by C. Ranga Rohini, ITDP With a population of over 4.7 million and with a rapidly growing economy, the city of Chennai faces the challenge of providing efficient, safe, and reliable transport solutions to its citizens without compromising on quality of life. The onus of this responsibility currently falls on a number of agencies in…
Author: Nneka Njoku
On Monday, January 21, ITDP board president Enrique Peñalosa addressed a standing-room crowd of more than 80 at United Nations headquarters on the pressing need to promote sustainable transport as a means to poverty eradication. Mr. Peñalosa spoke on the need for a rethinking of transportation priorities, particularly in developing cities, where the majority of…
by Sam Mohamad-Khany Pimpri Chinchwad is a city of 1.7 million in the state of Maharashtra, India. On January 5, ITDP conducted a full-day workshop on the BRT Standard, which was attended by over 25 officials from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), public transport operator Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML), and consultants Creations…
by Michael Replogle January 17, 2013 – At the June 2012 Rio+20 Global Sustainable Development Summit, the world’s 8 largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) pledged USD$175 billion for more sustainable transport over the next decade, committing to annual reporting and development of common definitions, targets and indicators for sustainable transport. In a conference today…
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), together with an international committee of transportation and development experts, awarded Mexico City the 2013 Sustainable Transport Award for its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, cycling and walking infrastructure, parking program, and revitalization of public space. Established in 2005, the Sustainable Transport Award recognizes leadership and visionary…
ITDP Brazil, in partnership with Studio-X (part of Columbia University) recently created 12 short videos as a part of the Mobilidade + project. The videos show how urban mobility impacts people as a part of everyday life. The Mobilidade + project first appeared during Rio+ 20, the United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development in Rio…
As part of a comprehensive mobility plan, Rosario, Argentina has made improvements to public transport, piloted a bike sharing and bike parking system, and added more public space in 2012. Rosario is currently in construction on more than 11 km of bike lanes, with even more to be added in 2013. Rosario is also implementing…
Rio took significant steps toward improving their transit and reducing traffic as part of a comprehensive mobility plan ahead of the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic games in 2016. In 2012 Rio opened its first world-class bus rapid transit corridor, Transoeste, expanded a bike share program that was implemented in 2011, and…
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