CTS-Brasil Launches New Web Site!
Learn about sustainable transport in Brazil
The Center for Sustainable Transport in Brazil (CTS-Brasil) launched its new Web site today: www.ctsbrasil.org.
The Portuguese-language site features news, multimedia and an online calender for projects, events and activities related to sustainable transport in Brazil.
Year in Review: EMBARQ Releases Annual Report
Highlights from 2008 include Network expansion and BRT scale-up
Director's Letter
From EMBARQ Director Nancy Kete:
This year we welcome a new hue to the EMBARQ Network color palette. Like “México Green” and “Brasil Blue” that came before it, we now have “Andino Purple,” representing our newly established Center for Sustainable Transport and Health in the Andean Region (CTSS-Andino.)
The Access Initiative: Bringing Justice to Environmental NGOs in Turkey
SUM-Türkiye introduces local organizations to global network
The World Resources Institute and the Environmental Management and Law Association (EMLA) held a meeting in Turkey to introduce environmental organizations to The Access Initiative (TAI),a global network that promotes access to information, participation, and justice in environmental decision-making.
Energy and Environmental Considerations Could Be Included in Transportation Bill for First Time
NTPP Member and WRI Transport Director Nancy Kete Comments on Today’s Announcement
From the World Resources Institute Pressroom:
Washington, D.C. - The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), released its final report to the Obama administration and Congress here this morning.
Sultanahmet Square Goes Car-Free
Istanbul takes one more step toward protecting Historic Peninsula
Authorities in Istanbul announced on June 3 that Sultanahmet Square, a historic area in front of the famous Hagia Sophia Museum, will be open to pedestrians only.
Films Put Cycling Awareness on Right Track in Mumbai
CST-India hosts Streetfilms screenings to promote active transportation
More than 250 residents of Bandra, a suburban neighborhood in northern Mumbai, learned about the benefits of cycling on May 30 during a special screening of three short documentary films produced by New York-based Streetfilms.
Asian Development Bank Calls on Transport Sector to Curb Emissions
Bellagio Declaration introduces climate change policy framework based on sustainable transport principles
Carbon dioxide emissions from the transport sector are expected to increase 57 percent by 2030, and developing countries will be the biggest contributors, according to a new declaration signed by the Asian Development Bank.
CTS-Brasil Concludes National Summit on Transport and Environment
Federal policy recommendations to be submitted by end of July
The National Summit on Transport and Environment gathered 79 members of 56 transport-related organizations on May 28 in Brasilia to develop policy recommendations for the Brazilian National Plan of Climate Change (PNMC), which is up for revision in 2010.
Staff from EMBARQ and the
Foundation for Education and Social Development (Fundación FES Social) visited Arequipa, Peru during the last week of May to begin the first phase of a baseline study to evaluate how sustainable integrated transportation affects public health.
EMBARQ Director Nancy Kete to Speak at Sustainable Transport Lecture Series
Kete will lead three "transforming transportation" lectures at Northwestern University
EMBARQ Director Nancy Kete will be in Evanston, Ill. this week, giving three lectures at Northwestern University about sustainable transportation, as part of the university's push to improve its focus on sustainability in research and education.
