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The Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship celebrates the vision and contributions to sustainable transport and energy of Dr. Leon J. Schipper, pictured above, co-founder of EMBARQ – today the sustainable urban mobility initiative of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. Photo by EMBARQ/WRI Ross Center
Two new researchers have been awarded the prestigious Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency for transformative research proposals to challenge conventional wisdom. In addition to the global award to a young researcher or researchers, which has been awarded since 2012, a second award supports a young African researcher, an extension of the scholarship now in its third year.
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WASHINGTON, DC (August 23, 2022) — World Resources Institute is pleased to announce that Felipe Ramírez will join WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities as Director of Urban Mobility in September, leading the program’s work to help cities build sustainable, equitable and high-quality transportation.
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Urban projects from Colombia, France, India, Pakistan and the Philippines selected for innovative and inclusive responses to uncertainty, disruption and crisis.
The Prize for Cities is WRI’s urban transformation award, recognizing the leaders creating more sustainable and inclusive cities worldwide. Photo by City of Paris
KATOWICE, POLAND (June 29, 2022) — World Resources Institute announced five projects as finalists for the 2021-2022 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities today at the 11th World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland.
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The winning projects are helping to shift transportation towards more sustainable, equitable results through open data, particularly in the paratransit or informal transport sector. Photo by aleksander hunta/Shutterstock
Addis Ababa (June 14, 2022) – Today the Digital Transport for Africa (DT4A) initiative, led by WRI and partners and funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), selected four winners of the first-ever
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Buses in front of the New York State Capital, Albany. Photo by Navva Sedigh/WRI
Albany, NY (April 7, 2022) — Today an agreement was reached on New York’s annual State Budget. When passed, the budget will enact a nation-leading commitment for New York to achieve the first fully zero emission statewide school bus fleet in the country.
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The Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship celebrates the vision and contributions to sustainable transport and energy of Dr. Leon J. Schipper, pictured above, co-founder of EMBARQ – today the sustainable urban mobility initiative of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. Photo by EMBARQ/WRI Ross Center
Are you doing research on catalyzing sustainable, people-centered urban mobility? The Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship wants to help you transform ideas into reality.
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Climate-centered Mobility for a Sustainable Recovery
The all-virtual Transforming Transportation 2022 will take post-COVID recovery and post-COP26 commitments as a starting point to reimagine transport.
WASHINGTON, DC (February 16, 2022) – The World Bank and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities invite the press to attend this year's all-virtual Transforming Transportation, one of the largest global events dedicated entirely to sustainable transport and development.
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The Coalition for Urban Transitions has put zero-carbon, resilient and inclusive cities firmly on the agenda of national governments the world over.
Following five years of supporting and advocating for national government leadership on sustainable, prosperous and equitable cities, the Coalition for Urban Transitions will sunset at the end of 2021. A special initiative of the New Climate Economy (NCE), the Coalition was jointly managed by C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.
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COVID cycling surge could reshape cities, but new urban bike networks need to be safe and connected to meet present and future challenges
A new WRI guidebook for city leaders lays out clear bike lane design principles based on decades of cycling and road safety experience. Photo by Hillary Swift
WASHINGTON, DC (November 10, 2021)—World Resources Institute (WRI) has published a new guidebook for city leaders that lays out clear bike lane design principles based on decades of cycling and road safety experience.
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Third cycle of premier urban prize will award $350,000 to global projects demonstrating how cities can thrive in turbulent times
Recognizing the confluence of challenges with COVID-19 recovery, climate change and growing urban inequality, the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities welcomes the opportunity to showcase outstanding projects and urban leaders spearheading citywide transformations in response to these challenges.
WASHINGTON (October 31, 2021)—World Resources Institute (WRI) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities has launched the third cycle of the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities, a global competition celebrating and spotlighting transformative urban change. The announcement comes on World Cities Day, a global occasion to mark efforts in advancing opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization around the world.