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- Introducing The BRT Standard 2013
- Posted on March 11, 2013
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Rio de Janeiro’s Transoeste is a gold-standard bus rapid transit corridor.
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) today released the first comprehensive BRT Standard, a defining and scoring designation for bus rapid transit (BRT) systems around the world. Similar to the LE...
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- Transit-Oriented Development in Pimpri Chinchwad
- Posted on March 7, 2013
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Workshop participants, focusing on the street network and public realm, develop a concept plan for an denser street network prioritizing pedestrian and cycle access.
by C. Ranga Rohini, ITDP India
With an urbanization rate of over 40 percent in the Indian state of Maharashtra, planning authoritie...
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- UN Recognizes New Action Network on Sustainable Transport
- Posted on March 4, 2013
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The Guangzhou BRT in China, an example of the world-class BRT systems that the UN DESA Action Network can help to promote.
This week, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) recognized the growing significance of sustainable transport as a key building block of susta...
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- Chinese Delegation Visits Rio, Curitiba with ITDP Brazil
- Posted on February 15, 2013
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The delegation from Lanzhou tests out Bike Rio, the city’s first bike sharing system which opened in 2011 and was expanded in 2012.
Officials from Lanzhou, China, a city which just saw the opening of China’s second high-capacity BRT, visited Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba in a study tour hosted by...
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- ITDP India Workshops in Pune and Chennai Focus on Transport Planning through Capacity Building
- Posted on February 14, 2013
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by C. Ranga Rohini, ITDP
Indian cities have traditionally been centered around walking and cycling as the primary means of transport. For example, Chennai’s Comprehensive Transportation Study reports that walking and cycling account for almost 34 percent of all trips made in the city. With an inc...
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- China’s Second High-Capacity BRT Opens in Lanzhou
- Posted on January 31, 2013
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By Karl Fjellstrom, ITDP China
The Lanzhou BRT opened on December 28, 2012.
The Lanzhou BRT Corridor has several features of world-class BRT, including designated bus-only lanes, median-aligned stations, and clear branding.
Lanzhou, a city of three million and the capital of Gansu Province in...
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- Global Leaders Chart Path for Sustainable Development: ITDP Urges Focus on Sustainable Transport
- Posted on January 30, 2013
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Photo: Nobel Peace Prize Winner and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia (2nd from Left) and Ramon Cruz of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (3rd from Left) at the January 2013 meeting of the Secretary General’s High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Sustainable Development...
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- Envisioning a Comprehensive Transport Plan for Chennai
- Posted on January 28, 2013
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by C. Ranga Rohini, ITDP
With a population of over 4.7 million and with a rapidly growing economy, the city of Chennai faces the challenge of providing efficient, safe, and reliable transport solutions to its citizens without compromising on quality of life. The onus of this responsibility curren...
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- Enrique Peñalosa to UN: “Mobility Rights are Human Rights”
- Posted on January 23, 2013
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On Monday, January 21, ITDP board president Enrique Peñalosa addressed a standing-room crowd of more than 80 at United Nations headquarters on the pressing need to promote sustainable transport as a means to poverty eradication. Mr. Peñalosa spoke on the need for a rethinking of transportation p...
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- New High Quality BRT Corridors Planned for Pimpri Chinchwad, India
- Posted on January 22, 2013
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by Sam Mohamad-Khany
Pimpri Chinchwad is a city of 1.7 million in the state of Maharashtra, India. On January 5, ITDP conducted a full-day workshop on the BRT Standard, which was attended by over 25 officials from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), public transport operator Pune M...
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