To Combat Extreme Heat, Let’s Invest in Better Walking and Cycling Networks
Cities around the world are now hotter than ever. In addition to global warming, urban areas tend to be warmer than nearby suburban and...
Riding into 2025, We Face a Pivotal Moment for Urban Cycling
As we begin 2025, we stand at a critical point in the journey toward achieving global sustainability targets, particularly in transportation. The year marks...
Dakar, Senegal Receives the 2025 Sustainable Transport Award as the STA Program Celebrates 20...
Dakar, Senegal is the recipient of the 2025 Sustainable Transport Award (STA) in recognition of its efforts to promote sustainable and inclusive mobility centered...
ITDP Brazil Celebrates 15 Years of Progress on Regional Mobility
ITDP Brazil has played a key role in the development, implementation, and creation of policies that prioritize public transport, active mobility, and social inclusion...
Better Urban Mobility Starts with Universal Accessibility
More than a billion people around the world have a disability, and more than half of them live in cities. That number is expected...
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,...
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...
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...
Too Much Urban Space is Used for Parking. What Can We Do About It?
Conversations about livability in cities often focus on the elements that enable people to access jobs and economic opportunities, social networks, proximity to education...
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...
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Nature-Based Solutions Are the Future of Brazil’s Urban Mobility
A recent study by ITDP Brazil, Urban Mobility and Nature-Based Solutions: Integrating Adaptation Strategies for Brazilian Cities (available in Portuguese), shows how Nature-Based Solutions...
The Righteous EV Owners Who Won’t Let Their Broken Cars Die
On an October evening in 2024, a gardener named Svein Hodne was driving home from vacation on a wind-buffeted coastal road in southwest Norway...
Defining Public Transport and its Vital Role in Today’s Cities
Public transport is more than just a way to get from one place to another. It is the lifeline of every city, connecting people...
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...
