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….
Topic: Climate and Transit Policy
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.
The Testimony of Michael Replogle, Global Policy Director and Founder for the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Hearing on Accelerating the Project Delivery Process: Eliminating Bureaucratic Red Tape and Making Every Dollar Count, Tuesday, February 15, 2011,…
Testimony of Michael A. Replogle Global Policy Director and Founder, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Policy and Strategy Consultant, Environmental Defense Fund July 7, 2009 Senate Banking Committee Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee
The national government of China sets a broad policy framework but does not generally play a direct role in sustainable urban transport policy formulation and implementation at the city level in China. Policy in areas such as public transport, demand management, non-motorized transport, land use, traffic safety and parking are determined largelt at the city…
The national government of China sets a broad policy framework but does not generally play a direct role in sustainable urban transport policy formulation and implementation at the city level in China. Policy in areas such as public transport, demand management, non-motorized transport, land use, traffic safety and parking are determined largelt at the city…
On May 17th, 2006, the Delhi High Court passed an order directing the Municipal Corporation of Delhi – (1) “not to grant any licenses in future for plying Cycle Rickshaws on Delhi roads”, and (2) complete ban on plying of cycle rickshaws in ‘Chandni Chowk’ area (Walled City) and introduce the CNG buses in the area to replace rickshaws.”…
In 2000, at the UN Millennium Summit, governments committed themselves to cutting the number of people in poverty in half by 2015. This is to be achieved through eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with specific, measurable targets, all of them addressing poverty alleviation. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) do not include any specific goals or targets…