Africa’s Future Depends on Investments into Compact, Electric Cities
Africa’s urbanization is accelerating the demand for sustainable transport solutions. However, current investments are still heavily skewed towards private vehicle infrastructure, leading to traffic...
Mexico City’s Cablebús Shows Us the Potential of Urban Cable Cars
Urban cable cars can be a sustainable, reliable, and efficient transport solution, but their success depends on the ability of the system to meet...
How Sustainable Mobility Supports Tourism in This Indonesian City
How can more pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit-oriented development help support the growth of tourism areas in cities? Research has found that there is...
Better Together: Walkable Cities and Public Transport
Every year, World Pedestrian Day is recognized in August – not to celebrate the importance of walking – but to acknowledge the importance of...
Visualizing Urban Accessibility in Mexico and Beyond
As part of ITDP Mexico’s Ideamos program, which focused on implementing innovative mobility-related pilot projects, a data-driven visualizer tool was developed to highlight accessibility...
Our Cities Need More People Near Frequent and Rapid Public Transport
Traditionally, the quality and reach of a city’s public transport system is measured in number of kilometers, number of stops, ridership, or speed. These...
What We Learned From India’s Cycles4Change and Streets4People Challenges
With ITDP India’s wrap-up of the India Cycles4Change and Streets4People Challenges earlier this year, the team took a look back at the origin. and impact of...
What We Learned From India’s Cycles4Change and Streets4People Challenges
With ITDP India’s wrap-up of the India Cycles4Change and Streets4People Challenges earlier this year, the team took a look back at the origin. and impact of...
We Need to Make Cycling Inclusive and Accessible to All
When cities plan access for people with different abilities, they function better for all people. As cities worldwide face challenges of congestion, pollution, safety...
How Does Cycling Infrastructure in These Global Cities Measure Up?
In 2021, ITDP launched the Cycling Cities campaign, building off of momentum around cycling that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, many...
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