Towns and cities in Latin America and the Caribbean are invited to enter the Third International "Active Cities, Healthy Cities" Contest, which recognizes and promote initiatives aimed at improving the urban environment and enhancing the quality of life in urban areas.
Towns and cities in Latin America and the Caribbean are invited to enter the Third International "Active Cities, Healthy Cities" Contest, which recognizes and promote initiatives aimed at improving the urban environment and enhancing the quality of life in urban areas.
"Humans want to be where others are. We get our energy from interacting," says Nancy Kete, director of Embarq's WRI Center for Sustainable Transport.
"Humans want to be where others are. We get our energy from interacting," says Nancy Kete, director of Embarq's WRI Center for Sustainable Transport.
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard today announced the expansion of of the city’s “bus rapid transit” (BRT) system, known here as the Metrobus, by creating an additional nine lines over the next five years.
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard today announced the expansion of of the city’s “bus rapid transit” (BRT) system, known here as the Metrobus, by creating an additional nine lines over the next five years.
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Administrator Mike Leavitt joined colleagues from the World Resources Institute, Mexico City government, the Mexican Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources, and the Mexico City Center for Sustainable Transport to announce the launch of the Mexico City Diesel Retrofit Project.
The International Congress on Sustainable Transport organized by EMBARQ - the World Resources Institute's Center for Transport and the Environment - and the Center for Sustainable Transport in Mexico (CTS), will become the first Latin American forum for international experts to analyze the experience and potential of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects in the Americas.
Urban planners are slowly looking at BRT as a cheaper alternative to subway and light rail. Embarq, an environmental organization based in Washington and affiliated with the World Resources Institute, says dozens of similar systems are being considered around the world. Las Vegas recently started a BRT system, and Seattle and Houston are among several cities studying the rapid buses.
EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute's Center for Transport and the Environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Mexico City government, the Mexican Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), and the Center for Sustainable T
