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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.
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Sustainable transport and urban development reduces the risk of traffic fatalities and injuries.
The road safety "tag" is a powerful symbol of the fight against suffering, grief and injustice caused by road deaths and injuries. Image via decadeofaction.org
Today marks the official launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety, a worldwide effort declared by the United Nations General Assembly to save 5 million lives over a ten-year period.
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Full system now boasts 67 kilometers of dedicated busways
Metrobús line 3 begins operations in February 2011. Photo by EMBARQ.
Translated from Spanish via ctsmexico.org.
Mexico City's Metrobús launched Line 3 on Tuesday. The trunk line of the city's five-year-old BRT system is expected to move 120,000 passengers per day between Tenayuca and Etiopía.
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Istanbul, Mexico City, Beijing and Milan receive honorable mentions
New York City's bike ridership increased by 35 percent last year. Photo by Walter Hook, ITDP.
New York City became the first U.S. city to win the 2009 Sustainable Transport Award, as part of the Transportation Research Board Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C. this month. Other finalists, including Beijing, Milan, Istanbul and Mexico City received honorable mention.