Institute For Transportation And Development Policy

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:IN BRAZIL, MAJOR CITIES ARE ADVANCING PLANS FOR BUS IMPROVEMENTS (E.G. RIO DE JANEIRO, BELO HORIZONTE, OR FORTALEZA), PARTICULARLY E-BUS PROCUREMENT, AND IMPLEMENTING EXPANDED NMT FACILITIES. TECHNICIANS FROM THE CITY OF BELO HORIZONTE HAVE REQUESTED ITDP'S SUPPORT TO BHTRANS TO PRIORITIZE IMPLEMENTATION OF 70KM OR MORE OF BUS LANES IN SYNERGY WITH FINDINGS FROM AN ITDP STUDY. ITDP PRESENTED FINDINGS TO THE CITY OF BELO HORIZONTE AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS FROM A PUBLIC TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT WHICH USED BUS-BASED GPS AND GTFS DATA. NOTABLY, ITDP FOUND THAT ADDING 307 KILOMETERS OF EXCLUSIVE BUS LANES COULD HAVE POSITIVE IMPACTS ON OPERATIONAL SPEED, EMISSIONS REDUCTION, AND ACCESSIBILITY TO OPPORTUNITIES.RIO DE JANEIRO KICKED OFF ITS TRANSITION TOWARDS ELECTRIC BUSES WITH HELP FROM ITDP. A NEW STAGE OF TESTING WITH ELECTRIC BUSES STARTED THIS MONTH AS PART OF THE "GREEN SUMMER" PILOT, WHICH WILL COLLECT DATA TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES. AS PART OF THE INITIATIVE, AN E-BUS "CULTURAL" ROUTE WILL TRAVEL WITHIN MADUREIRA, A POOR, PRIMARILY BLACK WORKING-CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MANY MUSIC-BASED LANDMARKS. ADDITIONALLY, TWO OTHER ELECTRIC BUS LINES ARE SUPPOSED TO RUN PERMANENTLY ALONG THE BRT CORRIDOR DUE JANUARY IN THE WEST ZONE, ONE OF THE REGIONS MOST IMPOVERISHED AND FURTHEST AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN.ITDP IS ALSO ASSISTING RIO'S CITY HALL IN IMPLEMENTING E-BUSES BY EXPLORING THE MOST CONVENIENT ROUTES FOR ELECTRIFYING CONVENTIONAL FLEETS. ALSO IN RIO, ITDP IS WORKING WITH THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORT TO DEVELOP THE TERMS OF REFERENCE, AND IS ENCOURAGING AND RECOMMENDING THE INCLUSION OF A PROVISION THAT ENABLES A TRANSITION TO A CLEAN FLEET. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, ITDP ALONG WITH OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO HELP THEM DEVELOP FINANCIAL, OPERATIONAL, AND LEGAL MODELS FOR BRT PROCUREMENT.ITDP ALSO BEGAN A PROJECT FOCUSED ON MAINSTREAMING GENDER AND RACE IN SAO PAULO PUBLIC TRANSPORT. IT AIMS TO SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF GENDER AND RACIAL PERSPECTIVES ON PLANNING, OPERATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT IN TRANSPORT AGENCIES. THE PROJECT IS NOW PART OF A BROADER INITIATIVE LED BY SAO PAULO SECRETARY OF MOBILITY AND TRASPORT (SMT) WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP SECRETARIAT TO ESTABLISH ACTIONS AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM. WITH THE INCLUSION OF OUR PROJECT, SMT DECIDED TO REESTABLISH THE SCOPE AND NAME OF THE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP TO CONSIDER THE INTERSECTIONALITY BETWEEN GENDER AND RACE AS A CORE THEME IN THE GROUP DISCUSSIONS.ITDP KICKED-OFF A PROJECT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF URBAN MOBILITY MANAGERS AND TECHNICIANS IN THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY SPHERES FOR THE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF POLICIES, ACTIONS AND PROJECTS THAT ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS FOR ELECTROMOBILITY IN BRAZILIAN CITIES. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE FOCUSED ON I) PRESENTING THE CONTEXT, OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS RELATED TO THE TRANSITION TO ELECTROMOBILITY; II) ESTABLISHING THE POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PATH FOR THE TRANSITION TO ELECTROMOBILITY IN BRAZILIAN CITIES; III) SYSTEMATIZE THE TRANSITION STAGES FOR ELECTROMOBILITY, CONSIDERING THE DIFFERENT IMPLANTATION PATHS, AS WELL AS THE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS AND NEEDS OF EACH LOCATION; AND IV) IMPLEMENTING A PILOT PROJECT IN TWO BRAZILIAN CITIES.ITDP DELIVERED THE "DIAGNOSIS AND BENCHMARKING IN ELECTRIC BUSES IN THE CURRENT BRAZILIAN CONTEXT" TO THE MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO THE WORLD BANK, AS PART OF OUR WORK ASSISTING IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS FOR ELECTROMOBILITY IN BRAZILIAN CITIES. THE REPORT COVERS TECHNICAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES SITUATING THE CURRENT URBAN TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC BUSES. THE DOCUMENT IS A 160-PAGE REPORT ON HOW BRAZILIAN CITIES ARE MANAGING SUCH A CHANGE. OPPORTUNITIES, BARRIERS, MAIN BUSINESS MODELS, AND EXTERNALITIES ARE PART OF THE MAIN CONTENT. ITDP'S GOAL IS TO ENABLE MANAGERS AND TECHNICIANS IN PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO ENHANCE CAPABILITIES ON ASSISTING ELECTRIFICATION TRANSPORTATION POLICIES. IN RECIFE, IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE MORE EQUITABLE BUS TRANSIT, ITDP DELIVERED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY OF RECIFE OUTLINING KEY AREAS TO PRIORITIZE FOR BUS LANES. THE RESULTS HIGHLIGHT THE 77KM OF STREETS THAT SHOULD GAIN BUS-ONLY LANES TO BENEFIT VULNERABLE GROUPS, INCLUDING TODDLERS AND CAREGIVERS, BY GIVING THEM MORE RELIABILITY, COMFORT, IMPROVING AIR QUALITY AND CONVENIENCE. THE STUDY CONSIDERED THE DISTRIBUTION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES. IN AFRICA, THROUGH "GROWING SMARTER", ITDP HAS BEEN WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS IN ETHIOPIA, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, AND UGANDA TO DEVELOP HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROJECTS. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SITUATION IMPROVED TOWARD THE END OF 2021, WITH GROWING AVAILABILITY OF VACCINES AND AN UPTICK IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE SEVERAL IMPORTANT WINS, INCLUDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) BUSINESS MODEL IN DAR ES SALAAM'S DART SYSTEM, THE EXPANSION OF THE DART NETWORK; WIDESPREAD IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH-QUALITY NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORT (NMT) FACILITIES IN ADDIS ABABA; AND ADOPTION OF SUPPORTIVE NATIONAL POLICIES IN TANZANIA AND RWANDA. SEVERAL FACTORS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT HAVE LED TO LOWER THAN EXPECTED LEVELS OF PROJECT SPENDING. THESE INCLUDE SLOW POLITICAL PROCESSES, INSTABILITY FROM THE CIVIL WAR IN ETHIOPIA, AND THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ITDP IS CONTINUING TO RAMP UP SPENDING AS SOME OF THESE ISSUES ABATE.ITDP'S TEAM IN CHINA COLLABORATED WITH MAJOR CITIES (E.G. GUANGZHOU, JINAN, AND TIANJIN) TO IMPLEMENT OR APPROVE PLANS TO INCREASE LOW/ZERO EMISSION MOBILITY, WITH A FOCUS ON ELECTRIC BUSES AND NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORT (NMT). OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ITDP HAS BEEN PREPARING THE E-BUS OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JINAN, THE CAPITAL OF SHANDONG PROVINCE, WHICH ARE SET TO BE PRESENTED TO THE JINAN TRANSPORTATION BUREAU AND JINAN BUS COMPANY IN SEPTEMBER. EFFORTS HAVE INCLUDED ORGANIZING SITE VISITS AND MEETINGS WITH THE BUS COMPANY IN JINAN, COLLECTING CURRENT E-BUS OPERATIONAL DATA, FLEET RENEWAL PLANS AND E-BUS CHARGING STATION CONSTRUCTION PLANS. ITDP IS WORKING ON A PROJECT PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT AN ADDITIONAL 60KM OF BRT IN JINAN. ITDP HAS BEEN WORKING ON BUS FREQUENCY AND OCCUPANCY SURVEYS, BOARDING AND ALIGHTING SURVEYS, AND BUS OPERATIONAL SPEED SURVEYS ALONG EXISTING BRT CORRIDORS IN JINAN IN PREPARATION. A FULL PROPOSAL WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE JINAN TRANSPORTATION BUREAU AND THE JINAN BUS COMPANY IN SEPTEMBER. OVER 2021, ITDP HAS BEEN PREPARING THE E-BUS OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JINAN, THE CAPITAL OF SHANDONG PROVINCE. ITDP ORGANIZED A SITE VISIT AND MEETING WITH A BUS COMPANY IN JINAN TO COLLECT CURRENT E-BUS OPERATIONAL DATA IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A FLEET RENEWAL AND E-BUS CHARGING STATION CONSTRUCTION PLAN. THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE JINAN TRANSPORTATION BUREAU AND JINAN BUS COMPANY WILL BE PRESENTED IN SEPTEMBER.ITDP RECENTLY CONDUCTED BUS FREQUENCY AND OCCUPANCY SURVEYS, BOARDING AND ALIGHTING SURVEYS, AND BUS OPERATIONAL SPEED SURVEYS ALONG THE CURRENT BRT CORRIDORS IN JINAN. ITDP IS WORKING ON A PROJECT PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT AN ADDITIONAL 60KM OF BRT IN JINAN. A RE-QUALIFIED PROPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED TO THE JINAN TRANSPORTATION BUREAU AND JINAN BUS COMPANY IN AUGUST 2021. JINAN IS ON TRACK WITH ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS AND MAKING ITS BUS FLEET 100% ELECTRIC BY 2023. IN 2021 ALONE, 1,468 ELECTRIC BUSES WERE PUT INTO OPERATION IN JINAN, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 82% OF THE ENTIRE BUS FLEET. YICHANG ADDED 77 E-BUSES INTO THE BUS FLEET THIS YEAR, INCLUDING 67 12METER E-BUSES AND 10 18METER E-BUSES, ACCOUNTING FOR 46% OF THE ENTIRE BUS FLEET. IN JULY 2021, IN COLLABORATION WITH GMEDRI, ITDP SUBMITTED A REPORT WITH IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GUANGZHOU MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CONCERNING THE GUANGZHOU BRT. IN INDIA, STATES LIKE TAMIL NADU AND MAHARASHTRA IMPLEMENTED POLICIES THAT MEASURABLY INCREASE LOW/ZERO EMISSION MOBILITY IN CITIES, WITH A FOCUS ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BUSES, INCLUDING E-BUSES, AND NMT INFRASTRUCTURE. ITDP PRESENTED THE FEASIBILITY FINDINGS OF THE PROPOSED BUS PRIORITY LANE (BPL) IN CHENNAI TO THE TAMIL NADU SECRETARIES FOR TRANSPORT, FINANCE, AND HIGHWAYS. FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION, THE STATE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REQUESTED THAT ITDP ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF TWO ADDITIONAL CORRIDORS IN CHENNAI. SUBSEQUENTLY, ITDP PRESENTED THE FINDINGS FROM ALL THREE CORRIDORS TO THE NEW TRANSPORT SECRETARY.

SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT:IN CHINA, GREEN MOBILITY PLANS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON FOR CHINESE CITIES. ITDP PLANS TO CAPITALIZE ON THIS MOMENTUM BY DEVELOPING A STRATEGY FOR BETTER BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY CENTER OF GUANGZHOU. THE TEAM CONDUCTED SITE SURVEYS AND PLANS AND SUBMITTED A REPORT DETAILING THE STATE OF GUANGZHOU BIKE LANES TO THE ENERGY FOUNDATION IN OCTOBER 2021. ITDP WAS INVITED BY THE STATE COUNCIL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PREPARATION OF "GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDCARE ENVIRONMENT," WHICH IS BEING CREATED IN RESPONSE TO A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES BEING UNDERTAKEN IN ORDER TO PROMOTE CHILD-FRIENDLY CITY CONSTRUCTION, CHILDCARE PARK COVERAGE, AND CHILD-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. ITDP BROUGHT ITS RICH KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA TO HELP TO GUIDE THIS WORK.IN AFRICA, ITDP MADE PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING THE GOAL OF REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE EAST AFRICA REGION THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY SYSTEMS DURING 2021. ACROSS ALL FIVE PROJECT COUNTRIES, WE ARE SEEING MEASURABLE ADVANCEMENT, BUT IT IS UNEVEN. THE ADVANCEMENT OF BEST PRACTICE MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS AND COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES IN INFLUENTIAL REGIONAL CITIES IS NOTABLY SERVING AS INSPIRATION TO LAGGING CITIES. IN ADDITION, ITDP CONTINUED TO CONVENE REGIONAL LEADERS FOR TRAINING AND PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. TECHNICAL SUPPORT OFFERED THROUGH THE PROJECT ENABLED CITIES IN THE AFRICA REGION TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY AS PART OF A GREEN RECOVERY TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ADDITIONAL EMISSION BENEFITS WILL COME FROM COMPLEMENTARY NMT FACILITIES. LAST YEAR, ADDIS ABABA CONTINUED ITS WIDESPREAD IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH-QUALITY FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE TRACKS, AND KISUMU BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF A SECOND-PHASE NMT PROJECT. ITDP IS ALSO WORKING WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS IN ETHIOPIA, KENYA, RWANDA, AND UGANDA TO DEVELOP URBAN STREET DESIGN MANUALS TO FACILITATE THE SCALE-UP.IN DAR ES SALAAM, AN EXPANDED BUS FLEET FOR BRT PHASE 1 HAS REDUCED OVERCROWDING AND ENABLED MORE CITY RESIDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM THE SYSTEM, GAINING ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IN KISUMU, THE FIRST PHASE NMT PROJECT HAS BECOME A NATIONAL BENCHMARK FOR HIGH QUALITY PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE. A NUMBER OF CITY OFFICIALS HAVE TOURED THE FACILITIES, AND THE PROJECT HAS HELPED SPUR REPLICATION IN OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS IN WESTERN KENYA. IN ETHIOPIA, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN SCALING UP NMT INVESTMENTS FROM ADDIS ABABA TO CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE PROJECT ALSO SPURRED DIALOGUE ABOUT REGULATION OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INDUSTRY AND SHOWCASED SUCCESSFUL MODELS FOR INDUSTRY REFORM.IN RIO DE JANEIRO, THE CICLO ROTAS CENTRO BIKE LANE PROJECT, ALONG WITH A PLAN FOR A LOW EMISSION ZONE, WERE EMBEDDED INTO THE LAW PROJECT REVIVER CENTRO APPROVED BY MAYOR EDUARDO PAES AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO CREATE A BLUEPRINT FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF THE CITY CENTER, SETTING THE STAGE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THE REVIVER CENTRO PROGRAM'S MAIN STRATEGY FOCUSES ON HOUSING AND LAND USE REFORM TO DENSIFY THE AREA. IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IS COMPLEMENTED BY ITDP'S EFFORTS TO INCORPORATE A ZERO-EMISSION AREA (DISTRITO NEUTRO) AS A STRUCTURAL INITIATIVE, AS WELL AS THE CICLO ROTAS CYCLING NETWORK. THE APPROVAL OF THIS PROGRAM BY THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE AN IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT FOR ITDP'S WORK. IN INDIA, ITDP HELPED THE COIMBATORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION LAUNCH THE COIMBATORE GREENWAYS PROJECT TO CREATE A CITY-WIDE NON-MOTORISED TRANSPORT NETWORK IN 2017. AS PART OF THE PROJECT, TWO NEW LAKEFRONT PARKS HAVE JUST OPENED. TO COMMEMORATE 75 YEARS OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE, THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS, KICKSTARTED MULTIPLE INITIATIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ITDP INDIA WAS INVOLVED IN THE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL GUIDANCE DEVELOPMENT, AND COORDINATION WITH CITY OFFICIALS FOR TWO PROMINENT INITIATIVES. THIS INCLUDED A 75-HOUR PLACEMAKING MARATHON TO SHOW HOW CITIES CAN BE REIMAGINED FOR PEOPLE. AS PART OF THIS, CITIES ASPIRED TO CREATE AND TRANSFORM PUBLIC SPACES WITHIN 75 HOURS. ITDP ALSO SUPPORTED FREEDOM2WALK&CYCLE - TO ENSURE HEALTH SAFETY AND EMPOWERMENT FOR ALL, CITIES FOCUSED ON VARIOUS WALKING AND CYCLING INITIATIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ADDING UP TO 220+ EVENTS.IN INDONESIA, ITDP IS WORKING ON AN URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINE (UDGL) FOR THE MOBILITY CHAPTER OF PUTAT JAYA, SURABAYA. THE MOBILITY CHAPTER ANALYZES PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY, NMT, PARKING FACILITIES, AND BIKE-SHARING IMPLEMENTATION. IN MEXICO, ITDP IS SUPPORTING "IDEAMOS", IDEAS AND ACTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE MOBILITY, WITH THE LAUNCH OF TWO NEW PILOTS IN 2021. ONE IS FOCUSED ON THE INTEGRATION OF CYCLING AND VAN-POOLING CALLED URBAN CYCLO, AND ANOTHER CALLED RODANDO JUNTAS TO FOSTER BIKE LAST MILE DELIVERY AND WORKERS RIGHTS. ALSO, ITDP IS CREATING A GENDER-INFORMED BUS STOP STANDARD AND DIGITALIZATION STRATEGY TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS WITH A FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN GUADALAJARA. AT THIS TIME, DESIGN GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN DRAFTED, TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS OUTLINED, AND THE FINAL BUSINESS CASE HAS BEEN UPDATED. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION BEGAN IN JUNE. IN GUADALAJARA, ITDP IS WORKING ON A GENDER-INFORMED BUS STOP STANDARD AND DIGITALIZATION STRATEGY TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS WITH A FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. ITDP IS WORKING ON BUS CORRIDOR NO.1 OF GUADALAJARA AND THE FEEDER BUS STOPS FOR BRT LINE NO.2 IN MI MACRO. DESIGNS WERE PREPARED FOR SEPTEMBER AND IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR IN MI MACRO, FOLLOWED BY BUS CORRIDOR NO.1 NEXT YEAR. THESE EFFORTS SHOULD SERVE AS A MODEL FOR REPLICATION ACROSS THE REMAINING 17 CORRIDORS. ITDP HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE SYNTHESIZING AND SHARING FINDINGS FROM 2018 PILOTS OF BRT ELEMENTS IN EVERETT, CAMBRIDGE, WATERTOWN AND ARLINGTON WITH LEADERS IN THE BOSTON REGION. MOST NOTABLY, ITDP PUBLISHED THE "EVERETT TO BOSTON BRT IMPLEMENTATION PLAYBOOK" WHICH IS THE CULMINATION OF OVER A YEAR'S WORK AND CHRONICLES THE NEXT STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN TO BRING BRT TO EVERETT. THE PLAYBOOK OUTLINES CRITICAL DECISION POINTS TO IMPLEMENT A BRT CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE CITIES OF EVERETT AND BOSTON AND INCLUDES DATA-RICH INSIGHTS INTO SPECIFIC ON-THE-GROUND CONDITIONS. IN JULY OF 2021, ITDP STAFF PRESENTED THESE FINDINGS TO THE MAYOR OF EVERETT AND HIS STAFF WHO REMAIN COMMITTED TO PUSHING FOR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF BUS SERVICE ON THE BROADWAY CORRIDOR.

KNOWLEDGE RESEARCH & POLICY:IN 2021, ITDP HELPED ESTABLISH GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES ON LOW CARBON MOBILITY SOLUTIONS AND ALL BEST PRACTICE DOCUMENTS REACHED OVER 100,000 PRACTITIONERS, DECISION-MAKERS, AND OTHER AUDIENCES. ITDP RELEASED "IDEAS TO ACCELERATE PARKING REFORM IN THE UNITED STATES" IN FEBRUARY 2021 AN EXPERT REVIEW AND POLICY BRIEF FEATURING RESPONSES BY US MUNICIPAL PLANNERS, DEVELOPMENT LEADS FROM MAJOR RETAILERS, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND ADVOCATES. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE EXPERTS INTERVIEWED DESCRIBED PARKING REFORM AS VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT TO THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE AND FELT TOO MUCH LAND IS GOING TO PARKING RATHER THAN MORE PRODUCTIVE USES THAT LEAD TO CLEANER, GREENER, AND MORE EQUITABLE CITIES. THE REPORT FOUND TACKLING STATUS QUOS AROUND PARKING TO BE A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT DRIVER OF CITY ACTION AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE YEARS AHEAD. THE INTERVIEWS EMPHASIZE THAT PARKING REFORM IS PRIMARILY A POLITICAL PROBLEM, NOT A POLICY CHALLENGE. IN MARCH 2021, ITDP RELEASED THE "TAMING TRAFFIC" PAPER AND INFOGRAPHIC, WHICH DESCRIBES HOW CITIES WITH DIFFERENT CAPACITIES CAN EFFECTIVELY THINK ABOUT WAYS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC AND MEET OTHER SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. A THREE-PART WEBINAR SERIES WENT INTO DETAILED EXAMPLES OF CITIES WORKING ON THE ISSUE IN DIFFERENT WAYS, FROM REALLOCATING STREET SPACE TO A COMPLICATED ZONE-BASED EMISSIONS CHARGING SCHEME. ITDP RELEASED A THREE-PART WEBINAR SERIES ON TAMING TRAFFIC STEMMING FROM THE "TAMING TRAFFIC" REPORT. THE GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE OF THESE WEBINARS CONTINUES TO BE DIVERSE, WITH THE MAJORITY OF ATTENDEES BEING FROM ASIA, NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA.THIS WEBINAR INCLUDED LIVE TRANSLATION IN CHINESE TO CATER TO OUR CHINESE AUDIENCE AND CREATE AN INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS. CUMULATIVELY THE THREE-PART SERIES WERE ATTENDED LIVE BY OVER 500 INDIVIDUALS. MAJORITY OF ATTENDEES OF THE SERIES WERE PUBLIC SECTOR PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKERS AND EXPERTS. ITDP ALSO RELEASED THE "MAXIMIZING MICROMOBILITY: UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES TO INTEGRATE MICROMOBILITY AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION '' PAPER IN JUNE 2021. THIS WILL COMPLEMENT THE FINDINGS FROM THE TWO ONGOING PILOTS IN INDIA AND INDONESIA. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IS BEING TRANSLATED TO MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.THE TEAM PUBLISHED THE "FROM SANTIAGO TO SHENZHEN: HOW ELECTRIC BUSES ARE MOVING CITIES," ITDP'S E-BUS STATE OF KNOWLEDGE PAPER IN SEPTEMBER 2021. THE PAPER LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE WORK ON E-BUSES AROUND THE WORLD AND ESTABLISHES ITDP AS AN AUTHORITY ON THE TOPIC, BASED ON EXPERIENCE AROUND THE WORLD. TRANSLATIONS OF THE PAPER INTO SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE ARE NOW UNDERWAY. THIS REPORT IS A BROAD STUDY CONCERNING ELECTRIFYING PUBLIC BUS SYSTEMS, WITH THE PRIMARY GOAL OF BEING A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE SO CITIES DECREASE CARBON EMISSIONS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IN THE NEXT DECADE AND BEYOND. THE ITDP TEAM ALSO RELEASED THE "ON-STREET PARKING PRICING GUIDE" IN SEPTEMBER 2021 DOCUMENTING HOW TO IMPLEMENT ON-STREET PARKING REFORM, INCLUDING A BLOG POST HIGHLIGHTING THE IDEA. THIS BUILDS ON YEARS OF WORK AND SETS THE STAGE FOR ADDITIONAL WORK ON PARKING, INCLUDING OFF-STREET PARKING AND A PARKING CAPACITY BUILDING SERIES OR EVEN A CAMPAIGN. ITDP RELEASED THE "COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR BABIES, TODDLERS, AND THEIR CAREGIVERS GUIDE" IN OCTOBER 2021. WE ALSO COMPLETED THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE "ACCESS FOR ALL: BABIES, TODDLERS, AND THEIR CAREGIVERS" REPORT AS WELL AS THE 15 MINUTE NEIGHBORHOOD INFOGRAPHIC FOR 2022. THE ITDP TEAM ALSO RELEASED THE "COMPACT CITY SCENARIO ELECTRIFIED" REPORT, WHICH WAS RELEASED IN DECEMBER 2021. THIS REPORT MAKES A HIGH-LEVEL ARGUMENT FOR INCREASED ATTENTION TO DENSITY, WALKING, CYCLING, AND TRANSIT WORLDWIDE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROMOTED AS A KEY ITDP PUBLICATION. WE ALSO PROMOTED OUR RESEARCH REPORT FINDINGS THAT SUPPORTED THE KEY DISCUSSIONS AT COP26 IN NOVEMBER WITH THE MAIN MESSAGE: ELECTRIFICATION IS CRITICAL BUT NOT ENOUGH TO REACH OUR CLIMATE GOALS; A SHIFT TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND COMPACT CITIES IS ALSO NECESSARY FOR A 1.5C SCENARIO. ON WORLD BICYCLE DAY, JUNE 3, 2021, ITDP LAUNCHED CYCLING CITIES, A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT CYCLING IS A SAFE, HEALTHY, AND ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION OPTION IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE GLOBAL SOUTH. THIS CAMPAIGN AIMS TO ACCELERATE AND SCALE UP THE EFFORTS OF ITDP REGIONAL OFFICES AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO PERMANENTLY REDESIGN STREETS AND ADOPT KEY POLICIES TO SUPPORT CYCLING. IT WILL ALSO SERVE TO LINK CITIES TOGETHER AS PART OF A GLOBAL COHORT THAT WILL AMPLIFY THEIR WORK AND INSPIRE CONTINUED ACTION. EFFORTS HAVE BEEN HEAVILY FOCUSED ON OUTREACH TO SECURE THE COHORT, BRING ON LOCAL AND GLOBAL PARTNERS (WE'RE UP TO 20+), AND ENCOURAGE CITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SIGN THE PLEDGE IN SUPPORT OF THE CAMPAIGN'S VISION. IN JUST UNDER 3 MONTHS, WE HAVE OVER 100 PLEDGE SIGNERS FROM 70 DIFFERENT CITIES. INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDE UN ENVIRONMENT, C40, FIA FOUNDATION, AND UNION CYCLISTE INTERNATIONALE (UCI). ITDP'S CYCLING CITIES CAMPAIGN ALSO DEBUTED WITH A VIRTUAL EVENT LINKED TO THE COP26 CLIMATE CONFERENCE IN GLASGOW. THE EVENT HIGHLIGHTED THE URGENCY AROUND COMMITTING TO CYCLING AS A KEY STRATEGY TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PROVIDING HEALTHY, EQUITABLE ALTERNATIVES TO DRIVING IN CITIES.THE CYCLING CITIES CAMPAIGN COHORT NOW INCLUDES 27 LIGHTHOUSE CITIES, 35 REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND 280+ PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED THE PLEDGE. THROUGHOUT THE PAST FEW MONTHS, ITDP HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER A DIVERSE COALITION OF 25 CITIES AND MORE THAN 30 GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS COMMITTED TO ELEVATING CYCLING AT THE CITY, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEVELS.THE TOD STANDARD WEBSITE UPDATE LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2021. ITDP PRODUCED AND RELEASED THE NEW TOD WEBSITE WHICH AIMS TO BE A MAJOR RESOURCE TO DEVELOP COMPACT CITIES WITH A MAJOR FOCUS ON CHILDREN, TODDLERS, AND CAREGIVERS INCLUSION.BTHE GROW CYCLING TOOLKIT WAS TRANSLATED TO CHINESE, PORTUGUESE, AND SPANISH (FORTHCOMING) AND HAS BEEN THE FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING THE CYCLING CITIES CAMPAIGN. WE USED GROW CYCLING TO FRAME THE 3 CYCLING CITIES CAMPAIGN WORKSHOPS, DONE IN STRONG COORDINATION WITH THE MOBILIZE TEAM. A DRAFT OF THE ASYNCHRONOUS CYCLING COURSE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IS IN REVIEW, FOR LAUNCH IN 2022. THE ITDP MOBILIZE PROGRAM PILOTED A CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP TO TEST CURRICULUM, IDEAS AND METHODS OF ENGAGING AUDIENCES. ITDP LED THREE SESSIONS IN TWO PARALLEL COHORTS AND ENGAGED 84 PARTICIPANTS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS FOCUSING ON DECISION MAKERS, TRANSPORT AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS AND SOME MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIA. THE GOAL OF THE WORKSHOP WAS TO TEACH A TOOL AND APPLY IT IN A GROUP ACTIVITY. THE MAIN FEEDBACK POST WORKSHOP REVEALED THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS NEED FOR THESE TYPES OF CAPACITY BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY CAN BE HANDS-ON AND INVOLVE DISCUSSIONS AND EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE.