Moinhos Shopping Mall in Porto Alegre will receive technical assistance from CTS-Brasil to build bicycle parking stations that meet international design standards.

Located near Parcão, a big park in the Moinhos de Vento neighborhood, the new bicycle facility will help improve mobility and increase bike safety for nearby shopping mall customers.

Federal government officials, housing developers and members of civil society met in a forum that addressed the importance of sustainable housing as a way to improve quality of life and increase the competitiveness of Mexican cities.

CTS-México helped local authorities and land developers develop comprehensive strategies for sustainable transportation and urban planning at the federal, municipal, and local level during a workshop held on July 24 about sustainable transport-oriented development.

The Center for Sustainable Transport in India, in collaboration with Indore City Transport Services Ltd. (ICTSL), held a technical workshop on July 29 for more than 80 local officials and transport planners to discuss sustainable transport.

Guadalajara's Macrobus unveiled a new control center on July 17 in an effort to provide transit users with a better, more reliable service.

The Center for Sustainable Transport in India (CST-India) launched a peer-to-peer Web site in July to allow Indian city officials and local transport planners to share information about their sustainable transport initiatives.

The Andean Development Corporation (CAF) and EMBARQ, strategic partners who play an important role in the modernization of the transport system in Arequipa, will hold a series of meetings to coordinate and evaluate a project to modernize and organize the city’s public transportation.

The Center for Sustainable Transport in Mexico (CTS-México) will contribute its findings about sustainable urban transport and climate change mitigation to Mexico's Fourth National Communication on Climate Change, a detailed account of the country's carbon emissions, removal of greenhouse gases, and other details about the government's efforts to implement the [United

The Center for Sustainable Transport in Turkey (SUM-Türkiye) concluded its study of commuters' personal exposure to air pollution in Istanbul.

The study is the one of the first air pollution exposure and public health studies performed in a developing country, especially in Turkey, according to SUM-Turkiye Transportation Engineer Burhan Kocaman.

(Translated from Spanish)

A number of social groups and authorities in Arequipa have begun a campaign to improve environmental conditions in the region, which is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the most polluted cities in Central and South America.