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Enhanced Buses Best Option for DC-Area “Purple Line,” WRI Finds

January 15, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Enhanced buses along the proposed Purple Line in Maryland’s D.C. suburbs would cost less, offer similar services, and fight global warming better than light-rail cars, according to an analysis released today by the World Resources Institute.

Latin American Cities Get Physical in Fight Against Obesity and Chronic Disease

October 29, 2008
Location: Mexico City

Mexico City, Mexico; Londrina, Brazil; and Tulancingo, Mexico won top awards in a contest here today for urban renewal projects designed to promote physical activity and cut down on local obesity rates and other diseases related to inactive lifestyles.

Beijing's Air Pollution: It Isn't The Cars

By Deborah Seligsohn on July 28, 2008
Location: Beijing, China

Even with half of private cars off the road, Beijing remains wrapped in a haze of smog. The real causes of Beijing’s air quality woes lie elsewhere.

Mayor Taking Mexico City Green, One Bus Line at a Time

By Nancy Kete on March 21, 2008
Location: Mexico City, Mexico

For roughly thirty years, Mexico City has been a city in rapid decline, threatening to descend into a murky stew of crime, pollution, and chaos. But in recent years the city has regained its footing, experiencing an urban renaissance powered by a series of projects that have dramatically improved the quality of life of the 18 million people that make the city their home.

Greenwatch Uganda Champions Information Rights

By Lalanath de Silva on March 4, 2008
Location: Uganda

Laws alone are not enough to ensure environmental protection. Civil society organizations often play a critical role in bringing those laws to life. In Uganda, Greenwatch has done exactly that for the country’s laws on access to environmental information, the first of which passed in 1998.

Indore, India and EMBARQ Team Up to Improve City’s Public Transportation

February 28, 2008
Location: Indore, India

New agreement will help ensure success of city’s bus-rapid-transit system

INDORE, INDIA, February 28, 2008 – The residents of Indore, India should enjoy reduced emissions, congestion, and improved pedestrian safety a little sooner.

ADVISORY: “Active Cities, Healthy Cities” Contest to be Launched This Week

February 14, 2008
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil

WHAT:

A ceremony to launch an international contest to identify and celebrate cities in Latin America that have made changes in their man-made surroundings that promote physical activity and improve overall public health.

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