Part 1: Evaluating Country Performance in Meeting the Transit Needs of Urban Populations With the world’s urban population projected to increase from 3.4 to 6.4 billion between now and 2050, the sustainability of the earth will depend on these new urban residents living as sustainably as possible. One key element of this will be making sure…
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Walking is fundamental to urban life. It is a healthy and pollution-free form of mobility and recreation. Pedestrian trips account for a quarter to a third of all trips in many Indian cities. However, the poor quality of pedestrian infrastructure sends a message that pedestrians are not welcome in the urban environment. Fortunately, street design practice in India is…
A Prefeitura lançou em janeiro de 2014 uma consulta pública para a concessão de estacionamento em vias públicas, que será implementada ainda este ano. Previsto para entrar em operação no segundo semestre de 2014, o novo sistema fará uso de parquímetros nas regiões do Centro, Zona Sul, Norte e Oeste, e pretende estimular a rotatividade…
Las ciudades mexicanas enfrentan grandes retos debido a su expansión territorial y los problemas de movilidad que ésta ocasiona. El tráfico, las largas horas de trayecto, el alto gasto en transporte, la contaminación y los accidentes disminuyen la calidad de vida de la ciudadanía e imponen altos costos sociales y monetarios a la sociedad. Sin embargo, la implementación de las políticas necesarias…
A Special Policy Study Summary Report for the CCICED, the China Council for Internation Cooperation on Environment and Development This report, delivered to top Chinese officials, including Premier Li Keqiang and the State Council, details the growing problems of traffic congestion and traffic-related air pollution in Chinese cities, and provides a set of high-level recommendations for the State…
A summary of the proceedings from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 19) in Warsaw, Poland, and progress on the post-2015 sustainable development agenda and their significance for land transport. As international efforts to address climate change and a post-2015 framework for sustainable development advance, there are an increasing number of opportunities for sustainable…
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a small but critical source of climate finance and has built an investment portfolio that addresses emissions from the transport sector in developing and transitioning countries. The GEF has invested more than $3.6 billion in mitigating climate change since its inception. Unfortunately, there has been consistent under-investment in the…
This guidebook is the result of a study carried out in 12 cities across five countries throughout Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico) looking at parking and travel demand management (TDM) policies. It serves two main objectives: to present the general findings of the fieldwork carried out in the focus cities, comparing their…
Rising incomes in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) portend rising use of motor vehicles, with attendant challenges to manage traffic congestion, air pollution, energy security, and global warming, as well as growing disparities in access to opportunities between those who have cars and those who do not. International concern regarding the effects of climate…