As plans for Nairobi’s upcoming BRT develop, ITDP Africa is advocating the extension of the corridor through Nairobi’s central business district. Where previous models considered diverting the BRT’s path around the city’s busiest central blocks, ITDP analysis shows that bringing the system into the city’s downtown would benefit users and improve traffic conditions. The recommendation…
Author: Nneka Njoku
The world’s 8 largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) yesterday issued an initial joint report on efforts to advance their commitment to direct $175 billion over 10 years toward more sustainable transport. The committment was a major outcome of the Rio+20 Global Summit on Sustainable Development in June 2012, and promises to have important implications for…
A Special Policy Study Summary Report for the CCICED, the China Council for Internation Cooperation on Environment and Development This report, delivered to top Chinese officials, including Premier Li Keqiang and the State Council, details the growing problems of traffic congestion and traffic-related air pollution in Chinese cities, and provides a set of high-level recommendations for the State…
A Transporte Ativo e o ITDP Brasil, com recursos da Embaixada Britânica, realizaram um amplo estudo para levantar dados e informações sobre a utilização de bicicletas de carga para entregas de estabelecimentos comerciais no Rio de Janeiro. Realizado em nove bairros representando as diferentes regiões administrativas da cidade, com foco no quilômetro quadrado mais denso de…
As part of Mexico City’s continued shift toward improving its non-motorized transit, the city recently redesigned Avenue 16 de Septiembre into a mixed traffic, or ‘pedestrian priority’ street. By implementing advanced traffic calming measures, the street now promotes shared used by all forms of transit, including pedestrians, cyclists, and cars. The pedestrian priority design provides…
A summary of the proceedings from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 19) in Warsaw, Poland, and progress on the post-2015 sustainable development agenda and their significance for land transport. As international efforts to address climate change and a post-2015 framework for sustainable development advance, there are an increasing number of opportunities for sustainable…
Monterrey, Mexico is riding high after formally opening its first BRT corridor this week. The new Ecovía BRT is a 30.1km corridor connecting Monterrey, San Nicolás and Guadalupe, and is expected to move nearly 160,000 passengers daily. With the new system, Monterrey becomes the sixth city in Mexico to adopt BRT, bringing the country’s total…
Transjakarta has finally changed its institutional status from a government agency to a city-owned enterprise, or BUMD (for its acronym in Bahasa Indonesian). The shift in management follows ITDP Indonesia’s longstanding recommendation to the Jakarta city government, and is intended to increase the performance of the Transjakarta BRT. The transfer of responsibility to BUMD will…
Metrobuses, ecobicis, bikeways, parking meters and reclaiming public space for pedestrians were the main reasons the city of Mexico won the Sustainable Transport Award in 2013. This video demonstrates Mexico City’s continued progress and leadership in sustainable urban transport.