Ranchi, capital of Jharkand- one of India’s youngest states, is taking incredible strides to transform itself into a livable, healthy, and sustainable city in a very short span of time. With focus on improving the quality of life for its citizens, Ranchi is embracing people-centric planning practices including strengthening public transport services, implementing a progressive…
Author: Nneka Njoku
This is Part 2 of a two-part interview series with Diane Davis. Part 1 can be found here. Diane Davis is the Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (GSD). She leads a project funded by…
Article updated on July 5th. Third Avenue slices through the heart of downtown Seattle and passes landmarks like Benaroya Hall, a world-class symphony performance space, and The Arctic Building, once home to an explorers’ club for successful returnees from the Klondike Gold Rush. At rush hour, you won’t get a chance to admire the former’s curved…
ITDP México, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial, and Urban Development (SEDATU), and the British Embassy in Mexico, recently launched Ciudad Equitativa Ciudad Inclusiva (CECI), an online tool that trains authorities on sustainable mobility strategies. More specifically, CECI, translating to Equitable City Inclusive City, is an online platform that allows local stakeholders in…
…Santiago, Chile! Windhoek, Namibia and Curitiba, Brazil will receive honorable mentions Santiago, the Chilean capital with an urban population of five million, and a metro area population of over seven million, is a beautiful old-world city enjoying a modern day renaissance. In 2006, the city opened Transantiago, an efficient service and the backbone of its…
Diane Davis is the Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (GSD). She leads a project funded by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) called “Transforming Urban Transport – The Role of Political Leadership” (TUT)”…
For cities to grow sustainably, they need long term planning, and in most low to middle income countries, support from their national government. Although transportation needs are often identified at the city level, they are dependent on national funding or financing. Setting rapid transit infrastructure targets is a crucial step for national governments to improve…
You hear a lot about the work that we do but not much about the people who make it all possible here at ITDP… until now. This is the inaugural installment of our Staff Spotlight series where we discover more about the passionate people who work to drive forward ITDP’s mission. In light of the…