images of a seedy and downright dangerous Times Square were projected onto the city writ large. So too with Mexico City’s historic center, which contains some of the nation’s most iconic landmarks but had become ...Read More