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- ITDP Awards Bronze BRT Status to Pittsburgh, PA
- Posted on May 2, 2013
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Walter Hook discusses Pittsburgh’s BRT with Interim Port Authority of Allegheny County CEO Ellen McLean and County Executive Rich Fitzgerald Photo Credit: WESA
ITDP CEO Walter Hook and US Country Director Annie Weinstock were in Pittsburgh on Wednesday to officially recognize Pittsburgh as a US b...
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- ITDP Awards Eugene, Oregon’s EmX Line Bronze BRT
- Posted on April 25, 2013
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On Tuesday, the ITDP awarded the BRT Standard bronze to Eugene’s Emerald Express (EmX) Green Line. Awards were accepted by Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, Springfield Mayor Christine Lundberg, and Lane Transit District Board President Doris Towery for the Cities of Eugene’s and Springfield’s collab...
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- ITDP Kicks off Work in Fortaleza, Brazil
- Posted on April 25, 2013
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Typical traffic congestion in Fortaleza. Photo credit: O Estado.
Less than two months before the start of the Confederations Cup—considered the test run for the 2014 World Cup—urban mobility projects in Fortaleza, Brazil, are still less than halfway complete.
On April 24 - 26, Helena Orenstein de...
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- A View from Almaty
- Posted on April 23, 2013
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Although public transport projects, such as a new BRT and a metro extension, are planned, cars dominate Almaty and leave little room for pedestrians.
By Michael Kodransky
Once upon a time, Almaty was the capital of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. While it still remains the largest city in...
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- ITDP Celebrates Cleveland’s HealthLine as Best Practice for US BRT
- Posted on April 18, 2013
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Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority CEO Joe Calabrese speaks at a press conference, featuring Mayor Frank Jackson and ITDP CEO Walter Hook.
On Tuesday, ITDP CEO Walter Hook and US Director Annie Weinstock presented awards to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Greater Cleveland Regional Tra...
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- ITDP to Improve Mobility Policy in Brazil with Support from Prosperity Fund UK
- Posted on April 12, 2013
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Drivers in Fortaleza ignore the BRS corridor (established by the blue line) which was inaugurated in August 2012. The northeastern city of approximately 2.5 million residents is one of the cities ITDP will work with to develop a comprehensive sustainable urban mobility plan. photo: http://www.poram...
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- Gauging Transportation Needs in Nashik, India
- Posted on April 2, 2013
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Conducting a household survey in a low-income area in Nashik
In early March, ITDP joined Clean Air Initiative-Asia to implement a rapid mobility assessment tool in Nashik, a city in western India about 150km northeast of Mumbai. The project, funded by UN-Habitat, seeks to create a quick and inexpe...
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- Getting Parking Right in Jakarta’s Pasar Baru
- Posted on March 25, 2013
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In early 2013, the head of the Jakarta Transportation Agency announced that parking would be better managed in Pasar Baru—a popular, historic shopping area that draws hundreds of local and regional customers each week. Parking in Pasar Baru is everywhere: along curbsides, on sidewalks, perpendic...
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- Everything is Everywhere: Land Use in India
- Posted on March 12, 2013
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Indian streets are a messy mix of people, cyclists, rickshaws, taxis, cars, buses, even the occasional cow. But within this mess is the vibrancy and fluidity of street life, like a tasty street soup where seemingly unlikely things come together and strange things might be bobbing around. Land use...
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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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