Trial runs launched on the iBus bus rapid transit corridor, Indore, India. Photo by Dario Hidalgo.

Ahmedabad’s Janmarg is a world-class BRT system. Photo by velaparatodo.

Photo by Andreas Møl Dalsgaard via the Danish Film Institute.

Ciclovías close down streets to cars and turn them into pedestrian and cycling street festivals. Photo by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.

Bogota routinely shuts down its streets for pedestrians and cyclists only, in a community event known as Ciclovia. Photo by Cidades para Pessoas.

Bus rapid transit densifies corridors in Bogota, especially in outlying areas. Photo by Gerardo Arévalo Tamayo.

BRT Increases Density

Public transit buses, taxis and bikers take over the streets on car-free day. Photo by Carlos Felipe Pardo.

Rio de Janeiro unveiled the first station of its forthcoming bus rapid transit system, which conntects Barra da Tijuca (pictured above) to other city neighborhoods. Photo by Rodrigo Soldon.

Ciclovías (car-free street events), such as this one in San Francisco, bring health benefits outweighing their financial costs. Photo by Frank Chan.

Arequipa Mía Saludable (“My Healthy Arequipa”) was recently launched in Arequipa, Peru to support healthy and sustainable active transport. Photo by Francesco Muratori.