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EMBARQ India welcomes Bloomberg Philanthropies continued investment in global road safety
Road safety is a major challenge in Mumbai, one that Bloomberg Philanthropies' Global Road Safety Initiative looks to tackle. Photo by Benoit Colin/WRI.
On February 17, 2015, Michael R. Bloomberg, the 108th Mayor of New York City, met with Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra, and other senior ministers to formally announce that Bloomberg Philanthropies will invest in Mumbai—together with nine other world cities—to improve road safety.
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New publication provides recommendations for making Istanbul more bike-friendly
Istanbul is looking to expand its network of bike lanes and promote cycling to improve public health and well-being. Photo by EMBARQ Turkey.
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Strategic alignment, interdepartmental coordination, accountability, and financial autonomy are main hurdles to sustainable transport in Chinese cities
Institutional reform can help Chinese cities make sustainable transport a reality. Photo by Benoit Colin/WRI.
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Renewed commitment increases focus on cities and urban areas
São Paulo, Brazil (pictured) is one of ten cities selected as part of the second phase of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Global Road Safety Initiative. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the five countries and ten cities that will be the focus of its Global Road Safety Initiative, which aims to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries worldwide. The program will invest $125 million over five years to implement national road safety legislation and city-level road safety interventions that save lives.
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OPTIMO pilot program coordinates private actors to reduce congestion, air pollution, and traffic crashes
EMBARQ Mexico is engaging the private sector in transport demand management (TDM) strategies that encourage sustainable commuting. Photo by Kevin Jaako/Flickr.
In recent decades, Mexican cities have experienced troubling increases in air pollution, congestion, and traffic crashes.
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New Safe Access Manual from EMBARQ India lays out clear guidelines for planning and designing better transit stations
Cycling accounts for as much as half of all trips in some Indian cities. Photo by Benoit Colin/EMBARQ.
Indian cities are often burdened with intense traffic congestion, poor air quality, and inequitable access to transport.
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Using transport demand management to reverse rising car ownership and traffic congestion
More cars on the street has meant more traffic congestion and air pollution in Chengdu, China. Now the city is revising its transport demand management policy to expand sustainable mobility. Photo by Onny Carr/Flickr.
As the capital city of China’s Sichuan province and an economic and transport hub in the region, Chengdu is central to the country’s Western Development Strategy—a regional development plan to boost economic productivity in China’s western provinces. Like many cities in China, Chengdu is growing at an unprecedented pace.
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Action this year on sustainable cities and transport will shape development and quality of life for decades, say experts
Over two days, the Transforming Transportation 2015 conference explored solutions for sustainable, people-oriented mobility in cities worldwide. Photo by Taís Policanti/EMBARQ Mexico.
2015 is a pivotal year for the global sustainable development agenda. For the first time, cities will be a focal point and sustainable transport features clearly among the solutions. Global agreements expected over the next 12 months will lock in the choices we have about how to live, learn, work, and play in our cities for decades.
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Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo recognized with 2015 Sustainable Transport Award
Rio de Janeiro was one of three Brazilian cities to win the 2015 Sustainable Transport Award, the first time the award has been given to more than one city. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
For the first time in its 15 year history, the Sustainable Transport Award announced this month not one but three winning cities – all Brazilian. Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo were all recognized for their significant efforts in the past year to improve mobility, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure safety and access for pedestrians and cyclists to public spaces.
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Culmination of two-year long project brings safer streets to five Turkish cities
EMBARQ Turkey's RSLab project focuses on blackspot management, targeted interventions at dangerous intersections and roadways that yield significant safety benefits for all road users. Photo by Quinn Dombrowski/Flickr.
More than 1.2 million people worldwide are killed in road traffic crashes every year, and an additional 20 to 50 million are injured. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if urgent action is not taken, these figures will increase by about 65 percent over the next 20 years, making road traffic crashes the fifth-leading cause of death by 2030.