The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) announced C40 city Mexico City as the winner of the 2013 Sustainable Transport Award. Together with a committee of international transportation and development experts, the Institute recognized the city’s achievements in its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, parking program, cycling and walking infrastructure, and improvements to public spaces.
Key participants of the C40-CCI Hybrid & Electric Bus Test Program in Latin America, including city government officials and local bus operators, are on a unique fact-finding trip to a number of C40 cities around the world, where they are investigating best practices in transport policy as well as the performance and economics of different bus technologies. The trip was organized and led by Manuel Olivera, C40-CCI City Director in Bogota and the Director of the Hybrid & Electric Bus Test Program. In a dispatch from the field, Adalberto Maluf reports on the journey so far…
Los principales participantes del Programa C40-CCI de Buses Híbridos y Eléctricos en América Latina, incluyendo a funcionarios gubernamentales de la ciudad y de los operadores de buses locales, se encuentran en un viaje de investigación a algunas de las ciudades del C40 alrededor del mundo, donde se están investigando las mejores prácticas en políticas de transportes, así como el rendimiento y la economía de las tecnologías de buses. El viaje fue organizado y liderado por Manuel Olivera, Director C40-CCI para Bogotá y Director del Programa de Testeo de Buses Híbridos y Eléctricos. Directo desde el campo, Adalberto Maluf informa sobre el viaje hasta el momento.
Participantes-chave do Programa de Teste de Ônibus Híbrido e Elétrico na América Latina da C40-CCI, incluindo funcionários de governos municipais e operadores locais de ônibus estão numa missão técnica ímpar em algumas cidades C40 ao redor do mundo, para averiguar e investigar as melhores práticas de políticas de transporte, bem como o desempenho e economias de diferentes tecnologias de ônibus. A viagem foi organizada e liderada por Manuel Olivera, Diretor do Programa de Teste de Ônibus Híbrido e Elétrico. Em um relato direto do campo, Adalberto Maluf compartilha sobre a viagem até agora…
The latest issue of Cities Today – an international magazine for senior decision-makers in urban development – explores the need for emissions measurement at the city level and showcases how various cities are achieving their climate goals.
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