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    February 26, 2025

    2025 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship Now Open for Submissions

    • Urban Mobility
    • energy efficiency
    • transportation
    Photo of Lee Schipper, co-founder of EMBARQ, standing in a bus doorway
    • Urban Mobility
    • energy efficiency
    • transportation
    Cities
    Update
    October 18, 2024

    2024 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship Awarded for Research on Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency

    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • energy efficiency
    • Cities
    Boda boda motorcycle taxis.
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • energy efficiency
    • Cities
    Cities
    Insights
    December 14, 2023

    Post-Pandemic, Public Transport Needs to Get Back on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • National Climate Action
    People board a tram in Antalya, Turkey.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • National Climate Action
    Cities
    Update
    October 10, 2023

    2023 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship Award Announcement

    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Minibus in South Africa
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Energy
    Insights
    September 18, 2023

    Decarbonizing Freight: Opportunities and Obstacles for Clean Fuels

    • Clean Energy
    Freight emissions container yard.
    • Clean Energy
    Climate
    Insights
    March 9, 2023

    5 Shifts to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    • data visualization
    The VLT train inRio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the city’s central modes of transport.
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    • data visualization
    Cities
    Update
    February 17, 2022

    2022 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship Open for Submissions

    • Urban Mobility
    • energy efficiency
    • transportation
    Photo of Lee Schipper, co-founder of EMBARQ, standing in a bus doorway
    • Urban Mobility
    • energy efficiency
    • transportation
    Cities
    Update
    February 16, 2022

    Vision Zero Challenge Recognizes Four Cities for Strides in Road Safety

    • Health & Road Safety
    • road safety
    Intersection in Brazil after road safety interventions
    • Health & Road Safety
    • road safety
    Cities
    Update
    February 14, 2022

    ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation 2022: Climate-centered Mobility for a Sustainable Recovery

    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    • congestion
    • GHG emissions
    • public transit
    • road safety
    Two people riding bikes together in masks
    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    • congestion
    • GHG emissions
    • public transit
    • road safety
    Cities
    Update
    October 19, 2021

    2021 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship Awarded to Susan Gichuna, Tamara Kerzhner, Wei Wei

    • Urban Mobility
    • energy efficiency
    • public transit
    Photo of Lee Schipper, co-founder of EMBARQ, standing in a bus doorway
    • Urban Mobility
    • energy efficiency
    • public transit
    Cities
    Update
    January 26, 2021

    ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation 2021: Reimagining Safe and Resilient Mobility for Recovery

    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    • data
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Person riding a bike with a bus driving in the background
    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    • data
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Cities
    Update
    January 14, 2020

    ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation 2020: Connecting People for Sustainable Growth

    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    • road safety
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    Busy market street in Ikorodu, Nigeria
    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    • road safety
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    Cities
    Insights
    January 17, 2019

    New Mobility is Coming to a City Near You – Will It Be Sustainable?

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Philadelphia bike share
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Insights
    January 11, 2017

    Transforming Transportation: Toward Sustainable Mobility for All

    • Urban Mobility
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bus is Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Urban Mobility
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    January 13, 2016

    Transforming Transportation: From Global Targets to Local Action

    • Cities
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bus rapid transit (BRT) in Curitiba, Brazil
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    February 5, 2015

    Transforming Transportation 2015: Turning Momentum into Action

    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    2015 provides three big opportunities to build global momentum around the course for change. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    January 15, 2015

    Who Needs Cars? Smart Mobility Can Make Cities Sustainable

    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Mexico's BRT system
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety

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