Buenos Aires, the capital and largest city in Argentina with a population of three million, implemented several impressive sustainable transport projects in 2013. For its success promoting urban mobility, reducing emissions, and improving safety, Buenos Aires is a finalist for the 2014 Sustainable Transport Award. In 2013, the city launched two new corridors of their…
Author: Nneka Njoku
Plans for Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s bike path network received a boost last month when Jesús Sánchez (ITDP Mexico), visited to lead a CicloCiudades course. An extension of the CicloCiudades program in Mexico, the course aims to give city planners the tools to develop comprehensive plans for a bike friendly city. The workshop was a concrete…
With the rapid rise of bike share systems across the world, ITDP today released the first comprehensive guide to planning a bike share system, addressing the key components of how to build a high quality bike share. The Guide, accessible to industry professionals as well as anyone interested in biking, identifies techniques and practices for planning…
Lanzhou, China, a city of three million, a major transportation hub, and the capital of Gansu Province in Northwest China, is one of the four finalists for the 2014 Sustainable Transport Award. In 2013, Lanzhou implemented the second-highest capacity bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Asia, integrated Transit-oriented Development projects along the corridor, and is…
The 3rd Annual Real Estate Guide (REG) Summit, The Global Forum on the Future of Sustainable Urban Development, took place in Guangzhou, China on November 15th. The event brings together many of China’s largest developers, providing an opportunity to share techniques and direct trends in China’s urban growth. As with the past years, ITDP co-organized…
Durante os dias 9, 10 e 11 de setembro, o Instituto de Políticas de Transporte e Desenvolvimento (ITDP Brasil) realizou um Workshop de Planejamento Urbano em Bonsucesso parte do programa “As Cidades Somos Nós”, com o objetivo de discutir o conceito de Desenvolvimento Orientado ao Transporte (TOD, sigla em inglês) no entorno da futura estação do BRT Transbrasil, Joana Nascimento,…
Today, ITDP released the new TOD Standard, a new scorecard for assessing Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) projects around the world. Transit-Oriented Development implies high quality, thoughtful planning and design of land use and built form that supports, facilitates, and prioritizes the use of public transit, walking, and cycling. Among many others, fashionable real estate projects designed…
Sometimes, going small is the best way to have a big impact. That’s one reason ITDP China is working in Jiuquan, a city in north-western Gansu province with around 500,000 inhabitants and the home of China’s space launch program. ITDP’s work in China has largely focused on megacities such as Lanzhou, Yichang and Harbin; Jiuquan is the…
ITDP, together with the Sustainable Transport Award Committee, is announcing four city finalists for the 2014 Sustainable Transport Award (STA): Buenos Aires, Argentina; Indore, India; Lanzhou, China; and Suwon, South Korea. The finalists will be honored at a reception at the Washington Hilton International Ballroom on January 14, 2014, during the Transport Research Board annual…