Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Promoting sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide
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Urban village regeneration along Guangzhou BRT corridor.
2015-08-13
In Guangzhou’s rapid urbanization process, many farmlands were transformed to urban land and used for new developments. The core village settlements typically consist of a handful of houses and an ancestral hall and small public square. The core village remains in place while surrounding land is transformed from agricultural fields ......Read More
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Electric bus developments bring tram's future into question
2015-07-08
Last week Jan Vandooren from Volvo Buses visited ITDP's Guangzhou office and the Guangzhou BRT, and he gave a brief overview of some recent developments. A trend in Europe is a move toward electric buses, with 2015 marking Volvo Buses' first full electric bus in operation and their cessation of ......Read More
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Yichang BRT to open on 15 July 2015.
2015-06-03
On the evening of 2 June 2015 at Guomao BRT station the Yichang Party Secretary Huang Chuping announced that the Yichang BRT, funded by an Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan and planned and designed by ITDP & GMEDRI, will start trial operation on 15 July 2015. He said Yichang BRT ......Read More
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Senior ADB delegation visits Lanzhou BRT, bike sharing.
2015-05-31
On Friday 29 May 2015, twelve delegates from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board visited the Lanzhou BRT, with ITDP-China invited by the Lanzhou ADB PMO to lead the site visit. Local, provincial and national officials also joined the visit, including from the city government, Ministry of Finance, and Gansu ......Read More
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ITDP-China develops greenway designs for Manila.
2015-05-31
ITDP is wrapping up work on the Manila greenway designs and presented greenway and parking plans to local stakeholders in an area named Kapitolyo. The proposed greenways, BRT and parking reform in the area will greatly benefit the livability of the area and attract more visitors to its upcoming restaurant ......Read More
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BIKE hosts 2015 NMT and bike sharing discussion forum.
2015-05-15
On 14 May, BIKE (a Guangzhou cycling NGO) organized its second discussion forum for “Low Carbon Travel”. ITDP co-hosted the discussion forum, with attendees including the Guangzhou Planning Institute, Guangzhou Transportation Planning and Research Institute, Guangzhou Ruitu bike sharing company, UNDP, the Guangzhou Award Office, media, and members of the ......Read More
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Yichang NMT facilities improved along BRT corridor.
2015-04-23
Pavement of pedestrian facilities along the Yichang BRT corridor is now about one-third completed. Asphalt paving of bike lanes along the BRT corridor is starting at some locations. ITDP is closely monitoring the quality of construction of the NMT facilities and is cooperating with the Guangzhou Municipal Engineering Design and ......Read More
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ITDP's Vientiane plans & designs approved in major ADB loan.
2015-03-23
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $35 million loan to help finance a bus rapid transit (BRT) system and other transport innovations to improve traffic flows in Vientiane, the fast growing capital of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The European Investment Bank, European Union’s Asian Investment Facility, Global ......Read More
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Senior Yichang delegation in intensive Guangzhou BRT visit.
2015-03-15
The Vice Secretary of the Yichang City Government and related high level officials including the Vice Director of the Yichang Transport Bureau, Director of Yichang Road and Transport Authority, Yichang Bus Company and Investment Agency and other agencies related to BRT visited the Guangzhou BRT last week. The purpose of ......Read More