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The city of Mérida on the Yucatan was one of eight municipalities selected to participate in a series of upcoming workshops co-hosted by EMBARQ Mexico focused on creating "Connected Cities" through transit-oriented development. Photo by Karyn Christner/Flickr.
On December 5 and 6, 2013, EMBARQ Mexico partnered with the National Workers Housing Fund Institute (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores – INFONAVIT) to host the “Connected Cities: Sustainable Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) through reform of the regulatory framework” workshop in Mexico City.
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Two EMBARQ publications from December 2013 identify benefits of sustainable transport solutions
From left to right: Kelly Larson, Global Road Safety Program, Bloomberg Philanthropies; Ralph Buehler, Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Claudia Adriazola-Steil, EMBARQ Health and Road Safety Program Director; Barbara McCann, Founder of the National Complete Streets Coalition; and Tawia Addo-Ashong, Program Coordinator for the Global Road Safety Facility at the World Bank, at the "Dialogue on Sustainable Transport and Traffic Safety" in Washington, DC on December 5, 2013.
Cities across the globe now have more resources at their disposal to improve traffic safety and reduce crashes and fatalities. In December 2013, EMBARQ launched two publications that highlight the positive impact that sustainable transport initiatives – such as mass transport, bicycling, and walking – can have on traffic safety, in addition to numerous other co-benefits.
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EMBARQ India’s behind-the-scenes, leading role in planning and implementing India's first car-free Sunday
Young participants line up for a cycle rally at Raahgiri Day in Gurgaon, India. EMBARQ India helped ensure the sucess of Raahgiri Day, a non-motorized community event, throughout over a year of planning. Photo by EMBARQ.
In seven short weeks, Sundays in Gurgaon, India, have become ubiquitously associated with Raahgiri Day, a non-motorized community event that closes 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) of city streets to vehicles and opens them to people. Boasting about 60,000 weekly participants, Gurgaon’s streets are now full of revelers playing, walking, and riding bicycles each Sunday.
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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 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.