Guangzhou, China, and Ahmedabad, India’s, bus rapid transit systems, both designed by ITDP and partners, were recognized as leaders in the fight against climate change at the 18th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Doha. These two systems were selected as part of the UN’s Momentum for…
Author: Nneka Njoku
by Kumar Manish On a typical day, old Mumbai Pune Highway connects the Indian cities of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad with long snarls of traffic jams. For one day, however, the road was free from traffic chaos and had a steady flow during morning peak hour on Pune Bus Day, an initiative to promote and…
Over the past week, as the New York and New Jersey metro areas recover from the largest and most costly natural disaster to hit this major metropolitan area, the largest obstacle to a full recovery has been transportation. More than a week after the storm hit, New Yorkers and New Jerseyans are seeing just how important the…
ITDP Managing Director for Global Policy Michael Replogle met with international and Chinese transport finance experts last week in Beijing to explore new prospects and directions for China’s national urban transport financing. At an expert workshop organized by the China Urban Sustainable Transport Research Center, GIZ, and EMBARQ from November 1st to 3rd, Replogle and…
by Kumar Manish Pune, India: ITDP India is providing technical support for ‘Pune Bus Day (PBD)’, a first of its kind event to promote & popularise public transport facilities in Pune city. PBD is a social media initiative of Sakal group, a media conglomerate, to encourage the use of public transport among all classes of…
Earlier this month, ITDP, in partnership with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, brought together transportation experts, elected officials and representatives from government and private transportation agencies from around the world to Washington DC to discuss shared challenges, opportunities, and replicable models and policy for national urban transportation. Over two days, representatives from the US…
Throughout the week of September 17th, former Bogotá mayor and ITDP board president Enrique Peñalosa, along with a delegation of ITDP and GMEDRI staff, held site tours and meetings with government officials and partner organizations in Yichang, Lanzhou, and Shenyang to promote integration of sustainable transport and land development as China pushes forward rapid urban…
Expansion of the popular bike sharing system in Mexico City, Ecobici, was officiated on September 12th by Mayor Ebrard. Implementation of Phase 2 included 78 new stations and 1,180 new bikes that stretch over four districts in two municipalities, Cuauhtémoc and Miguel Hidalgo: Anzures, Polanco, Granada, Ampliación Granada, Bosque de Chapultepec, Juárez, Roma Norte, Doctores…
As part of Mobility Week, Rio de Janeiro launched its first official bike map on Friday, September 21st. ITDP Brazil, with local NGO partners Transporte Ativo and Camelo Urbano, spearheaded the map’s creation. The map was been produced by the Secretary of Environment in partnership with the Secretary of Tourism. The map and cycling…