Cycling on the sun-soaked streets of Belo Horizonte is on the rise. Although city officials have made a significant effort to build cycling infrastructure, cyclists have expressed concern about the network’s design and safety. On August 23rd and 24th, ITDP staffers Colin Hughes, Pedro Torres, and Victoria Broadus met with city planners and cycling activists…
Author: Nneka Njoku
On August 8th in Mexico City, federal congressmen René Fujiwara Montelongo and Rosa Elba Pérez Hernández led a bicycle tour from the city’s central plaza, the Zocalo, to Congress, arriving at the “Budget for Sustainable Urban Transformation: Public Policy for Mobility” forum. They were joined by local representatives Laura Ballesteros, Jorge Gaviño and representatives of…
On Wednesday, July 24, Buenos Aires inaugurated a new Metrobus BRT corridor, 9 de Julio. The city held an inauguration ceremony on the corridor, attended by Mayor Mauricio Macri, Secretary of Transportation Guillermo Dietrich, the ministers of Urban Development, Public Space, and Environment, Daniel Chain and Diego Santilli, and several other city officials and…
On July 10, representatives of the city of Cali, Colombia received the BRT Standard Silver certification for the Integrated Mass Transit System of Cali, which transports 420,000 passengers per day. The award ceremony was held at Menga station in the north area of Cali, and was attended by María del Pilar Rodríguez, Director of MIO, a local…
In May, ITDP organized a series of trainings for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Lanzhou and Guangzhou on bus rapid transit (BRT). The trainings were held over a three-day workshop and attended by ADB staff and government representatives from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Ji’an, Jiangxi province, China. This was the second time…
One year after the historic pledges made at Rio +20 to support sustainable transport, ITDP and other organizations have released a report on the initial progress made, noting that these voluntary commitments are on track. In addition to the 16 original pledges made at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio in June 2012, six new…
Best known as the international capital of salsa, Cali – the third largest city in Colombia and officially called Santiago de Cali – may soon gain acclaim for more than a showcase of world class dance moves. The election of Rodrigo Guerrero in 2012 and passionate leadership at the helm of many agencies seems…
Last week, ITDP China hosted two young professions from Vietnam and Nepal to learn about integrated public transport systems and non-motorized transport best practices as part of their ten month research trip to Hong Kong. For the last five years, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities have brought young professionals…
by Chris Van Eyken On May 16th and 17th, the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, hosted a delegation from San Francisco on a study tour to Mexico City. This included three members of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors: John Avalos, Scott Weiner, and Eric Mar. The seventeen person…