Pedestrian bridges are structures built over roads that require people to take longer, often inaccessible routes up and over many lanes of car traffic, without impeding the speed or movement of vehicular traffic. Proponents of these structures argue that these bridges are made for the safety of pedestrians, by moving pedestrians out of the way…
Author: Maeve Power
What does the average American pay to get around every day in 2024? What portion of their income is devoted to transportation? Is that cost typical across developed countries? Unfortunately, the portion of household expenditure spent on transportation in the United States is often a larger portion than that spent by many throughout the world….
Nine major national and regional transportation, environmental, and environmental justice organizations issued a statement yesterday on implementing environmental justice goals for frontline communities exposed to transportation pollution, such as major highways, rail yards, warehouses, and ports. The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) is meeting this week to consider this and other comments as they…
Before the pandemic, around the world, public transport was not working well for many people. When they could afford to leave public transport, they would. Ridership was declining in many places, especially for road-based public transport. For example, Brazil saw a 25.9 percent decrease in bus passengers between 2013 and 2017. In the United States,…
For decades people in cities around the world have been using bicycles for so much more than passenger travel. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a global uptick in bicycle, e-bike, cargo bike, and e-cargo bike use for the delivery of mail, medicine, groceries, meals, and other supplies. In India, for…
In 2005, a diverse group of organizations joined together in an effort to promote sustainable mobility around the globe. The goal of this group was and continues to be, to highlight best practices and showcase real-life examples of transportation projects in cities addressing climate change, equity, and resilience. Thus, the Sustainable Transport Award was born,…
The way our cities are planned and developed has an immense impact on the future of babies and toddlers, and cities have not been designed with their needs in mind. Never has this been more apparent than the twin crises of COVID-19 and climate change converging over the past couple of years.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen shifts in how and where people travel. The low vehicle volumes due to initial lockdowns showed what city streets could be without traffic. However, emptier streets invited reckless driving and speeding, which have wrought havoc on many streets – pedestrian deaths were significantly higher in…
ITDP needs your help to transform cities into safer and healthier places for children to live, grow, and learn. With a $45 gift to ITDP you can help create cities where children can thrive. Donate Now. Children make up a third of the world’s urban population – but you would never know it by the…