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The Bangalore Intra-city grid (BIG) bus network reorganizes city bus routes to increase efficiency, enhance service, and make sustainable transport a better option of city residents. Photo by Noppasin/Shutterstock.
Bangalore is the third largest city in India, with a population of about 8.5 million people. As the sole provider of public bus transport, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) carries about 4.8 million passenger trips daily – and accounts for 42% of all motorized travel in the city. Facing pressures of rapid population growth and increasing private motorization, BMTC is implementing major reforms in order to improve the quality of its service.
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The TransOeste bus rapid transit (BRT) system serves Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is set to expand its BRT network in order to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
EMBARQ’s Nicolae Duduta will present a webinar on traffic safety in bus corridors on Friday, September 27, at 11:00 am EDT. Duduta is an Associate Transport Planner based in EMBARQ’s Washington, D.C. office, whose work focuses on transport, urban development, and traffic safety projects across the EMBARQ Network. Presented for the BRT Center of Excellence, the webinar will analyze how choices made in the planning and design of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system can have a great impact on its safety performance.
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Indian cities like Chennai (pictured), along with others located in Asia, Latin America, and the Mediterranean, have the opportunity to apply for the European Commission's "SOLUTIONS" project. Photo by Matthieu Aubry/Flickr.
The SOLUTIONS project on innovative and green urban transport solutions has issued a call for cities from Asia, Latin America, and the Mediterranean to get involved in innovation activities as a leading, take-up, or training city. The deadline to submit applications to join the project is September 30, 2013.
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Lindau received the Kubitschek Medal of Honor for EMBARQ Brazil's work on the Belo Horizonte's Bus Rapid Transit project. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
The award recognizes EMBARQ Brazil’s work in partnership with the city of Belo Horizonte
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EMBARQ FedEx Vehicles and Fuels team wins The Fred Burggraf Award for excellence in transportation research
The EMBARQ FedEx Vehicles and Fuels team made transport bus emissions data useful to developing countries, allowing decision makers to compare data from a wide range of tests. Pictured: Magdala Arioli (EMBARQ Brazil), left and Erin Cooper (EMBARQ), right. Photo by Aaron Minnick/EMBARQ.
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On January 13, 2014, the authors of EMBARQ’s "Meta-Analysis of Transit Bus Exhaust Emissions," an initaitve of the EMBARQ-FedEx Vehicles and Fuels Program, were officially awarded the Fred Burggraf Award during the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) 93rd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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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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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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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 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.