London wins top international award for congestion chargeThe Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, today welcomed the news that London has won a prestigious international award in recognition of the congestion charge and its commitment to ‘green’ transport initiatives. The US-based Institute for Transportation and Development Policy has chosen London as the recipient of the 2008…
Author: Nneka Njoku
This paper centers on a case study of the serious parking issues found in the historic Daoli district of Harbin, one of northeast China’s major cities. Nearly half of parking takes place informally, usually on walkways and in building setbacks. More than 3,300 cars are parked on walkways and in setbacks in the Daoli study area during…
The national government of China sets a broad policy framework but does not generally play a direct role in sustainable urban transport policy formulation and implementation at the city level in China. Policy in areas such as public transport, demand management, non-motorized transport, land use, traffic safety and parking are determined largelt at the city…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/— London and Paris edged out Guatemala City, Guatemala; Eugene, Oregon; and Pereira, Colombia to win the 2008 Sustainable Transport Award. These cities were nominated for the 4th annual international honor for enhancing the sustainability and livability of their community or region by adopting innovative transportation strategies that lessen the impact of…
At a mere $2,500, this tiny, new 4-seater from India is being marketed as “The People’s Car.” Tata Motors unveiled the long-awaited Nano in New Delhi this week as an affordable alternative to motorbikes and scooters. About 250,000 Nanos will be available in India this year – and Tata expects to begin exporting the car…
On the eve of its first birthday, Lane Transit District’s EmX bus rapid transit line has received an international award. The EmX “Green Line” between downtown Eugene and downtown Springfield has won a 2008 “sustainable transportation honorable mention” from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy in New York City. The EmX line was the…
An analysis of Sao Paulo’s city center and their recommendations for revitalizing it, with a foreward and afterword by Luc Nadal, ITDP Technical Director for Urban Development. It is in both Portuguese and English. Eminently walkable, cyclable, transit-proximate and overall space and resource-efficient, the historic center of Sao Paulo has great potential as a sustainable…
Stimulating a Car-Free Recovery: Letter from the Executive Director • TransJakarta: Putting on Lipstick While Running to Catch the Bus • Velib One Year Later • Guatemala City: BRT Comes to Central America • Bus Rapid Transit’s New Wave • Bogota: Edging Back from the Brink • Designing Harbin’s Roads for Tomorrow’s Transit • Cycling…
Carolyn Whelan, International Herald Tribune Mass transit projects regularly perish in the process, when special interest demands may derail the best intentions of public policy makers. So it often goes in Latin America, where wealthy land owners exert strong influence. But not in Bogotá, under Enrique Peñalosa, who is credited by many as the architect of…