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The 11th annual Transforming Transportation conference, co-organized by EMBARQ and the World Bank, attracted the largest audience in the history of the event. Photo by Andreas/Flickr. Cropped.
EMBARQ co-organized the 11th annual Transforming Transportation conference with the World Bank and a team of partner organizations on January 16 and 17, 2014. Hosted at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., this year’s event was the largest in the history of Transforming Transportation.
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What will it take to keep people moving in tomorrow’s cities? City and business leaders discuss opportunities for sustainable urban mobility
Transforming Transportation 2014 (#TTDC14) — Better Cities, Better Business. Join us to explore opportunities for the private sector to advance sustainable mobility in cities. Pictured: the streets of Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China. Photo by Andreas/Flickr. Cropped.
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Two EMBARQ publications from December 2013 identify benefits of sustainable transport solutions
From left to right: Kelly Larson, Global Road Safety Program, Bloomberg Philanthropies; Ralph Buehler, Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Claudia Adriazola-Steil, EMBARQ Health and Road Safety Program Director; Barbara McCann, Founder of the National Complete Streets Coalition; and Tawia Addo-Ashong, Program Coordinator for the Global Road Safety Facility at the World Bank, at the "Dialogue on Sustainable Transport and Traffic Safety" in Washington, DC on December 5, 2013.
Cities across the globe now have more resources at their disposal to improve traffic safety and reduce crashes and fatalities. In December 2013, EMBARQ launched two publications that highlight the positive impact that sustainable transport initiatives – such as mass transport, bicycling, and walking – can have on traffic safety, in addition to numerous other co-benefits.
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A boy rides a bicycle in Zorro, Burkina Faso, while friends look on. Transforming Transportation 2014 (#TTDC14) will examine sustainable solutions to the challenges of urban mobility in developing world countries like Burkina Faso. Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR. Cropped.
Are you passionate about sustainable transportation? Do you want to share your thoughts on urban transportation challenges or solutions in your city? Would you like to present your thesis, technical report, or work-in-progress paper to a large and diverse audience? The “Future Leaders in Sustainable Transportation” session at Transforming Transportation 2014 (#TTDC14) is calling for presenters to share innovative ideas with our 500+ registered attendees on January 16-17, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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Turkish Public Health Association awards EMBARQ Turkey for improving environment and public health
From left to right: Director Arzu Tekir, Transport Engineer Celal Tolga Imamoglu, and Urban Planner Cigdem Cörek represented EMBARQ Turkey at the Turkish Public Health Association Awards. Photo by EMBARQ Turkey.
EMBARQ Turkey was awarded the “Public Transportation and Public Health Award” in the Environment category from the Turkish Public Health Association. The award recognizes EMBARQ Turkey for its non-motorized transport project BikeLab Istanbul.
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Research highlights Bogotá, Mexico City, Johannesburg and Istanbul
New research shows that bus rapid transit (BRT) systems like Rio de Janeiro's TransOeste (pictured) have a wide range of benefits for quality of life in cities. Photo by Benoit Colin/EMBARQ.
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Editor’s note: See the new video, “Bus Rapid Transit: Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts”
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Pictured: Ms. V. Manjula, Commissioner, Directorate of Urban Land and Transport, Karnakata; Sanjay Sridhar and Himadri Das, EMBARQ India. Photo courtesy of Madhav Pai, EMBARQ India.
EMBARQ India received special recognition in the third edition of the Volvo Sustainable Mobility Awards, announced at last week’s Volvo Nobel Memorial Seminar in Bangalore, India. EMBARQ India’s submission, “Towards a Walkable and Sustainable Bengaluru: A Safe Access Project for Indiranagar Metro”, aims to improve safety and accessibility for bikers and pedestrians around Bangalore’s metro stations.
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250 streets in Istanbul's historic peninsula are now car-free and pedestrian-friendly. The transformation has improved air quality, reduced traffic congestion, and improved pedestrian safety in the city. Photo by Ozgur Guvenc/Shutterstock.
The pedestrianization of Istanbul’s Historic Peninsula, which began in 2011, has resulted in the conversion of over 250 streets from car-dominated roads to people-oriented spaces. EMBARQ Turkey played a key role in conceptualizing and catalyzing the pedestrianization project, and is now furthering its contribution by conducting a survey assessment and analysis of the project’s success.
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The 11th annual Transforming Transportation conference, co-hosted by The World Bank and EMBARQ, will take place at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on January 16 and 17, 2014. Photo by EMBARQ.
The World Bank and EMBARQ, the sustainable transport program of the World Resources Institute, will co-host the 11th annual Transforming Transportation conference at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on January 16 and 17, 2014.
The event provides a unique opportunity for the global transport community to discuss how to achieve large-scale and widespread adoption of sustainable solutions. Please join us for this progressive event on sustainable transport.
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The TransOeste bus rapid transit (BRT) system serves Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is set to expand its BRT network in order to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
EMBARQ’s Nicolae Duduta will present a webinar on traffic safety in bus corridors on Friday, September 27, at 11:00 am EDT. Duduta is an Associate Transport Planner based in EMBARQ’s Washington, D.C. office, whose work focuses on transport, urban development, and traffic safety projects across the EMBARQ Network. Presented for the BRT Center of Excellence, the webinar will analyze how choices made in the planning and design of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system can have a great impact on its safety performance.