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Belo Horizonte, Brazil, June 4 to 7, 2013 event to improve quality of service and user satisfaction
Pictured: Buses of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's TransOeste bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
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In an exclusive interview, Jaime Lerner talks about challenges faced by public transport in Brazil and his expectations for the III SIBRT Conference
Jaime Lerner will be a keynote speaker at the Third SIBRT Conference of Best Practices in Latin America (Belo Horizonte, June 4-7). Photo by Chris Isidoro/EMBARQ Brazil.
The architect and urban planner Jaime Lerner – former Mayor of Curitiba for three terms and former Governor of Paraná for two terms – regards large urban center problems with a unique point of view. For him, the voice of the majority that repeats and reinforces the discourse that large cities are doomed to fail when it comes to urban mobility is a blurred vision of the city, "It is like a body receiving people’s life; not just a group of concrete and roads."
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View of Mexico City, Mexico by night. Photo by Boris G/Flickr.
The transport sector is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico and has witnessed the highest growth rate over the past 10 years. Today over 77% of the Mexican population lives in urban areas that are experiencing growth rates in fossil fuel consumption and in private car ownership.
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Passengers exit one of Curitiba, Brazil's famous tube stations on the city's bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo by Fabio Mascarenhas/Flickr.
Essential to the sustainable development of cities, mobility was a central agenda item for the Second Meeting of Municipalities for Sustainable Development, held in Brasilia April 23-25.
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A cyclist pauses in front of the Santander Cultural Center in Alfândega Square, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
Cyclists in Porto Alegre, Brazil, can now take advantage of two new bike racks located at the heart of this historic state capital. The Santander Cultural Center sponsored the project at the Alfândega Square, with technical support from EMBARQ Brazil. In total, twelve “inverted-U” racks will provide space to accommodate 24 bicycles.
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Passengers board a bus on Lima, Peru's Metropolitano bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo by EMBARQ.
On May 2 and 3, transport professionals and representatives from the cities of Leon, Mexico; Santiago, Chile; Bogota, Columbia; and Sao Paulo, Brazil, will convene in Lima, Peru, for the Forum on Integrated Transport Systems in Latin America, organized by the Transitemos Foundation.
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Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system is a shining example of a sustainable, low-carbon transport system in Asia. Photo by Williamcho/Flickr.
The world, and Asia in particular, is heading in the wrong direction
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CONNECTKaro participants convened in Mumbai, India, to discuss ways in which sustainable transport and urban development can help build a brighter future for India’s cities. Pictured: Children at play in Mumbai. Photo by EMBARQ.
By Holger Dalkmann and Ashwin Prabhu — this post also appears in WRI Insights
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Pedestrian crossing in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by International Monetary Fund/Flickr. Cropped.
The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020 has been launched in more than 100 countries so far, with one goal: save five million lives from traffic deaths globally by 2020. In translating the Global Plan for the Decade into national action plans, many countries have taken measures to improve road safety, such as developing national road safety plans; introducing new laws; or increasing enforcement of existing legislation.
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Sustainable transport and urbanization event set to kick-off in Mumbai
Pedestrians and auto-rickshaws compete for space on the streets of Mumbai, India. Photo by EMBARQ.
On April 15-16, Indian and international experts will discuss the current scenario of sustainable transport and urban planning in India, and the opportunities for the future of sustainable cities
Visit the conference website at embarqindia.org/CONNECTKaro
