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CONNECTKaro participants convened in Mumbai, India, to discuss ways in which sustainable transport and urban development can help build a brighter future for India’s cities. Pictured: Children at play in Mumbai. Photo by EMBARQ.
By Holger Dalkmann and Ashwin Prabhu — this post also appears in WRI Insights
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Sustainable transport and urbanization event set to kick-off in Mumbai
Pedestrians and auto-rickshaws compete for space on the streets of Mumbai, India. Photo by EMBARQ.
On April 15-16, Indian and international experts will discuss the current scenario of sustainable transport and urban planning in India, and the opportunities for the future of sustainable cities
Visit the conference website at embarqindia.org/CONNECTKaro
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A driver steers a taxi in Kolkata, India. Photo by Chris JL/Flickr. Cropped.
In 2011, nearly 350 million people lived in Indian cities. More than 300 million new residents will join them over the next few decades to become part of the new urban India. This population boom will stress an already-pressured urban infrastructure system, especially with regard to transportation.
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Pedestrian crossing in Lima, Peru. Lima is one city with the potential to learn from the hurdles and successes of EMBARQ Andino in Arequipa in regards to integrated transport systems. Photo by c.alberto/Flickr.
After several months of negotiation between representatives of the City of Arequipa, the city’s Office of Road Traffic and Transportation, and the Integrated Transport System provider SIT-Arequipa, EMBARQ Andino was awarded a contract to provide technical assistance to make Arequipa’s bus system more functional, and more integrated. This announcement recognizes the expertise of EMBARQ Andino - one of the six centers from the EMBARQ Network - and will positively affect the pre-operational phase of the long-awaited integrated bus system in Arequipa.
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Pictured: Successful peer-to-peer learning in action at the TransOeste bus rapid transit (BRT) headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
Advanced bus systems have the unique potential to provide innovative and efficient solutions to traffic congestion, vehicle emissions, and road safety at a much lower cost to cities than rail systems. With more than 160 advanced bus systems either in operation or under construction in cities around the world, as well as more than 20 cities currently exploring the possibility, the need to facilitate a network through which cities can share valuable knowledge and practices is clear.
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Passengers buy tickets for the TransOeste bus rapid transit (BRT) system at a bilheteria (ticket office) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
Guanabara Palace, the official address of State Governor Sergio Cabral, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the stage today of a meeting between the fifteen main institutions involved in urban transit in Brazil.
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Streams of traffic illuminate Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Novemberdelta/Flickr.
Istanbul is seeing high levels of traffic jams and suffering from the externalities of unsustainable forms of transport. What has cycling to offer to contribute to the solution? BikeLab Istanbul, a new project from EMBARQ Türkiye, recently published a report that identifies a number of actions to make Istanbul more bike-friendly and maximize the benefits from it. Below are six key recommendations from the report.
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Metrobus, Istanbul, Turkey's bus rapid transit (BRT) system, transports 720,000 people every day in dedicated bus lanes. Photo by EMBARQ.
Istanbul, a city of 13.4 million inhabitants, has an advanced bus system called the Metrobus, which transports as many people per day as an efficient light-rail or subway system. Istanbul’s system is so widely used that it is running over capacity, delivering a less-than-optimal quality of service to the people of Istanbul.
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The future of integrated transport and bus rapid transit (BRT): High-quality service for all. Pictured: Bogotá, Colombia's TransMilenio BRT. Photo by EMBARQ Brazil.
The association of Latin American Integrated Transportation Systems and Bus Rapid Transit (SIBRT), in partnership with BHTrans and EMBARQ Brasil is inviting you to the SIBRT Third Congress: “Best Practices in SIBRT in Latin America,” in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, June 4 to 7, 2013.
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BikeLab Istanbul project hosts workshop
A biker pedals in Istanbul, Turkey's Galata neighborhood. Photo by Stefano Corso/Flickr. Cropped.
EMBARQ Turkiye’s BikeLab Istanbul hosted a February 11th workshop, in which experts addressed the role of the bicycle in Turkey’s transportation framework and discussed issues of safety, the design of a bike network, and the challenges of employing the bicycle as a means of transportation in Turkey’s urban areas.