How to Keep SUVs Out of Emerging Economies
Car-centric transportation systems have seriously damaged the environment, safety, and livability of cities around the world. Fossil-fuel-based passenger transport is a major contributor to...
Global Cities Can Still Turn the Tide on Car-Centric Growth
A key objective of sustainable transport policy is to reduce driving in cities, which is often measured by vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT). Facilitating this...
Low Emission Zones Can Breathe Life into India’s Future
The Indian city of Chennai – from the bustling markets of T Nagar to the IT parks in OMR, is a city constantly on...
3 Urgent Actions for Indian Cities to Reduce Vehicle Emissions
A recent study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology demonstrates the extreme impacts of vehicle emissions on pollution and air quality across India. Conducted...
Proving That Off-Street Parking Reform Can Lower Emissions and Housing Costs
In the struggle against climate change, it can feel that we are constantly being asked to sacrifice material desires. Most people don’t want to...
Pedestrian Bridges Make Cities Less Walkable. Why Do Cities Keep Building Them?
Pedestrian bridges are structures built over roads that require people to take longer, often inaccessible routes up and over many lanes of car traffic,...
The High Cost of Transportation in the United States
What does the average American pay to get around every day in 2024? What portion of their income is devoted to transportation? Is that...
The Need to Reimagine the Nairobi Expressway As A Green Corridor
The Nairobi Expressway, implemented under a build-operate-transfer model by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), is arguably Kenya’s most distinct private-public partnership project. While...
How Beijing is Rethinking Parking and Reclaiming Public Space
Due to rapid motorization and a lack of parking management policy, Beijing’s sidewalks, setbacks, bicycle lanes, and streets have been gradually taken over by...
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In a landmark move toward more sustainable and inclusive urban development, the Government of Egypt has launched the Egypt Active Mobility Strategy 2025–2034, a...
Egypt Prioritizes People-Centered Cities with National Active Mobility Strategy
In a landmark move toward more sustainable and inclusive urban development, the Government of Egypt has launched the Egypt Active Mobility Strategy 2025–2034, a...
Nominations Are Open for the 2027 Sustainable Transport Award
Does your city or region deserve more recognition for new transport, street design, or policy improvements that increase mobility and improve quality-of-life for your...
