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Going Back to Basics in sustainable urban mobility with World Bicycle Day

Posted on June 4, 2018 by J Sammy One comment

Background Acknowledging the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries, and that it is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation, fostering environmental stewardship and health, the General Assembly decided to declare 3 June World Bicycle Day. It encouraged stakeholders to emphasize and advance the use of

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Dive into India’s Sustainable urban development and mobility at One Mega Event 2018

Posted on May 14, 2018 by J Sammy Leave a comment

One Mega Event India 2018 Urban development mobility exhibition

At One Mega Event 2018, find out how mobile and futuristic technologies, and intelligent mobility in smart cities can tackle gender-based harassment and violence in public spaces. The expo will be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 23-25 May 2018. New Delhi, 09 May 2018: Since women and girls are subject to the threat of sexual harassment and violence

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Prime Minister Najib is Transforming Malaysia’s Urban Mobility

Posted on October 25, 2017 by J Sammy 2 comments

Prime Minister Najib Razak is Transforming Malaysia's sustainable Urban Mobility rail development public transport

PM suggests the future of Malaysian urbanites may commute in self-driving electric vehicles Since Malaysia’s National Transformation Programme in 2010 kick-started, among other things, a drive to enhance the country’s land public transportation network, over 700 kilometres of double-tracked intercity rail lines had been put into place. But Malaysia still has some way to go in respect of reimagining its

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Bike Sharing ofo Partners C40 to Tackle Climate Change

Posted on October 24, 2017 by J Sammy 2 comments

to escalate research studies in personal urban mobility, especially ‘walkability’ and ‘bikeability’, and develop innovative projects to further reduce carbon emissions PARIS, Oct. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — ofo, the world’s first and largest station-free bike-sharing platform, signed an agreement with C40 in Paris on Oct 22ndto establish joint efforts in tackling worldwide climate change issues. In C40’s “Benefits of Climate Action” Research

UNDP, ofo Join Forces to Address Rural and Urban Environmental Challenges

Posted on April 26, 2017 by J Sammy One comment

New York – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and ofo, a China-based start-up that has become the world’s first and largest bike sharing platform, are joining forces to raise public awareness about climate change. The UNDP-ofo Partnership UNDP, which is the world’s largest development organization, will advise ofo on an innovative initiative, which will see: Redistributing abandoned bikes