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Transforming Transportation 2013

EMBARQ and the World Bank will co-host the tenth annual Transforming Transportation conference at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on January 17-18, 2013. There is more work to be done within the transport community to achieve scale and widespread adoption of sustainable solutions. Join us to explore these Big Opportunities.

New: Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, and The Honorable Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, are scheduled to be part of the keynote session on January 18, 2013.

Conference sessions will address the following topics:

Improving health & safety in cities

Capitalizing on the Multilateral Development Banks’ US$175 billion commitment for sustainable transport at Rio+20

Integrating urban transport and development

Benefits of high quality urban design

Fulfilling UN Decade of Action for Road Safety commitments

National transport finance programs

Bringing shared bicycle solutions to scale in developing countries

Opening transport data

How governance can facilitate strong institutional coordination

NEW! Big opportunities for sustainable transport in a specific country/region: China, India and Latin America

Partners:

Viewpoints:

City Transport: It's About Moving People, Not Vehicles, by Rachel Kyte, Vice President, Sustainable Development, World Bank

A Transport Fare Card Moves Rio Closer to Social Inclusion and Carbon Emission Reductions, by J. Babinard

Open Data + Urban Transport = ?, by H. Krambeck

Additional Resources:

Leaders in Urban Transport Planning Program

Moving Mumbai into the Future

Turning the Right Corner - Ensuring Development Through a Low-Carbon Transport Sector

A Framework for Urban Transport Projects, Operational Guidance for World Bank Staff

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