FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Claudia Gunter, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (646) 839-6479, cgunter@itdp.org Ahmedabad’s Janmarg Bus Rapid Transit System Reduces Carbon Emissions, Dramatically Improves Residents Access Cities in Developing World Dominate Award Washington, D.C., January 12, 2010—The developing world is leapfrogging developed countries when it comes to urban transport, with the city of…
Every year, the Sustainable Transport Award is given to a city that has implemented innovative sustainable transportation projects to improve mobility, reduce air pollution and greenhouse emissions, and advance safety and access for pedestrians and cyclists. Pune has been awarded the Sustainable Transport Award 2020, making it the second Indian city to receive this award…
New BRT system, public spaces, parking reform, cycling and pedestrian improvements win Yichang the award. Moscow, Russia and Rosario, Argentina receive honorable mention. Yichang, a mid-sized Chinese city located along the Yangtze River, the site of the Three Gorges Dam, is looking to the future with a focus on cycling, pedestrian space, and high-quality mass transport,…
* This post originally appeared on Embarq.org and is reprinted here with permission. In 2007, Istanbul added the Metrobüs bus rapid transit (BRT) system to its multimodal transport network. Initially stretching 18.2 km between the city’s Avcılar and Topkapı districts, the BRT corridor has since tripled in length to 52 km and today carries more…
10th Annual Award Gives First 3-way Tie to Three Brazilian Cities The Sustainable Transport Award Committee gave its tenth annual award to Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, the first ever award to result in a three-way tie, giving credit to the scale and substance of Brazil’s achievements in increasing mobility and enhancing…
Using an innovative Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, Belo Horizonte has implemented comprehensive measures to improve mobility across the city. Over the past year, the city launched the first 23 km of the MOVE BRT system, built 27 km of protected bike paths, and pedestrianized streets downtown. These transformations are reducing congestion, emissions and travel times,…
In 2014, São Paulo, Brazil dedicated itself to promoting sustainable mobility, making progress on issues from public transit to parking and building a culture of open innovation along the way. Among the city’s advances this year include adding 320 kilometers of exclusive bus lanes, implementing bike lanes faster than ever before, and passing a watershed…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is taking action to increase access to urban spaces for all and prioritize socially inclusive transport modes. In 2014, the city built 39 km of new bus rapid transit, added 3.3 km of new cycle lanes and installed bike racks across the city. These big investments in public transportation are already…
Together with an international committee of development experts and organizations working on environmentally friendly transportation, ITDP invites you to nominate your city for the 10th Annual Sustainable Transport Award. Nominations are now open and will be accepted online at staward.org until September 12, 2014. Established in 2005, the Sustainable Transport Award recognizes profound leadership and vision in sustainable…