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Mexican Cities to Benefit from FedEx-EMBARQ Transport Collaboration

February 3, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The National Network for Sustainable Urban Mobility in Mexico was launched today by FedEx Corp. and its operating companies with EMBARQ – The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport.

Next Steps After Copenhagen: Transportation

By Erica Schlaikjer on January 27, 2010

A wrap-up of key messages from EMBARQ’s Transforming Transportation 2010.

Transit Agencies Need to Invest in Marketing: A Lesson from Los Angeles

By Ethan Arpi on December 8, 2009

Los Angeles’ Metro is marketing its public transportation as if it were a private company, and the rebranding seems to be paying off.

MEDIA ADVISORY: CTS-Brasil, Challenge Bibendum Unite Latin American Mayors to Advance Sustainable Urban Transport

November 23, 2009

Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards EMBARQ, Partners $125 Million for Global Road Safety Work

November 18, 2009
Location: NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.

EMBARQ – The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport is one of six organizations awarded a total of $125 million by Michael Bloomberg to implement programs in low- and middle-income countries to prevent death and disability from road traffic crashes. This is the largest single donation ever for international road safety.

EMBARQ and Partners Win Award from Harvard University for Metrobus Project

November 12, 2009

Public-private partnership recognized by John F. Kennedy School of Government

WRI’s EMBARQ Wins Harvard University Award for Mexico City Bus Project

November 12, 2009
Location: CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS

EMBARQ - the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport - today receives the 2009 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership from Harvard University for its work in establishing Mexico City’s Metrobus, a sustainable transit project in one of the world’s most populated and congested cities.

Learning to Walk in Arequipa, Peru

By Ethan Arpi on October 15, 2009

EMBARQ’s Ethan Arpi brings an update from Arequipa after the city turns its main commercial drag into a zone for pedestrians.

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Ahmedabad’s Janmarg: Changing the Game for BRT Systems in India

By Dario Hidalgo on August 28, 2009

Note:: this post originally appeared on TheCityFix.

Video: SmartBike DC Succeeds and Expands

By Noah Kazis on June 23, 2009

Location: Washington, DC

A new video from EMBARQ shows the success of Washington’s bike sharing program, SmartBike DC.

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