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    January 15, 2015

    Who Needs Cars? Smart Mobility Can Make Cities Sustainable

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    Mexico's BRT system
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    January 14, 2015

    RELEASE: New Design Guidelines Help Cities Save Lives On Urban Bus Corridors

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    January 14, 2015

    Want Healthy, Thriving Cities? Tackle Traffic Safety First

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    One of the best ways cities can become safer for all is through sustainable transport systems like bus rapid transit (BRT). Photo by EMBARQ Brasil/Flickr.
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    December 18, 2014

    ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation 2015: Smart Cities for Shared Prosperity

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    August 13, 2014

    People-Oriented Cities: Smarter Driving, Smarter Cities

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    Transport demand management strategies help wane commuters off the private car and make sustainable transport alternatives more viable, easing congestion and improving quality of life in cities. Photo Credit: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil
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    June 26, 2014

    People-Oriented Cities: Designing Walkable, Bikeable Neighborhoods

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    Mexico City has created urban streetscapes around its Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system that support safe bicycling and walking, connecting urban residents to mass transport. Photo by Alejandro Luna/Flickr.
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    June 12, 2014

    People-Oriented Cities: 3 Key Elements for Quality Public Transport

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    Quality, user-friendly public transport systems provide a viable alternative to the private car and help build livable, accessible cities. Photo Credit: Alejandro Luna/EMBARQ Mexico
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    April 4, 2014

    A Safe City is a Just City

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    In Rio de Janeiro, proximity to transport is key to ensuring that residents have access to jobs and opportunities within the city. Photo Credit: EMBARQ-Brazil
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    March 6, 2014

    3 Challenges Facing India’s Growing Cities

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    In the past two decades, Indian cities have grown tremendously—not only in population, but in geographic size. Photo credit: Peter Vandeput, Flickr 2007
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    February 3, 2014

    New Global Campaign Aims to Deliver Sustainable Transport to World's Cities

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    Passengers disembark from a train in Tianjin, China. A new global campaign is seeking to better integrate sustainable mobility solutions like mass transport into policy discussions on development and climate change. Photo credit: Yang Aijun/World Bank/Flickr.
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    January 31, 2014

    STATEMENT: Michael Bloomberg Named as UN Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change

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    January 16, 2014

    5 Opportunities for 21st-Century Transport

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    A pedestrian walkway in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Photo credit: EMBARQ
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    January 13, 2014

    Transforming Transportation for More Inclusive, Prosperous Cities

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    Leaders in the transport, development, and for the first time, business sectors will convene for Transforming Transportation this week in Washington, DC. Photo credit: Andreas, Flickr
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    January 8, 2014

    ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation 2014: Better Cities, Better Business

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    December 10, 2013

    4 Ways Cities Benefit from Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

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    New research shows that bus rapid transit (BRT) systems like Bogotá's TransMilenio (pictured) have a wide range of benefits for quality of life in cities. Photo by EMBARQ.
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    December 5, 2013

    Saving Lives with Sustainable Transport

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    Sustainable transport systems can improve traffic safety, while also offering a number of co-benefits.
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    November 27, 2013

    MEDIA ADVISORY: New Report and Panel Discussion on Saving Lives and Improving Traffic Safety with Sustainable Transport

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