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EMBARQ Brasil helps Ministry of Cities establish criteria to evaluate federally funded infrastructure projects
New guidelines for urban mobility projects will help Brazilian cities improve sustainable mobility, reduce carbon emissions and improve quality of life. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
During the last decade, Brazil has witnessed unprecedented federal investment in public and non-motorized transport projects.
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EMBARQ Turkey gathers cycling solutions for Istanbul’s Transportation Master Plan
Istanbul is far from having a cycling culture, though EMBARQ Turkey is helping address factors limiting bike use to help the city meet its ambitious goals for increased cycling. Photo by Monique Stuut/Flickr.
Istanbul – Turkey’s most populous city with approximately 17 million inhabitants – is notorious for its congestion. While the city has taken strides to improve sustainable transport, bicycling remains an underutilized alternative to car transport.
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WRI China, EMBARQ China, and city partners launch campaign to educate citizens about benefits of sustainable transport
Beijing transport authorities hope to promote green transport concepts to the public via Tongxin Doudou videos, which feature a lively cartoon character in support of walking, cycling and public transport. Photo by lutmans/Flickr.
Update: 9/30/14: This article has been updated to include information about where the Tongxin Doudou videos have been broadcasted since their launch. This article also previously stated that 22.2% of fine particulate matter in Beijing comes from vehicle emissions. That statistic has been updated to 31.1%, reflecting the most recent estimate from the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau.
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Partnership will help improve sustainability and livability as Qingdao grows
EMBARQ China’s partnership with Qingdao will help provide a model for sustainable growth for emerging cities worldwide. Photo by Hercule le Poireau/Flickr.
As an important port city in northern China, Qingdao has been a key business hub over the past century, and is becoming even more influential as China emerges as a new commercial center of the world. However, rapid urbanization and increasing vehicle use have caused many problems in the city – similar to other rapidly growing cities worldwide – including traffic congestion, increased greenhouse gas (GHG) and local air pollutants emissions, and water shortages.
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EMBARQ India Director Madhav Pai describes key mobility policies at the Smart Cities Summit in Mumbai
As India builds technology-filled “smart” cities, policymakers have an important opportunity to use sustainable mobility strategies to design cities around people, not cars. Photo by C/N N/G/Flickr.
EMBARQ India Director Madhav Pai spoke at the Smart Cities Summit on ‘Five Principles for Mobility in Smart Cities.’ The summit, held on August 22 and 23 in Mumbai, was attended by over 300 people, including government officials, urban development and transport professionals, corporations, and other practitioners.
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Work together will focus on modernizing transport and improving public spaces
EMBARQ Mexico is expanding its Connected Cities initiative to Los Mochis to help shift the city away from car-dependency and towards sustainable transport. Photo by Malova Gobernador/Flickr.
EMBARQ Mexico recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Los Mochis, the largest city in the Municipality of Ahome, which is in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. With a population of about 250,000, Los Mochis is working to set an example for cities across the country to modernize public transport and urban mobility. EMBARQ Mexico will help to implement a mobility strategy that will shape sustainable urban development and improve quality of life.
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EMBARQ Turkey partners with city of Kocaeli and the SOLUTIONS Project for global sustainable mobility
EMBARQ Turkey is helping cities across Turkey plan and implement urban mobility solutions as part of the SOLUTIONS Project. Photo by Basak Eckinci/Flickr.
EMBARQ Turkey is helping to lead the movement for sustainable transport as a partner of SOLUTIONS (Sharing Opportunities for Low-carbon Urban TransportaION), a global effort to facilitate dialogue and exchange between cities and support the implementation of sustainable mobility efforts. As a partner of this initiative, EMBARQ Turkey recently participated in a workshop for cities throughout Turkey to improve sustainable urban mobility.
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EMBARQ Brasil hosts seminar to spread best practices in concession contract design
EMBARQ Brasil is helping improve bus systems in Brazilian cities at a decisive moment for sustainable mobility across Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
Well-planned and effectively implemented concession contracts are a crucial part of ensuring high quality public transport systems. These regulations are negotiated between the city and private companies that bid for the right to operate transport systems under certain conditions. On August 15, 2014 EMBARQ Brasil and the World Bank organized the “Public Transport Concession Models: Practices and Trends” seminar in São Paulo, Brazil to spread global lessons on concession contracts for transport.
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Dr. Lee Schipper’s legacy continues to inspire three years after his passing
The Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency is awarded annually to up to two extraordinary candidates to honor the legacy of Dr. Leon J. Schipper, pictured above, co-founder of EMBARQ. Photo by EMBARQ.
EMBARQ, the sustainable transport program of the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, and the Lee Schipper family are pleased to announce that young researchers Erik Vergel-Tovar and Madeline Brozen have been selected to receive the 2014 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship will help both recipients contribute to the advancement of sustainable transport and urban mobility.
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City to develop urban mobility plan focused on mass transport, bicycling, and walking
Joinville, Brazil's urban mobility plan looks to improve quality of life through sustainable transport, leveraging funds from the federal government. Photo by Prefeitura Municipal de Joinville/Divulgação.
EMBARQ Brasil has partnered with Joinville – at 546,000 residents the most populous city in the southern state of Santa Catarina – to help craft the city’s strategy for people-oriented, sustainable mobility. Many of Joinville’s residents already rely on sustainable transport.