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EMBARQ Director Holger Dalkmann shared a vision for accessible transport for all at the UN DESA Forum: Dialogues on the post-2015 Development Framework and Disability. Photo by Ashitakka/Flickr.
1 billion of the world’s population has a disability. 80% of these people live in developing countries, many subsisting below the poverty line. These are the people who most need accessible, affordable, public transport. Yet, disability and accessible transport have been notably absent from development agendas due, in part, to the lack of awareness and understanding of disability as a development issue.
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Rising gas prices have pushed Mumbai's bus companies to find creative ways to save fuel. Photo by Meena Kadri/Flickr.
As India’s public bus companies work to stay afloat amidst rising gas prices and shrinking budgets, EMBARQ India is helping. From June 7th-10th, EMBARQ India conducted a series of two-day workshops, one for BEST (Mumbai’s City Bus Service Provider) and one for NMMT (Navi Mumbai Bus Service Provider), aimed at teaching bus drivers how to drive more safely and more efficiently. By working together, EMBARQ India and Mumbai’s bus companies are improving both the safety of bus operations and the fuel efficiency of the vehicles.
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EMBARQ Brazil is working to strengthen its partnership with the Federal government in Brasília. Pictured: the Palácio do Planalto in Brasília, Brazil. Photo by swperman/Flickr.
EMBARQ Brazil visited Brasília for two important outreach actions in late July: a meeting with the federal government to foster best practices on urban mobility among Brazilian cities, and the Second Strategic Alignment of Federal District BRT Eixo Sul.
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EMBARQ Turkey is helping to spread cycling to cities across Turkey. Photo by Bisikletliler Derneği.
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has an ambitious target: to have 1,000 km (620 miles) of bikeways by 2023. The municipality has at least one strong ally in this goal: EMBARQ Turkey has been helping to improve cycling infrastructure across the country, and has already been a key supporter of Istanbul’s efforts.
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The inclusion of sustainable urban reforms in Mexico’s national development plan will help to make Mexico’s cities safer, cleaner, and more equitable. Pictured: Plaza de Republica, Mexico City. Photo by Dani Simons/Flickr.
The Mexican National Development Plan unveiled May 21st, lays out a framework for the development of Mexico’s cities over the next six years. President Enrique Peña Nieto called the plan “a road map,” which will guide Mexico’s development from 2013 through 2018. President Peña Nieto wrote on the administration’s blog “it is a plan to make substantial changes.
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Peru's roads are among the most dangerous in Latin America. Pictured: Tuk-Tuks in Iquitos, Peru. Photo by Calvin Lee/Flickr.
"A bus carrying 54 tourists fell into an abyss of almost 100 meters deep. The accident left a toll of 37 dead, 8 missing and 9 wounded. The tragedy took place because of bad road conditions. " -Diario El Comercio, June 23, 2013
"17 people were injured when a public bus rolled over. The accident occurred in an area known for its dangerous hills, which have been the site of other fatal accidents" -Daily Republic, June 25, 2013
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Pictured: Cheonggyecheon urban renewal project and public recreation space in Seoul, South Korea. Photo by longzijun/Flickr.
On June 7th, EMBARQ Brazil and ITDP Brazil officially launched the Portuguese version of “The Life and Death of Urban Highways.” Titled “Vida e Morte das Rodovias Urbanas,” The publication brings together examples of cities
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Sudhir Gota is a 2013 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholar. Photo courtesy of Sudhir Gota.
Sudhir Gota’s research will focus on the current ASIF framework in Asia, or “activity, “mode share,” “intensity,” and “fuel mix,” and its usage to determine what existing parameters could be causing a high fluctuation in results. In doing so, the ASIF usage can become more credible and consistent. This framework was initially developed by Schipper himself and created a way to understand the different components of transport energy use in order to calculate emissions.
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Fei Li is a 2013 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholar. Photo courtesy of Fei Li.
Ms. Fei Li will evaluate and challenge the current parking standard, a prevalent vehicle planning policy that is often overlooked, through data collection and analysis to fill the research gap. Through this, policy recommendations for more efficient and sustainable planning regulations can be made.
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The 2013 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship recipients are Sudhir Gota and Fei Li. Pictured: Dr. Lee Schipper, co-founder of EMBARQ. Photo by EMBARQ.
The scholarship was created by the Schipper Family and EMBARQ, with cooperation from leading scholars and policy makers, and is made possible from donations from individual donors as well as from an instrumental grant from the Shell Foundation.