8812+Project+Work

=8812 Project Work=

** Project Plan **
**//Urban Transportation//** – the state of urban transportation regionally and globally. How it is connected to population, pollution, health, human wellbeing, development, and technology. How to transform Urban Transportation to contribution towards human wellbeing and sustainable environments.
 * 1. ** ** Area of Investigation : **

2. ** Specific area of focus ** – An organization dealing with Urban Transportation An investigation of the purpose, activities and effectiveness of “The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)” in relationship with the global vision for Sustainable Urban Transportation.

Target audience – to inform for the general public on the issues of transportation and how it relates to their lives, wellbeing and the environment. Importance – To bring attention and focus on the value of urban transportation to the sustainability dialogue. Stimulating creativity and public participation in this area of interest commonly reserved for specialists and planners.
 * 3. ** ** Rationale: **

What is working? What must be done to accomplish to goal of sustainable urban transporation.
 * 4. ** ** Action Plan: **

AREA OF FOCUS - Case Study Organization

This project takes a look at Sustainable Urban Transportation. The focus will be an exploration of an organization called "The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)". The purpose of ITDP is to promote environmentally sustainable and socially equitable transportation worldwide. Cities throughout the world, primarily in developing countries, engage ITDP to provide technical advice on improving their transport systems. ITDP uses its know-how to influence policy and raise awareness globally of the role sustainable transport plays in tackling green house gas emissions, poverty and social inequality. ITDP has offices in Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and the United States; employs more than 60 staff members; and supplements this team with leading architects, urban planners, transport experts, developers, and financiers Areas to Investigate:- a. Aims and organization's philosophy on Urban Transportation b. Structure & membership c. Activities & strategies d. Impact : success & challenges
 * The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) **


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