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Bike-share system and bus rapid transit corridor in Fortaleza, Brazil, recipient of the 2019 Sustainable Transport Award. Photo by WRI Brasil
The Transportation Research Board (TRB)'s 98th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2019. The program covers all modes of transportation, with more than 5,000 presentations in 800 workshops and sessions. WRI has been an active TRB participant for years, presenting numerous papers and presiding workshops and committees, and has won two prestigious Burggraf Awards.
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Dario Hidalgo presents on autonomous vehicles at Transforming Transportation 2018. Photo by Valeria Gelman/WRI
WASHINGTON, DC (January 11, 2019) – After 11 years at WRI, Dario Hidalgo will become the Executive Director of Fundación Despacio, a non-profit research center created in 2008 by Carlos F Pardo based in Bogotá, Colombia, that strives to promote a better quality of life for people in citie
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Will New Mobility Deliver Sustainable Transport for All?
Transforming Transportation 2019.
WASHINGTON, DC (January 10, 2019) – The World Bank and the EMBARQ mobility initiative of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities invite the press to attend Transforming Transportation 2019, one of the largest global conferences dedicated entirely to sustainable transport.
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Projects from Colombia, India, South Africa, Tanzania and Turkey were chosen for their economic, environmental and social impact
WRI Ross Prize for Cities' Five Finalists.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 12, 2018) — From an extensive field of nearly 200 applications from around the world, WRI Ross Center announced the finalists for the first WRI Ross Prize for Cities today.
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Photo by WRI Mexico.
On November 27, the Coalition for Urban Transitions launched a major new initiative in Mexico to support the incoming national government in its mission to transform the country’s cities.
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Hermosillo, Sonora State, Mexico. Photo by Sesyila/Flickr
SONORA, Mexico (December 4, 2018) — Today, Sonora State announced a new collaboration with the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA), a public-private collaboration that turns global expertise into action to accelerate local government implementation of building efficiency policies and programs.
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Izmir, Turkey. Photo by Ben Welle/WRI
In Istanbul on November 8, 2018, the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality received two honors from the 2018 Sign of the City Awards.
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TheCityFix Labs Mexico Launch. Photo by WRI Mexico
MEXICO CITY (November 7, 2018) – WRI Mexico, as part of its work with the Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative (FSCI), funded by Citi Foundation, launched TheCityFix Labs Mexico to create and strengthen innovative financing mechanisms for green infrastructure projects.
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With P4G winnings, Bogota, Colombia, will be able to put more time, energy and resources into green buildings. Photo by Peter Chovanec/Flickr
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (October 20, 2018) – Buildings in Colombia and Mexico may get a green makeover thanks to expanded support for energy efficiency programs after winning a $600,000 award that transitions buildings at scale to save energy and prepare cities for a net zero future announced today at the Copenhagen P4G Summit.
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Training will help entrepreneurs pilot and scale sustainability solutions for more efficient cities
Hyderabad metro. Photo by Rajesh Pamnani/Flickr
HYDERABAD, India (October 8, 2018) – WRI India Ross Center, with support from the Citi Foundation, convened TheCityFix Labs policy dialogue today in Hyderabad on “Accelerating Innovation: Water | Waste | Energy.” This one-of-a-kind initiative is aimed at establishing a platform to help coordinate investors, entrepreneurs and the state for public good by connecting the innovation ecosystem.