Cyclists, buses, cars and auto rickshaws share a busy road in Peshawar, Pakistan. Prior to the creation of the city’s first public transit system, ZuPeshawar, informal bus operators clogged streets ...
The most recent change on Avenida Séptima is the replacement of one lane of traffic for a bi-directional bikeway. Photo by Carlos F. Pardo Just before she took office in January 2020, Mayor Claudia ...
Nossa Cidade (“Our City”), from TheCityFix Brasil, explores critical questions for building more sustainable cities. Every month features a new theme. Leaning on the expertise of researchers and ...
From left to right: Ana Maria Pinto, IDB Transport Division Chief; Mohamed Mezghani, International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Secretary General; Claudia Diaz, Bogotá’s Secretary of ...
This week is UN Global Road Safety Week, focused on the theme “Slow Down, Save Lives.” WRI works to make cities around the world safer and more sustainable by implementing street design and ...
Our impressions of a city are formed mainly by the quality of public spaces. If they are not pleasant and preserved, or if they transmit a sense of insecurity, we will seldom return. Good planning of ...
Oslo’s City Ring Road after multimodal safety improvements. Photo courtesy of City of Oslo, Norway In 2015, the City of Oslo, Norway, made a commitment after years of rising transportation injuries to ...
Students riding an electric school bus. The benefits of electric school buses extend far beyond giving students a cleaner ride to school. Photo: Electric School Bus Initiative/WRI Every day, millions ...
An installation crew from Alexandra Water Warriors tests a litter trap in the Jukskei River. Photo: Jenna Echakowitz/SUNCASA In Gauteng Province, the Jukskei River winds its way through the heart of ...
A resident looks out on the newly transformed Rodrigo Bueno neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Photo: WRI The transformation of Buenos Aires’ Rodrigo Bueno neighborhood over the last decade is remarkable.
Whether one seeks an escape from Delhi’s scorching summer heat or a winter afternoon basking in the sun, Sanjay Van National Park, one of the city’s few surviving urban forests, comes to mind.
The passenger plaza in Balekundri Circle includes a dedicated auto-stand for easy last-mile connectivity to buses and taxis. Photo: WRI India. “I find it scary to cross this junction. I literally have ...