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Every year, ITDP collects and updates rapid transit data for the Rapid Transit Database, which debuted in 2021. The year 2022 witnessed a remarkable...
In Jakarta, New Study Finds Bus Electrification is Both Feasible and Urgent
The Government of Jakarta has committed to electrifying 100% of its Transjakarta bus fleets by 2030, which amounts to over 10,000 vehicles. Since 2020,...
In Jakarta, the Case for Bus Electrification Grows Stronger
The Government of Jakarta has committed to electrifying 100% of its Transjakarta bus fleets by 2030, which amounts to over 10,000 vehicles. Since 2020,...
Mobility in Times of Crisis: A View from Lviv, Ukraine
Since early 2021, the City of Lviv and Ukraine as a whole has faced another major crisis on the heels of the pandemic —...
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...
Ensuring US Federal Transportation Policy Protects Frontline Communities
Nine major national and regional transportation, environmental, and environmental justice organizations issued a statement yesterday on implementing environmental justice goals for frontline communities exposed...
US Working Group Calls on White House Council to Focus on Environmental Justice, Frontline...
Nine major national and regional transportation, environmental, and environmental justice organizations issued a statement yesterday on implementing environmental justice goals for frontline communities exposed...
Challenges and Opportunities for Gender-Equitable Transport in Cairo, Egypt
ITDP Africa, in partnership with the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA), UN Women, and UN-Habitat, recently undertook a comprehensive study to understand the...
To Tackle Staffing Shortages, Boston’s Bus System Can Learn from These Global Cities
US cities need practical, creative solutions to improve its faltering public transit systems. In the Greater Boston area in particular, where ITDP US has...
Bogotá, Colombia’s Approach to Safe, Sustainable, and Accessible Transport
As with many global cities, the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic has led Bogotá to rethink its approach to sustainable mobility, improve access and...
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