Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
For Integrating Urban Development And Sustainable Transportation Systems In Brazil And Mexico
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Amount$800,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/12/2012
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy provides policy and technical assistance to local governments regarding Bus Rapid Transit improvements; higher integration of cycling, pedestrian, and transit oriented development; and parking policy reform to reduce transportation emissions. This project grant would strengthen the Institute’s strategies in Mexico and Brazil, and support Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro and other two major metropolititan regions, to adopt integrated mobility programs that includes these sustainable mobility policies.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.itdp.org
Address
9 East 19th Street 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for scaling up electric charging infrastructure and parking management in Indian cities
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy aims to create sustainable, livable, and equitable cities around the world. With this grant, the institute will focus on scaling up electric charging infrastructure that’s integrated with progressive parking management systems, through supportive policies and action plans, for cities in India. (Substrategy: Electrification)
for advancing electrification in China and India transport
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy promotes environmentally sustainable and socially equitable transportation in cities worldwide. This grant supports the institute to make progress toward its goal of replacing high-carbon personal vehicles with low-carbon shared and electric vehicles. Specifically, the institute will work with cities to electrify buses, informal transit, and shared micromobility in China and India. The lessons from this work will serve to inform the development of a global electric bus policy and implementation guidebook.
