Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Promoting sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide
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Mode shift impacts of Yichang BRT on communities along corridor.
2016-01-01
A key challenge for sustainable development in China is how to encourage residents in new highrise gated apartment developments to continue to travel by bus rather than to use cars. How effectively does BRT encourage mode shift in development with close proximity to the BRT corridor? The first phase of ......Read More
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Yichang BRT wins ADB Best Performing Project award.
2015-12-17
The 2015 Country Portfolio Review Mission (CPRM) of the Asian Development Bank was held on 15-16 December 2015 at the Xiamen National Accounting Institute in Xiamen, PRC. Ten senior officers of national level governments, including Deputy Director General Chen Zhijun of the Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation of ......Read More
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Comparative BRT charts; Pune and Islamabad BRT data added
2015-12-17
Comparative graphics for BRT systems have been provided at here and show a range of interesting correlations. Visit the site for interactive and print versions. In addition, data, maps and photos for Islamabad BRT and Pune metropolitan regional BRT systems have been added to the BRT cities....Read More
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Senior Dandong officials visit Guangzhou and Yichang BRT systems.
2015-12-02
In a critically important visit regarding a planned BRT corridor in the city, during 1-3 December a delegation of senior officials from Dandong (Liaoning province) visited the BRT corridor and sustainable urban transport projects in Guangzhou and Yichang. Fourteen senior officials from the Dandong City Government joined the site visit, ......Read More
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Beijing parking study completed; presented
2015-12-01
In early March in Beijing ITDP attended an “Urban Transport Development Forum” organized by the Ministry of Transport, World Bank, and GIZ, and presented parking-related case studies. The recently completed Beijing parking study, which ITDP carried out with ADB funding, and other China cities parking studies were presented by Bram ......Read More
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Yichang news, photos and links from around the BRT opening
2015-11-29
2015.11.23Sanxia TVVideo: Yiling BRT on trial, several bus routes make adjustments 2015.11.16Jingchu networkYichang green development gains praise from delegates of Hubei province 2015.11.04Jingchu networkFirst BRT system in Hubei, Yichang operates like a flying dragon on the road, with high capacity 2015.10.30Sanxia TVVideo: 17 escalators to start operating at Yichang BRT ......Read More
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Yichang hosts meeting of top province and city officials; highlights BRT.
2015-11-25
On 15-16 November a major Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government conference was held in Yichang, highlighting the BRT and the city's green development. The conference, "Promoting Urban Green Development" was similar to many conferences involving senior officials held around China exploring ways for cities to promote low carbon, ......Read More
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Yichang starts implementing bikesharing along BRT corridor.
2015-10-19
The first four bike sharing stations were implemented in Yichang today, with the stations focused around the city center and BRT corridor and capturing much media attention. Sanxia TV, Sanxia Daily, Sanxia Shangbao, and Sanxia Wanbao were interviewed by ITDP's Shanshan Li at the implementation site, where she explained the ......Read More
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Yichang reforms on-street parking along BRT corridor.
2015-09-13
Yichang has in recent months implemented a major on-street parking reform program focused along the BRT corridor in Dongshan Avenue. Roughly half of the 1,000 off-street parking spaces along the BRT corridor have been removed (see photos below), and the remaining setback parking is now better managed to eliminate or ......Read More