Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

10/16/2026

🚍 What makes good public transport?

ITDP’s Public Transport Principles offer a shared framework for building systems that are effective, equitable, and transformative.

The five principles are simple: good service, zero emissions, well funded, well managed, and for everyone.

Designed for governments, planners, and advocates, the framework can help cities strengthen public transport while adapting solutions to their own local needs.

Explore the principles:
https://itdp.org/publication/building-better-pt-systems-pt-principles-brief/

About Public transport is a vital part of cities, connecting people to jobs, education, healthcare, and other opportunities. In most cities around the world, public transport — both formal and informal — accounts for the majority of motorized trips, from 40% to 70%. In well-planned cities, publi...

10/15/2026

🚲 What happens when companies work together to transform the daily commute?

In Mexico City, MOVIN Reforma brought neighboring employers together to make sustainable mobility a more practical choice for workers.

The results: a 30% reduction in pollution emissions associated with employee travel, a 32% reduction in kilometers traveled by private car, and bicycle trips that doubled.
After six years, the initiative offers valuable lessons for workplaces and cities looking to reduce car dependence and improve everyday mobility.

Read more:
https://itdp.org/2026/10/01/how-companies-are-transforming-commutes-in-mexico-city/

For many workers in Mexico City, the daily journey to and from work is shaped by congestion, long travel times, and limited transportation options. Addressing these challenges requires more than expanding transportation infrastructure. It also means rethinking how workplaces influence travel behavio...

10/13/2026

🚌⚡ Electric buses can deliver cleaner air, better public transport, and greater access to opportunity, but scaling them requires the right investment.

Private sector financing, development banks, and strong public sector partnerships can help cities overcome high upfront costs and build financially viable e bus systems.

ITDP explores financing models from Bogotá, Santiago, Addis Ababa, and Dakar that show how cities can turn electrification plans into scalable public transport systems.

Read more:
https://itdp.org/2026/10/05/a-successful-e-bus-transition-requires-private-sector-investment-and-collaboration/

Around the world, cities are grappling with how to decarbonize the urban transport sector while expanding access to opportunity. Electric buses deliver on both. Electrifying public buses cuts urban emissions and pollution while connecting people to jobs, education, and services. Yet despite this pot...

10/12/2026

🚌 Friendly reminder! Our upcoming webinar is almost here.

Join ITDP on October 13 for Ambition to Action: Financing the Electric Bus Transition, exploring how public and private financing can help cities scale electric bus systems.

📅 October 13
⏰ 8:30 AM EST | 6:00 PM IST

Register:
https://itdp.org/event/ambition-to-action-financing-the-electric-bus-transition/

10/09/2026

🚌 Moving from electric bus ambition to action requires more than technology. It requires the right financing.

Join ITDP on October 13 for Ambition to Action: Financing the Electric Bus Transition, where experts from the World Bank, ITDP India, and ITDP Global will explore how public and private financing can help cities scale electric bus systems.

Learn from real world examples and explore approaches to making e bus projects financially viable and ready for implementation.

📅 October 13
⏰ 8:30 AM EST | 6:00 PM IST

Register:
https://itdp.org/event/ambition-to-action-financing-the-electric-bus-transition/

10/08/2026

🚶 What makes a city truly walkable?

Safe crossings, connected sidewalks, access to public transport, and destinations within reach all shape how easily people can move through their communities.

ITDP’s Pedestrians First provides tools and indicators to help cities measure walkability and understand where improvements are needed to create safer, more accessible streets for everyone.

Explore Pedestrians First:
https://pedestriansfirst.itdp.org/

10/07/2026

ITDP's Mobility and Access for Babies, Toddlers, and Their Caregivers course explores how planners, health professionals, and decision-makers can create safer, more accessible cities for young families.

🚶‍♀️ Learn about walkability, cycling, and public transit
🏙️ Explore concepts like 15-minute neighborhoods and 10-minute public transport
🛠️ Discover practical tools to evaluate transport and land-use access in your city
📚 Self-paced | 3 short modules | ~2.5 hours total
🎓 Certificate of completion

Whether you’re a planner, early childhood professional, or aspiring city builder, this course will help you design places where young children and their caregivers can thrive.

Register today👉 https://itdp.org/course/mobility-and-access-for-babies-toddlers-and-their-caregivers/

10/06/2026

🚌 Ready to turn electric bus ambitions into action?

Join ITDP on October 13 for Ambition to Action: Financing the Electric Bus Transition, a webinar exploring how cities and governments can unlock the financing needed to scale high quality electric bus systems.

Experts from the World Bank, ITDP India, and ITDP Global will share practical examples and innovative financing approaches that can help accelerate the transition to cleaner public transport.

📅 Tuesday, October 13
⏰ 8:30 AM EST | 6:00 PM IST
🌎 Spanish and Portuguese interpretation available

Register today:
https://itdp.org/event/ambition-to-action-financing-the-electric-bus-transition/

09/30/2026

🚍 Want to learn how to plan and deliver better systems?

The BRT Learning Hub brings together curated guides, case studies, videos, and webinars to help city officials, planners, advocates, and researchers understand global best practices in Bus Rapid Transit.

Explore four short modules covering BRT fundamentals, planning stages, and technical insights for implementation. Test your knowledge at the end and earn a certificate you can share with your network.

👉 Register now and start learning! https://itdp.org/course/bus-rapid-transit-resource-hub/

09/23/2026

Discover the Atlas of Sustainable City Transport, your go-to dashboard for understanding how cities are moving toward more sustainable and inclusive .

Updated annually, the tracks nine key indicators — from access to rapid transit and bike lanes, to people’s proximity to services and car-free spaces — across 1,000+ metropolitan areas worldwide.

Whether you’re a policymaker, journalist, advocate, or just curious about your city, explore the data, compare regions, and visualize progress with downloadable maps, graphs, and rankings.

🔗 Explore the Atlas: https://atlas.itdp.org/
📼 Watch the tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnUGzTEzo3I