Lessons for Indore: Study Tour of Ahmedabad's Janmarg
Experts exchange best practices of bus rapid transit in Indian cities.
EMBARQ India organized a comparative study tour of Janmarg, the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) in Ahmedabad, with officials from Atal Indore City Transport Services Ltd. (AICTSL).
World Health Organization Highlights EMBARQ's Partnerships in Health Sector
New briefing report illustrates transport's role in the "Social Determinants of Health"
The Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Sectoral Briefing Series, produced by the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Regional Office for the Western Pacific, includes a report that describes challenges facing transport policy-makers and authorities, how they address them, and areas for potential collaboration between health and transport.
EMBARQ and India's Urban Future
Ashwin Prabhu reports from EMBARQ India’s Bangalore office
This post originally appeared on FedEx's EarthSmart blog.
PRESS RELEASE: EMBARQ-FedEx Collaboration Aims to Improve Public Transport in Developing Countries
FedEx will provide $1.4 million over two years to EMBARQ for sustainable transportation projects.
A new collaboration to optimize city bus operations in Mexico, Brazil and India was announced today by FedEx Corp. and EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute’s center for sustainable transport.
Lima Improves Traffic Crash Database
Final report to inform road safety improvements.
The Technical Secretary’s Council on Transport for Lima and Callao (ST.CTLC) drafted its final report of traffic crashes in the Lima and Callao metropolitan area for 2011, based on a traffic database model developed by EMBARQ Andino.
PRESS RELEASE: Caterpillar Foundation Awards Major Support to World Resources Institute for Sustainable Cities Initiative
Five-Year Pledge of $12.5 Million Will Focus on Key Urban Centers in China, India and Brazil
The Caterpillar Foundation today announced a five-year, $12.5 million grant to the World Resources Institute (WRI) to advance the progress of environmentally sustainable and livable cities in China, India, and Brazil.
Peruvian Mayors Commit to Improve Road Safety
City leaders will implement seven concrete actions with EMBARQ Andino's support.
A message from EMBARQ Andino Director Jorge Jara:
I am very pleased to inform you that 64 mayors of various local governments of Peru agreed to implement seven concrete actions to improve road safety within their jurisdictions, using the experiences in Arequipa and Lima, and supported by EMBARQ Andino, as a reference.
Dalkmann: South-South Cooperation on Transport NAMAs
EMBARQ Director highlights transport's role in climate change at Durban conference.
EMBARQ Director Holger Dalkmann and other international experts discussed the transfer of climate-friendly technologies and measures in the transport sector, at a side event, "TRANSfer – Germany’s Support for Developing Countries’ Nationally Appropriate Mitigation A
EMBARQ at Urban Mobility India 2011
Topics discussed include poverty alleviation, health and safety.
EMBARQ India participated in the annual Urban Mobility India 2011 conference in New Delhi on December 3-5, 2011.
EMBARQ Brazil Leads Strategic Alignment Workshop in Belo Horizonte
Experts discuss marketing plan of city's future bus rapid transit system.
EMBARQ Brazil performed its second Strategic Alignment Workshop in Belo Horizonte to discuss the implementation of two new bus rapid transit (BRT) corridors—Cristiano Machado and Antônio Carlos/Pedro I—which are expected to begin operations by July 2013.
