Program areas at ITDP
Public transport: an essential approach to decarbonizing urban passenger transport is the promotion of better transport to shift trips from dirty to cleaner modes. Public transport, walking, and cycling, which serve as the anchors of compact cities, are key elements of this approach. Relative to automobile-oriented Development, this approach to urban planning can dramatically reduce the demand for car travel by up to 50%. Cities around the world, from copenhagen to bogot, have already seen great benefits from pursuing this strategy. In addition to reducing carbon emissions, public transport, walking, and cycling can reduce the cost of Transportation while promoting social inclusion. In the global south, in particular, the electric revolution needs to start with buses, which transport the greatest number of people cost-effectively, as well as e-bikes and other small vehicles that are accessible to the majority of users. Promoting the transition to electric mobility in tandem with transit, cycling, and walking will result in greater ghg reductions from the transport sector. In brazil, outside of the city of rio de janeiro, as part of itdp's electric mobility strategy in brazil, itdp produced a benchmarking study, technical reference guide, and capacity-building program to support the cities of fortaleza and belo horizonte to operate electric bus pilots. Itdp produced a benchmarking report and technical guidelines that have been approved and translated into english and supported the procurement of 25 e-buses in each city to begin the pilots. In recife, itdp delivered recommendations to the city of recife outlining key areas to prioritize for bus lanes in an effort to improve service and ridership. The results highlight the 77 kilometers of streets that should gain bus-only lanes to benefit vulnerable groups, including toddlers and caregivers, by giving them more reliability and comfort, improving air quality and convenience. The study considered the distribution of facilities and services. Elsewhere in brazil, technicians from the city of belo horizonte have requested itdp's support to bhtrans to prioritize the implementation of 70 kilometers or more of bus lanes in synergy with findings from an itdp study. Itdp presented findings to the city of belo horizonte and civil society actors from a public transport assessment that used bus-based gps and gtfs data. Notably, itdp found that adding 307 kilometers of exclusive bus lanes could have positive impacts on operational speed, emissions reduction, and accessibility to opportunities.in the chinese city of jinan, the regional bus system is forecasted to reach 1.58 million passengers per year. As a result of jinan's bus electrification efforts supported by itdp, the city is on track towards 41,200 tonnes of carbon dioxide emission reduction and 17.9 tonnes of pm2.5 emissions reduction per year after the completion of the jinan trolleybus and bus rapid transit (brt) projects. Itdp recommendations led to the construction of six trolley bus lines and 80 kilometers of brt corridors served by 735 electric trolleybuses and 400 e-buses. In addition, the jinan bus projects involved the implementation of 75 kilometers of power supply facilities. The completion of this massive undertaking supports transport electrification efforts and commitments to make the jinan bus fleet 100% electric by the end of 2023. Similarly, in the central chinese city of yichang, itdp continues to support yichang in its electrification commitments. Over the year, yichang added 77 e-buses to the bus fleet, including sixty-seven 12-meter e-buses and 10 18-meter e-buses, accounting for nearly half of the entire bus fleet. Itdp's team in india is expanding its reach in the country through new memorandums of understanding (mou) with indian government agencies at the national, state, and city levels, reflecting the increasing momentum of creating urban mobility solutions. Itdp signed an mou with the national Institute of urban affairs (niua) to deepen the collaboration towards supporting cities across the country to create healthier cities through sustainable urban transport initiatives. Itdp also signed an mou with the council on energy, environment and water (ceew) to accelerate the electrification of private and public sector buses. Itdp also signed an mou with pimpri chinchwad municipal corporation (pcmc) to improve sustainable transport in the city. Itdp has been involved with pcmc since 2009 as a technical advisor on bus rapid transit, street design and Development, and parking management projects. Itdp also has an mou with nagpur municipal corporation and nagpur smart city to support them with sustainable mobility initiatives. Finally, itdp signed an mou with the surat municipal corporation to support the city on walking, cycling, and other sustainable transport initiatives. In the indian city of pune, itdp has been working to accelerate the rollout of the e-bus fleet. Pune's transport agency was among the first few public transport bodies to acquire e-buses in india. Itdp was instrumental in this decision-making and prepared a long-term implementation roadmap for the electrification of the bus fleet, including the 2030 target to electrify 50% of the fleet. The city of pune currently operates 150 electric buses that were procured using smart city funds. Considering the operational advantages and low cost of fuel, the city transport agency announced that it will add 500 e-buses to its fleet in 2022.in may 2022, itdp analyzed current operations to provide suggestions for improving the user experience and strengthening transport. Itdp is also supporting pmpml in the identification of new brt routes. With itdp support, pmpml also launched a vision 2027 plan for city bus operations during pune's bus week celebrations in april 2022. The document sets an ambitious goal to only procure clean buses going forward. In chennai, itdp prepared a long-term implementation roadmap for electric buses for the city and supported the preparation of a business plan for bus operations with a target for only e-buses to be procured from 2030. In the state of tamil nadu, where chennai is located, the transport department is in the process of procuring 2,300 e-buses for cities in the state. The first pilots will include 500 e-buses in chennai, madurai, and coimbatore. Since 2020, itdp india has been supporting the government of tamil nadu to engage in electric mobility.informal public transport also comprises a huge share of trips in cities across india, often in the form of privately operated public transport modes like shared auto-rickshaws, vikrams, mini-buses, and tata magics etc., that cater to the mobility needs of the population. Electrification of these modes is critical to reducing sectoral ghg emissions but is often overlooked. Itdp prepared a report on the status of electrication of ipt and electrification of micromobility, which was then informed the creation of the draft-state-level e-micromobility Policy. Itdp surveyed over 2,600 autorickshaw drivers in six cities in tamil nadu. This work guided the preparation of state-level recommendations to help overcome challenges to electrification adoption. Informed by the surveys, itdp also prepared a detailed city-level roadmap to accelerate the electrification of 3-wheelers in chennai. In indonesia, itdp continued to promote the transition to electric bus fleets in jakarta. In 2022, the transjakarta agency launched 30 electric buses as part of its commitment to large-scale electric bus deployment. Itdp was instrumental in the pilot project, providing an electrification roadmap laying out the necessary steps needed to transition to electric buses, which was adopted by the government of jakarta and transjakarta agency, while also assisting in monitoring, evaluations, and operations. Itdp is providing technical assistance for the financing of further electric bus implementation by developing five different financing schemes, which were presented to transjakarta and the government and received positive feedback. Itdp is currently finalizing the technical and financial implementation phases so that transjakarta can have an estimate of the investment needs required to meet the target for electrification by 2030. Elsewhere in the country, the indonesian ministry of Transportation directed $314 million usd towards implementing brt systems in the cities of medan and bandung, following years of advocacy from itdp for the national government to step up investment in public transport.
Sustainable urban Development: sustainable urban Development is the way forward for cities to mitigate climate change. Integrated urban places are designed to bring people, activities, buildings, and public spaces together, with easy walking and cycling connections between them and near-excellent transit service to the rest of the city. It means inclusive access for all to local and citywide opportunities and resources by the most efficient and healthful combination of mobility modes at the lowest financial and environmental cost and with the highest resilience to disruptive climate events. Itdp continued work on projects and policies to engage cities and regional and national governments to promote comprehensive sustainable Development that puts accessible, equitable transport at the center.in brazil, using the principles of tod, conectar queimados has finalized a plan and partially implemented proposed measures for the urban revitalization of the queimados central train station in rio de janeiro. This project is the first of its kind in the metropolitan area of rio. Since the beginning of the project, itdp has worked directly on the plan preparation, supported the consortium partners on technical product Development, and promoted social engagement activities. The plan presents a first step towards a broader, more integrated citywide planning effort. The long-term vision is for the plan to be used as a model for shaping similar initiatives across other municipalities, which could help revitalize neighborhoods and communities across rio de janeiro.in china, the state council approved the Development planning of new energy automobile industry, which reflects itdp Policy recommendations to increase support for new energy vehicles in the public sector. According to the new Policy, 80% of new public sector vehicles from buses to sanitation trucks will be new energy vehicles, preventing the emission of more than 150 mmtco2eq through 2030.itdp china is also collaborating with the china academy of Transportation science (cats) to compile case studies on green mobility. The study is aimed at providing political and technical recommendations and references to the ministry of transport and the 10+ provinces consisting of 110+ cities that have committed to building green mobility cities. The cases include bus priority, non-motorized Transportation improvement, public space, shared mobility, electrification, congestion charging, low-emission zones, and tod.the team in china is also working to help the yichang city cluster in hubei province to assess measures to decarbonize transport and develop a list of projects for implementation. Itdp has prepared a transport decarbonization implementation pathway covering four main areas: promoting clean energy use in transport, facilitating shifts to low- and zero-carbon modes through public infrastructure, creating incentives to shape user behaviors and choices, and enhancing institutional capacity for decarbonizing transport. Working with city clusters represents an important opportunity for scaling across multiple cities and provinces in china. Itdp has completed carbon reduction calculations for different Transportation modes and is now identifying city-level opportunities for decarbonization. The project is expected to be completed in 2023. In the city of tianjin, a tenth five-year plan for comprehensive Transportation in tianjin was released and reflects itdp's recommendations on transit-oriented Development (tod) for the city, particularly to build an urban Transportation network with orderly speed and bus priority. By 2025, the plan calls for a "double-loop 17-radiation" rail transit network in the jincheng area, with the operating mileage exceeding 500 kilometers, achieving 45 minutes of commuting within the urban area of tianjin-binhai and 20 minutes of access between the two cities. Bus travel will be more convenient, with the 500-meter coverage rate of bus stops reaching 100%, the 300-meter coverage rate reaching 80%, and the green travel rate reaching over 75%. To strengthen tod in the city, itdp will promote the construction of connecting facilities such as bus stops and bicycle parking racks around transit stations, support the construction of small and medium-sized traffic connection systems, promote the "subway+bus" linkage fare discount, and broaden the smart payment channels.in india, itdp became a chief knowledge partner of the smart cities mission at the ministry of housing and urban affairs (mohua) for four transformational programs that aim to improve urban mobility in over 100 cities across india: transport4all challenge, cycles4change challenge, freedom2walk&cycle challenge, and streets for people challenge. Through these programs, cities have gained access to various national government resources, including up to $7 billion usd, knowledge products, and capacity building. Over 130 cities have registered for the transport4all challenge, designed to focus on public transport. Over 100 cities have created a transport task force, similar to a unified transport authority for the city. In june 2022, the government of india and key partners, including itdp india, announced the 46 cities that will qualify for the next stage of the national transport4all challenge, which focuses on using digital solutions and civic engagement to address key transport issues. Itdp india also continues to support the pune municipal corporation in implementing high-quality, healthy streets, ensuring the allocation of funds for sustainable, low-carbon projects, and building their capacity. In 2021 and 2022, the team supported the municipal corporation in hosting a pedestrian day. Through a series of events across the city, the city reclaimed space for pedestrians showcased the facilities created for them, and reinforced the need for safe, comfortable, and universally accessible walking infrastructure, a first in india. Additionally, itdp is supporting the launch of healthy streets programs in nagpur by providing technical support through evaluation, financial bidding, and street and network design. In indonesia in 2022, the neighborhood of kota tua in the northern part of jakarta was finally declared as a low emission zone (lez). As part of this milestone, itdp completed the evaluation of the pilot lez area that was recently launched by the government of jakarta, which included recommendations that resulted in the expansion of the lez perimeter. Other recommendations included developing a monitoring system so lez impacts and outcomes can be better identified and used for further improvement. Additionally, itdp developed the guidelines for lez implementation in jakarta. As a next step, itdp will develop the lez road map for jakarta-city wide. Based on this plan, only pedestrians, bicycles, public transport, and vehicles with stickers can access the area. In mexico, with support from itdp, the monterrey municipality has announced a plan to construct 117 kilometers of greenways that include cycle lanes and sidewalk improvements throughout the metropolitan area. Additionally, itdp carried out traffic conflict analysis training with the municipality to help inform improved designs of 10 dangerous intersections that will receive interventions in the upcoming months. Itdp is also providing technical support for the implementation of a monterrey bikeshare system.itdp developed a financial model for the system to be considered for funding and provided a list of potential system providers. Itdp has also developed a roadmap to be delivered to government officials for improvements to the buenavista rail station in mexico city using the tod framework. Buenavista is an important rail station with tremendous potential to anchor sustainable urban Development and serve as a model for tod in mexico. The project will better integrate the pedestrian flow of different transport systems near the station and improve efficiency and navigability for the community that heavily relies on public transport. Itdp mexico conducted the #mejorescallesmx competition throughout 2022 to seek street proposals for cities across mexico that would open up access to public space, improve urban mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all residents. Itdp received 58 complete streetproposals from across the country. The winner, the municipality of zapopan, will receive itdp's technical support to carry out a redesign of av. Nicolas copernico, consisting of 3.1 kilometers of complete streets.
Cycling & walking: itdp has capitalized on the pandemic-era cycling boom to help catalyze an explosion in cycling and walking infrastructure globally. Recently, mexico city began the permanent implementation of a two-way 28-kilometer emergency cycle lane on avenida de los insurgentes, one of the most famous urban corridors in all of latin america, that has so far resulted in a 275% increase in cyclists. In jakarta, indonesia, which has experienced a 1,000% increase in cycling during the pandemic, itdp is overseeing the implementation of a 100-kilometer protected bike lane network. Forthcoming research by itdp and partners has found that protected bicycle lanes are the most cost-effective decarbonization investment in the landscape of urban Transportation, delivering more emissions reduction per dollar spent on infrastructure than brt, car electrification, or metro.in brazil, itdp reached a major milestone when the mayor and city officially launched the low emission zone. This 2.34 square kilometer area will include electric bus routes and 11 kilometers of bicycle lanes. Itdp has been a key partner in the planning of rio's low emission zone, distrito de baixa emisso, including playing a crucial role in the Development and coordination of the lez clean mobility plan guiding project implementation. Itdp has also been monitoring the Development of the lez and ciclorotas' centro in rio after the projects were incorporated into law by the mayor's administration. As of late 2022, the city of rio was finalizing its estimation for the expected volume of electric buses in the rio low emission zone. In china, itdp continues to provide ongoing support to the city of guangzhou, which has become a model for clean urban mobility in china. Within the next three years, more than 500 kilometers of roads will be renovated to include new protected bicycle lanes. As part of the bicycle infrastructure Development plan for guangzhou, the huangpu district agreed to build 50 kilometers of protected bicycle lanes in 2023, which was proposed by itdp. Itdp also developed the guangzhou barrier free strategy Development and action plan that will increase the accessible design of sidewalks, intersections, and overpasses once implemented.in india, through the india cycles4change challenge and the streets4people challenge, dozens of cities have been shortlisted for funding support from the national government and ongoing technical support for cycling and walking improvements. Walking and cycling are the dominant modes of transport in indian cities, and maintaining this modal split is critical to avoid increases in emissions. Nine cities fully adopted the healthy streets Policy, which will consist of implementing over 4,000 kilometers of streets with high-quality walking and cycling infrastructure. Eighteen other cities that participated in the challenge are expected to adopt this policy.as part of the cycles4change challenge, mohua released a report, dawn of the cycling revolution, which itdp drafted. With regard to itdp's streets4people challenge, over 1,900 designers across the country have signed up to participate in design competitions rolled out by over 40 cities to crowdsource designs for streets and public spaces. Cities will implement all winning designs. Cities conducted over 150 open street events to bring residents together to reclaim streets as public spaces. With mohua, itdp also launched two unique initiatives for the first time: freedom2walk&cycle challenge for city leaders and inter-city freedom2walk&cycle challenge for citizens in january 2022. The city leaders challenge saw registration from nearly 130 city leaders from across the country, comprising commissioners, additional/joint/deputy commissioners, smart city ceos, and key spv officials who jointly clocked in nearly 47,000 kilometers of cycling, 7,000 kilometers of walking and 2500 kilometers of running during the challenge. The citizens challenge saw overwhelming participation from nearly 22,000 citizens from the 75 registered cities, who jointly clocked in nearly 9,80,000 kilometers of cycling and 1,820,000 kilometers of walking.further, in indonesia, itdp supported the jakarta city government in furthering commitments to electrification within the two-wheeler industry. In a significant milestone towards the national government's goal to fully electrify two-wheelers by 2040, itdp's roadmap for electrifying two-wheeler ride-hailing fleets was adopted by two major ride-hailing companies: gojek and grab. Combined, the companies own 20-30% of all motorcycles in greater jakarta. Using the roadmap, both companies have conducted pilot phases of their electrification program, which itdp will continue to monitor. In addition, in 2022, jakarta experienced a nearly 1,000% increase in cycling as a result of the pandemic. Itdp's recommendations for a 500-kilometer cycle path network were subsequently adopted into the transport master plan of jakarta. In addition, itdp continues to oversee the implementation of the 100 kilometers of permanent protected bike lane network. Since construction began two years ago, itdp has submitted recommendations related to junction redesign, marking design, bike parking design, and bollard and signage placement to the planning consultancy. In early 2022, mexico city inaugurated the avenida de los insurgentes, one of the most famous urban corridors in all of latin america, as a permanent two-way 28.5-kilometer cycle lane. Itdp teams supported the lane's implementation, which resulted in a 353% increase in the number of cyclists and resulted in the remodeling of 426 square meters of sidewalks. Known as the 'champs-elysees' of latin america, the insurgentes bike lane presents a highly visible model that can serve as a model for other cities around the world. According to estimates, the permanent cycle lane is expected to reduce 6,440 tonnes of co2 annually.in mexico city, itdp also worked on the rodando juntas pilot project with seven bike delivery organizations to make goods delivery services more sustainable. Itdp provided training to the delivery companies on sustainable mobility as well as technical reports that detailed the project goals, methodology, achievements, and lessons learned from the pilots. Cities designed for cyclists and pedestrians are cities designed for people. A majority of the world's population travels primarily by foot or bicycle. Yet, transport planning typically prioritizes private cars, which comes at the expense of sidewalks, safe walking environments, and cycling infrastructure. Increasing the use of bicycles and making walking easier are some of the most affordable and effective ways for cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while boosting access to economic opportunities.
Traffic reduction: a well-rounded sustainable transport strategy must go beyond promoting transit, cycling, and walking and embrace measures that will result in less driving to directly reduce vehicle miles traveled (vmt), particularly in private, polluting vehicles. City policies are important as they can be designed to disincentivize high-emitting modes and shift consumer preference toward modes that emit fewer emissions and pollution, use less road space, and reduce other negative externalities.key strategies to reduce vmt include parking reform, low (and eventually zero) emission areas, and policies to facilitate compact and dense urban Development rather than sprawl. These types of policies can measurably reduce vkt and incentivize the adoption of cleaner modes, like electric vehicles, leading to significant ghg reductions. Together, compact cities anchored by transit, cycling, and walking, combined with measures to reduce vmt and successfully ramp up clean electric vehicles, will get us to itdp's decarbonization goals for the broader transport sector. No strategy alone is sufficient, as shown in the graph below, which is the result of research and modeling from itdp and uc davis that culminated in the 2021 report, the compact city scenario-electrified. In brazil, itdp launched the portuguese version of the 2021 taming traffic study, combined with a series of blog posts on pricing, parking, and low-emission zones and a social media campaign. All of these were released in collaboration with rio's city hall team. Elsewhere in china, itdp developed a full strategy for an lez in jinan, china, which the government positively received. Itdp's strategy proposes a specific 153.84 kilometer-squared low-emission area in a central area of the city. The proposed lez would be anchored around the new bus service and include nmt upgrades, parking fees, and charging facilities. Itdp supported the complete construction of the jinan trolleybus project, which will serve as the backbone of a future lez. Over 1,135 e-buses and trolleybuses were introduced, including through work with the asian Development bank, which supports the lez.following recent success in achieving major parking reforms in mexico city and rio de janeiro, cities in china have now also joined the movement to restrict vehicle parking, resulting in measurable ghg reductions. In 2022, the city government of anlu in hubei province agreed to itdp's proposal to remove 30% of on-street parking and replace it with bike lanes; construction is expected to be completed by october 2023. In guangzhou's liwan district, 50% of on-street parking is expected to be eliminated when project construction is completed in october 2023. In a major win, beijing issued a new off-street parking standard, which reflects itdp's Policy recommendations, that converts parking minimums to maximums in non-residential buildings and establishes restrictions on the maximum number of parking spaces in the city center and surrounding areas. This standard follows previous itdp-led on-street parking reforms in beijing, including smart parking management systems for 77,000 spaces across the city, stricter enforcement of illegal parking, and restrictions to prevent parking on sidewalks. According to itdp's estimates, the reform of the off-street parking Policy for office buildings in beijing, combined with improved on-street parking regulation and enforcement, will prevent the emission of an estimated cumulative 2.5 megatonnes of co2 by 2030 and 10 megatonnes by 2050. Itdp expects to expand and improve this Policy within beijing and scale up similar reforms in other cities across china. In india, itdp is supporting the coimbatore municipal corporation with the implementation of parking management in two neighborhoods after the greater chennai corporation accepted a draft parking Policy submitted by itdp. Itdp's technical and capacity-building support is part of the early steps to engage the government in the implementation of progressive parking reforms. In indonesia, jakarta continues to increase its commitment to sustainable transport with its efforts to reduce private vehicle use through electronic road pricing and parking reform. Itdp assisted the government of jakarta in drafting the regional bill for erp Policy, which the governor has approved. Itdp has been deeply involved in the design of the first-ever erp in indonesia, providing technical assistance, including financial modeling and communications support. As the government continues to review and discuss the erp regional bill with the regional house of representatives, itdp has been conducting an erp implementation study consisting of scenario modeling. Electronic road pricing will put a price on driving and reduce vehicle kilometers traveled (vkt), which have skyrocketed in the wake of the pandemic. Itdp is also assisting the government of jakarta in developing recommendations for high parking tariffs and regulating on-street parking. The regional people's representative is discussing both sets of recommendations.in mexico, itdp is working with city governments and private companies toward meaningful parking reform across various cities. In mexico city, itdp and the mobility and land use authorities agreed to strengthen parking reform policies in the city. The objective is to evaluate the existing building code to increase parking charges with an updated model that considers zoning and congestion. Additionally, in order to integrate electric mobility, this report will provide recommendations on charging infrastructure.in monterrey, the san pedro garza garca municipality included its parking reform proposal together with urban Development plans in the public consultation process. Monterrey has also expressed interest in implementing a parking meter program tied to its bikeshare system. In guadalajara, itdp has presented a parking Policy proposal to government officials to eliminate parking requirements at the metropolitan level. Reducing private car use not only requires improvements in public transit, cycling, and walking facilities but also better management of private car use. Traffic management solutions, which regulate parking and ensure that motorists pay for the privilege of driving and parking in city centers, have the greatest potential to reduce traffic congestion. Parking reform especially encompasses all of the options to regulate traffic by rethinking parking in cities, which ultimately reduces congestion and makes more space for people and transit.
Research & Policy: in order to scale impact, itdp also delivers sector-leading knowledge and guidance to influence policy-making in top-emitting countries and beyond. This involves the promotion of policies to ensure national and international funding and finance prioritize sustainable transport with increasing funds flowing to zero and low emissions transport rather than continuing to enable high carbon pathways like the building of highways. An emerging, high-impact scaling strategy involves harnessing innovations in data and technology, i.e., digitalization, and applying those innovations to guide better urban mobility planning and policies to rapidly accelerate ghg reductions. Other key strategies include codification and dissemination of best practices, capacity building to increase knowledge and skills among stakeholders, and targeted campaigns to extend the reach of interventions to audiences beyond itdp's core countries. In brazil in early 2022, itdp launched an advocacy campaign in partnership with idec and casa fluminense to ensure any new bus concessions include zero-emission technologies. Itdp held discussions with the municipal attorney general to identify specific legal and contractual details from the bogot model and extrapolate less to apply in rio. This work has been essential in highlighting that the separate bidding model (provision-operation) is more transparent and competitive for zero-emission technologies. Itdp has also started developing demand modeling for the brt system, which is allowing us to forecast future revenue to provide the city with a long-term view of the economic model. The city's primary objective is to have the main models of both tenders (provision-operation) already adapted to zero-emission technologies by the end of next month. In brazil, itdp continues to expand its work on capacity building through the mobilicampus training program targeting government officials and practitioners. Mobilicampus is a highly sought-after program, and the volume of applications regularly exceeds the availability of student spots. Since 2019, itdp received over 8,000 applications and accepted nearly 3,000 students for the platform. Itdp will also continue to update and evolve itdp's mobilidados data and benchmarking platform, which has been extremely successful in shining a light on mobility performance across cities in brazil, providing a critical tool for transparency and accountability. In china, the state council approved the Development planning of new energy automobile industry, which reflects itdp Policy recommendations to increase support for new energy vehicles in the public sector. According to the new Policy, 80% of new public sector vehicles from buses to sanitation trucks will be new energy vehicles, preventing the emission of more than 150 mmtco2eq through 2030. In addition, following itdp recommendations, the chinese government extended the subsidy for electric vehicles, including public Transportation, taxis, private coach buses, and other public vehicles until 2022. Itdp has also been working with the city of tianjin, china, to develop a tod Policy that includes a citywide tod data platform, an analysis of tianjin's current tod environment, a tod toolkit, a 3-5 point action plan, and a series of outreach programs. As a result of this project, tianjin has integrated tod strategies into its urban and public Transportation Development policies and the city's 14th five-year plan, as well as turning some of the indicators in itdp's tod toolkit into urban design specifications.in india, itdp has been tapped as the chief knowledge partner of the smart cities mission and ministry of housing and urban affairs (mohua) for three transformational programs that aim to improve urban mobility in over 150 cities across india: transport4all challenge, cycles4change challenge, and streets for people challenge. Through these programs, cities have access to various national government resources, including up to $7 billion usd, knowledge products, and capacity building. These challenges represent an unprecedented opportunity to scale up low-carbon mobility in india.in maharashtra, itdp previously drafted the precedent-setting sustainable urban mobility Policy (2014-2019), which states that 100% of the state government's financial allocation for urban transport initiatives will be for low-carbon and equitable transport initiatives. However, the momentum for the Policy and subsequent projects slowed due to leadership changes. Elsewhere, in the state of tamil nadu, itdp worked with the urban Development department to provide inputs for the comprehensive mobility plan for chennai, which the chennai unified metropolitan transport authority is finalizing. In indonesia, through a memorandum of understanding with the ministry of transport (mot), itdp is serving as a top advisor to the ministry to scale up inclusive, clean urban mobility in cities across indonesia, a top transport emitter. While the national government has historically backed away from supporting urban mobility, itdp has been instrumental in securing a commitment from mot to electrify 90% of the country's public transport buses by 2030 and is now working with the ministry to develop a roadmap for implementation, including financial mechanisms, which are critical for success. Jakarta is also delivering on fare integration with itdp support. In early 2022, the government of jakarta implemented a tariff bundling scheme of max idr 10,000 to improve ridership subsidies and transit mode share. Itdp is now conducting a study to evaluate the concession fare scheme in the integrated fare landscape, where itdp has produced recommendations that are being finalized. Additionally, itdp will help the government in evaluating the impacts of integrated fares, especially to subsidize ridership and mode share.itdp mexico is making progress in its digitalization strategy to improve public transport in mexican cities, including completing an electric mini-bus pilot with three universities in puebla, mexico, where the team learned important lessons on the benefits of digitalization. The team also held 15 additional meetings and one validation workshop with stakeholders from monterrey, mexico city, and the national government. Documentation of merida's digitalization process has been finalized, and the teams are starting a baseline analysis of the public transport system with data from the monitoring and operations system. In addition to the research and Policy efforts described above, itdp held over 65 trainings on sustainable transport and mobility strategies, reaching over 18,000 practitioners from around the world between 2021 and 2022. Itdp's global program reached over 18,000 stakeholders by hosting 36 workshops with a total of 1,805 attendees and an additional 16,326 viewers tuned in to youtube to view the webinar recordings. In addition to capacity-building work led by itdp's global program, itdp's regional teams reached over 15,000 audiences in various geographies. In brazil, for example, itdp's educational platform mobilicampus, which provides course modules for anyone who wants to learn about sustainable mobility, has received over 9,000 applicants, and over 3,800 students participated from its inception in 2019.in china, itdp held 32 online and in-person workshops for 5,232 audience members on a variety of sustainable urban transport topics, including low emission zones and cycling. With the jinan public transport group, itdp held a capacity-building session on low carbon emission zones, with a total of 60 leaders and technical staff participating in the training. Itdp also participated in the tianjin urban traffic improvement project meeting of the world bank, where the team delivered a special report on china's parking management and lez. In india, itdp held 27 online and in-person workshops, reaching over 3,700 audience members. Capacity building included a series of workshops with participating cities in the three national programs and a capacity-building workshop for over 100 engineers and government officials in surat.itdp's Policy, research, and capacity-building efforts continue to center on elevating climate, mobility, and transport issues amongst the multinational urban Development community. The organization's research, knowledge products, and tools help provide critical data and evidence to ensure that global institutions continue to support and fund socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable transport projects, particularly in the world's rapidly growing cities.