Public Transit
In many places, people drive not because they want to, but because there are few practical alternatives. Where transit options do exist, poor transit service, management and marketing often fail to attract potential riders. Enhancing transit use means addressing both short-term operational problems and broader, long-term issues of transit-supportive urban planning, zoning, and land use. In the short term, many low-cost actions are open to transit agencies to make the transit experience more pleasant for the public, whether this means maintaining the interior and exterior cleanliness of a vehicle, providing customer service training for personnel, or providing efficient and comfortable means of access and egress to vehicles at transit stops. This page presents technical resources that policymakers can use to inform public transit development decision making.
Resources CESC
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
A Sustainable Future for Transport: Towards an Integrated, Technology-Led and User Friendly System
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European Commission
Date:
1 September 2009
Publication
Africa Energy Outlook
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International Energy Agency
Date:
1 January 2014
Deployment Data
Publication
Best Practices for Public Transportation: Guidance for Local Governments and Transit Operators to Achieve the Blueprint Vision of Significantly Increased Transit Use
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Sacramento Transportation and Air Quality Collaborative
Date:
1 December 2005
Deployment Data
Publication
Bikesharing in Europe, the Americas, and Asia: Past, Present, and Future
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Transportation Research Record
Deployment Data
Publication
Brazil Low-Carbon Country Case Study
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World Bank
Date:
1 May 2010
Policy Data
Publication
Bridging the Gap Between Energy and Climate Policies in Brazil
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World Resources Institute (WRI)
Date:
1 September 2015
Publication
Building Gender into Climate Finance: ADB Experience with the Climate Investment Funds
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The Asian Development Bank
Date:
1 July 2016
Deployment Data
Publication
Bus Systems for the Future: Achieving Sustainable Transport Worldwide
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International Energy Agency
Date:
1 January 2002
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Training Materials
Carbon Emissions and Mitigation: Lessons from Cross-City Analysis in Asia (Presentation)
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Asian Institute of Technology
Date:
6 December 2007
Publication
Changxindian Low Carbon Community Concept Plan (Website)
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Arup Consulting
Date:
1 December 2010
Policy Data
Publication
City-level Energy Decision Making: Data Use in Energy Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation in U.S. Cities
Sources:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 July 2015
Tools and Websites
Clean Energy Ministerial 6 (CEM6): Sustainable Urban Energy Transition
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Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)
Date:
27 May 2015
Publication
Clean Energy in Asia: Case Studies of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Investments in Low-Carbon Growth
Sources:
Asian Development Bank
Date:
1 January 2010
Publication
Climate Investment Opportunities in Emerging Markets
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International Finance Corporation
World Bank Group
Date:
1 November 2016
Publication
Tools and Websites
Training Materials
Climate and Energy Webcasts
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
Publication
Tools and Websites
Training Materials
ClimateTechWiki: A Clean Energy Platform (Website)
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United Nations
Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
Energy Research Center of the Netherlands
Joint Implementation Network
University of Edinburgh
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership
Publication
Comprehensive Evaluation of Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Policies
Sources:
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Date:
1 January 2013
Tools and Websites
Database on Energy Saving Potentials
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European Commission
Date:
1 August 2013