Despite this cyclist (and the nearby pile of parked bikes) in Sakarya, there is a lack of commuter biking infrastructure in virtually all Turkish cities. Photo by Sibel Bulay.

Polly Trottenberg was the keynote speaker at last night's Sustainable Transport Award Ceremony. Photo by Aaron Minnick.

Women-only trains have been in Mumbai for about 10 years. Photo by Madhav Pai.

This interview is part of a bi-weekly series with sustainable transportation advocates, planners, engineers, journalists, sociologists, and other experts working to shed light on best practices and solutions from across the globe. We welcome ...

In Delhi, urban planner and architect Manit Rastogi has a plan to transform the city’s 350 kilometers of storm water drains – or nullahs – into a network of “landscaped passages for New Delhi’s ...

Inspired by Stephen Colbert’s “Tip of the Hat,”  TheCityFix is starting a new series – “Tip of the Helmet” –  to give credit where it’s due as cities invest in sustainable transport, particularly for walking ...

Prajna Rao is a transport planner at the Centre for Sustainable Transport in India (CST-India), a member of the EMBARQ Network, which produces this blog. She provides a photographic overview of Ahmedabad’s new BRT system, ...

Four weeks ago, TheCityFix covered the launch of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, noting the omission of an active community design component. As we speak, the Task Force on Childhood Obesity is developing the ...

A rendering of a car-free Times Square. Illustration via Streetsblog.

Two of the most heavily congested stretches of Broadway St. - Times Square and Herald Square - will become car-free, pedestrian plazas in May to reduce traffic and pollution.

A rendering of a car-free Times Square. Illustration via Streetsblog.

Two of the most heavily congested stretches of Broadway St. - Times Square and Herald Square - will become car-free, pedestrian plazas in May to reduce traffic and pollution.