Urban Renovation and Intermodal Stations were the themes covered by ITDP consultant and architect Oren Tatcher, who was in Rio during the week of April 9th for meetings with the Municipal Secretary of Transport. Oren came to Rio to develop proposals for intermodal stations for the city in the first of a series of visits…
Author: Nneka Njoku
A new roadmap for global sustainable transport is included as part of the 2012 State of the World report, released yesterday by Worldwatch Institute and Island Press. ITDP Global Policy Director and founder, Michael Replogle, and ITDP policy analyst, Colin Hughes, co-authored the report’s chapter on sustainable transportation. They were panelists at a Washington DC symposium releasing…
To promote the discussion of sustainable transit in advance of the Rio+20 Conference, this paper provides an analysis of the role of transport as a contributor to global climate concerns and as an opportunity to reduce emissions through a shift toward sustainable transport options. In the next 20 years the world will see massive growth in demand…
A new release of the free-of-charge rapid response tool suite, the Transport Emissions Evaluation Models for Projects (TEEMP), is now available online to support transport project evaluation. The new release has enhanced features especially for BRT planning and analysis. Across the developing world, city leaders and professionals are advancing Bus Rapid Transit as one of the most…
Once mired with problems of citizen safety and public order, Medellín city is now becoming famous for its innovative sustainable transport. Plagued by urban warfare in the 1980s and 1990s, the city’s recent efforts to improve public transport, create better public spaces, and improve safety have transformed the city. To highlight these best practices, Streetfilms,…
Line 4 of Mexico City’s Metrobus opened yesterday, April 1, 2012, with an inauguration by Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, connecting the historic city center to the airport. Unlike many BRTs in Latin America, the route passes through the historic center, running on two major north/south axes along Republica de Venezuela and Heroe de Nacozari in the…
ITDP’s Global Policy Director, Michael Replogle, discussed transport’s role in advancing a green economy within the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication at an inter-sessional preparatory meeting of UN Conference on Sustainable Development in advance of the Rio+20 global conference in June, 2012. He was joined by Holger Dalkman, director of EMBARQ, Cornie Huizenga,…
ITDP Global Policy Director Michael Replogle speaks at United Nations University Symposium on Rio+20
ITDP Global Policy Director and Founder, Michael Replogle offered a keynote address in Tokyo, Japan, on March 22, 2012 at a United Nations University Public Symposium on Rio+20: Challenges and Issues in Developing Countries. He emphasized the need to incorporate sustainable transport as a key building block of sustainable development and steps that will contribute…
An issue paper discussing the role of transport in preparation for the RIo+20 Summit. The paper discusses the benefits of an “Avoid – Shift – Improve” mentatlity, and articualtes the need for transportation to be addressed directrly by the international community, rather than as a component of other issues. Transport is a key sector for sustainable…