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What is Bus Rapid Transit? BRT is an innovative, high capacity, lower cost public transit solution that can significantly improve urban mobility.  This permanent, integrated system uses buses or specialized vehicles on roadways or dedicated lanes to quickly and efficiently transport passengers to their destinations, while offering the flexibility to meet transit demand.  BRT systems can easily be customized to community needs and incorporate state-of-the-art, low-cost technologies that result in more passengers and less congestion.  Our Mission The Mission of the National BRT Institute is to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and innovation for increasing speed, efficiency, and reliability of high-capacity bus service through the implementation of BRT systems in the United States. The 2009 FTA Characteristics of

EMBARQ Network Launches New Association to Advance Public Transport in Latin American Cities Published on Apr 5 2010 Curitiba's public transport system has become a model for other Latin American cities. Photo by Mariana Gil/CTS-Brasil. CURITIBA, Brazil, March 29, 2010 - Top executives from Latin America's most influential transit agencies will gather next month to launch the Latin American Association for Bus Rapid Transit and Integrated Transport Systems--a member-driven organization that seeks to advance urban public transport and improve quality of life in the region's biggest cities. EMBARQ - The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, which launched the initiative, will serve as the association's Technical Secretariat, under the leadership of EMBARQ's Director for Latin America Luis Gutierrez. Guitierrez said, "Despite the progress of urban mass transit in Latin America, the managers of transit agencies and other transport projects do not currently have the tools to deal with some of the problems that exist in the industry. This new association will help transport officials identify common challenges, share their experiences and knowledge, and ultimately, improve their services." Association members will pay an annual fee to participate in meetings and workshops that will take place throughout the year. EMBARQ Network experts will work with members to measure the performance, impact and management of their city's existing transit systems, as well as to plan and implement future transport projects. Specific technical and managerial support will come from the EMBARQ Network's three Latin American centers: the Center for Sustainable Transport in Brazil (CTS-Brasil), the Center for Sustainable Transport in Mexico (CTS-México), and the Center for Sustainable Transport and Health in the Andean Region (CTSS-Andino.). "Latin America has some of the highest rates of urbanization and motorization in the world, leading to

atin American Association for Bus Rapid Transit and Integrated Transport Systems WHAT: Top executives from Latin America's most influential transit agencies will hold the first official meeting and opening ceremony for the launch of the Latin American Association for Bus Rapid Transit and Integrated Transport Systems or Asociación Latinoaméricana de Sistemas BRT y Sistemas Integrados de Transporte (ALABRT). Participants include the presidents and senior staff of 17 transit agencies from cities in Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala and Chile. Officials from Bogota's Transmilenio in Columbia and Curitiba's RIT in Brazil, two of the region's most successful BRT systems, will also be present. The three-day event is hosted by Mayor of Curitiba Carlos Alberto Richa, sponsored by the Andean Development Corporation, and organized by the World Resources Institute's EMBARQ Network. WHEN: Wednesday, April 14 and Friday, April 16, 2010 WHERE: Av. Cândido de Abreu, 817 - Centro Cívico - Curitiba/PR. WHO: Carlos Alberto Richa, mayor of Curitiba, and Eduardo Guimarães, secretary of international relations, will host the association's first meeting and launch ceremony. Jaime Lerner, former mayor of Curitiba and renowned architect and urban planner, will be named Honorary President of ALABRT. Luis Antonio Lindau, president of EMBARQ's Center for Sustainable Transport in Brazil (CTS-Brasil) Luis Gutierrez, EMBARQ's director for Latin America, are organizing the event. WHY: ALABRT seeks to promote sustainable transport in Latin America by helping transit agencies share knowledge and build the capacity needed to improve the quality of their services, foster an efficient and competitive transport industry, and develop solutions to improve health, quality of life and economic competitiveness in Latin American cities. RSVP: Rejane Fernandes, CTS-Brasil communications coordinator, +55 (51) 3312-6324, rfernandes@ctsbrasil.org

Urban transport in the developing world: perspectives from the first decade of the new millenium Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer 0 Resenhas Edward Elgar Publishing, 30/03/2011 - 631 páginas The twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world, set against the challenges of sustainable development. The contributors expertly set the international context of transport policy-making and planning for developing cities and present a critical review of recent developments that have taken place and which offer lessons for the future. The special features that distinguish this book are: its multiple institutional perspectives on transport in the urban development of developing cities: its efforts to link sustainability with urban transport and other development concerns; and its understanding of the consequences of globalism in choices and obligations for urban transport. This Handbook will prove invaluable for professional practitioners and academics engaged in and concerned with the future of movement in cities of the developing world. It will also be of interest to students of urban transport and city planning, particularly those from developing countries. Politicians, policy-makers and international development agencies and investors, as well as those working for international non-government organizations wishing to familiarize themselves with the mounting transportation challenges of developing cities, will also find this book a source of inspiration. « Menos    Ver uma prévia deste livro » O que estão dizendo - Escrever uma resenha Não encontramos nenhuma resenha nos lugares comuns. Livros relacionados ‹ Sustainability and cities Peter Newman, Jeffrey R. Kenworthy Urban transport planning Harry T. Dimitriou Cities on the move World Bank, K. M. Gwilliam Urban transport development Emin Tengström A developmental approach to urb

Thredbo 14 Conference Sunday 30 August to Thursday 3 September 2015 The 14th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (Thredbo 14) will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Santiago, Chile. To keep up-to-date with conference developments please subscribe to our mailing list. Local Organizing Committee Juan Carlos Munoz, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Felipe Delgado, Pontificia, Universidad Católica de Chile Patricia Galilea, Pontificia, Universidad Católica de Chile Luis Gutiérrez, Asociación Latino-Americana de Sistemas Integrados y BRT Dario Hidalgo, Embarq Hector Moya, Asociación de Concesionarios de Transporte Urbano Laurel Paget-Seekins, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Lake Sagaris, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Ciudad Viva Carolina Simonetti, Dirección de Transporte Público Meropolitano Ignacia Torres, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile