EMBARQ

OBJECTIVESReduce fuel use, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions

Improve public health

Improve quality and cost effectiveness of urban transport

Improve accessibility, traffic safety, and public security

Improve quality of public spaces and access to city benefits for all income classes

Increase competitiveness of the city, reduce the cost of doing business, and the cost of getting to work

Increase opportunity for sustainable mobility businesses

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NETWORK

Home to 18 million people—and 6 million cars—Mexico City is one of the largest and most congested cities in the world. To help the Mexican capital combat gridlock and air pollution, EMBARQ founded the Center for Sustainable Transport Mexico (CTS-México) in 2002, an organization staffed with transport engineers, urban planners, and policy experts. Together, EMBARQ and CTS-México formed a partnership with the Mexico City government to launch the first corridor of Metrobús, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that now moves about 450,000 passengers per day.

The project was so successful that Mayor Marcelo Ebrard announced plans to scale it up into a citywide network of 10 BRT lines, spanning more than 120 kilometers. CTS-México helped plan and implement several of these new lines and continues to work closely with local officials to improve operations and identify other sustainable opportunities in Mexico City and beyond.

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In an effort to control congestion and promote public transport, CST-India helped Indore’s transit authority procure 175 new transit buses worth Rs. 75 crores ($15 million) from the Indian government.

The new vehicles, featuring low-entry platforms and air conditioning, are estimated to double Indore’s current bus ridership of about 110,000 passengers per day.

CST-India presented the winning bid on behalf of Indore to Secretary Sri Ramachandaran of India’s Min-istry of Urban Development. The one-time assistance grant comes from India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, a $28 billion government fund launched in 2005 to help participating cities improve urban infrastructure, including roads, highways, mass transit and cycling projects.

In December 2008, Arequipa’s mayor, Simon Balbuena, and the president of the region of Arequipa, Juan Manuel Guillen, unveiled a new car-free pedestrian zone along the first blocks of its main commer-cial corridor, located next to the Cathedral and its main square.

This project was inspired by the pedestrian-only public spaces in Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador and Bogota, Colombia, visited by Arequipa’s authorities during a study tour held by EMBARQ in October 2007.

The mayor’s vision of urban renewal through people-friendly design, and his determination to modernize public transport, including the renovation of the en-tire fleet and the implementation of a bus rapid transit corridor, continues to motivate his partnership with EMBARQ and CTSS-Andino. The Andean Development Corporation is now participating in the project.

carbon dioxide emissions that Metrobus removes from the air each year

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the percentage of trips residents make by non-motorized transport, such as walking and biking

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Creating Citiesfor People

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New buses CST-India procured for Indore

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Metrobüs in Istanbul

Bus Rapid Transit Simulator Used in Rio de Janeiro

Improving people’s lives and protecting the planet.

MEXICOFelipe Carrillo Puerto #54Colonia Villa CoyoacánMéxico, D.F. C.P. 04000+52 (55) 3096-5742 www.ctsmexico.org

BRAZIL471 Rua Luciana de Abreu #801, Porto Alegre/RSBRASIL, 90570-060+55 (51) 33126324www.ctsbrasil.org

TURKEYTufekci Salih Sok. No: 56 Amaysa Apt., Beyoglu34433 Istanbul, Turkey+90 (212) 244 74 10www.sumturkiye.org

INDIAGodrej and Boyce PremisesGaswork Land, LalbaugParel, Mumbai 400012+91 99675 63195www.cstindia.org

THE ANDESPalacio Viejo 216, Oficina 306Arequipa, PeruTel:(+51)54-283-393www.ctssandino.org

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