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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 MorePress Release: Government of India Sanctions Phase 2 of Ahmedabad BRT
August 22, 2008
The trans-vision of Ahmedabad captioned as ‘Accessible Ahmedabad’ is becoming a reality with the sanction of Ahmedabad Phase-II BRT system (30.5 Km at a cost Rs. 488 crores)today, by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Today, Mr. I.P Gautam Municipal Commissioner Ahmedabad and his team presented the details of the project before the ...Read MoreLessons from Bogota
August 22, 2008
Enrique Penalosa – the iconic Colombian mayor who transformed the city of Bogota, together with top Latin American and US transport experts – has been contracted as an adviser to Cape Town mayor Helen Zille, who hopes to emulate Penalosa’s example. Penalosa, who was mayor from 1998 to 2001, changed the face of Bogota by revolutionising public ...Read MoreCape Town Considers BRT
August 20, 2008
As the country prepares for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, officials in Cape Town, South Africa, are considering plans for a citywide bus rapid transit system. BRT pioneer Enrique Penalosa was recently in town to stump for transit. “Building more roads and widening existing ones will never solve Cape Town’s traffic crisis, a leading international expert ...Read MoreGauteng Taxi Drivers Want Clarity on Bus System
August 18, 2008
The proposed bus rapid transport (BRT) system in Gauteng should be put on hold until the minibus taxi industry’s involvement is outlined, the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) said on Monday. A letter will be sent to the transport minister on Tuesday calling for a summit of all interested parties to be convened, Santaco general ...Read More‘More Roads Won’t Solve Traffic Problem’
August 18, 2008
Building more roads and widening existing ones will never solve Cape Town’s traffic crisis, a leading international expert advising the city on a bus rapid public transport plan, has warned. Stronger political decisions will have to be taken to reduce the number of cars on the city’s roads, says former Bogota mayor, Enrique Penalosa. He is credited ...Read MoreIt’s Car Vs. Rickshaw on the Mean Streets of Delhi
August 18, 2008
City officials in Delhi are sparring with activists and transportation policy wonks over a ubiquitous site on the streets of India—cycle rickshaws. The city banned the three-wheelers from many areas three years ago, and though the ban was recently overturned, everyone says the fight is far from over. Bureaucrats can tick off a long list of ...Read MoreStand Firm, Mr. Minister
August 15, 2008
Once again the taxi industry is trying to hold society to ransom, but this time we hope the authorities show some gumption and show these extortionists the door. Gauteng’s taximen have decided to abandon Joburg’s integrated public transport system. Though they were involved in all the planning for the Rea Vaya bus system, they give the ...Read MoreMore Haste, Less Speed for Bus Rapid Transit in SA
August 14, 2008
ABOUT five years ago, the flood of visits from politicians and managers to the world’s leading Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) cities began. Today, a conservative guess would be that between 500 and 1000 South Africans, among them cabinet ministers, provincial MECs, city mayors, members of mayoral committees, city managers, transport planners, local operators and taxi ...Read MoreThe 2009 Sustainable Transport Award Nomination Process Opens
August 1, 2008
Every year, the Sustainable Transport Award is given to a city that has had a profound impact on enhancing the sustainability and livability of its community or region through innovative transportation strategies, while lessening the impact of climate change through reduced transportation greenhouse and air pollution emissions. Click here for more information and for the on-line nomination ...Read MoreSouth Africa: Road Shows to Explain Joburg’s New Bus System
July 28, 2008
Road shows are to be held to educate taxi associations and commuters on how the transformation of the public transport system will affect them. The announcement of the road shows will be held in response to the concerns raised by the taxi association on how their businesses would be affected by Rea Vaya (We are moving) ...Read More