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Rea Vaya On the Move in Joburg, South Africa
A brand new Rea Vaya bus station in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo by Maneno.org. The City of Johannesburg launched Rea Vaya, South Africa’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) system, on August 30, and...
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2010 Sustainable Transport Awards: Nominees Announced
Recognized for its new Macrobus BRT system, Guadalajara is one of the nominees for the 2010 Sustainable Transport Award. Photo by itdp. Last year, New York City became the first U.S. city to win the...
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Johannesburg Rolls Out New BRT Routes Against Odds
Violent taxi strikes in Johannesburg fail to halt the progress of the city's new BRT system. Photo by Maneno.org. On Monday, despite a two-week delay, violent opposition, vandalism and a minibus taxi...
View ArticleC’mon N’ Ride It: A Tweetup Test Ride for Johannesburg’s High Speed Rail
South African transportation officials are taking advantage of social media to build buzz around the new Gautrain Rapid Rail Link being built in the Johannesburg metro region. About 200 Twitter...
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Johannesburg's Rea Vaya Moves Forward Despite More Violent Attacks
Rea Vaya is still open for business, despite another round of violent opposition. Photo by Shine 2010 - 2010 World Cup good news. Today’s introduction of the remaining Phase 1A routes on the Rea Vaya...
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Spotlight on the World Cup: South Africa Boosts City Transit Systems
How will the World Cup impact urban transit in South Africa? Photo by shizhao. The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is now less than two weeks away. An estimated three million fans will be pouring into...
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Toot Your Vuvuzelas for the Gautrain
The Gautrain under its blue lights at Sandton Station, one of four open stations on the high-speed train's airport route. Photo via fmgbain. Sports fans around the globe are all going a bit insane from...
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Spotlight on the World Cup: Small Urban Interventions Enhance Host City
World Cup fans celebrate their host city. Photo by AfricanGoals2010. I’ve been in Johannesburg for the past two and a half weeks for the World Cup, perfecting my vuvuzela skills, watching endless...
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Spotlight on the World Cup: Efficient Match Day Transport
Johannesburg provided spectators with a variety of transport connections to each stadium. Image from City of Johannesburg. During a recent trip to South Africa, I found Johannesburg polished and...
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Best of 2010: New Transit Systems
As 2010 comes to an end, let’s take a look back at some of the public transportation systems across the world that made their debut over the past 12 months. From bike sharing to bus rapid transit...
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TheCityFix Picks, March 4: Rea Vaya Impresses, Transport is Health, Dutch...
Is this the bus of the future? Photo via Superbus Project. Welcome back to TheCityFix Picks, our series highlighting the newsy and noteworthy of the past week. Each Friday, we’ll run down the headlines...
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TheCityFix Picks, September 23: Low Car(bon) Communities, BRT on Strike,...
ITDP released Europe's Vibrant New Low Car(bon) Communities, a report examining smart urban and transport planning in eight European communities, including Greenwich Millennium Village. Photo by...
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Research Recap, December 5: African Green City Index, Peak Pedestrian Risk,...
Johannesburg, South Africa, home of the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit system, earned top marks in the Economist Intelligence Unit's African Cities Index. Photo by AfricanGoals2010. Welcome to “Research...
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The Newest Car-Free Day in Peru: ¡Ciclovía de Trujillo!
The first-ever ciclovía in Trujillo, Peru. Photo by EMBARQ Andino. Trujillo, the third largest city in Peru, held its first-ever ciclovía on Sunday, as a result of a partnership between the Peruvian...
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TheCityFix Picks – October 9th: CicLAVia Draws 100,000, Jo’burg Grows its...
Welcome back to TheCityFix Picks, our series highlighting the newsy and noteworthy of the past week. Every week, we’ll run down the headlines falling under TheCityFix’s five themes: integrated...
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TheCityFix Picks, January 23rd: Billions for Brazilian BRT, Light Rail for...
Brazil, the pioneer of BRT, is investing US$7.33 billion in Recife’s BRT. Photo by Fotoparceiros. Welcome back to TheCityFix Picks, our series highlighting the newsy and noteworthy of the past week....
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Lessons from Johannesburg’s Rea Vaya
Passengers wait to board Rea Vaya, Johannesburg’s advanced bus system. Photo by African Goals. Last year, I spoke at the 2nd Congress and Exhibition of African Public Transport in Johannesburg. For me,...
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Visualize and explore Bus Rapid Transit with this revamped data portal
Every day, nearly 30.9 million people ride a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or busways system globally. BRTdata.org is the most comprehensive public database of BRT systems around the world, which recently...
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4 ways cities benefit from bus rapid transit
New research shows that bus rapid transit (BRT) systems like Rio de Janeiro’s TransOeste (pictured) have a wide range of benefits for quality of life in cities. Photo by Benoit Colin/EMBARQ. Around the...
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Sustainable Cities: From a Vision to Reality
Boats anchored in a harbor outside of Qingdao, China. China’s rapidly increasing population forces cities to reconcile growth with sustainability priorities. Photo by Li Chao/Wikimedia. The C40 Cities...
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