Mexico’s Ideamos Program Shows Bicycles Are Moving More than People
For decades people in cities around the world have been using bicycles for so much more than passenger travel. Since the start of the...
Mexico’s Ideamos Program Shows Bicycles Are Moving More than People
For decades people in cities around the world have been using bicycles for so much more than passenger travel. Since the start of the...
2022: The Year of the Bicycle
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen shifts in how and where people travel. The low vehicle volumes due to initial...
ITDP Launches Cycling Cities Campaign at COP26
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) officially launches its global Cycling Cities Campaign while at the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom...
Cycling Is Booming and Not Just Where You Think
For many years, cycling has been overlooked as a viable transportation option outside of a few European cities. However, this perspective is finally starting...
Bicycles: The Future Mode for Traffic Choked Jakarta
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Cycling and Mexico City: Better than Before
Mexico City already has one of the world’s best bike-share systems. This year, Avenida de los Insurgentes, one of the longest avenues, got an...
Join ITDP in Taking Cycling Worldwide
After experiencing a year like no other, which exposed so many fault lines and illuminated new urban mobility challenges, cycling has resurfaced as a...
Sustainable Resolutions for a New Year
Looking toward a better 2021.
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Density is Not the Problem: COVID-19 and Cities
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