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    August 4, 2022

    The Electric School Bus Series: How North Carolina's Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is Planning for Seven Generations of Sustainability

    • transportation
    • electric school bus series
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    Cherokee Boys Club’s electric school bus as it prepares its first climb in mountainous terrain.
    • transportation
    • electric school bus series
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    Cities
    Initiatives
    May 17, 2022

    Health & Road Safety

    Health and Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
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    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Cities
    Asia Latin America North America Europe
    News
    January 14, 2015

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

    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    June 3, 2014

    Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia Latin America North America
    Insights
    April 4, 2014

    A Safe City is a Just City

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    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
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    North America
    News
    January 9, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Minnesota Can Reduce Emissions 31 percent by 2020

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • regulation
    Cities
    Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 4, 2013

    Boom and Bus: How Public Transport Can Curb Road Deaths as Our Cities Grow

    • public transit
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    BRT system in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo credit: Guilherme Mendes Thomaz, Flickr
    • public transit
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety

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