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  • [WEBINAR] Indicators For Sustainable Mobility

    [WEBINAR] Indicators For Sustainable Mobility
    Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12pm EST Webinar Recording   More on the Indicators Indicators for Sustainable Mobility Presentation As Climate Change Escalates, US Cities Fail to Provide Car Alternatives   About the Webinar As cities seek to improve their transportation systems to make them more sustainable, equitable, and useful for people, it is critical that they first understand how their system performs.  To that ...
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  • ITDP Announces New CEO Heather Thompson

    ITDP Announces New CEO Heather Thompson
    We are pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Thompson as our new chief executive officer. Ms. Thompson, who has been serving in the role of interim CEO since February, was selected by the ITDP board of directors after an extensive, international search. Her transition to permanent CEO is ongoing, and will be effective October ...
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  • Bus Rapid Transit Nearly Quadruples Over Ten Years

    Bus Rapid Transit Nearly Quadruples Over Ten Years
    Bus rapid transit has grown by 383 percent in the last ten years, according to new data released by ITDP. As cities around the world discover the benefits and cost effectiveness of BRT, they have built hundreds of systems across dozens of countries that qualify as true BRT. A new interactive map shows a comprehesive ...
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  • ITDP Releases New Study on Climate Change Ahead of UN Climate Summit

    ITDP Releases New Study on Climate Change Ahead of UN Climate Summit
    As world leaders gather for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit on September 23rd, ITDP and the University of California, Davis, have released a new report on the impact of transportation emissions on our climate future. According to the new study, more than USD$100 trillion in cumulative public and private spending could be saved, and ...
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  • Mexico City Launches Metrobus BRT System

    On June 19, Mexico City began operating Metrobus, a Bus Rapid Transit system, on a 19.4-kilometer route along Insurgentes Avenue, one of the city’s busiest north-south corridors. Aimed at helping save travel time for riders, decrease street congestion, lower local air pollution, and reduce CO2 emissions, Metrobus represents one of two primary transport solutions that ...
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  • Hyderabad, India Betting the Bank on Elevated Rail

    In the spring, however, after a round of staff changes, Hyderabad’s urban development authorities made an interim recommendation to pursue a three-corridor, elevated rail system, based on a proposal from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). While not yet finalized, the system is to be financed through a build-operate-transfer scheme. The ITDP pre-feasibility study found that ...
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  • Transport and the Millennium Development Goals

    Transport and the Millennium Development Goals
    While the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) do not specifically make reference to transportation issues, transportation projects and programs have an enormous impact on both the poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability goals. Transportation issues are dealt with directly in Agenda 21, the Global Plan of Action for Habitat II, and the proceedings of the Commission for Sustainable Development #9, and in ...
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  • Institutional and Regulatory Reform Options for TransJakarta BRT System

    Institutional and Regulatory Reform Options for TransJakarta BRT System
    Jakarta’s new bus rapid transit system, TransJakarta, opened on January 15, 2004. It has proved a dramatic success in providing faster bus service for some Jakarta residents at a very modest cost. Several technical aspects of the system can be improved, and incorporated into designs of additional corridors as they are built. These issues are outlined in Trans-Jakarta Bus ...
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  • Fuji Ships Bicycles to Southeast Asia for Help in Tsunami Relief

    ITDP is supporting the donation effort by coordinating bicycle distribution with service workers active on the ground. The first shipment will be received by the Sri Lanka office of the Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG). Thousands of people in Sri Lanka are still living in camps after having their homes and villages destroyed. It is estimated ...
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  • Mexico City’s Metrobus Set to Open in June

    As the project moves forward, there is hope among many of the city’s residents (80% of whom use public transport for their daily commuting) that a new, higher quality system will make their commuting time shorter, safer and more reliable than the current alternatives.  In the next few weeks, the regular buses and microbuses will ...
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  • Dedicated Bus Lanes Central to Renewal of Seoul Transit

    Forty kilometers of dedicated median lanes opened on major trunk lines. A trunk-and-feeder system with color-coded buses and an entirely new numbering system replaced the old haphazard route map. Customers now enjoy up to five free intermodal transfers through the use of new smart cards. Behind the scenes, a fully upgraded IT system makes use of ...
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  • New U.S. Transportation Bill Could Roll Back Environmental Protections

    In late May 2005, the U.S. Congress adopted its seventh short-term reauthorization of the “TEA-21” federal transportation law since September 2003, when TEA-21 expired. The law, which is renewed every six years, dictates how the majority of federal transportation funds are spent around the country. Conflicts among Congressional leaders and the White House continue to ...
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  • California Bikes Brighten South African City

    Based on the success of a pilot project in Calitzdorp, the Western Cape Provincial Government has announced it will provide California Bikes to 120 workers in four new project locations. With no public transport available, Zenzele road maintenance workers in the South African town of Calitzdorp were walking long distances – some up to 20km ...
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  • Monorail Companies Pressing for Contracts in Asian Cities

    In the last few months, monorail companies have been heavily marketing their projects in Indonesia, China, and India. There are two main monorail manufacturers pushing projects: Hitachi of Japan and MTrans Holding of Malaysia. New monorails were built recently in Chengdu, China, and in Kuala Lumpur. In India, MetRail of Switzerland and Fraser Nash of ...
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