Recent Streetsblog USA posts about ITDP

Low-density sprawl of single family homes. Photo: Inhabitat

Study: Shifting to EVs Won’t Save Our Planet without Creating ‘Compact’ Cities

By Vince DiMiceli | Dec 10, 2021 | No Comments

“When we design our cities, we’ve been putting moving cars ahead of moving people,” said the head of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. “It doesn’t have to be that way.”

How to Accelerate Parking Reform in U.S. Cities

By Kea Wilson | Mar 17, 2021 | No Comments

"Electric vehicles won’t save us from climate change, but parking reform might," one researcher said.

How Much Can Bicycling Help Fight Climate Change? A Lot, If Cities Try

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 18, 2015 | 31 Comments

A new study from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy attempts to measure the potential of bikes and e-bikes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ITDP’s conclusion, in short: Bicycling could help cut carbon emissions from urban transportation 11 percent. The authors calculated the carbon emissions reduction that could result if cities around the world make a strong, sustained […]

ITDP Maps Bus Rapid Transit Successes Worldwide

By Payton Chung | Nov 21, 2014 | 4 Comments

Searching for solid examples of Bus Rapid Transit in your slice of the world, or pondering possible ways to solve a particular BRT problem? A new interactive map developed by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy might have your answer. ITDP, which created the BRT Standard to define high-quality BRT and foster it around […]

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