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Transportation systems in many Chinese cities have reached a critical moment in dealing with traffic congestion and perceived parking shortages stemming from rapid motorization. Recent research shows that oversupplying parking, as many cities did in response to increased car use, in fact, worsens congestion problems. Cities that have limited or capped parking supply in dense…
The Transoeste Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone is not only an internationally recognized gold-standard BRT in and of itself, it is also the first of four major gold-standard BRT corridors to be built in the city. When all corridors are built, the city will have a network of more…
Durante os dias 9, 10 e 11 de setembro, o Instituto de Políticas de Transporte e Desenvolvimento (ITDP Brasil) realizou um Workshop de Planejamento Urbano em Bonsucesso parte do programa “As Cidades Somos Nós”, com o objetivo de discutir o conceito de Desenvolvimento Orientado ao Transporte (TOD, sigla em inglês) no entorno da futura estação do BRT Transbrasil, Joana Nascimento,…
A year after parking meters were implemented in Polanco, ITDP Mexico has evaluated the impact of this program on the neighborhood. Prior to system implementation, ITDP Mexico conducted a baseline study of the Polanco neighborhood in Mexico City. Data was compiled on the pre-meter situation to build a better foundation for post-implementation assessment. The preliminary…
Increasingly, cities in the US, finding themselves short of funds, are wondering whether BRT, a lower cost mass transit solution initially developed in Latin America and a relatively new form of mass transit in the US, could also be used here to leverage transit-oriented development investments. This report provides an answer. In the wake of…
Esta guía presenta brevemente los criterios con que se deben evaluar los estacionamientos para bicicletas y los actores principales (usuarios y municipalidad/operador) que están involucrados en el desarrollo de un proyecto de este tipo. Después presenta propuestas de estacionamientos para bicicleta y finaliza con una valoración de los factores de decisión y calificación de cada…
As cidades são para os seres humanos, enquanto as vias expressas servem para movimentar os veículos. As cidades são centros de cultura e comércio que dependem do investimento privado. O enorme investimento público em vias expressas, feito no último século, reduziu a capacidade das cidades para conectar as pessoas entre si e estimular a cultura e o comércio. Apesar deste estudo ser sobre as…
Maintaining high quality standards and excellent customer service will be critical to the successful rollout of cycle sharing in India over the coming years. Public cycle sharing systems: A planning toolkit for Indian cities introduces the key ingredients of best practice cycle sharing systems. The toolkit draws from lessons learned from cycle sharing projects around…