A transportation advocacy organization has cited New York City for its worldwide Sustainable Transport Award, praising the city for its “political will, bold leadership and citizen engagement” in planning its future. Beijing, Istanbul, Mexico City and Milan won honorable mention in the awards, presented Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The city is the first city in…
Author: Nneka Njoku
(Washington, DC – January 13, 2009) New York will be honored tonight as the first U.S. city to win the 5th annual Sustainable Transport Award. The other award finalists, Beijing, Istanbul, Mexico City and Milan will receive honorable mentions. The award presentations will take place at 6:30pm-7:30pm at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC as…
2009 Winner New York City, USA Throughout 2008, the city continued to implement PlaNYC 2030, its comprehensive long-term sustainability vision. The city took 49 acres of road space, traffic lanes and parking spots away from cars and gave that space back to the public for bike lanes, pedestrian areas, and public plazas. Protected on street…
Take a moment to appreciate how far we’ve come in the last few years. New York City is being honored tonight in Washington D.C. as the first U.S. city to win the ITDP Sustainable Transport Award. Here is an excerpt from the press release: New York City has demonstrated that political will, bold leadership and…
Washington, January 13 – Chinese Beijing, because in 2008 in the improvement mass transit, facilitates the result which the resident journey and the reduction air pollution aspect obtains, evening attains the American Transportation Research Council on 13th in 2009 the sustainable transportation honorary award. This award item the appraisal committee voting which by the Non-governmental…
Schoolchildren have become the latest victims of Jakarta’s traffic gridlock, as local officials recently decided to get creative in tackling the Indonesian capital’s notorious traffic jams. Despite parental protests, city administrators decided last month that classes would start at 6.30am instead of the usual 7am when the school term began on Monday. The aim was…
Letter from the Executive Director: Our Cities, Ourselves • Janmarg: The People’s Way • Bajajis Come to Tanzania • Streets for People: New York’s Bold New Pedestrian Spaces • Rea Vaya: We Are Going • China’s Cities at a Crossroads • Bike-Sharing Goes Viral • Going Back to Cali • The Future is on the…
Pedalling a cycle, often associated with childhood memories, is increasingly becoming routine for people, thanks to the initiatives of the Delhi Metro and the Delhi Bicycling Club, which encourage people to use bicycles for short distances. In North Campus, a scheme to rent cycles was started two years ago to help students cut on cycle-rickshaw…
The Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide is the most comprehensive resource for planning a bus rapid transit (BRT) system, beginning with project preparation all the way through to implementation and it is now available in Portuguese. Click here to download the complete Guide or individual chapters in Portuguese. Clicka aqui para baixar o Manual de BRT em…