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India aims to provide over 10 million affordable houses in urban areas by 2022 using resource-efficient and sustainable technologies
CEO of WRI India OP Agarwal speaks at the Global Housing Challenge India launch event. Photo by WRI India.
To make constructing affordable houses in India cost-effective, speedier and of high quality, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri launched the Global Housing Technology Challenge - India (GHTC-India) on January 14, 2019, in New Delhi. The aim of the initiative is to fast-track the construction of affordable housing and meet the target of constructing 10 million urban homes by 2022.
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Unmanaged outward growth of cities exacerbates poverty, inequality, environmental problems
The juxtaposition of tarp-covered informal settlements and high-end developments in Mumbai makes urban inequities starkly visible. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
WASHINGTON (January 31, 2019) — More than half of all people on Earth live in urban areas today and another 2.5 billion people will be added to urban areas by 2050. Urban land area is on track to increase 80 percent between now and 2030 if current trends continue. New analysis of the physical expansion of nearly 500 cities shows the challenge of rapid outward growth is greatest in lower-income cities.
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Before and after images of a WRI road safety intervention at the Cikudapateuh intersection in Bandung, Indonesia. Photo by WRI Indonesia
In recognition of its commitment to improving road safety, the city of Bandung, Indonesia, was honored at the 2018 Indonesia Road Safety Awards (IRSAs) in Jakarta. Awarded for safer streets, post-crash care, and best innovation and education, Bandung won three of the ten IRSAs.
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Seed funding pledged for global pilot projects and research
NUMO aims to guide policymakers, the private sector and people toward a shared vision of cities and urban mobility.
WASHINGTON, DC (January 15, 2019) – The pace of technology-driven disruption in transportation is not only changing how people get around but changing cities themselves. Governments, companies, non-profits and residents are increasingly asking how to incorporate ride-hailing, dockless bikes and scooters, and even autonomous vehicles into their communities in the right way.
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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.