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New tool expands access to resources and best practices for developing low carbon transport
The new LEDS Transport Toolkit provides resources for city officials and planners to implement and expand low carbon transport, like Medellín, Colombia's metro system (pictured). Photo by Robert Schrader/Flickr.
This month saw the launch of the Transport Toolkit, a landmark web portal that gives urban planners and city leaders a six step framework, expert advice, and numerous best practices to help them innovate quickly and successfully to improve mass transport while helping the environment.
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Exploring innovative mobility solutions to accommodate urban growth
The World Resources Institute (WRI) and EMBARQ China are teaming with city leaders in Jinan, China to optimize public transport options and support sustainable urban development. Photo by Ken Marshall/Flickr.
On March 4, 2014, Holger Dalkmann, Director of EMBARQ, together with WRI China’s Director Lailai Li and EMBARQ China’s Director Haitao Zhang, met with Xinwen Wang, Deputy Mayor of Jinan, to strengthen the relationship between the World Resources Institute (WRI), EMBARQ China, and the city of Jinan, which is home to 6.8 million people.
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EMBARQ Mexico brings principles for people-oriented urban development to the legislative agenda
Mexico is working against a history of urban sprawl and dispersion to create more compact, livable cities through policy reform. Photo by Julius Reque/Flickr.
EMBARQ Mexico has worked to support urban reform measures that improve the quality of life for the 90 million urban residents in Mexico, many of which spend up to 50% of their household income on transport. Too many Mexican city dwellers face long commutes, air pollution, compromised public spaces, and insufficient mobility options on a daily basis.
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CONNECTKaro 2014 saw nearly 300 participants at Bangalore's ITC Gardenia hotel. On top of that, over 1,000 participants around the world tuned in to the live webcast at connectkaro.org. The event was truly collaborative, with attendees and panelists engaging in dialogue around the key themes of transit-oriented development (TOD), urban development and urbanization, traffic safety, non-motorized transport, and more. Photo by EMBARQ India.
EMBARQ India's second annual CONNECTKaro conference brought hundreds of stakeholders in sustainable transport and urban development into conversation with one another. The conference saw over 300 participants while thousands more joined sessions online. Through 15 sessions across two action packed days, CONNECTKaro brought together academics, students, bureaucrats, and practitioners on a common platform to discuss how to make Indian cities more livable and sustainable.
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EMBARQ Turkey joins the Traffic Safety Platform of Turkey as Coordinator for Urban Planning Transport
EMBARQ Turkey's partnership with the Traffic Safety Platform of Turkey (RSLab) will help to make Turkish cities safer for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists through sustainable transport and urban design. Photo by budgetplaces/Flickr.
Road traffic crashes currently contribute to 1.3 million deaths and 50 million injuries every year. The cost of these traffic accidents worldwide has reached $518 billion. If no action is taken, the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that the number of fatalities arising from road traffic crashes will reach 1.9 million people by 2020.
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EMBARQ Brasil celebrates the launch of Belo Horizonte’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) system
MOVE is Belo Horizonte's first bus rapid transit (BRT) system, and will serve 700,000 residents each day by the end of 2014. EMBARQ Brazil has worked with the city of Belo Horizonte since 2010 to build a safe, effective MOVE system. Photo by Luísa Zottis/EMBARQ Brazil.
Having launched on March 8, 2014, Belo Horizonte’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) system – called "MOVE" – has already had significant benefits for the city’s residents. Aiming to test its efficiency, a local press team traveled the same route by BRT and car and testified: MOVE is five times faster than the car.
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Medellín, Colombia will play host to the Seventh World Urban Forum, organized by UN-HABITAT. EMBARQ experts will hold a "Cities Safer by Design for All" networking event at the Forum. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
Cities already house half of the world’s population and are expected to add an additional 75 million people each year. The rapid growth of cities, especially in the developing world, presents enormous opportunities and challenges to ensure that growth is equitable and sustainable.
The upcoming World Urban Forum (WUF7), organized by UN-HABITAT, will address the ways cities can become more sustainable and livable for all residents.
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Among other new features, the new EMBARQ.org is mobile-friendly, allowing you to browse our work on sustainable transport and urban development on smartphones and tablets. Photo by Ada Cohn/Flickr.
You may notice that EMBARQ.org is sporting a bold, new look today. You guessed it, we've overhauled our website!
We've redesigned this site with you - the user - in mind, giving you better access to our range of publications, videos, projects, and other materials. Read on to learn more about how our new site lets you engage with our experts, explore our projects and publications, and better understand our impact.
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Passengers ride comfortably on board the TransOeste BRT. Indeed, 85% of transportation users have shifted from regular bus service to TransOeste since its opening. Photo by Benoit Colin/EMBARQ.
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Juan Miguel Velásquez, Associate in the Research and Practice Department for EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) program for sustainable transport and urban development, will present a webinar on how high-quality bus rapid transit systems can impact the quality of life, productivity, health, and safety of people living in cities.
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Upcoming Low Emission Transport Toolkit webinar will help planners and city leaders to plan, finance, and implement sustainable transport solutions. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
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Benoit Lefevre, Director of Transport and Climate at EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) program for sustainable transport and urban development, will present a webinar in Spanish on the introduction of the Low Emission Transport Toolkit. Navid Ahdieh, Project Leader at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will present the webinar in English.
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