ITDP-CHINA

From A Passer-by to A Citizen: Guangzhou Huanshidong Plaza Regeneration

2017-11-21

As the earliest established and the most mature central business district in Guangzhou, Huangshidong Commercial Center becomes dismal by the development direction turning to the east in this decade. However, recently the Huanshidong Plaza, which is surrounded by Shimao Commercial Building, Youyi Shopping Mall, La Perle Shopping Mall and Baiyun ......Read More

Vibrant Pune: City’s Streets Transform into Vital Public Spaces

2017-09-22

“On our firm course towards sustainable transportation, we are also transforming Pune into a great city for the people, with numerous initiatives to encourage walking, cycling and the use of public transport”, said Mr. Kunal Kumar, IAS, the commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation. Indian cities are gradually taking greater efforts ......Read More

Designing for People and Erasing Car-Friendly Past : Dongguan Streets Transformation

2017-09-18

Source：CNN Dongcheng District in Dongguan went through a makeover. While urban street design in China often focuses on the needs of cars, the local government of Dongguan decided to put people first instead of motor vehicles to rebrand the Dongcheng commercial district. ITDP China work with DUPD and Dongcheng district ......Read More

How Mexico City Became A Leader in Parking Reform

2017-09-15

On July 11, Miguel Ángel Mancera, Mayor of Mexico City announced the “limitation of parking spaces in the city construction code”. This new norm changes minimum parking requirements to maximum depending on the land use of the construction. This puts Mexico City, the largest city in North America, far ahead ......Read More

Time to regulate China's booming bike share sector

2017-07-27

As China’s sharing economy took off in 2016, shared bicycle schemes powered by internet connectivity and smartphone apps spread from university campuses to cover entire cities. Almost overnight, millions of company bikes in red, yellow and blue spread across China’s city streets and into their back alleys. These bikes rapidly ......Read More

Child-friendly City ≈ Everyone-friendly City

2017-06-22

ITDP assisted the City of Changsha in Central China to become the first city in the nation to be equipped with leading CFC measures. Many other Chinese cities are expected to follow Changsha's footstep to implement innovative actions to become child friendly. According to Department of Transport Statistics, more than ......Read More