Institute For Transportation And Development Policy

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT: IN THE AFRICA REGION, ITDP IS WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KIGALI, RWANDA TO PREPARE THE E-BUS CHARGING MASTERPLAN. THE PLAN PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ROUTES TO BE ADOPTED IN THE PILOT PHASE, THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENT, AND THE ENERGY NEEDS. BUILDING ON THIS, ITDP HAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH UEMI AND THE BASIGO E-BUS COMPANY TO SUPPORT THE FIRST PILOT E-BUS OPERATIONS IN KIGALI THAT ARE COMMENCING IN DECEMBER 2023. THE DATA COLLECTED FROM THIS PILOT WILL BE USED TO VALIDATE THE RESULTS OF THE E-BUS CHARGING MASTERPLAN. ITDP ALSO SUPPORTED THE KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AUTHORITY (KCCA) TO PREPARE THE TERMS OF REFERENCE TO THE DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN (DED) REVIEW FOR THE KAMPALA BRT. IN OCTOBER, ITDP SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH NEW URBAN COMMUNITIES AUTHORITY (NUCA) AND THE 6TH OF OCTOBER AUTHORITY IN EGYPT TO UNDERTAKE THE INDUSTRY TRANSITION THAT WILL SEE THE FORMALIZATION OF EXISTING SERVICES AND ENSURE THAT THE EXISTING OPERATORS PARTICIPATE IN THE BRT SYSTEM WHEN IT BECOMES OPERATIONAL. WITH THE SUPPORT OF TUMI/GIZ, ITDP IS ALSO WORKING ON ENHANCING GENDER INCLUSION IN THE NAIROBI BRT LINE 3, A CORRIDOR WHICH HAS RECEIVED COMMITMENT FOR FUNDING AS THE FIRST ELECTRIC BRT IN NAIROBI. UNDER THE PROJECT, ITDP PLANS TO CONDUCT SURVEYS TO UNDERSTAND WOMEN AND CARE GIVERS' NEEDS AND REFLECT THE NEEDS IN THE BRT DESIGNS. FINALLY, IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, ITDP HAS BEEN PROVIDING SUPPORT TO DAR RAPID TRANSIT AGENCY (DART) BY CONTINUOUSLY REVIEWING THE BRT DESIGNS. FOLLOWING THE PAST SUBMISSIONS THE DESIGNS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE PASSING LANES AT ALMOST ALL STATIONS.IN BRAZIL, THE ITDP TEAM KEEPS ADVOCATING FOR THE CITY OF RIO TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF E-BUSES. ITDP WORKED WITH SCIPOPULIS ON THE DESIGN OF A PROPOSAL FOR CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONAL STRATEGY (HEADWAY/ARRANGEMENT OF DEPARTURES) FOR A SERVICE CONNECTING GALEAO AIRPORT AND GENTILEZA TERMINAL, WHICH IS NOW BEING BUILT IN THE PORT AREA. BESIDES THE PROPOSAL, ITDP ALSO HELPED THE CITY HALL'S TEAM TO CONDUCT MARKET RESEARCH TO PRESENT THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO THE MAYOR WITH THE VIABILITY STUDY. ITDP BEGAN THE DESIGN OF AN ADVOCACY STRATEGY IN BELO HORIZONTE TO INFLUENCE OPERATORS POSITIVELY IN THE TRANSITION TO ELECTROMOBILITY, USING DATA AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. THE CITY OF BELO HORIZONTE IS SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL FOR THE PAC FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE 100 E-BUSES AND REQUESTED ITDP'S COLLABORATION TO DEFINE THE SERVICES TO BE PRIORITIZED AND SECURE A HIGH-QUALITY OPERATIONAL PLAN.IN CHINA, THE CITY OF GUANGZHOU IS TESTING A NEW BUS SYSTEM CALLED "RESPONSIVE STOPPING" ON 13 ROUTES. BUSES WILL NOW ONLY STOP IF PASSENGERS RING THE BELL TO GET OFF OR IF THERE'S SOMEONE AT THE BUS STOP WAITING TO GET ON. THIS NEW METHOD IS MEANT TO MAKE BUS TRIPS FASTER WHEN THERE AREN'T MANY PASSENGERS GETTING ON OR OFF. ITDP WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRODUCE A REPORT ON GREEN MOBILITY IN GUANGZHOU IN TERMS OF TWO-WHEELER AND BRT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.UNDER THE WORLD BANK'S INITIATIVE WITH A PROPOSED US $250 MILLION LOAN, HUBEI PROVINCE, CHINA, AIMS TO ACHIEVE ITS DUAL CARBON GOALS." FOCUSED ON YICHANG AND DRIVEN BY ITDP'S PROACTIVE EFFORTS, THIS PROJECT IS SET TO ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, SETTING A BENCHMARK FOR URBAN TRANSPORT DECARBONIZATION. SIGNIFICANT REFORMS IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM ARE KEY TO THE PROJECTS, INCLUDING GOALS SUCH AS INCREASING PUBLIC TRANSIT POPULATION COVERAGE FROM 50% TO 65%, ENHANCING PEAK-HOUR BUS FREQUENCY BY 25%, AND IMPROVING AVERAGE PEAK-HOUR BUS SPEEDS BY 15%.THE CITY OF YICHANG HAS ADOPTED THE ITDP'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING BRT PHASE II IN YICHANG. ALSO, YICHANG CITY CONDUCTED A FIELD STUDY OF ITDP'S PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BRT PHASE 1 STATIONS AND INCORPORATED ITDP'S RECOMMENDATIONS INTO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE ACCESSIBILITY AND IMPROVEMENTS TO QUALITY OF BRT SERVICES. THE CITY OF JINAN HAS RESTRUCTURED ITS PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK WITH A STRATEGY RECOMMENDED BY THE ITDP, INTRODUCING A TIERED BUS SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES FAST, MAIN, BRANCH, AND MICRO ROUTES. THIS MODEL PRIORITIZES EFFICIENT MICROBUSES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CIRCULATION AND INTRODUCES SPECIALIZED BUS SERVICES FOR UNIQUE DEMANDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY AIMS TO STREAMLINE BUS ROUTES, ENHANCE THE INTEGRATION WITH THE METRO SYSTEM, AND EXPERIMENT WITH AN ON-DEMAND STOP SYSTEM FOR BUSES THAT COMPLEMENT METRO SERVICES. IN SEPTEMBER 2023, INDIA'S MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS WRAPPED UP STAGE 2 OF THE SIGNATURES TRANSPORT4ALL CHALLENGE MANAGED BY ITDP AND ANNOUNCED THE TOP 10 WINNING STARTUPS. STAGE 2 SPANNED 10 MONTHS AND INVOLVED 46 CITIES AND OVER 60 STARTUPS. IN THE UPCOMING STAGE 3, THE WINNING STARTUPS WILL WORK WITH CITIES TO IMPLEMENT PILOTS OF THE DIGITAL SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED. ALSO IN INDIA, THE TEAM LAUNCHED A 'ACCELERATING PROCUREMENT, OPERATIONS AND FINANCING OF BUSES THROUGH PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP' REPORT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION FOR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS (STUS). THE REPORT EMPHASIZES HOW PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPP) ENABLE THE POSSIBILITY FOR STUS TO REFORM THEMSELVES INTO REGULATORY AND MANAGING BODIES BY DELEGATING PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND BUS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE TO PRIVATE ENTITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GOVERNMENTS AND STUS THAT CAN LEAD TO IMPROVED SERVICE QUALITY, ENHANCED FINANCIAL VIABILITY, AND INCREASED OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, WHILE EXPANDING BUS FLEETS. ON THE CITY LEVEL, ITDP HELPED DEVELOP A FEASIBILITY STUDY DEVELOPED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF BUS PRIORITY LANE IN CHENNAI, PRESENTING THE STUDY TO THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE, AND RECEIVED AN APPROVAL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUS PRIORITY LANE ON ONE CORRIDOR IN THE CITY. ITDP IS SUPPORTING THE ROLLOUT OF THE PM E-BUS SEWA SCHEME, A NATIONAL SCHEME ANNOUNCED TO SUPPORT THE ROLLOUT OF 10000 ELECTRIC BUSES TO AUGMENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY IN TIER-II AND TIER-III CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS HAS APPOINTED THE ASSOCIATION FOR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS (ASRTU) AS THE LEADING AGENCY TO HANDHOLD THE CITIES TO APPLY FOR THE SCHEME. WITH AN ONGOING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, ITDP INDIA HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY ASRTU AS A TECHNICAL PARTNER TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME.IN ADDITION, ITDP DEVELOPED A GUIDEBOOK TO TRAIN BUS OPERATORS ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH ACROSS INDIAN CITIES. AS PART OF AN ONGOING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ROAD TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS, THE APEX BODY OF ALL PUBLIC BUS OPERATING AGENCIES, ITDP DEVELOPED TWO NEW TOOLSA GAME AND A GUIDEBOOKTO TRAIN THEM IN IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH TO INCREASE RIDERSHIP. THE GAME AND THE GUIDEBOOK WERE LAUNCHED AT A WORKSHOP ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH ASRTU IN NOVEMBER 2023 WITH OVER 80 OFFICIALS FROM BUS OPERATING AGENCIES.IN INDONESIA, ITDP CONTINUES TO SUPPORT JAKARTA IN THE ELECTRIFICATION OF ITS BUS FLEET. IN MARCH 2023, WE FINISHED A PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE ROADMAP FOR TRANSJAKARTA ELECTRIC BUS ADOPTION UNTIL 2030, INCLUDING PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE FINANCING SCHEMES AND BUSINESS MODELS, A ROBUST REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION, AND TECHNICAL PLAN. ITDP ALSO COMPLETED THE EVALUATION OF THE E-BUS PILOT IN JAKARTA. AS PART OF A PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS TO GOVERNMENT POLICYMAKERS, ITDP SHOWCASED THE FINAL REPORT, ROADMAP, AND E-BUS PLANNING TOOLKIT FOR TRANSJAKARTA ELECTRIFICATION TO THE JAKARTA GOVERNMENT, TRANSJAKARTA, UK EMBASSY, MINISTRIES, INDONESIAN CITIES GOVERNMENTS, AND E-MOBILITY INDUSTRY PLAYERS.ITDP ALSO SECURED A PARTNERSHIP WITH SURABAYA CITY. THE PARTNERSHIP HAS OPENED MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITDP INDONESIA TO WORK IN SURABAYA TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY. THIS PARTNERSHIP ALSO SECURED A PLEDGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITY TO JOIN ITDP IN THE CYCLING CITIES CAMPAIGN. ITDP INDONESIA IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP THE CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE ROADMAP, AND AS WELL AS PILOT IMPLEMENTATION. THE TEAM FURTHER STRENGTHENED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH INDONESIA'S NATIONAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (MOT). IN 2023, MOT SECURED A LOAN FROM THE WORLD BANK TO DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC BRT SYSTEMS IN MEDAN AND BANDUNG.

CYCLING AND WALKING: TWO YEARS INTO THE LAUNCH OF ITDP'S CYCLING CITIES CAMPAIGN, COHORT CITIES HAVE MARKED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES, INCLUDING: BUILT 300 KILOMETERS OF PROTECTED CYCLE LANES; BUILT 150 KILOMETERS OF UNPROTECTED CYCLE LANES; HOSTED 1,100 CAR-FREE OR OPEN STREETS EVENTS; ORGANIZED 350 LEARN-TO-RIDE AND CYCLE TRAINING EVENTS; AND PLANNED OVER 700 KILOMETERS OF FUTURE CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES.ITDP HAS BEEN WORKING ON AN E-MOBILITY ROADMAP FOR DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA THAT SEEKS TO DOCUMENT THE CURRENT STATE OF E-MOBILITY IN THE CITY AND PROPOSE ENABLING POLICIES TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO E-MOBILITY ACROSS MULTIPLE VEHICLE TYPES, INCLUDING BUSES, BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES, AND CARS. ALSO, UPON THE SELECTION OF TWO COMPANIES TO DEPLOY THE ELECTRIC THREE-WHEELED VEHICLES IN DAR ES SALAAM, ITDP, TOGETHER WITH UEMI AND DART, HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE INCEPTION REPORTS FOR BOTH COMPANIES. ITDP HAS ALSO CONDUCTED A PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE USE OF E-BIKES FOR DELIVERIES IN THE CITY.IN BRAZIL, ITDP WORKED WITH THE CITY OF RIO TO LAUNCH THE LONG-EXPECTED CYCLING NETWORK EXPANSION PLAN (CICLORIO). IT AIMS TO ENCOURAGE CYCLING AS A TRANSPORTATION MODE, IMPROVING THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE EXISTING CYCLING NETWORK AND CONNECTING 100% OF THE TRANSIT STATIONS TO CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE BY 2024. IN 2022, 30 KM OF NEW CYCLE LANES WERE IMPLEMENTED, CONNECTING 55 TRANSIT STATIONS IN 18 NEIGHBORHOODS. THE GOAL FOR 2023 IS TO INTEGRATE 64 STATIONS AND 63 MORE IN 2024.IN CHINA, ITDP'S ADVOCACY FOR GREEN MOBILITY HAS LED TO SIGNIFICANT POLICY ADVANCEMENTS IN THE MAJOR CITY OF GUANGZHOU. THE GUANGZHOU MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT HAS PRIORITIZED THE MAIN THOROUGHFARES IN THE CITY TO START REALLOCATING ROAD RIGHTS TO NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION, IN TANDEM WITH SUBSTANTIAL ON-STREET PARKING REFORMS, AND BEGINNING WITH THE DELINEATION OF PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES. THIS INITIATIVE RESPONDS TO GROWING PUBLIC DEMAND FOR BETTER BICYCLE AND ELECTRIC BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE. DESPITE SOME CHALLENGES, THESE EFFORTS HAVE LED TO NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN CYCLE LANE DEVELOPMENT, A TESTAMENT TO THE EFFICACY OF STRATEGIES ITDP HAS LONG PROMOTED IN GUANGZHOU. AS PART OF THE WORLD BANK'S PROJECT TO DECARBONIZE THE HUBEI PROVINCE, ITDP IS ALSO WORKING ON EFFORTS TO IMPROVE WALKING ACCESSIBILITY AROUND PUBLIC TRANSPORT STATIONS IN YICHANG, WITH 400 ENHANCEMENTS WITHIN A 500M RADIUS, AND TO INCREASE IN THE COVERAGE OF CYCLING LANES AS A SHARE OF THE URBAN CORE ROAD NETWORK FROM 20% TO 29%. ITDP ALSO COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION, CURRENT STATE, AND PROSPECTS OF URBAN BICYCLE DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA, CULMINATING IN A SERIES OF ARTICLES. THESE ARTICLES ARE ROOTED IN OUR PREVIOUS SURVEYS AND ANALYSES OF BICYCLES AND ELECTRIC BIKES WITHIN URBAN SETTINGS. THEY PAINT A DETAILED PICTURE OF THE CURRENT SITUATION OF TWO-WHEELED TRANSPORTATION IN CHINA, HIGHLIGHTING THE DISPARITIES IN BICYCLE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN CITIES IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH, AS WELL AS THE RISE AND FALL OF ELECTRIC TWO-WHEELERS AND BIKE-SHARING MODELS. IN INDIA, ITDP IS SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PEDESTRIAN PLAZA PROJECT INITIATED BY THE TAMIL NADU MINISTER FOR MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PEDESTRIAN PLAZA ON THE KHADER NAWAZ KHAN ROAD WAS INITIATED BY KN NEHRU, THE TAMIL NADU MINISTER FOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT. THE MINISTER WAS JOINED BY OTHER IMPORTANT DIGNITARIES INCLUDING DAYANIDHI MARAN, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, R PRIYA, THE MAYOR OF CHENNAI, AND J RADHAKRISHNAN, COMMISSIONER OF THE GREATER CHENNAI CORPORATION (GCC). THE PLAZA IS PART OF THE CHENNAI COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT, AIMED AT BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PONDY BAZAAR PEDESTRIAN PLAZA AND SCALING UP STREET TRANSFORMATION WORK ACROSS THE CITY.ITDP'S WORK IN INDIA WAS FEATURED AT THE GLOBAL WALK21 CONFERENCE IN 2023, WITH A PARTICULAR SPOTLIGHT ON THE 'FREEDOM2WALKCYCLERUN' CAMPAIGN AND ASSESSMENTS OF THE CITY OF PUNE'S STREET AND FOOTPATH DESIGN WORK. THE PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTED 'FREEDOM2WALKCYCLERUN' AS A UNIQUE BEHAVIOR CHANGE CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGING CITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BUILD A DAILY HABIT OF WALKING, CYCLING, AND RUNNING. THIS GAVE PARTICIPANTS A HANDS-ON UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CITY'S STREETS AND HELPED THEM IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. IN INDONESIA, ITDP ASSISTED THE JAKARTA TRANSPORT AGENCY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MULTI-OPERATOR BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM AND DEVELOPED TECHNICAL NOTES FOR JAKARTA BIKE LANES. THE TECHNICAL NOTES PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF JAKARTA CYCLING COMMUNITIES AND THE GOVERNMENT'S COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IN MAKING THE CITY BIKEABLE SINCE 2005, INCLUDING ITDP'S ASSISTANCE IN BIKE LANE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION PROCESS, AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND SUSTAINABILITY. ITDP PRODUCED REPORTS ON THE TRANS SEMARANG BIKE-SHARE SYSTEM AND ITS DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO DELIVERED DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PILOT MULTI-MODE INTEGRATION IN THE OLD TOWN AREA TO THE SEMARANG CITY GOVERNMENT. ITDP INDONESIA HAS FURTHER DEVELOPED A CONCEPTUAL PLAN, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND MONITORING PLAN FOR THE KESAWAN LEZ AREA IN MEDAN. THE REPORT WAS DISSEMINATED TO THE MEDAN CITY GOVERNMENT IN NOVEMBER 2023. ITDP INDONESIA HAS DEVELOPED THE TOD PLAN IN MEDAN AS PART OF THE BRT AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN MEDAN, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT IS REVIEWING.IN MEXICO, THE CITY OF MERIDA IS ADDRESSING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ITS URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM TO IMPROVE MOBILITY IN THE CITY. THE CITY HAS EXTENDED ITS BIKE-SHARE PILOT UNTIL THE END OF 2023. THE PILOT, WHICH ORIGINALLY BEGAN WITH 53 STATIONS AND 300 BIKES, HAS EXPANDED OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL FOUR STATIONS AND 100 BICYCLES. ONCE THE PILOT IS COMPLETED, ITDP WILL ASSIST IN DEFINING A FARE RATE FOR USERS AND A ROADMAP FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A PERMANENT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE CITY OF ZAPOPAN HAS STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF 3.1 KILOMETERS OF COMPLETE STREETS WITH THE REDESIGN OF AV. NICOLAS COPERNICO (THE WINNER OF THE BETTER STREETS FOR MEXICO COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY ITDP). IN YUCATAN STATE, ITDP IS DEVELOPING ACTIVE MOBILITY GUIDELINES TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT. ALSO, ITDP IS ASSISTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DISSEMINATION DOCUMENT AND AN INFOGRAPHIC ON COMPLETE STREETS, TO GUIDE DECISION MAKERS AND CONTRACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STREET DESIGN PROPOSALS AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION.

RESEARCH AND POLICY: IN 2023, ITDP RELEASED THE BREAKING THE CODE: OFF-STREET PARKING REFORM LESSONS LEARNED REPORT. AS FIRST-MOVERS IN THE PARKING REFORM MOVEMENT WORLDWIDE, ITDP LEVERAGED OUR CONTINUED MOMENTUM ON THIS ISSUE TO DEVELOP A REPORT THAT PROVIDES IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON OFF-STREET PARKING SOLUTIONS FOR ALL CITIES. THIS REPORT SHARES STORIES FROM SIX CITIES AND ONE COUNTRY IN VARIOUS REGIONS, SPOTLIGHTING OFF-STREET PARKING AS A COSTLY AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED URBAN PLANNING ISSUE IMPACTING VEHICLE USE, PRIORITIZING STREET SPACE, AND EVEN HOUSING AVAILABILITY. AS PART OF A SERIES OF COMPACT CITIES ELECTRIFIED COUNTRY REPORT, ITDP IS REVISING A BRAZILIAN ROADMAP AND REPORT WITH RESEARCHERS AT UC DAVIS. FOUR PEER ORGANIZATIONS REVIEWED THE STUDY (FROM ICCT, IEMA, COPPE AND MULTIPLICIDADE), BRINGING INSIGHTS INTO THE BRAZILIAN CONTEXT. THE CLIMATE OBSERVATORY, THE LEADING BRAZILIAN CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORK ON THE CLIMATE AGENDA, ADOPTED THE REPORT'S PRIMARY ELECTRIFICATION + MODE SHIFT PREMISES DESIGNED BY ITDP AND UC DAVIS, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT. ITDP DISSEMINATED THE RESEARCH TO A KEY AUDIENCE THAT INCLUDED HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE OF SAO PAULO, SUCH AS THE SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE CHIEF OF STAFF, BESIDES KEY RESEARCHERS FROM INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES.SIMILARLY, ITDP AND UC DAVIS LAUNCHED THE COMPACT CITIES ELECTRIFIED: INDIA REPORT IN 2023. THE REPORT SHOWS THAT REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM URBAN PASSENGER TRANSPORT ENOUGH TO MEET INDIA'S CLIMATE ACTION COMMITMENTS WILL REQUIRE THE CREATION OF COMPACT ELECTRIFIED CITIESCITIES THAT CAN SHIFT MOST TRIPS TO LESS POLLUTING MODES LIKE WALKING, CYCLING, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND ENABLE A SIMULTANEOUS RAPID ELECTRIFICATION OF ALL VEHICLE MODES. THE REPORT PROVIDES A COUNTRY-SPECIFIC ROADMAP FOR INDIA, ESTIMATING THE QUANTITIES AND COSTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS. ITDP HOSTED THE DISCUSSION ON 'COMPACT CITIES: PATHWAYS TOWARDS INDIA'S SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY FUTURE' AT THE 16TH URBAN MOBILITY INDIA CONFERENCE 2023 WHERE THEY SHARED THE FINDINGS FROM THE NEW REPORT AND FACILITATED A CONVERSATION WITH KEY DECISION-MAKERS AND EXPERTS.AS PART OF ITDP'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF CITIES IN BRAZIL, THE TEAM HAS BEEN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN MEETINGS OF THE CONSULTATIVE FORUM SUPPORTING THE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE SENATE ON THE BILL OF THE NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT. IN ADDITION, THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK BNDES HAS DEVELOPED A STRATEGY FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT FUNDING AND FINANCING WITH ITDP'S ADVOCACY TO MAP URBAN MOBILITY DATA IN TWENTY-ONE METROPOLITAN REGIONS. ITDP IS ALSO INTERVIEWING CITIES TO COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT DATA AVAILABILITY AND REGULATION. IN CHINA, ITDP COLLECTED DATA THROUGH SELF-CONDUCTED SURVEYS, INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS, AND OTHER ENGAGEMENT METHODS TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN CYCLISTS. THROUGH VOLUME COUNTS AT 45 LOCATIONS WITHIN THESE CITIES, THE RESULTING REPORT WOMEN ON WHEELS FOUND THAT WOMEN ACCOUNTED FOR LESS THAN 30% OF TOTAL CYCLISTS AND THAT THE PERCENTAGES OFTEN CORRELATED WITH THE QUALITY, SAFETY, AND CONNECTIVITY OF EACH CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS RESEARCH AIMS TO ENCOURAGE MORE CITIES, IN CHINA AND BEYOND, TO DESIGN AND PLAN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT BETTER REFLECTS THE NEEDS OF ALL CYCLISTS, REGARDLESS OF GENDER.ITDP IN CHINA IS ALSO RESEARCHING THE DEVELOPMENT HISTORY AND STATE OF CHINESE THREE-WHEELED VEHICLES. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO UNDERSTAND THE CLASSIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF THREE-WHEELED VEHICLES IN CHINA, AS WELL AS SUMMARIZE OCCURRED PROBLEMS AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM CHINESE CITIES. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION FROM ICE THREE-WHEELERS TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND HELP THE POLICYMAKERS DEVELOP MORE TO PREPARE FOR THE PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING HELD IN MID-OCTOBER 2023. IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, THE PROJECT TEAM IS PLANNING TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS AND CASE STUDIES IN THREE TYPICAL CITIES: BEIJING, WEIFANG (A SMALL-SIZED CITY IN SHANDONG PROVINCE IN CHINA), AND CHONGQING (A MIDDLE-SIZED CITY IN THE SOUTH OF CHINA).ITDP HAS ALSO BEEN COLLABORATING WITH CHINESE CITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 'GREEN MOBILITY DATA COLLECTION AND INDICATOR FRAMEWORK. LEVERAGING THIS DATA, THE TEAM HAS DEVELOPED INDICATORS TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GREEN MOBILITY WITHIN CHINESE CITIES. THE PROJECT HAS PASSED ITS MIDTERM REVIEW AND IS SET TO CONTINUE UNDER ITDP'S GUIDANCE TO FINALIZE THE REPORTS ON URBAN GREEN MOBILITY INDICATORS AND GREEN MOBILITY DEMONSTRATION ZONES. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REPORTS, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE FINDINGS WILL MOTIVATE AN ASSESSMENT OF GREEN MOBILITY PRACTICES IN AT LEAST 105 MAJOR CITIES ACROSS CHINA.IN INDIA, ITDP I LAUNCHED A WORKING PAPER ON NATIONAL COMMON MOBILITY CARD (NCMC). IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL PAYMENTS CORPORATION OF INDIA AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF URBAN TRANSPORT, ITDP INDIA LAUNCHED THE PAPER 'NCMC - TAP & TRANSIT, PAN INDIA WITH RUPAY' AT THE GLOBAL FINTECH FEST IN MUMBAI ON 7TH SEPTEMBER 2023. THE PAPER TALKS ABOUT THE CRITICAL ISSUES WITH THE CASH-BASED TICKETING SYSTEM IN INDIA, SUCH AS REVENUE LEAKAGE AND LONG QUEUES AT THE TICKET COUNTERS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED AND WAY FORWARD FOR COMMON CARD-BASED TICKETING IN INDIA.ITDP INDONESIA COLLABORATED WITH PELITA HARAPAN UNIVERSITY IN DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYLLABUS AS PART OF THE SUBJECT TAUGHT BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY. FOR ONE SEMESTER, ITDP INDONESIA WILL BE THE GUEST LECTURER IN TWELVE CLASS SESSIONS, PROVIDING AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT ISSUES SUCH AS PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTEGRATION, ACTIVE MOBILITY (WALKING AND CYCLING), AND TOD. ITDP IS ALSO CURRENTLY A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE GREATER JAKARTA TRANSPORT WORKING GROUP MONTHLY MEETING CONSISTING OF THE GREATER JAKARTA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (BPTJ), GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF ROAD TRANSPORT, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF RAILWAYS, GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF PLANNING BUREAU, JAKARTA TRANSPORT AGENCY, AND WEST JAVA TRANSPORT AGENCY. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETINGS IS TO DISCUSS AND EVALUATE THE CURRENT OR PLANNED POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND INITIATIVES IMPLEMENTED IN THE GREATER JAKARTA AREA.IN MEXICO, ITDP WORKED WITH THE HELMET COALITION TO PROMOTE MOTORCYCLE HELMET USE AND ROAD SAFETY WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FIA FOUNDATION. THE HELMET COALITION HELD A SEMINAR IN NOVEMBER 2023 TO PRESENT KEY ACHIEVEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE SECTORS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. THE MEXICAN HELMET COALITION HAS MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS ON ITS GOALS WITH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. WE ARE ENCOURAGING STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS TO REFORM THEIR TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIAISE SAFE HELMET PRODUCERS WITH RETAILERS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE CERTIFIED HELMETS. ITDP'S US PROGRAM PUBLISHED THE KEEPING PACE: HOW GREATER BOSTON'S BUS SYSTEM CAN SUPPORT A GROWING AND CHANGING REGION REPORT IN 2023. ITDP PARTNERED WITH LIVABLESTREETS ALLIANCE ON THIS REPORT ON GREATER BOSTON'S BUS SYSTEM THAT OUTLINES AN ACTIONABLE AGENDA FOR REGIONAL DECISION-MAKERS AT THE STATE, AGENCY, AND LOCAL LEVELS TO ENACT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. TO GET THE BUS SYSTEM ON TRACK WITH THE NEEDS OF THE REGION BY 2030, THIS REPORT'S RESEARCH PUTS FORTH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OFFICIALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND THE MBTA TO FOLLOW STARTING BY ADDRESSING THE SEVERE MBTA STAFFING SHORTAGE AND CHRONICALLY UNDERFUNDED BUDGET, WHILE RECOGNIZING THAT NO SINGLE ENTITY CAN ACHIEVE PROGRESS ALONE.IN NOVEMBER 2023, THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) ISSUED A FINAL GHG RULING REQUIRING STATES TO MEASURE AND REPORT ON GHGS AND TO SET DECLINING TARGETS TO REDUCE GHGS RELATED TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM, THOUGH WITH NO CONSEQUENCES FOR FAILURE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS. IN COMING WEEKS, US DOT IS EXPECTED TO ISSUE GHG NEPA GUIDANCE WHICH PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EVALUATION OF INDUCED TRAFFIC IMPACTS OF PROPOSED ROAD EXPANSION PROJECTS, WHICH ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN THE GHG RULE. ITDP WAS PART OF A GROUP OF ADVOCATES PUSHING FOR THIS RULING.