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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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- $175 Billion Pledge for Sustainable Transport: Game Changer or More of the Same?
- Posted on January 18, 2013
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by Michael Replogle
January 17, 2013 - At the June 2012 Rio+20 Global Sustainable Development Summit, the world’s 8 largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) pledged USD$175 billion for more sustainable transport over the next decade, committing to annual reporting and development of common...
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- Mexico City Wins 2013 Sustainable Transport Award
- Posted on January 16, 2013
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The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), together with an international committee of transportation and development experts, awarded Mexico City the 2013 Sustainable Transport Award for its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, cycling and walking infrastructure, parking program, a...
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- New Mobilidade + Project Videos Now Available
- Posted on January 9, 2013
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ITDP Brazil, in partnership with Studio-X (part of Columbia University) recently created 12 short videos as a part of the Mobilidade + project. The videos show how urban mobility impacts people as a part of everyday life.
The Mobilidade + project first appeared during Rio+ 20, the United Nations...
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- Sustainable Transport Award Finalist: Rosario, Argentina
- Posted on January 3, 2013
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As part of a comprehensive mobility plan, Rosario, Argentina has made improvements to public transport, piloted a bike sharing and bike parking system, and added more public space in 2012. Rosario is currently in construction on more than 11 km of bike lanes, with even more to be added in 2013. Ro...
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- Sustainable Transport Award Finalist: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Posted on January 2, 2013
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Rio de Janeiro is the most visited city in the southern hemisphere, and the sixth largest city in the Americas with 6.3 million people. This year, Rio took significant steps toward improving their transit and reducing traffic as part of a comprehensive mobility plan ahead of the FIFA World Cup in...
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- Sustainable Transport Award Finalist: Mexico City, Mexico
- Posted on December 26, 2012
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The largest city in North America, with an urban population of nine million, has implemented many projects in 2012 that have improved livability, mobility, and quality of life for its citizens, making the Mexican capital a best practice for Latin America. They city expanded its metro system with a...
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- Sustainable Transport Award Finalist: Lviv, Ukraine
- Posted on December 21, 2012
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Lviv, a city of 1.5 million in western Ukraine, was founded more than 750 years ago, and has an historic city center that is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 2012, the City of Lviv has implemented a host of measures to improve public transport, walking and cycling as well as general mobility condi...
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- Sustainable Transport Award Finalist: Bremen, Germany
- Posted on December 20, 2012
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The City of Bremen is well known for its ambitious strategies on transport and quality of life in the city. Already, about 60% of all trips in Bremen are done by the sustainable modes of walking, cycling and collective transport, and this number is on the rise. Bremen, a traditional harbor city in...
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