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Re-Thinking Street Design with a Gender Lens: Lessons from a Street Experiment in Istanbul

The City Fix

Although it is widely recognized that gender disparities are echoed in the design and operation of urban transportation systems, gender-responsive transportation planning is still in its early stages. Drawing from the TOPUK project, which stands for “Women Accessing Public Transport,”.

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How to Effectively Plan Your Public Involvement Initiative for Transport

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In this new three-part blog series, follow Adrienne Hamilton’s journey to get a client-side view of successful project planning, launching, and reporting of a public involvement initiative for transport. Learn how you can also create positive project outcomes with your online community engagement platform of choice.

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4 Lessons on Increasing Transport Mitigation Ambition in China

The City Fix

Abating China’s transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, which accounted for about 11% of the world’s transport emissions in 2018, is key to meeting both national and global climate goals. In 2021, China updated its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), outlining ambitious.

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No Safe Journeys for Women: Why Mobility Systems in African Cities Are Failing Women’s Needs

The City Fix

For a woman living in an African city, public transport can be a daunting experience. Women usually plan their trips in advance, and consider a multitude of factors before setting out: What is the safest way to reach the bus.

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Lessons From China, India, Vietnam on National Transport Ambitions and Accelerating Decarbonization

The City Fix

In Asia, 14 countries — accounting for 26% of global transport emissions in 2019 — have made economy-wide net zero commitments. Momentum towards zero-emission transport is growing with countries enhancing ambition and including transport-related targets in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs). However,

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Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act

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The unprecedented law, enacted in 1990, affirmed the rights of the disabled, making public spaces, places of employment and transportation less discriminatory. Significant changes across the public and private sectors were needed so disabled individuals could fully participation in public and economic life in the United States.

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Electric School Buses Can Fight – or Further — Inequity in the US

The City Fix

This equals approximately 7 billion trips per year, making school buses one of the most widely used forms of public transport in the United States.  More than 20 million students in the United States ride school buses every year. But those trips aren’t always.