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    Cities Africa Asia development transportation Insights
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    November 7, 2023

    From Minibuses to “Boda Bodas,” Informal Transport Systems Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Passengers on a busy Bangkok street ride on colorful three-wheeled tuk-tuks.
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 19, 2023

    Inclusive Design Creates a Safer Transportation System for All Residents of Peshawar, Pakistan

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Inside a Zu Peshawar bus with women seated.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 12, 2022

    How China Can Cut its Road Transportation Emissions by 95%

    • transportation
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Beijing highway
    • transportation
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 17, 2021

    5 Ways China’s Cities Can Drive Equitable and Sustainable Urbanization

    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    A close-up of shrubbery with skyscrapers in the distant background.
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2020

    Developing Cities Need Cash. Land Value Capture Can Help

    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    People walk on and around an outdoor escalator at a train station in Shenzhen.
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    November 17, 2020

    Dockless Bike Sharing Can Create Healthy, Resilient Urban Mobility

    • biking
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    People riding bikes on a sidewalk in Beijing.
    • biking
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2020

    4 Investment Areas to Stimulate China's Economy After COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China.
    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    November 20, 2019

    To Clean Delhi’s Air, Reform Its Transport System

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • health
    • transportation
    New Delhi's air quality, already poor, tends to plummet as Diwali ends and winter begins. Photo by Sumita Roy Dutta/Wikimedia Commons.
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • health
    • transportation
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    May 22, 2019

    People Move to Cities for Better Jobs and Opportunities. Impossible Commutes Are Getting in the Way

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Aerial view of streets in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Europe
    Insights
    May 15, 2019

    5 Things We Learned About Urban Transformation

    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Metrocable cars
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    Johannesburg Fights Inequality with Transit-Oriented Development

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Contrasting high and low income housing juxtaposed in Bloubosrand, Johannesburg, June 2016. Photo: Christina Culwick
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 7, 2018

    Mass Transit Is a Public Good. Everyone—Not Just Riders—Should Pay For It.

    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    Looking out onto the Delhi Metro tracks in Badarpur. Flickr/Axel Drainville
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    Business
    Asia
    Insights
    April 18, 2018

    Green Growth for the Commonwealth: Ready for Phase Three

    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Bicycle rickshaws in Mumbai, India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 4, 2018

    How Did Shenzhen, China Build World’s Largest Electric Bus Fleet?

    • public transit
    • transportation
    Electric buses in China
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 12, 2018

    Chinese Cities Aim to Rein in Bike-Sharing Boom

    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bike sharing in China
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Asia
    Insights
    September 27, 2017

    Make Cycling Safer in China—By Design

    • Cities
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Biking in downtown Beijing.
    • Cities
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 31, 2017

    China’s Clean Air Challenge: $3 Billion Air Pollution from Transport in Chengdu

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Chengdu on a clear day
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    March 15, 2017

    Swapping Parking Spots for Bike Lots Can Transform India’s Cities

    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Seeds for Change project in Gurugram, India
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Asia
    Insights
    June 16, 2016

    4 Lessons on Scaling Up Sustainable Transport in US and Chinese Cities

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    cyclists in China
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation

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