Transport for London told ITDP that they are at the early stages of studying the technical feasibility of the plan, as well as the extension of the current congestion pricing zone in central London. A major consideration of the expansion, which would include most of the boroughs of Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, is eliminating the…
Author: Nneka Njoku
Fulfilling a central campaign promise, Seoul Mayor Lee Mung-Bak is moving forward with the restoration of a downtown riverfront tearing down an elevated highway and building a Bus Rapid Transit corridor. In office for only two months, Mayor Lee has wasted little time in announcing a new vision for Seoul and taking steps to see…
The vehicles on sale in the US this year are the heaviest vehicles on record since World War II. Cadillac is introducing a car weighing 6000 lbs, with 16 cylinders, and 1000 hp. More vehicles were sold in the US in the last two years than at any other time in history, over 17.2 million…
The APMA project was initiated in November 2000 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Korea Environment Institute (KEI) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). The project aims to increase the capacity of governments and city authorities to deal with urban air pollution issues by…
A management committee formed to oversee the promotion of cycleways in the city hopes Quito will be able to make the Ciclopaseo a monthly event. The decision follows a recent major conference on bicycling and walking in the city. The popularity of car-free Sundays is increasing in many cities around the world. In Bogotá, car-free…
“For ordinary people, many of whom live in remote parts of the city, and do not have easy access to economic opportunity, the implementation of the rapid bus transit system in the Klipfontein corridor will make a considerable difference to the quality of their lives,” added Cape Town Mayor, Nomaindia Mfeketo. Cape Town has identified…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Peterson, 212-629-8001, lpeterson@itdp.org A group of international transportation experts arrived in last week to help Cape Town officials design a world-class bus system. Many of the experts were involved in the planning and management of TransMilenio, the successful Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system built in Bogotá, Colombia, which has brought incredible…
On Feburary 13 and 14, a seminar focused on cycleways as a viable transportation alternative in Quito was held for the first time. This event responds to a feeling of restlessness and frustration about the unsustainable situation of transportation in the city, to the lack of urban spaces for cyclists and to the need for…
While the source of the accusations is an unsubstantiated anonymous letter, Dutch regulators are investigating the claims. While Ahold may not be found guilty of this type of wrongdoing, it is well known that large big-box retailers often cut corners in developing countries and transitional economies. ITDP has compiled dossiers on some of the worst…