Fernando Páez holds a master's degree in Public Administration from the Escuela Superior de Administración Pública in Bogotá, Colombia. He is a specialist in the quality and productivity of transport systems. He has held multiple management positions in Colombian public administration, including...
Adriana Lobo brings more than 13 years of experience in urban and regional transport planning with an emphasis in transport modeling to EMBARQ Mexico. She has directed projects in Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Chile and spent more than 6 years working as a Technical...
According to the World Health Organization, 1.2 million people die every year in traffic crashes worldwide and 90 percent of deaths happen in low and middle-income countries. Almost half of these deaths are pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists. Road fatalities are expected to become the...
An historic shift to urban centers has brought opportunity and prosperity to billions—but also daunting challenges. Crippling traffic congestion, worsening air pollution and an ever-growing demand for reliable mobility services plague many cities, with direct consequences for people, from...
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (November 17, 2017) – A workshop in Mexico City, organized by WRI Mexico, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the Building Effici
On October 10-12, WRI México hosted the XII International Congress on Cities and Transport in Mexico City.
Sustainable transportation solutions are key factors in ensuring that cities reduce congestion, avoid growth in greenhouse gas emissions and provide access to all the opportunities that cities have to offer. In countries where EMBARQ is currently working, cities are growing in a disconnected and...
