The World Bank and the EMBARQ mobility initiative of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities are organizing the Transforming Transportation 2016 at the World Bank Headquarters, Washington, DC on Thursday January 14 - Friday January 15, 2016.
More information on the meeting will be available here. Registration is now open following this link here.
Time: 8:00 a.m. CET | 3:00 p.m. China Standard Time
The Federal Highway Administration will host a webinar on conducting establishment-level surveys of freight movements and on the possible uses of the resulting data in transportation decision-making. This webinar is part of FHWA’s Freight Model Improvement Program (FMIP).
Webinar Details
When: Thursday, January 28, 2016, 1 – 2:30 pm EST
Theme: Planning and Development in Developing Country Perspectives
Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) of Jahangirnagar University is going to organize its first international conference “Bangladesh Planning Research Conference (BPRC)” on 5-6 February 2016 at Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka,Bangladesh. The aim of this conference is to exchange research and experiences in all aspect of planning among the leading academics, researchers and practitioners.
Velo-city 2016 will be hosted from February 27 to March 1 2016. Velo-city Global 2016 will focus on discussing the profound impact of the evolution of cycling.
Velo-city began in 1980 in Bremen, Germany with deep ties in the founding of the European Cyclists’ Federation. Since then conferences have been held in cities including Copenhagen, Brussels, Barcelona and Montreal. Velo-city conferences are now attracting about 1,000 delegates.
Following the success of the Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC) in promoting sustainable transport in the context of COP21, there are plans to continue joint action. Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) and Michelin Challenge Bibendum (MCB) are organizing a stakeholder meeting on March 10th from 1pm to 6:30 pm in Paris, France.
Shaping Smart Sustainable Cities for the New Urban Agenda is a side event fro Habitat III by UNECE, the UN-Habitat and the ITU.
The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Mogens Lykketoft, will convene a high-level thematic debate on sustainable development, climate change and financing. This event is one of three high-level events the President will convene during UNGA 70. Lykketoft said on 19 October 2015 that the meeting will involve a range of stakeholders.
The Peer-to-Peer Exchange Program is designed to share global best practice cases and real world examples of sustainable urban freight systems. This program is open to anyone with a professional or a personal interest in freight transportation issues. Professional Development Hours will be provided to those interested.
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