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[WEBINAR] Indicators For Sustainable Mobility
January 14, 2019
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12pm EST Webinar Recording More on the Indicators Indicators for Sustainable Mobility Presentation As Climate Change Escalates, US Cities Fail to Provide Car Alternatives About the Webinar As cities seek to improve their transportation systems to make them more sustainable, equitable, and useful for people, it is critical that they first understand how their system performs. To that ...Read MoreITDP Announces New CEO Heather Thompson
September 19, 2018
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Thompson as our new chief executive officer. Ms. Thompson, who has been serving in the role of interim CEO since February, was selected by the ITDP board of directors after an extensive, international search. Her transition to permanent CEO is ongoing, and will be effective October ...Read MoreBus Rapid Transit Nearly Quadruples Over Ten Years
November 17, 2014
Bus rapid transit has grown by 383 percent in the last ten years, according to new data released by ITDP. As cities around the world discover the benefits and cost effectiveness of BRT, they have built hundreds of systems across dozens of countries that qualify as true BRT. A new interactive map shows a comprehesive ...Read MoreITDP Releases New Study on Climate Change Ahead of UN Climate Summit
September 17, 2014
As world leaders gather for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit on September 23rd, ITDP and the University of California, Davis, have released a new report on the impact of transportation emissions on our climate future. According to the new study, more than USD$100 trillion in cumulative public and private spending could be saved, and ...Read MoreA Colombian Model for the NYC MTA?
May 20, 2009
About 10 years ago, Bogotá’s main artery, known as the Caracas, was filled from side to side with a hodgepodge of yellow, blue, green, white and red buses of all sizes and shapes. The shops were covered in a layer of soot, and the street sat beneath a grayish haze, as the buses coughed ...Read MoreJakarta Akan Terapkan Retribusi Kemacetan [in Indonesian]
May 18, 2009
Nurmansjah Lubis, Sekretaris Komisi B, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD) DKI Jakarta mengungkapkan dewan sudah menetapkan pungutan kemacetan sebagai retribusi. “Maka kendalanya kini adalah pengaturan keuangannya,” kata Trisbiantara,Pengamat Transportasi dari Universitas Trisakti, Trisbiantara, melalui sambungan telepon, Senin (18/5). Menurut Trisbiantara, masukan dari Sistem Pungutan Kemacetan harus pada rekening tersendiri. “Bukan dicampur dengan pemasukan untuk kas daerah ...Read MoreFull-Service Bike Parking in Brazil
May 8, 2009
On a recent trip to Brazil, Streetfilms’ Elizabeth Press visited ASCOBIKE, a bicycle parking garage outside São Paulo. ASCOBIKE serves 1,700 riders daily, many of whom hop a train to complete their commute from Mauá, “a city with zero bike infrastructure.” Membership perks include safety and maintenance tips, bike repair service and even legal advice, all financed ...Read More“Choose People Over Cars” Says Enrique Penalosa (Indonesia)
May 6, 2009
“Society should prioritize people over cars,” said Enrique Penalosa, the visiting former mayor of Bogota, Colombia, on Tuesday. Penalosa, currently a guest lecturer at New York University and an urban development consultant for cities in Australia, Africa, South America, Europe and the United States, said that public health in the urban setting was closely linked to ...Read MoreBuses Head for the Border (to Guatemala)
May 4, 2009
You’d never recognize them. Every year thousands of “re-tired” American school buses turn up in developing countries, but aside from the trademark shape and flashing lights, these “chicken buses” show few signs of their former lives as sturdy movers of students. In Guatemala, for example, the new owners transform each standard yellow school bus from ...Read MorePeta Hijau, Peta Kehidupan [in Indonesian]
May 3, 2009
Kalau terus-menerus memikirkan jelek-jeleknya Jakarta, lama-lama pikiran bisa pening sendiri. Coba kalau Jakarta dilihat dari sisi lain, misalnya dari peta hijau atau green map yang tujuannya untuk menyadarkan orang akan kesalingterkaitan antara alam dan gaya hidup. Mungkin hidup menjadi terasa berbeda. Peta hijau ini merupakan peta yang menandai tempat-tempat yang memiliki makna terhadap lingkungan, budaya, dan ...Read MoreMari Melihat Hijau Jakarta [in Indonesian]
May 3, 2009
Bus transjakarta selama ini hanya dianggap sebagai alat untuk memobilisasi manusia dari rumah ke tempat kerja. Namun, pernahkah Anda mencoba bus ini untuk menjelajah kota Jakarta? Bus transjakarta melalui jalur-jalur khusus yang disebut busway. Karena itu, masyarakat Jakarta lebih akrab dengan nama busway daripada bus transjakarta. Menurut Peta Hijau (green map) Jakarta ketika naik bus transjakarta kita ...Read MoreGuadalajara Becomes Third City in Mexico with BRT
April 30, 2009
In March 2009, President Felipe Calderon attended the inauguration of Guadalajara’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) line. Called Macrobus, phase one consists of 16 kilometers of segregated busway, 27 stations, and two terminals. It integrates with the light rail system. Running along Calzada Indepencia, on the main avenues of the city, 41 articulated Volvo buses provide ...Read MoreSustainable China
April 30, 2009
This article was published in ULI Asia Pacific Spring 2009 eNews. Millions of people in Beijing and other Chinese cities are witnessing a dramatic improvement in the quality of their housing, offices, and where they eat and shop. But what will happen to city livability, traffic congestion, global oil consumption and climate change as more cities ...Read MoreBeijing’s Bike Parking Experience
April 29, 2009
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