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A tool designed to inform bus operators and city officials of the costs, emissions, and social benefits associated with bus fleets using different fuel types
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by Taryn Fransen, Ben Welle, Camron Gorguinpour, Margaret McCall, Ranping Song and Alexander Tankou - December 2019This paper discusses steps countries can take to incorporate ambitious, relevant, and tangible transportation solutions into enhanced NDCs for communication to UNFCCC by 2020.
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by Christopher Moon, Anne Maassen, Xiangyi Li and Sebastian Castellanos - October 2019The overarching goal of this publication is to provide a practical, easy-to-navigate reference document to help practitioners decide if or how to adopt electric and hybrid-electric bus fleets for public transport in their cities. Designed for an action-oriented policy audience looking to learn from experiences of other cities, this publication provides evidence-based answers to questions about recent developments in the electric and hybrid-electric bus space.
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by Ryan Sclar, Camron Gorguinpour, Sebastian Castellanos and Xiangyi Li - May 2019This report identifies and presents the main barriers that cities face when implementing electric buses, especially in the global south. Analysis for this report is based predominately on 16 WRI-conducted case studies and framed by a literature review. Six key barriers under three categories are identified.
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by Xiangyi Li, Camron Gorguinpour, Ryan Sclar and Sebastian Castellanos - May 2019This report offers a nine-step framework that can be used by cities at all stages of developing electric bus transit. It aims to fill in knowledge gaps and provide actionable guidance to help cities and bus operators overcome the most common and debilitating barriers to electric bus adoption. Key actions are identified for various stakeholders under different development stages.
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by Christo Venter, Anjali Mahendra and Dario Hidalgo - May 2019This working paper describes the decline in access to jobs, services and people that many cities are facing due to the confluence of two trends: rapid urbanization and motorization. In analyzing two cities in the global south – Mexico City and Johannesburg – we found that up to half of urbanites experience restricted access, leading to high travel burdens and/or exclusion from opportunities. This paper highlights three key action areas for cities to improve access: rethinking the role of streets and who they serve, shifting to integrated transport systems, and tempering the demand for private vehicle use.