Rio de Janeiro Opens First Bus Rapid Transit Corridor
Rio launched its first BRT corridor, known as Transoeste. Photo credit: Mariana Gil, EMBARQ BrazilThis post was originally published in Portuguese on EMBARQBrasil.org.As world leaders gather to address...
View ArticleWhat's Happening at Rio+20: June 19th
Today, journalists and WRI staff toured Rio de Janeiro's first-ever Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor. Photo credit: Michael Oko, WRI It’s the final week of Rio+20, and WRI’s experts are on the ground...
View ArticleDispatches from Rio+20: Visiting with Mayor Bloomberg, Riding the Bus, and More
Rio de Janeiro's operations center at City Hall. Photo credit: Michael Oko, WRIOne lesson from Rio+20 is you shouldn’t confuse what’s happening in the hallways and negotiating rooms with what’s taking...
View ArticleRio+20 in the Rear View: What’s the Road Ahead for Sustainable Transportation?
EMBARQ Director Holger Dalkmann accompanies journalists on a tour of Transoeste, the first bus rapid transit corridor in Rio de Janeiro. Photo credit: Mariana Gil, EMBARQ Brazil.WRI’s experts will...
View ArticleThe Trillion RMB Question: How Can China Fund its Sustainable Urban Transport...
While China leads the developing word in sustainable urban transport expansion, it faces great challenges when it comes to financing. Photo credit: Flickr/ITDPThis piece was co-authored with Daniel...
View Article3 Big Opportunities to Transform Transportation
Rio de Janeiro is implementing a 150 km. network of bus rapid transit corridors. Photo credit: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ BrasilThe need for action on sustainable transport has never been more apparent than it...
View ArticleRio de Janeiro Poised to Update Its Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Michael Doust from Greater London Authority, Prof. Emilio Lèbre La Rovere from COPPE, and Dr. Wee Kean Fong from WRI at the panel discussion. Photo Credit: City of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is a...
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