Boa Festa! Nearly five hundred people turned out for the opening of Our Cities Ourselves – or As Cidades Somos Nos as it is known in Brazil – last night. The exhibition is on display at the prestigious Centro Cultural Correios in downtown Rio. The images of ten of the world’s most vibrant cities,…
Author: Nneka Njoku
In the next two decades, cities all over the world will add hundreds of millions of new residents – by 2030, 60 percent of the global population – or five billion people – will live in urban areas, mostly in the developing world. Our Cities Ourselves, an urban visioning exhibition created by the Institute for…
Welcome to PioTrans! Rea Vaya has reached another milestone. On Tuesday, 1 February the Taxi Operators Investment Companies formally took control of the Rea Vaya’s Bus Operating Company. Since 2007, the Taxi Industry has been extensively engaged in the planning and implementation of the Rea Vaya project by the City of Johannesburg. Since its opening…
The City of Bogotá has been recognized internationally as a bicycle friendly city thanks to the improvements made in sustainable transportation during Enrique Peñalosa´s tenure as Mayor of the City between 1998-2001. The City is now getting ready for the 12th anniversary of its Car Free Day. The local ITDP office has helped to develop…
Asia Development Bank and Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Partner to Promote Sustainable Urban Transport Washington, D.C. – Cities in Asia receiving support from the Asian Development Bank will benefit from world-class technical expertise on creating transport that is accessible, safe, environmentally-friendly, and affordable, as a result of a partnership announced Wednesday evening by…
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Cities worldwide are demonstrating innovation in transport planning by integrating bike, BRT and metro systems, with Guangzhou in China announced as winner of the 2011 Sustainable Transport Award. Guangzhou’s new world-class BRT system integrates with bike lanes, bike share and metro stations, raising the bar for all cities. Walter Hook, Executive Director of the Institute…