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- ITDP Hosts Delegation from San Francisco to Mexico City
- Posted on May 22, 2013
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by Chris Van Eyken
On May 16th and 17th, the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, hosted a delegation from San Francisco on a study tour to Mexico City. This included three members of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors: John Avalos, S...
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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 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- India’s Ministry of Urban Development Releases New Cycle Sharing Guide
- Posted on December 17, 2012
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by Chris Kost, ITDP India
As more and more Indian cities implement high quality bus rapid transit and metro systems, cycle sharing is increasingly an important means of providing last-mile connectivity to mass rapid transit stations. The public bicycling systems that are popular in many countries...
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