NUMO Alliance

📢 #TTDC25 Registration is OPEN! 🌟

Join us March 11-12 as we move from planning to action on sustainable #transport.

📍 @WorldBank HQ & Virtual
🌏 150+ experts
🎯 Focus: Implementation at scale
💡 Technical sessions & partner meetings

Register now: https://bit.ly/JoinTTDC25

16.01.2025 15:30 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Can States Hit the Brakes on Runaway Roadbuilding? A few state transportation departments have pledged to limit highway expansions to reduce emissions. Can they convince drivers that adding lanes doesn’t fix gridlock?

A wonky but vital climate policy: The emerging trend of states vowing to reduce total driving.

If the commitments have teeth, they could break America's highway addiction and rebalance transportation networks toward transit and active modes.

08.01.2025 19:47 — 👍 203    🔁 25    💬 6    📌 4

💫 We're #Hiring!

@wrirosscities.bsky.social is looking for a Communications & Engagement Specialist to support Prize for Cities efforts in fostering a global network of urban change-makers and delivering high-impact #communications.

🎯 Learn more & apply: https://bit.ly/3Bujb0Q

16.12.2024 18:28 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Connecting Community Infrastructure Projects Through Technical Assistance and Capacity Building To Make Their Physical Infrastructure Dreams Reality, Local Communities Need a Civic Infrastructure That Supports Their Long-Term Capacity

Capacity building and technical assistance are key to implementing and sustaining the vision and benefits of any community infrastructure project, like those in the #CommunityConnectors grant program.

Here are the top TA and capacity-building needs they identified: bit.ly/3xmkRXu

26.03.2024 18:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Learning from Success: Centering Community in Infrastructure Development These U.S. Communities Challenged the Infrastructure Development Status Quo with Their Innovative Projects. Here’s What We Can Learn.

With recent US #infrastructure investments, we have the opportunity to transform the development status quo — but only if projects center community voices, culture + aspirations.

These 3️⃣ place-based approaches offer a roadmap 🗺️ ➡️ Read lessons learned in our 🆕 blog:
bit.ly/3IMBVsn

20.03.2024 19:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A screenshot of the latest view from the updated NUMO New Mobility Atlas.

🗺️ New Mobility Atlas update + blog!

Since the mid-2010s, cities around the have witnessed the explosion of dockless bikes, mopeds + scooters on streets.

We've been tracking it with the Atlas since 2019, and this is the final update. See the latest trends and learn what's next 👉 bit.ly/3HD4zvf

24.01.2024 19:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Governing shared mobility: a comparison of the public policy goals being pursued in three cities - T... Shared mobility services such as shared scooters, bikes, and ridehailing services have transformed the urban mobility landscape in recent years. In this paper we identify the goals that local governme...

The second paper from my PhD is now online!

Available open access here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

17.01.2024 15:17 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

This year, Penn IUR asked expert voices what will happen to remote work trends & how should cities respond to the many impacts.

Among the answers, NUMO's Harriet Tregoning makes the case for adaptive real estate, better land use policies & flexible development 👉
bit.ly/3HoI0dT

17.01.2024 18:09 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0