EMBARQ - The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport
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EMBARQ - The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport works with cities in the developing world to catalyze and help implement sustainable solutions to problems of urban mobility.
Since 2002, the EMBARQ Network has grown to include five Centers for Sustainable Transport, located in México, Brazil, India, Turkey and the Andes, that work together with local transport authorities to reduce pollution, improve public health, and create safe, accessible and attractive urban public spaces. The network employs more than 60 experts in fields ranging from architecture to air quality management; geography to journalism; and sociology to civil and transport engineering.
EMBARQ is a not-for-profit initiative of the World Resources Institute
, an environmental think tank
founded in 1982 based in Washington, D.C.
in the United States
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Porto Alegre, Brazil: Centro de Transporte Sustentable Brasil (CTS-Brasil)
Mumbai, India: Centre for Sustainable Transport India (CST-India)
Istanbul, Turkey: Sürdürülebilir Ulaşım Merkezi Türkiye (SUM-Türkiye)
Andean Cities: Centro de Transporte Sostenible y Salud Andino (CTSS-Andino)
, one of the world’s most prestigious environmental research and policy organizations. WRI offers EMBARQ in-house access to technical and research expertise, as well as linkage to a global network of experts in the fields of geography, energy, air quality, natural resource management, and transportation. Furthermore, EMBARQ and its partners share WRI’s commitment to the principles of integrity, transparency, accountability, and equity in all of their work.
World Resources Institute creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people's lives. Its work is concentrated on achieving progress toward four key goals:
Follow @EMBARQNetwork on Twitter.
Since 2002, the EMBARQ Network has grown to include five Centers for Sustainable Transport, located in México, Brazil, India, Turkey and the Andes, that work together with local transport authorities to reduce pollution, improve public health, and create safe, accessible and attractive urban public spaces. The network employs more than 60 experts in fields ranging from architecture to air quality management; geography to journalism; and sociology to civil and transport engineering.
EMBARQ is a not-for-profit initiative of the World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute is an environmental think tank founded in 1982 based in Washington, D.C. in the United States.WRI is an independent, non-partisan and nonprofit organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical analysts,...
, an environmental think tank
Think tank
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founded in 1982 based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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in the United States
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EMBARQ Network Objectives
EMBARQ's goal is simple: make cities around the world better places to live. By focusing on transport-which affects everything from prosperity to pollution-EMBARQ's work yields social, environmental, and economic benefits:- Reduced fuel use, air pollution & greenhouse gas emissions
- Improved public health
- Improved quality & cost effectiveness of urban transport
- Improved accessibility, traffic safety & public security
- Improved quality of public spaces & access to city benefits for all income classes
- Increased competitiveness of the city
- Reduced cost of doing business & the cost of getting to work
- Increased opportunity for sustainable mobility businesses
The EMBARQ Network
Mexico City, Mexico: Centro de Transporte Sustentable México (CTS-México)Porto Alegre, Brazil: Centro de Transporte Sustentable Brasil (CTS-Brasil)
Mumbai, India: Centre for Sustainable Transport India (CST-India)
Istanbul, Turkey: Sürdürülebilir Ulaşım Merkezi Türkiye (SUM-Türkiye)
Andean Cities: Centro de Transporte Sostenible y Salud Andino (CTSS-Andino)
EMBARQ at the World Resources Institute
EMBARQ - The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport is headquartered at the World Resources InstituteWorld Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute is an environmental think tank founded in 1982 based in Washington, D.C. in the United States.WRI is an independent, non-partisan and nonprofit organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical analysts,...
, one of the world’s most prestigious environmental research and policy organizations. WRI offers EMBARQ in-house access to technical and research expertise, as well as linkage to a global network of experts in the fields of geography, energy, air quality, natural resource management, and transportation. Furthermore, EMBARQ and its partners share WRI’s commitment to the principles of integrity, transparency, accountability, and equity in all of their work.
World Resources Institute creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people's lives. Its work is concentrated on achieving progress toward four key goals:
- Protect Earth's living systems
- Increase access to information
- Create sustainable enterprise and opportunity
- Reverse global warming
Connect with EMBARQ
Read TheCityFix.com, a blog produced by EMBARQ.Follow @EMBARQNetwork on Twitter.