by SLOCAT | Sep 9, 2015 | News
New research suggests that investing in public, non-motorized and low-emission transport can save cities up to $500 billion by 2030. In a working paper titled Accelerating Low-Carbon Development in the World’s Cities, the New Climate Economy project estimates that...
by SLOCAT | Sep 3, 2013 | News
Passengers wait to board Rea Vaya, Johannesburg’s advanced bus system. Photo by African Goals. Last year, I spoke at the 2nd Congress and Exhibition of African Public Transport in Johannesburg. For me, this was a perfect, much-awaited opportunity to experience Rea...
by talya.enriquez | May 30, 2013 | News
On 30 May 2013, “Improving the pedestrian environment in Dhaka: steps forward” took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workshop was jointly organized by Asian Development Bank (ADB), Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA), Local Government Engineering...
by SLOCAT | May 6, 2013 | News
Children peer out a bus window in India. By marcusjroberts. Sustainable transport can save lives on India’s roads. The key focus of the CONNECTKaro 2013 session on “Road safety in Indian cities” was to highlight the magnitude of the challenge of road safety in...
by philipp | Jan 30, 2012 | News
The International Energy Agency has helped create a database that will act as a one-stop-shop for researchers, planners, and policymakers to source information and data on Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) systems, such as the costs of such systems in different countries,...
