Thursday, October 9, 2025

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...

The Cities and BRT Systems Newly Scored with the 2024 BRT Standard

Five cities and their Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems across the United States and Mexico have received updated scores and designations in accordance with...

Why Cities Need Public Transport To Be Well-Funded, Equitable, and Resilient

Over the course of a year, the MOBILIZE Learning Lab convened by ITDP and VREF convened global transport researchers and advocates to discuss the...

Why Cities Need Public Transport To Be Well-Funded, Equitable, and Resilient

Over the course of a year, the MOBILIZE Learning Lab convened by ITDP and VREF convened global transport researchers and advocates to discuss the...

Why Cities Need Public Transport To Be Well-Funded, Equitable, and Resilient

Over the course of a year, the MOBILIZE Learning Lab convened by ITDP and VREF convened global transport researchers and advocates to discuss the...

Putting ITDP’s BRT Climate Impact Calculator Into Practice

The team used a new ITDP tool, which is now publicly available: the BRT Simple Calculator of Project Effects (SCOPE). This user-friendly Excel spreadsheet...

Why This Is Our Year of the Bus

In recent years, many cities have begun to invest more in improving the quality of public transport, including both physical and operational innovations. However,...

Why This Is Our Year of the Bus

In recent years, many cities have begun to invest more in improving the quality of public transport, including both physical and operational innovations. However,...

Dakar, Senegal’s Electric BRT Leads the Way for African Cities

The city of Dakar recently launched the anticipated 18.3km fully electric BRT system, a first in the Africa region. The e-BRT system is expected...

Dakar, Senegal’s Electric BRT Leads the Way for African Cities

The city of Dakar recently launched the anticipated 18.3km fully electric BRT system, a first in the Africa region. The e-BRT system is expected...

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