EMBARQ news

The City of Pelotas, Brazil, partners with EMBARQ Brazil to host seminar on urban mobility

Benoit Colin — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:35 -0400

How can you improve a city’s urban mobility plan in Brazil, as the Federal government is pushing the agenda of its 2015 Growth Acceleration Program (also known as the “Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento,” or PAC) goals? This question was at the center of the seminar attended by EMBARQ Brazil May 2-3, 2013 in Pelotas, Brazil.

Architect of possible dreams

Benoit Colin — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:31:47 -0400

The architect and urban planner Jaime Lerner – former Mayor of Curitiba for three terms and former Governor of Paraná for two terms – regards large urban center problems with a unique point of view.

4 propositions for the 2013–2018 Mexican National Development Plan (PND)

Benoit Colin — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:39:35 -0400

The transport sector is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico and has witnessed the highest growth rate over the past 10 years. Today over 77% of the Mexican population lives in urban areas that are experiencing growth rates in fossil fuel consumption and in private car ownership.

Mobility core to the Brazil Meeting of Municipalities for Sustainable Development

Benoit Colin — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:10:22 -0400

Essential to the sustainable development of cities, mobility was a central agenda item for the Second Meeting of Municipalities for Sustainable Development, held in Brasilia April 23-25.

Bike racks installed in heart of historic Porto Alegre, Brazil

Benoit Colin — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:48:08 -0400

Cyclists in Porto Alegre, Brazil, can now take advantage of two new bike racks located at the heart of this historic state capital. The Santander Cultural Center sponsored the project at the Alfândega Square, with technical support from EMBARQ Brasil. In total, twelve “inverted-U” racks will provide space to accommodate 24 bicycles.

Sustainable transport finance: thinking nationally and locally

Benoit Colin — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:07:37 -0400

The world, and Asia in particular, is heading in the wrong direction

Asia is rapidly urbanizing, creating localized stress on the transport system. In 2011, for the first time in history, more Chinese lived in urban centers than rural areas and a similar trend is underway in India.

Forum on Integrated Transportation systems will cultivate knowledge exchange in Lima

Benoit Colin — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:21:37 -0400

On May 2 and 3, transport professionals and representatives from the cities of Leon, Mexico; Santiago, Chile; Bogota, Columbia; and Sao Paulo, Brazil, will convene in Lima, Peru, for the Forum on Integrated Transport Systems in Latin America, organized by the Transitemos Foundation.

5 keys to sustainable development in Indian cities

Benoit Colin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:46:52 -0400

By Holger Dalkmann and Ashwin Prabhu — this post also appears in WRI Insights

Turkish prime minister Erdoğan launches Decade of Action for Road Safety in Turkey

Benoit Colin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:57:27 -0400

The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020 has been launched in more than 100 countries so far, with one goal: save five million lives from traffic deaths globally by 2020.

CONNECTKaro 2013: People, Transport, Cities

Benoit Colin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:14:35 -0400

On April 15-16, Indian and international experts will discuss the current scenario of sustainable transport and urban planning in India, and the opportunities for the future of sustainable cities