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152 Resources for

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

Building a Smooth Road Map for City Bus Systems in India

Sustainable Cities

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Learnings for Africa from India’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Lab

Sustainable Cities

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Reviving Indore’s Bicycle Sharing System

Sustainable Cities

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India is One Step Closer to Safer Roads with the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016

Sustainable Cities

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Unlock Bengaluru: Five Things the City Needs to Get Right

Sustainable Cities

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From Bogota to Belgrade, Cities Commit to Energy-Efficient Buildings

Belgrade, Serbia committed to new goals in building efficiency. Photo by Andres Arjona/Flickr

Sustainable Cities

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Announcing the New Mobility Accelerator 2016 Cohort

New Mobility Accelerator 2016 Participants

Sustainable Cities

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Cleaning up India’s Transport Sector: The Fight for New Vehicle Emission Standards

To improve air quality, Indian cities must rethink their fuel standards and technology. Photo by Adam Cohn

Sustainable Cities

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India Can’t Afford to Lose Any More Lives Due to Road Crashes

India’s streets are notoriously dangerous. However, a new bill being passed through the Indian government offers hope to the country’s road safety problems. Photo by Gilbert Laszlo Kallenborn/Flickr

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Delhi’s Diet Plan

The Delhi government should learn from experiences and design the details carefully.

Sustainable Cities

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COP 21: An Opportunity to Put Cities Squarely on the Climate Agenda

Climate, Economics and Finance

COP 21 in Paris offers a big opportunity to recognize cities as being critical to overcoming the climate change challenge. Photo by Sheldon Wood/Flickr

Climate, Economics and Finance

Sustainable Cities

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Beyond Mitigation: Planning for Resilience outside India’s Mega-Cities

As India rapidly urbanizes and climate change progresses, coastal villages–like Arnala–struggle to keep traditional industries alive. Photo by World Resources Institute

Sustainable Cities

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Managing Water Resources With Urban Design

Photo Courtesy: WRI/Flickr

Sustainable Cities

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That Dingy Bus Stop is Hindering India’s Progress - An Economic Case for Safe Public Transport

A dingy bus stop, or a series of them, can thus cost more than a few dollars to the country. Photo Courtesy: EMBARQ/Flickr

Sustainable Cities

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Don’t Miss the Bus, Delhi

Photo Courtesy: EMBARQ/Flickr

Sustainable Cities

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Don’t Miss The Bus

There were many technical reasons why Delhi’s BRT project floundered. For instance, it takes one minute for a bus to slow down and stop, for passengers to alight, and for the bus to then accelerate and leave. Photo Courtesy: EMBARQ/Flickr

Sustainable Cities

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Designing for Safety

Cities Safer by Design is a global reference guide to help cities save lives from traffic fatalities through improved street design and smart urban development. Photo Courtesy: jchessma/Flickr

Sustainable Cities

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Making Urban Streets Safer By Design

Sustainable Cities

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Reimagining Mumbai

As the national government announces its plan for Smart Cities, Mumbai too needs to visualize a smarter future.

Sustainable Cities

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Creatively Engaging Road Safety with a Graphic Narrative

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