#MejoresCallesMX: Envisioning Better Streets Across Mexico
All around the world, there is a movement to re-imagine and re-design urban streets that better serve the needs of people, rather than emissions-heavy...
Compact Electric Cities: The Only Way to 1.5°
To meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and for a chance of limiting climate change to less than 1.5°C, neither vehicle electrification...
What Is A Low Emission Zone?
In cities experiencing rapid urbanization especially, there is a need to shift away from both private cars and transition to electric vehicles to address...
How ITDP India is ‘Gamifying’ Urban Transport Planning
In 2020, ITDP India launched two national programmes with the Government of India’s Smart Cities Mission — the India Cycles4Change and Streets4People Challenges — aimed at...
Reshaping Mexico’s Approach to Housing and Urban Sprawl
A common sight on the outskirts of many of Mexico’s cities is thousands of small, single-family houses sitting isolated inside gated communities. Often disjointed...
Conectar Queimados: Transit Oriented Revitalization in Rio de Janeiro
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, one neighborhood urban revitalization plan is seeking to leverage the principles of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) to implement more...
Creating A ‘Kingdom for Bicycles’ in Yichang, China
Over the past two decades, ITDP China has been working closely with major cities to advance a vision for urban cycling, and implement bicycle...
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...
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...
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Congressional briefing emphasizes electrification and public transit to meet climate goals
54 years since the first Earth Day, the US is still focusing on highway expansion. In light of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, due...
There’s a climate cost to America’s freeways, and it’s not paid equally.
The environmental impacts of the Interstate Highway System continue to harm communities of color through health hazards, pollution, and displacement.
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The sprawling roadway network...
How Indonesian Cities Are Prioritizing Inclusive Public Transport
The lack of holistic data on how marginalized and differently-abled groups move in major cities is often a barrier to developing more inclusive urban...
How Indonesian Cities Are Prioritizing Inclusive Public Transport
The lack of holistic data on how marginalized and differently-abled groups move in major cities is often a barrier to developing more inclusive urban...
