Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Promoting sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide
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How Transit-oriented Development Can Transform China
2017-06-16
Asia Pacific Rail, the largest gathering of senior rail leaders in Asia focused on sustainable railway development in the Asian Pacific region, spoke with ITDP China’s Deputy Country Director, Xianyuan Zhu, about transit-oriented development in China. The growth of cities around the world has been characterized by unsustainable, car-dependent and ......Read More
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MOBILIZE Santiago Speaker Series: Simon Lusby, Transport for London
2017-05-31
Founded in 1863, the world-famous London Underground, also known as the Tube, may just be the planet’s most iconic subway system, from its “mind the gap” warning to its circular red logo to its storied history as a bomb shelter during World War II. While it transports a hefty 1.37 ......Read More
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MOBILIZE Santiago Speaker：Daniel Chatman
2017-05-17
Transportation scholar Daniel Chatman’s latest research builds on two decades of experience looking largely at the U.S. context. Chatman has studied how people get to their jobs and what that means for metropolitan economies. He has investigated traffic patterns, job sprawl, and mortgage subsidies for homes in high-density neighborhoods with ......Read More
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MOBILIZE Santiago
2017-05-17
MOBILIZE takes place in the winning city of the Sustainable Transport Award. June 28-30, 2017 Santiago, Chile MOBILIZE is the annual sustainable transport summit of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), which brings together urban transport and development practitioners alongside world-class researchers to celebrate best practices and accelerate ......Read More
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Meet Richard Liu, ITDP’s New Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia
2017-05-12
ITDP is pleased to announce new leadership in our east and southeast Asia region. Richard Liu joins our team as Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia. Richard will be based in Guangzhou, at ITDP China’s offices, and will also provide oversight and guidance to our projects in Indonesia, working ......Read More
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Shandong Spring City Green Modern Trolley Bus Demonstration Project
2017-05-03
Shandong Spring City Green Modern Trolley Bus Demonstration Project has been programmed in the Country Operation Business Plan 2016-2018. The amount of investment is 2.4 billion RMB, with $150 million (about 990 million RMB) loan from ADB. Construction of modern trolley bus network plays important roles in solving the traffic ......Read More
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Three Revolutions in Urban Transportation
2017-05-03
There can be an 80% cut in CO2 emissions if cities embrace 3 revolutions (3R) in vehicle technology: automation, electrification, and, most importantly, ride sharing. Analysis from ITDP and UC Davis shows 3R synergy provides 40% reduction in urban vehicle transportation costs globally by 2050. Ride-sharing and renewable energy sources ......Read More