Saturday, February 22, 2025

How These Three Cities Are Scaling and Improving Urban Cycling

In 2021, ITDP launched the global Cycling Cities campaign to equip governments, planners, and advocates with tools and resources to make cycling a safer,...

What Brazil Needs to Do to Improve Its Regulation of Public Transport

Comprehensive and considered public transport regulation is essential to ensuring the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of bus systems, especially in large metropolitan areas in...

3 Guides for Safe, Efficient, and Sustainable Urban Mobility in Brazil

Managing public transport data, electrifying buses and reducing traffic deaths are policies capable of significantly improving the quality of life in cities and making...

In Rio de Janeiro, the New TransBrasil BRT Takes Shape

Avenida Brasil is one of the most important roads in Brazil and, at nearly 60 kilometers in length, serves as one of the primary...

How Transport Planning in Brazil’s Cities Can Be More Inclusive of Women of Color

Brazil’s National Urban Mobility Policy has a core objective of reducing transport inequalities nationwide and promoting more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable mobility in...

Conectar Queimados: Transit Oriented Revitalization in Rio de Janeiro

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, one neighborhood urban revitalization plan is seeking to leverage the principles of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) to implement more...

Building Cycling Cities in Rio de Janeiro and Recife, Brazil

Brazil’s cities, like Rio de Janeiro and Recife, have long been faced with unequal patterns of urban development and sprawl that have made mobility...

Why Transit Inequality Persists in Brazil

Called a fundamental right, in reality, transit operates with inequality, especially for Black and low-income people. Access to transportation and mobility is not equal for...

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For E-Buses to Succeed, Cities Need to Focus on Charging and Implementation

The electrification of public transport has emerged as a crucial step in advancing environmental sustainability, improving air quality, and enhancing urban mobility. Cities worldwide...

From Egypt to Mexico: Insights into BRT and Transport Planning

In January, ITDP teams from Africa and Mexico engaged in a study tour of the public transport system in Mexico City, Mexico in support...

From Egypt to Mexico, ITDP Shares Insights into Public Transport Planning

In January, ITDP teams from Africa and Mexico engaged in a study tour of the public transport system in Mexico City, Mexico in support...

Webinar: Executive orders and reauthorization—Navigating the future of federal transportation funding

Join us for a webinar on Tuesday, February 25th at 2 p.m. ET to discuss the state of transportation funding, including recent executive orders...