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Open E-Bus Blueprint

Unlock Bengaluru: Five Things the City Needs to Get Right

  • Urban Development
  • electricity
  • health and road safety
  • Urban Development
  • electricity
  • health and road safety

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

  • Urban Development
  • democratic republic of congo
  • europe
  • africa
  • Green Infrastructure
  • India
  • sustainable cities initiative
Belgrade, Serbia committed to new goals in building efficiency. Photo by Andres Arjona/Flickr
  • Urban Development
  • democratic republic of congo
  • europe
  • africa
  • Green Infrastructure
  • India
  • sustainable cities initiative

Announcing the New Mobility Accelerator 2016 Cohort

  • Business
  • Urban Development
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • transportation
New Mobility Accelerator 2016 Participants
  • Business
  • Urban Development
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • transportation

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

  • Urban Development
  • health and road safety
  • Road Safety
  • transportation
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
  • Urban Development
  • health and road safety
  • Road Safety
  • transportation

Delhi’s Diet Plan

  • Urban Development
  • sustainable cities initiative
The Delhi government should learn from experiences and design the details carefully.
  • Urban Development
  • sustainable cities initiative

Learning from Disaster: Chennai Flood Offers a Personal Lesson for Climate Adaptation

  • Climate
  • Governance
  • Urban Development
  • extreme weather
  • Cambio Climático
Photo Credit: Pandiyan via Compfight cc
  • Climate
  • Governance
  • Urban Development
  • extreme weather
  • Cambio Climático

WRI India: Tackling the World’s Toughest Challenges

  • Climate
  • Business
  • Governance
Photo by Kara Newhouseg/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Business
  • Governance
Blogs

What Can We Expect from India’s Climate Change Plan?

  • climate business
  • Cambio Climático
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
India’s climate action commitment is eagerly anticipated in the world. Photo by WRI
  • climate business
  • Cambio Climático
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund

Managing Water Resources With Urban Design

  • Urban Development
  • water
  • water risk
  • watersheds
Photo Courtesy: WRI/Flickr
  • Urban Development
  • water
  • water risk
  • watersheds

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

  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities initiative
A dingy bus stop, or a series of them, can thus cost more than a few dollars to the country. Photo Courtesy: EMBARQ/Flickr
  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities initiative

Don’t Miss the Bus, Delhi

  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities initiative
Photo Courtesy: EMBARQ/Flickr
  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities initiative

Don’t Miss The Bus

  • Urban Development
  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • low carbon cities
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
  • Urban Development
  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • low carbon cities

Designing for Safety

  • Urban Development
  • health and road safety
  • Road 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
  • Urban Development
  • health and road safety
  • Road Safety

Making Urban Streets Safer By Design

  • Urban Development
  • Road Safety
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • Urban Development
  • Road Safety
  • sustainable cities initiative

Reimagining Mumbai

  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities initiative
As the national government announces its plan for Smart Cities, Mumbai too needs to visualize a smarter future.
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities initiative

Three Steps to Build a Greener and Climate Resilient India

  • Climate
  • Urban Development
  • drought
  • ecosystem valuation
  • forests
  • watersheds
India’s cities are famed for their pollution, but it doesn’t have to be this way with clever planning. Photo credit: WRI/Flikr
  • Climate
  • Urban Development
  • drought
  • ecosystem valuation
  • forests
  • watersheds

Urbanising India: A Closer Look

  • Urban Development
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • transportation
Image Courtesy: Rejeet Mathews, EMBARQ India
  • Urban Development
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • transportation