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A boy rides a bicycle in Zorro, Burkina Faso, while friends look on. Transforming Transportation 2014 (#TTDC14) will examine sustainable solutions to the challenges of urban mobility in developing world countries like Burkina Faso. Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR. Cropped.
Are you passionate about sustainable transportation? Do you want to share your thoughts on urban transportation challenges or solutions in your city? Would you like to present your thesis, technical report, or work-in-progress paper to a large and diverse audience? The “Future Leaders in Sustainable Transportation” session at Transforming Transportation 2014 (#TTDC14) is calling for presenters to share innovative ideas with our 500+ registered attendees on January 16-17, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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Parque da Cidade in São José dos Campos, Brazil. EMBARQ Brazil recently hosted a workshop in São José dos Campos to provide training and technical support to the team tasked with developing the city's sustainable urban mobility plan. Photo by Lígia Renata Delgado/Flickr.
On December 12, 2013, EMBARQ Brazil hosted “On the Way to an Urban Mobility Plan,” in São José dos Campos, the seventh largest city in the state of São Paulo, boasting a population of 674,000 inhabitants. The event aimed to build the capacity of the city’s technical team tasked with preparing a sustainable urban mobility plan.
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Turkish Public Health Association awards EMBARQ Turkey for improving environment and public health
From left to right: Director Arzu Tekir, Transport Engineer Celal Tolga Imamoglu, and Urban Planner Cigdem Cörek represented EMBARQ Turkey at the Turkish Public Health Association Awards. Photo by EMBARQ Turkey.
EMBARQ Turkey was awarded the “Public Transportation and Public Health Award” in the Environment category from the Turkish Public Health Association. The award recognizes EMBARQ Turkey for its non-motorized transport project BikeLab Istanbul.
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The deadline to submit expressions of interest for the 2014 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency has been extended to January 3, 2014. The Scholarship is awarded annually to an extraordinary candidate to honor the legacy of Dr. Leon J. Schipper, a co-founder of EMBARQ (pictured above). Photo by EMBARQ.
Last month, EMBARQ and the Schipper Family announced a call for applications for the 2014 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency. In order to accommodate sustained interested in the Scholarship, the committee has elected to extend the deadline for expressions of interest to Friday, January 3, 2014.
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Research highlights Bogotá, Mexico City, Johannesburg and Istanbul
New research shows that bus rapid transit (BRT) systems like Rio de Janeiro's TransOeste (pictured) have a wide range of benefits for quality of life in cities. Photo by Benoit Colin/EMBARQ.
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Editor’s note: See the new video, “Bus Rapid Transit: Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts”
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EMBARQ Turkey board and staff members at the Livable Cities Symposium, which EMBARQ Turkey hosted in Istanbul, Turkey on November 20, 2013. The Symposium gathered an international network of experts in sustainable urban development to address how to make cities worldwide better places to live. Photo by EMBARQ Turkey.
On November 20, 2013, EMBARQ Turkey hosted its first Livable Cities Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey. Boasting a lineup of 17 expert speakers from five different continents, the Symposium brought together urban planners, engineers, government officials, and development professionals to address how sustainable urban development can contribute to healthy, active, and livable cities.
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EMBARQ Mexico collaborates with Mexico City’s government to develop path towards a sustainable, healthy, and livable city
Upon the request of Mexico City’s municipal government, EMBARQ Mexico has provided recommendations of priorities the city’s upcoming mobility law should address. The recommendations are a useful resource for any city considering mobility regulation. Pictured: Mexico City's Bosque de Chapultepec. Photo by Javier Hidalgo/Flickr.
In an effort to better regulate mobility in Mexico City, the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District recently proposed draft legislation on transportation in the city. During the drafting process, the Secretary of Road Transport and the Government of the Federal District worked together to identify priorities of citizens, government institutions, civil society, and transport experts throughout the city in relation to mobility.
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EMBARQ China weighs in on the long-term viability of Beijing’s new measure
Beijing, China’s vehicle fleet currently totals about 5.4 million, ranking it first in motorization of any Chinese city. On November 28, Beijing’s municipal government announced it will further constrict its vehicle quota controls starting in 2014, but vehicle ownership restriction alone isn’t enough to mitigate the city’s severe air pollution and traffic congestion. Photo by Malingering/Flickr.
Beijing has announced an effort to further constrict its vehicle quota control regulation in the hopes of curbing air pollution and traffic congestion in China’s capital city. Echoing the city’s recent “Clean Air Action Plan (2013-2017),” an amendment to the car ownership restriction regulation was issued on November 28 that will cut the annual vehicle increases from 240,000 to 150,000 beginning in 2014.
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The Day One Workshop, organized by EMBARQ Brazil, provided training to technicians from the Transportation and Traffic Agency of Belo Horizonte (BHTRANS) who will be directly involved in the management of MOVE – Belo Horizonte's new bus rapid transit (BRT) system. The workshop included a tour of several MOVE stations currently under construction (pictured above). Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
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Announcing US$50,000 support for innovators to transform the auto-rickshaw sector in India
Auto-rickshaws are a quintessential feature of Indian cities and a crucial form of transport for millions of urban residents. The Rickshaw Rising Challenge, recently launched by EMBARQ India and the Shell Foundation, seeks innovative ideas from Indian business endeavors that have the potential to revolutionize the country’s auto-rickshaw sector. Photo by Ben Beiske/Flickr.
The recently launched Rickshaw Rising Challenge provides a breakthrough opportunity for entrepreneurs and small businesses to change the face of urban mobility in India. The Challenge calls for applications from early-stage businesses with the potential to create large-scale change in India’s auto-rickshaw sector and respond to the challenges of urbanization.