David Byrne was in Buenos Aires yesterday, his second of nine stops on the Cities, Bicycles and the Future of Mobility tour. The day began with a mid-morning event attended by city officials and non-profit groups,where eight organizations, including Greenpeace Argentina and FARN, signed a letter calling on the City to dedicate at least 5% of the city’s…
Author: Nneka Njoku
The 8th annual Sustainable Transport Awards are accepting nominations. This is the first year that we’ve asked the public to contribute their ideas on which cities are doing the best job at making their transportation systems greener, safer and friendlier to cyclists and pedestrians. The STAs are presented in January in Washington, D.C. and recognize…
Over 700 people filled a packed theater in São Paulo last night for the first stop on the 9-city “Cities, Bicycles and the Future of Mobility” tour with legendary artist and musician, David Byrne, and ITDP. Activities for the forum started earlier in the day, when a group of around 30 cyclists, including the Secretary…
This month ITDP joins forces with legendary artist and musician, David Byrne, on an 18-day, 9-city tour, to raise awareness about the need for sustainable transportation options for Latin American cities. In each city Byrne will take the stage with a local leader, a cycling advocate and an urban planner for a lively discussion of…
This June, transportation and environment ministers and senior delegates from 11 Latin-American countries met for the first ever Sustainable Transport Forum for Latin America (FTS) in Bogotá, Colombia. The forum’s participants adopted the “Bogotá Declaration for Sustainable Transport.” This document contains voluntary agreements for regional coordination and cooperation between these countries and the Inter-American Development…
A front page article in today’s New York Times looks at how European cities are prioritizing mass transit, cycling and walking and reducing dependence on private cars. The piece features ITDP’s report “Europe’s Parking U-Turn”. A few snippets from the article are below. … “It often takes extreme measures to get people out of their cars, and…
June 21, 2011 Plenary: How to Leverage Private Investment for Public Benefit: The Role of Public Private Partnership in BRT Systems Moderator: Walter Hook,CEO, ITDP Speakers : Javier Garcia Bejos, General Director, COMURSA, Private Investment in Transport Infrastructure Fernando Escallon, President, Escallon Morales & Associates, Transmilenio: A Story of Success and Evolution Edgar Enrique Sandoval, Director, Sigma…
“Downscaling Ambitions and Finding Creative Solutions”: Infrastructure 2011: A Strategic Priority Warns of Strain on U.S. Cities to Maintain Assets & Build Infrastructure Projects As Federal Funding Declines A new report by the ULI and Ernst & Young looks at the challenges faced by many U.S. cities to provide adequate infrastructure services for their residents, workers and businesses. Already under-funded, America’s…
China has some of the biggest bike share systems in the world and new ones are popping up across the country, some that will include tens of thousands of bikes. ITDP is working primarily with Guangzhou to help expand the city’s current system. ITDP is also documenting best practices (particularly in Asian cities) at Hangzhou’s pioneering…