HIGHLIGHTS
TOD Guide for Urban Communities
The Smart Growth Network includes more than 40 influential planning, design, and environmental organizations in the USA.
FEATURED AT
Smart Growth Network
RETWEETS
Michael Bloomberg (599,698 followers)
World Resources Institute (82,045 followers)
Ekip #RTE (2,602 followers)
iRap (1,526 followers)
@EMBARQnetwork: “@MikeBloomberg in Istanbul: 295 redesigned streets with @BloombergDotOrg save lives http://bit.ly/SFWUkS”
Retweets: 107 Favorites: 20
Empty Nest Expat (2,501 followers)
@MikeBloomberg (599,698 followers) “Istanbul's pedestrian-friendly Historic Peninsula shows Turkey's leadership on #RoadSafety http://bit.ly/1mRFB8z” (Press release on EMBARQ.org)
Retweets: 57 Favorites: 36
RETWEETS
IN THE NEWS
Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil
Eco-Business, Forbes Mexico, El Cronista: World Cup brings sustainable transport benefits to Brazil
“Residents of Belo Horizonte are seeing similar improvements, thanks to their new BRT system, MOVE, which was developed with support from EMBARQ Brazil.”
Read more: http://bit.ly/1rBEZeI, http://bit.ly/1p2rZwu, http://bit.ly/1p2sgzt
Photo by Kadir Citak/ EMBARQ Turkey
Mass Transit and Haberler: Michael R. Bloomberg Visits Istanbul’s Pedestrian-Friendly Historic Peninsula
“EMBARQ’s 150 experts work on-the-ground in five countries to expand sustainable mobility options by shifting urban design and transport infrastructure to serve people. “
Read more: http://bit.ly/1s2uxcV, http://bit.ly/1p2rsum
Photo by Raahgiri Day, New Delhi/Facebook
The Times of India and Urban Gateway: Raahgiri Day comes to New Delhi to scale up sustainability
“EMBARQ India and NDMC plan on expanding Raahgiri Delhi even further, expanding routes within the city and gradually increasing attendance”
Read the series on the Times of India: http://bit.ly/1p2qQoA
ON THE WEB
June and July aggregate visits of all Network websites
106,892
EMBARQ.org GLOBAL IMPACT
The map shows the demographics of the audience visiting EMBARQ. org in June and July, 2014.
ON TheCityFix.COM
Views: People-oriented Cities series
1,772 1,076 2,594 999
Demystifying TOD May 29
Quality public transport June 11
Active transport June 25
Mixed use development July 23
Read more: http://thecityfix.com/blog/tag/people-oriented-cities/
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Non-OECD cities OECD cities
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Cities’ Contribution To Global Emissions
> 70 % Of global energy-related CO2 emissions are attributable to cities
Gigatonnes
Share of cities (right axis)
FACEBOOK 4,686
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TWITTER 9,783
followers #TheCityFix
#sustainable #cities #transport
#Brazil
#bike #urban #Beijing #RaahgiriDay
#BRT
#WorldCup #GlobalCalculator
#climate #TOD
Inter-American Development Bank Mobility and mood: Does your commute make you happy? ow.ly/3lT4Sc via @EMBARQNetwork cc @BIDTransporte @BID_Ciudades
TOP TWEETS
Philips How can urban planners make cities more bicycle and pedestrian friendly? http://philips.to/1mqzxb3 #livablecities via @EMBARQNetwork
Microsoft 3 keys to quality #PublicTransportation to help create people-oriented #cities: http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/embarq/256151/people-oriented-cities-three-keys-quality-public-transport … via @sustaincities
U.S. Green Building Council Sprawling cities decrease quality of life, while compact, mixed-use developments yield economic & social benefits: http://ow.ly/zxrOv
Michael V. Marinello @mvmarinello Global Head of
Communications for Tech, Innovation and
Sustainability, Bloomberg; Adviser, C40 Cities;
FEATURED FOLLOWERS
Cristina Rumbaitis @cristina_rdr
Associate Director at the Rockefeller Foundation.
Eric Roston @eroston
Sustainability Editor, Bloomberg. Author of THE CARBON AGE.
penndesign @penndesign
The School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania