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Partners in the Transforming Transportation 2013 conference share lessons, ideas, and opportunities for action
From left to right: Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank; Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist; and the Honorable Michael Bloomberg, New York City at Transforming Transportation 2013 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Aaron Minnick/EMBARQ.
Urbanization is one of the most significant modern-day phenomena and making urban transport more sustainable has become an urgent development priority. Six out of 10 people will live in cities by 2030. These growing cities are struggling to provide services to residents and deal with overburdened roads, as well as the threat of climate change and rising road traffic injuries.
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EMBARQ Brasil team edges out competitors, Natura and Gisele Bundchen
On January 26, 2013, TheCityFix Brasil was presented the national Top Blog 2012 award in São Paulo. From left to right: Maria Fernanda Cavalcanti, Rejane Fernandes, and Mariana Gil. Photo by EMBARQ Brazil.
EMBARQ Brasil placed first in the Sustainability category of Brazil’s Top Blog 2012 awards, for their blog, TheCityFixBrazil. The award was presented to EMBARQ Brasil’s Rejane Fernandes, Maria Fernanda Cavalcanti, and Mariana Gil in a January 26th awards ceremony at Sao Paulo’s Paulista University.
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From left to right: Andrew Steer, President and CEO, World Resources Institute; Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank; Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist; The Honorable Michael Bloomberg, New York City; and Rachel Kyte, World Bank, at Transforming Transportation 2013 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Aaron Minnick/EMBARQ.
Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, and The Honorable Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City were featured in the keynote address at the 10th annual Transforming Transportation last Friday in Washington, D.C. This year's meeting of government leaders, policy experts, economists, and transport practitioners highlighted big opportunities for sustainable transport at the global, national, and local levels.
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EMBARQ Director Holger Dalkmann boards the TransOeste bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. TransOeste is the city's first advanced bus system, and will be comprised of 150 kilometers (93 miles) of BRT corridors upon its completion. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
The need for action on sustainable transport has never been more apparent than it is today. The world’s population is expected to reach a whopping 9.8 billion people by 2050, with about 70 percentof these people residing in cities. Meanwhile, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are on the rise.
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EMBARQ and the World Bank are pleased to announce that Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, and The Honorable Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, are scheduled to be part of the keynote session on January 18, 2013 at Transforming Transportation.
For a full conference agenda visit http://transformingtransportation.org/.
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Urban leaders gather to celebrate opening of new bus rapid transit corridor.
Mayor Bloomberg of New York in the COR, Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Mariana Gil / EMBARQ Brazil
This article was originally published in Portuguese on EMBARQ Brasil.
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Holger Dalkmann responds to commitment made by world's largest multi-lateral development banks.
Transoeste BRT in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Michael Oko.
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The new Transoeste express bus line totals 56 kilometers and 64 BRT stations.
Rio launched its first BRT corridor, known as Transoeste. Photo by Mariana Gil / EMBARQ Brazil.
This post was originally published in Portuguese on EMBARQBrasil.org.
As world leaders gather to address global sustainability at the Rio+20 Conference, the summit’s host city, Rio de Janeiro, just undertook its own green initiative— it launched its first bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor.
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Workshop hosted by EMBARQ India emphasizes entrepreneurship and organized fleet services.
Auto-rickshaws are a key mode of transport for Rajkot commuters. Photo by Satish Krishnamurthy.
EMBARQ India, in partnership with the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), organized a half-day workshop in Rajkot, India on September 9 to discuss the need for reforms in the city's auto-rickshaw sector.
As a result of the workshop, the city agreed to assess the feasibility of implementing reforms and begin promoting organized fleet services in Rajkot. The city also agreed to improve infrastructure in a couple of locations with high demand for auto-rickshaw services as pilot projects.
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City creates a vision and action plan for cycling.
“Contemporary and beautiful Eskişehir needs a modern infrastructure." - EMBARQ Türkiye Director Sibel Bulay. Photo by EMBARQ Türkiye.
EMBARQ Türkiye and the Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE), a Dutch NGO, held their third cycling inclusive urban transport planning workshop on June 21-24 in Eskişehir, Turkey.
Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality and EMBARQ Türkiye teams reviewed the designs of bicycle routes and concluded there was a need to improve some designs and embed new designs in a wider area. The workshop also involved strategic cycling planning and policy development to create a vision and action plan for the city.