On March 15, a panel of experts discussed the prospects of getting sustainable transport on the agenda in Rio and what civil society, business, and government can do to ensure a successful conference. The panelists came from a diverse array of sectors. They included: • Elizabeth Thompson, Executive Coordinator for UN CSD/Rio+2 • Polly Trottenberg,…
Author: Nneka Njoku
From the 1940s to the 1960s, U.S. cities lost population and economic investment to suburban locations. To compete, many cities built urban highways, hoping to offer motorists the same amenities they enjoyed in the suburbs. Whatever their benefits, these highways often had adverse impacts on urban communities. Many cities in Latin America, following the Unites States’…
2 0 1 0 年广州市修建了1 0 0 0 多公里的绿 道，成为了广州市民休闲娱乐的新去处和 交通出行的新路径。对于广州市，这个项 目的意义却远远不止改善了居民生活的 品质，绿道还倡导了“绿色出行，低碳生 活”的新理念，给广州的市民及游客提供 了舒适便捷的出行方式，开创了城市交通 的新时代，走出了可持续交通的新篇章。I TDP二十年来一直致力于绿道及慢行系 统的研究，拥有世界顶级的专家团队。在 过去的一年里，I TDP致力于广东省绿道 的研究，基于I TDP团队的经验和在广东 省内广州市、东莞市、惠州市、阳江市的 工作，提出了适合广东省绿道的规划与设 计原则，希望省、市级领导能从中获取一 些灵感，并在未来绿道建设过程中有所帮 助。将广州的绿道建设成为广东省乃至全 国的可持续交通示范性工程。
By Kumar Manish, ITDP India Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), and Amanda Burden, Chair of the New York City Planning Commission and Director of the New York City Department of City Planning, recently concluded a five-day visit to India at the invitation of the Institute for Transportation and…
By Edward T. McMahon, Senior Resident Fellow, ULI Would you prefer to live in a community where you had to drive everywhere for everything, or would you prefer to live in a community where you could walk, ride a bicycle, take public transportation, or drive to get to where you want to go? This question…
Mark Gorton, a New York based information technology and finance entrepreneur and a leading advocate of sustainable transportation, began his week-long trip in India, organized by ITDP, with a talk in Delhi on Monday. “Rethinking the Automobile: Lessons from 100 years of Urban Experience with the Automobile”, focuses on the detrimental impact car-oriented urbanization has…
See all the reasons San Francsico, USA won the Sustainable Transport Award in the below slideshow: Find the video here: San Francisco Sustainable Transport Strategy View more presentations from EMBARQ – The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport
See all the reasons Medellin, Colombia won the Sustainable Transport Award in the below slideshow (in Spanish): Find the video here: Área Metropolitana MEDELLIN VALLE DE ABURRA View more presentations from EMBARQ – The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport
San Francisco, USA and Medellin, Colombia were declared the winners of the 8th annual Sustainable Transport Award. This year’s slate of nominees is unique in that the two winners, and the two honorable mentions – Cape Town and Buenos Aires – showcase a breadth of interventions that put citizens first. Each city is also a…