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How cities can turn ideas into action
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Learning from Shenzhen to ensure transit-oriented development across the country
The Nanshan pedestrian footbridge in Shenzhen, China. Photo by Chris/Flickr.
China’s rapid urbanization has dramatically increased the need for public transit infrastructure in cities across the country. The World Bank estimates that China needs to expand rail lines by at least 3,000 kilometers by 2020—a $4 trillion investment—in order to meet the increasing transit demand.
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Award-winning design manual evaluates cycling in Istanbul, provides design recommendations
Istanbul is looking to expand its network of bike lanes and promote cycling to improve public health and well-being. Photo by EMBARQ Turkey.
“Safe Cycling Design Manual for Istanbul”, a publication from EMBARQ (sustainable urban mobility by WRI), recently received an Excellence Honorable Mention from the Center for Active Design in New York.
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World Resources Institute has established WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities to encompass a wider range of issues related to urban sustainability. Photo by Christian Haugen/Flickr.
Today, we are launching the public face of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and WRIcities.org.
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Addressing public concerns, local and national leaders voice support for sustainable urban transport
Bikes wait to cross at an intersection in Beijing, China. Photo by Alexandra Moss/Flickr.
China’s leaders just took an important step forward for sustainable urban mobility.
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EMBARQ India’s third annual conference to focus on the role of active transport in India’s new smart cities
From April 15-16, 2015, EMBARQ India and WRI India will host CONNECTKaro: Smart Cities for Sustainable Development in New Delhi. The event will focus on how India's 100 smart cities initiative can catalyze sustainable urban development and improve quality of life. Photo by Benoit Colin/WRI.
The third edition of EMBARQ India’s annual CONNECTKaro conference (#CK2015) will take place this year in New Delhi from April 15-16, 2015.
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Metrobüs receives BRT standard silver rating, still eyes room for improvement
Istanbul's Metrobüs bus rapid transit (BRT) system serves 800,000 people daily and reduces time spent traveling by 52 minutes for the average rider. Photo by Adriana/Flickr.
In 2007, Istanbul added the Metrobüs bus rapid transit (BRT) system to its multimodal transport network. Initially stretching 18.2 km between the city’s Avcılar and Topkapı districts, the BRT corridor has since tripled in length to 52 km and today carries more than 800,000 passengers every day according to public transport operator IETT. Currently, Metrobüs is the most used BRT system in Europe and one of the fastest, with an operating speed of 35 km/h.
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New initiative aims to modernize and expand Mexico City's Metrobús bus rapid transit system
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera announced today a new $150 million initiative to modernize and expand sustainable transport systems in the city. Photo by Taís Policanti/EMBARQ Mexico.
Colaboracion para la modernizacion del transporte publico en la ciudad de Mexico
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FedEx and EMBARQ Mexico collaborate to provide safety training to BRT drivers
Through the Safety First project, FedEx and EMBARQ Mexico have trained all of Mexico City and Guadalajara's bus rapid transit (BRT) drivers in safe driving techniques. Photo by Taís Policanti/EMBARQ Mexico.
Mexico has the eighth highest rate of traffic crashes in the world, with more than 406,000 collisions resulting in 15,856 deaths and 350,000 hospitalizations each year.
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City leaders and cycling advocates highlight sustainable urban design strategies that improve cyclist safety and bring economic benefits
After two years in Porto Alegre and one year in Curitiba, Brazil, the World Bicycle Forum moved to Medellín, Colombia in 2015. Photo by Claudio Olivares Medina/Flickr.
Last week, over 4,000 people gathered for the fourth World Bicycle Forum, the largest global event focused exclusively on cycling mobility and activism. City leaders, NGOs, businesses, and engaged citizens met in Medellín, Colombia from February 26 to March 1 to discuss the challenges that cyclists face, solutions for building cycling culture, and how to make local economies more dynamic and cities more livable.