Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY (ITDP) WORKS AROUND THE WORLD TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT HIGH-QUALITY TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE CITIES MORE LIVABLE, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE. ITDP IS A GLOBAL NONPROFIT AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION, PROVIDING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO ACCELERATE THE GROWTH OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE WORLD.
- Income
- $19.6 million
- Spending
- $12.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -2.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 74%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $319,209, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 39% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 135% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $2.7 million spent. CYCLING AND WALKING: IN AFRICA, ITDP PLANS TO LAUNCH A PROJECT AIMED AT IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS IN MWANZA, TANZANIA, A RAPIDLY GROWING CITY AND TRANSPORT HUB. IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, ITDP PLANS TO DEVELOP AN ACTIVE MOBILITY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE CITY CENTER THAT PRIORITIZES NMT TO ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND COMFORT. ITDP WILL ALSO REVIEW DESIGNS FOR PROPOSED MARKETS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. ITDP AFRICA IS ALSO WORKING WITH THE ADDIS ABABA TRANSPORT BUREAU ON THE THIRD PHASE OF THE NMT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR 2024-2028. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UNDER THE CITY'S NMT STRATEGY, ADOPTED IN 2019.ITDP IS FOLLOWING UP WITH THE ADDIS ABABA CITY PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT BUREAU, ETHIOPIAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION, AND LOCAL CONSULTANTS ON THE DESIGNS FOR THE CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. AFTER CONSTRUCTING 48 KM OF CYCLE TRACKS AND WIDE WALKWAYS IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT, THE CITY IS NOW DESIGNING AN ADDITIONAL 30 KM OF CORRIDORS. ITDP IS PROVIDING INPUT TO ENSURE THAT THE DESIGNS INCORPORATE BEST PRACTICE INTERSECTION DESIGNS, AS WELL AS PROVISIONS FOR BRT.IN CHINA, GUANGZHOU CONTINUES TO ADVANCE GREEN MOBILITY. FOLLOWING ITDP'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVOCACY, GUANGZHOU HAS DELIVERED A MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION TOWARD GREEN MOBILITY. RESPONDING TO GROWING PUBLIC DEMAND FOR IMPROVED BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE GUANGZHOU MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT HAS PRIORITIZED ROAD RIGHTS TO NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION (NMT). THESE EFFORTS HAVE LED TO NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN CYCLE LANE DEVELOPMENT, A TESTAMENT TO ITDP'S INFLUENCE. CAPITALIZING ON THIS MOMENTUM, ITDP PRODUCED A REPORT ON GREEN MOBILITY IN GUANGZHOU FOCUSED ON TWO-WHEELERS AND BRT SYSTEMS. IN 2024, THE CITY COLLECTIVELY PROMOTED THE CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF 439 KILOMETERS OF BIKE LANES ACROSS VARIOUS DISTRICTS, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF A PROTECTED BICYCLE LANE TO ZHONGSHAN AVENUE, A KEY THOROUGHFARE IN GUANGZHOU. ITDP HAS WORKED ON DEVELOPING RESEARCH AND CAPACITY TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AROUND CHINA'S GROWING ELECTRIC TWO- AND THREE-WHEELER ENVIRONMENT. IN 2024, ITDP HELD FOUR WORKSHOPS WITH GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF THE ELECTRIC TWO-WHEELER INDUSTRY BASED ON OUR FINDINGS. OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED, INCLUDING MEMBERS FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM COMMISSION (NDRC), THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MIIT), THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY, NATIONAL PLANNING INSTITUTIONS, CITY-LEVEL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, E-BIKE MANUFACTURERS, AND MEDIA. WE GATHERED ALL EVENT INSIGHTS TO FORMULATE AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN URBAN TRANSPORT, A LEADING ACADEMIC JOURNAL IN CHINA. ONLINE, THE REPORT WAS ALSO WELL-RECEIVED, WITH THE REPORT AND RELATED BLOG POSTS RECEIVING OVER 1,500 ONLINE VIEWS. ITDP CONDUCTED A STUDY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF THREE-WHEELERS. THE PROJECT ADDRESSED RESEARCH GAPS IN THREE-WHEELER POLICIES IN CHINA AND PROVIDED POLICYMAKERS WITH VALUABLE RESOURCES BASED ON INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES. BUILDING ON THIS, ITDP PRESENTED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDRESSING MANAGEMENT ISSUES AT THE STATE AND REGIONAL LEVEL AND EVALUATING THE TRAJECTORY OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO KEY EXPERTS. ITDP'S RECOMMENDATIONS WERE POSITIVELY RECEIVED, WITH STAKEHOLDERS EXPRESSING STRONG INTEREST IN SEEING MORE USER-SCENARIO-SPECIFIC AND MODEL-SPECIFIC RESEARCH IN THE FUTURE. IN INDONESIA, ITDP IS PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO OFFICIALS IN JAKARTA TO SCALE UP ACTIVE MOBILITY. ITDP RELEASED THE "ROADMAP OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST INFRASTRUCTURE IN DKI JAKARTA 2023 2027." THE ROADMAP, WHICH WAS WELL-RECEIVED BY THE JAKARTA TRANSPORT AGENCY, WAS DESIGNED TO ENSURE INTEGRATED PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND CYCLIST INFRASTRUCTURE DURING URBAN PLANNING. ITDP IS LEVERAGING THESE EFFORTS TO CONDUCT A LARGE-SCALE EVALUATION OF JAKARTA'S BIKE LANES, AIMING TO UNDERSTAND BETTER CYCLIST COUNTS AND BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT CAN INFORM FUTURE TRANSPORT PLANNING. FINALLY, ITDP IS PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE CITY BY MONITORING AND EVALUATING MULTI-OPERATOR PILOTS AT VARIOUS MRT STATIONS, WHICH WILL INFORM THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM LAUNCH SET FOR MID-2025. ALSO IN INDONESIA, IN MAY 2024, THE SURABAYA GOVERNMENT ADOPTED ITDP'S RECOMMENDATIONS, RESULTING IN A REVITALIZED AND CONNECTED TOURIST DESTINATION THAT IS FRIENDLY TO PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS, AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT. BUILDING ON THIS WORK, ITDP IS DEVELOPING A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR THE COMPACT AND ELECTRIFIED DEVELOPMENT OF SURABAYA CITY, INCLUDING A CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE ROADMAP AND PILOT PLAN. THE STUDY WILL BE SUMMARIZED INTO A DOCUMENT TITLED "CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF COMPACT ELECTRIFIED DEVELOPMENT OF SURABAYA CITY."IN MEXICO, THE CITY OF MERIDA IS ADDRESSING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ITS URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM TO IMPROVE MOBILITY IN THE CITY. AFTER IMPLEMENTING A SUCCESSFUL BIKE-SHARE PILOT THAT EXPANDED TO 400 BIKES AT OVER 50 STATIONS, THE MERIDA MUNICIPALITY HAS DECIDED TO CREATE A PERMANENT PROGRAM. ITDP WAS A CRUCIAL PARTNER DURING THE PILOT PHASE, PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGHOUT. ITDP IS NOW ASSISTING IN DEFINING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PERMANENT PROGRAM. ITDP MEXICO IS ALSO EVALUATING AND IMPROVING NMT INTEGRATION ACROSS RAIL STATIONS IN GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, AND MONTERREY. IN GUADALAJARA, ITDP DELIVERED AN IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, STREET INTERSECTION REDESIGNS, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTECTED BICYCLE PARKING. IN JALISCO, AFTER SHARING AN EVALUATION OF NMT INTEGRATION AT LIGHT RAIL STATIONS WITH JALISCO AUTHORITIES, ITDP WILL DEVELOP A PROPOSAL FOR STREET DESIGN INTERVENTIONS. ITDP ALSO PRESENTED A FINAL DESIGN PROPOSAL TO MONTERREY AUTHORITIES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF TWO STATIONS ALONG METRORREY TO IMPROVE
- $2.5 million spent. PUBLIC TRANSPORT: IN AFRICA, ITDP AFRICA CONTINUES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ADDIS ABABA TRANSPORT BUREAU (AATB) REGARDING THE DESIGN OF THE B6 BRT CORRIDOR. ITDP HAS PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE STATION LOCATIONS AND DESIGNS TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE SPACING AND STATION DESIGNS INCORPORATING PASSING LANES. IN OCTOBER 2024, ITDP, ALONG WITH CONSORTIUM PARTNERS LOGIT, DELIN, AND TRANSCONSULT, COMMENCED A PROJECT TO UNDERTAKE DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DETAILED DESIGN FOR THE KUMASI, GHANA BRT SYSTEM, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE WORLD BANK. THE TEAM HAS SO FAR SUBMITTED THE PROJECT INCEPTION REPORT AND SURVEY METHODOLOGY REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN ROADS. UNDER USAID'S PROGRAM FOR LOCAL AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY (PLUS), ITDP IS UNDERTAKING A STUDY TO DEVELOP A GENDER-RESPONSIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INDUSTRY TRANSITION FOR THE DAR RAPID TRANSIT (DART) BRT SYSTEM PHASE 3. THE PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE SERVICE QUALITY AND SECURITY. IT ALSO AIMS TO ENHANCE OPERATOR BUSINESS PRACTICES AND ESTABLISH INCENTIVES TO SUPPORT HIRING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING WOMEN AT ALL LEVELS OF BUS OPERATIONS. ITDP HAS COMMENCED PROJECT ACTIVITIES, STARTING WITH STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH DART AND THE LAND TRANSPORT REGULATORY AUTHORITY (LATRA), AS WELL AS PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION ON EXISTING OPERATIONS. ITDP AFRICA ALSO COMMENCED A PROJECT TO DEVELOP AN E-BUS FINANCING FRAMEWORK FOR ETHIOPIA WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (CIFF). ITDP ISSUED A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION TO THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS (MOTL), WHO RESPONDED POSITIVELY TO WORKING WITH ITDP ON THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT AIMS TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION AND FORMALIZATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES IN ADDIS ABABA AND THREE SECONDARY CITIES (POSSIBLY BAHIR DAR, DIRE DAWA, AND HAWASSA). TO DATE, THE TEAM HAS CONDUCTED THE INCEPTION MEETING WITH MOTL AND THE AATB. THE FOLLOWING STEPS WILL INCLUDE CONDUCTING PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE FRAMEWORK.THE WORLD BANK APPOINTED ITDP AFRICA TO REVIEW THE DETAILED DESIGN OF THE BRT CORRIDOR IN ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE. THE YOPOUGON-BINGERVILLE BRT CORRIDOR IS INTEGRATED WITH A GRADE-SEPARATED HIGHWAY, WHICH HAS POSED SEVERAL CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY. ITDP REVIEWED THE DESIGNS AND PROVIDED SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO STATIONS, INTERSECTION DESIGN, AND SERVICE INTEGRATION WITH OTHER MASS RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDORS, INCLUDING THE METRO LINE AND OTHER BRT CORRIDORS.IN CHINA, THE MODERNIZATION OF THE JINAN TROLLEYBUS PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, RESULTING IN A RESTRUCTURED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, THE INTRODUCTION OF A TIERED BUS SYSTEM, STREAMLINED BUS ROUTES, AND ENHANCED INTEGRATION WITH THE METRO SYSTEM. FINANCED BY THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB), THE PROJECT INCLUDES SIX TROLLEYBUS LINES, 80 KM OF ON-ROAD BRT CORRIDORS, THE PROCUREMENT OF 661 BUS VEHICLES (210 TROLLEYBUSES, 451 ELECTRIC BUSES), THE CONSTRUCTION OF 16 BUS YARD STATIONS, AND 75.1 KM OF POWER SUPPLY FACILITIES. ACCORDING TO THE JINAN BUS COMPANY, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO SAVE 41,200 TONS OF GHG EMISSIONS AND 17.9 TONS OF PM2.5 EMISSIONS PER YEAR. ITDP HAS BEEN A KEY PARTNER THROUGHOUT THIS WORK, PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT SINCE 2017, INCLUDING BRT CORRIDOR SELECTION, MULTI-MODAL INTEGRATION, LEZ DESIGN, AND BUS LINE OPERATION. AT NEARLY USD $157 MILLION, TIANJIN COMPLETED ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT URBAN STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OF ITS KIND IN CHINA, WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE WORLD BANK. THE PROJECT RESULTED IN OVER 260,000 MORE DAILY TRIPS BY WALKING AND CYCLING, AND 175,750 MORE TRIPS BY METRO. THE PROJECT SUPPORTED UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO 189 ROADS IN THE CITY'S URBAN CORE, TOTALING 132 KILOMETERS. UPGRADES INCLUDED RECONFIGURING EXISTING STREET LAYOUTS, REPAVING STREETS, AND INSTALLING BARRIERS TO SEPARATE NMT FROM VEHICLES. IN ADDITION, THE CITY IS UPDATING PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES, SIGNAGE, BUS SHELTERS, AND JUNCTION CONNECTIONS. THE PROJECT ALSO IMPROVED AREAS AROUND 96 METRO STATIONS. ITDP PROVIDED SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT THROUGH PLANNING AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS. AS OF DECEMBER 2024, INDIA HAS DEPLOYED 9,500 ELECTRIC BUSES TO CITIES NATIONWIDE, FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW FINANCING SCHEME IN 2023 TO FACILITATE THEIR DEPLOYMENT. ITDP WAS APPOINTED AS THE LEAD TECHNICAL PARTNER FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SCHEME BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS (ASRTU), THE LEAD AGENCY SUPPORTING CITIES. ITDP DEVELOPED THE "CARBON CREDIT GUIDEBOOK FOR STATE TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS (STUS) IN INDIA," A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR UNLOCKING CARBON FINANCING FOR E-BUS OPERATIONS, ENSURING THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR E-BUS FLEETS. THIS INITIATIVE MARKS A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD FOR INDIA'S E-BUS SECTOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE NATIONAL MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRY HAS FORMED 11 TASK FORCES TO ACCELERATE TRANSPORT ELECTRIFICATION. AS PART OF THE TASK FORCE ON FREIGHT, ITDP WAS TASKED WITH DESIGNING CITY AND STATE-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS FOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION. IN BRAZIL, RIO DE JANEIRO MARKED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE TOWARDS REDUCING EMISSIONS WITH AN ESSENTIAL EXTENSION OF ITS BRT SYSTEM. THE NEW TRANSBRASIL CORRIDOR ALONG AVENIDA BRASIL, ONE OF RIO DE JANEIRO'S MAIN THOROUGHFARES, WILL ENABLE 250,000 MORE PEOPLE TO RIDE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT BY 2030. IT PASSES THROUGH 26 NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY AND CONNECTS WITH MANY MUNICIPALITIES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. OVER THE LAST DECADE, ITDP BRAZIL HAS BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE OF THE CORRIDOR, PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVED OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. ITDP BRAZIL HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ADVANCING E-BUSES ACROSS BRAZIL, INCLUDING HELPING THE CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO PARTICIPATE IN A GLOBAL INITIATIVE CALLED THE BREATHE CITIES INITIATIVE, WHICH SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-BUSES. ITDP IS SUPPORTING THE INITIATIVE BY PROVIDING THE TECHNICAL BASIS F
- $2.5 million spent. SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT: IN AFRICA, ITDP IS DEVELOPING A GLOBAL REPORT ON PATHWAYS TO LIVABLE CITIES IN THE REGION. THE PROJECT WILL DISCUSS THE NEED FOR INCREASED INVESTMENT IN NMT AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AS WELL AS MEASURES TO FORMALIZE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND LAND-USE TRANSPORTATION INTEGRATION. ITDP FURTHER INITIATED A PROJECT TO ENHANCE NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN NAIROBI, KENYA, FOCUSING ON IMPROVING URBAN MOBILITY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS, PARTICULARLY FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS SUCH AS WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. THE PROJECT INVOLVES COLLABORATION WITH KEY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ADDRESS GAPS IN NMT DESIGN. IN KENYA, ITDP IS FURTHER SUPPORTING KENHA WITH THE DESIGN REVIEW FOR THE REGIONAL ROAD THAT PASSES THROUGH VARIOUS CITIES. THE REVIEW WILL INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STRETCHES THAT TRAVERSE URBAN AREAS TO INCORPORATE BEST PRACTICE STREET DESIGNS WITH SAFE CROSSINGS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS. ITDP IS SUPPORTING AN EVALUATION OF 37 KM OF STREETS IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, FOCUSING ON SEVEN AREAS OF THE CITY. A WORKSHOP HELD ON AUGUST 22, 2024, GATHERED FEEDBACK ON FUTURE NMT IMPROVEMENTS AND DETAILED DESIGNS FOR CORRIDORS IN TEGETA AND SINZA. ITDP PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON DESIGNS RECEIVED FROM TARURA FOR THE DMDP 2 PROJECT, EMPHASIZING BEST PRACTICE STREET DESIGN ACROSS VARIOUS CORRIDORS. SINCE 2023, ITDP CHINA HAS BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED AS AN EXTERNAL ADVISOR TO THE WORLD BANK-FINANCED HUBEI CITY CLUSTER DECARBONIZATION PROJECT, CHINA'S FIRST WORLD BANK-FUNDED PROGRAM FOR RESULTS (PFORR). THE PROJECT, A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING INVOLVING COORDINATION ACROSS 60 DEPARTMENTS, SPANS FIVE YEARS AND HAS A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $435.6 MILLION, INCLUDING A $252.7 MILLION LOAN FROM THE WORLD BANK. UPON COMPLETION IN 2028, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE TRANSPORT EMISSIONS BY 500,000 TONS, INCREASE PUBLIC TRANSPORT USE BY 30%, AND HELP YICHANG ACHIEVE ITS CARBON REDUCTION GOALS, POSITIONING IT AS A PILOT FOR LOW-CARBON URBAN TRANSPORT. THROUGH OVER 70 ONLINE AND IN-PERSON MEETINGS, ITDP HAS SUPPORTED THE PREPARATORY WORK FOR THIS TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM, PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS AND GHG MODELING, WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN DETAILED PROJECT SCENARIOS AND PLANS FOR CITIES, INCLUDING YICHANG. THE PLANS PROVIDE A ROADMAP FOR POLICIES AND ACTIONS IN THE AREAS OF TRANSPORT DEMAND MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORT MODAL SHIFT, INCENTIVES FOR LOW-CARBON CHOICES, FINANCE SCHEMES, PARKING REFORM, AND LOW-EMISSION ZONES. WORLD BANK'S MANAGEMENT, THE YICHANG GOVERNMENT'S MANAGEMENT, AND THE YICHANG GOVERNMENT ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME A BENCHMARK FOR URBAN TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION INITIATIVES IN CHINA. IN BRAZIL, THE RIO DE JANEIRO CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A CITY MASTER PLAN THAT WILL GUIDE THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, PROMOTING COMPACT URBAN DEVELOPMENT AROUND RIO'S MASS TRANSIT NETWORK, PARTICULARLY IN THE CITY CENTER AND THE NORTH ZONE. THE PLAN ESTABLISHED AN "URBAN STRUCTURING" MACROZONE, WHICH WILL PROMOTE COMPACT URBAN DEVELOPMENT AROUND RIO'S MASS TRANSIT NETWORK AND ABOLISH OR ENFORCE OFF-STREET PARKING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN MOST PARTS OF THE CITY.WITH SUPPORT FROM ITDP MEXICO, THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING INSTITUTE OF THE MEXICAN CITY OF MORELIA (IMEPLAN) HAS PASSED ITS URBAN PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES THE ELIMINATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLANS. THIS IS THE FIRST PARKING REFORM IN A METROPOLITAN AREA OF A CITY IN MEXICO, WHICH HAS A GROWING POPULATION OF OVER ONE MILLION AND SIGNIFICANT URBAN SPRAWL. FUNDING HAS BEEN SECURED FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASSIVE OVERHAUL OF THE BUENAVISTA RAIL STATION IN MEXICO CITY, WHICH FOLLOWS ITDP'S TOD FRAMEWORK. THIS MARKS YEARS OF ADVOCACY AND TECHNICAL WORK, ACHIEVED BY ITDP DESPITE YEARS-LONG FUNDING CHALLENGES. ITDP'S EFFORTS INCLUDED A COMPLETE MASTER PLAN FOR DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT. IN 2024, ITDP PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED THE PLAN AT CORE FORO URBANO 2024, MARKING THE OFFICIAL DELIVERY OF THE PROJECT TO PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. BUENAVISTA IS A VITAL RAIL STATION WITH TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL TO ANCHOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVE AS A MODEL FOR TOD IN MEXICO.
- $1.4 million spent. TRAFFIC REDUCTION: IN AFRICA, ITDP REVIEWED THE DRAFT PARKING STRATEGY PREPARED BY THE ADDIS ABABA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO ENSURE IT ADHERES TO BEST PRACTICES IN PARKING MANAGEMENT. THE CITY HAS REVISED THE DOCUMENT, AND THE DRAFT HAS BEEN SHARED AGAIN. ITDP HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK ON THE STUDY.IN INDIA, ITDP IS SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LOW-EMISSION ZONES ACROSS MAHARASHTRA IN PUNE, PIMPRI-CHINCHWAD, AND AURANGABAD. OUR ROADMAPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO ASSESSING TRANSPORT EMISSIONS, IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE LOCATIONS, AND MECHANISMS TO RESTRICT POLLUTING VEHICLES. TO SCALE UP CAPACITY BUILDING, ITDP INDIA CREATED THE "LEZ BASICS" PUBLICATION, AN ILLUSTRATED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO HELP INDIAN CITIES IMPLEMENT LEZS. ITDP ALSO CO-HOSTED INDIA'S FIRST NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LEZ'S TO COVER VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING LEZS. ITDP INDIA'S SUPPORT TO THE CHENNAI UNIFIED METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (CUMTA) IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROGRESSIVE PARKING POLICY FOR THE CHENNAI METROPOLITAN AREA CULMINATED IN THE INCLUSION OF THE NEW PARKING POLICY IN THE CHENNAI 2024-25 BUDGET. THIS ACHIEVEMENT MARKS A SUBSTANTIAL SUCCESS, REFLECTING THE CITY'S INTEREST AND COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENTING A PARKING POLICY. ITDP PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN DRAFTING THE POLICY AND ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS. THE POLICY PROPOSES RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING REINVESTING SURPLUS PARKING REVENUE IN LOCAL AREA IMPROVEMENTS, INTEGRATING PARKING MANAGEMENT WITH STATUTORY PLANNING, AND INCREASING PRICING FOR ON-STREET PARKING. ACROSS BRAZIL, ITDP HAS BEEN A KEY PARTNER WITH CITIES SEEKING TO ADVANCE THE LOW-EMISSION ZONE (LEZ) AGENDA. BELO HORIZONTE EXPRESSED A CLEAR INTEREST IN ADVANCING AN LEZ AGENDA. IN EARLY 2024, ITDP INITIATED THE "CLEAN MOBILITY PLAN FOR BELO HORIZONTE CITY CENTER" PROJECT TO ESTABLISH AN LEZ. WITH INVOLVEMENT FROM THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB), ITDP DELIVERED THREE KEY OUTPUTS: AN ASSESSMENT OF LEZ LOCATIONS, PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES INVOLVING OVER 70 STAKEHOLDERS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS. AS A RESULT OF ITDP'S WORK, THE FINAL PROPOSAL AND PILOT PROJECT WERE APPROVED BY THE CITY IN DECEMBER 2024. ITDP EXPECTS IMPLEMENTATION TO BEGIN IN 2025. IN INDONESIA, ITDP IS FINALIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL LOW EMISSION ZONE GUIDELINES. THE GUIDELINES PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR INDONESIAN CITIES TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT LEZ APPROPRIATELY IN THE FUTURE. ITDP IS ALSO SUPPORTING LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING IN MEDAN, WHERE WE DEVELOPED CONCEPTUAL, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MONITORING PLANS FOR THE KESAWAN LEZ AREA. IN JAKARTA, ITDP RELEASED THE "PARKING REFORM GUIDELINES AND LEZ ROADMAP," WHICH PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUTLINES NEXT STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. ITDP INDONESIA FURTHER ASSISTED THE JAKARTA TRANSPORT AGENCY IN DRAFTING THE "REGIONAL REGULATION ON TRAFFIC DEMAND MANAGEMENT." THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES THE RESULTS OF ITDP'S STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING (ERP), LEZ, AND PARKING MANAGEMENT, AND WOULD SERVE AS THE LEGAL UMBRELLA FOR CAR REDUCTION STRATEGIES. THE REGIONAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS CURRENTLY DISCUSSING THE DRAFT. IN GUADALAJARA, ITDP MEXICO DRAFTED A PROPOSAL FOR OFF-STREET PARKING REFORM THAT ALIGNS WITH THE METROPOLITAN AREA'S DECARBONIZATION PLAN. AT THE REQUEST OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES, THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES THE ELIMINATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ON-STREET PARKING MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES AT THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL IN EARLY 2025. ITDP CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS ON PARKING REFORM POLICIES THROUGHOUT MEXICO.
- $1.4 million spent. RESEARCH AND POLICY: ITDP'S GLOBAL PROGRAM RELEASED SEVERAL MILESTONE GLOBAL REPORTS AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS IN 2024, INCLUDING: - THE BRT STANDARD, 2024 EDITION: ITDP'S NEWEST EDITION OF OUR FLAGSHIP BRT STANDARD, ALONG WITH TRANSLATED VERSIONS, RESULTED IN 2,592 PUBLICATION DOWNLOADS. WITH THE GLOBAL EXPANSION OF BRT, THIS LATEST EDITION FEATURES AN EXPANDED FOCUS ON CLIMATE AND ELECTRIFICATION. - THE BRT RESOURCE HUB: A CURATED COLLECTION OF RESOURCES LIKE CASE STUDIES, TECHNICAL GUIDES, AND WEBINARS. THE HUB IS ORGANIZED INTO FOUR MODULES THAT PROVIDE A ROADMAP FOR CITY OFFICIALS, TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS, AND ADVOCATES TO UNDERSTAND WHY CITIES NEED BRT, AS WELL AS TOOLS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES FOR PLANNING, EVALUATION, SERVICE PLANNING, AND INSIGHTS INTO IMPLEMENTATION. - COMPACT CITIES ELECTRIFIED COUNTRY SERIES: FOLLOWING OUR REPORT, "THE COMPACT CITY SCENARIO ELECTRIFIED," ITDP HAS LEVERAGED LOCAL CONTEXTS AND DATA TO OUTLINE VARIOUS REGIONAL SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURE OF URBAN TRANSPORT. ITDP HAS RELEASED REPORTS FOR BRAZIL, CHINA, EGYPT, INDIA, INDONESIA, MEXICO, AND THE UNITED STATES. - E-BIKES: CHARGING TOWARD COMPACT CYCLING CITIES. THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENTS RECOGNIZING E-BIKES AS A VITAL COMPONENT OF A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. - THE PATH LESS TRAVELLED: SCALING UP ACTIVE MOBILITY TO CAPTURE ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE BENEFITS: A REPORT CO-DEVELOPED WITH THE WORLD BANK AND RELEASED AT COP28 THAT MAKES THE CASE FOR SCALING UP INVESTMENT IN ACTIVE MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET ACCESS, CLIMATE, AND HEALTH GOALS. NOTABLY, ITDP PARTNERED WITH THE WORLD BANK TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO BETTER CAPTURE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) FROM CYCLING THROUGHOUT 2024. THE WORLD BANK REQUESTED ITDP'S CONTINUED SUPPORT IN CO-DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR ACTIVE MOBILITY. - THE 'ATLAS OF SUSTAINABLE CITY TRANSPORT' WAS OFFICIALLY RELEASED IN MAY 2024. ATLAS IS A POWERFUL WEB-BASED DATA DASHBOARD THAT INCLUDES NINE INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY, POWERED BY OPEN DATA, IN APPROXIMATELY 1,000 CITIES AND 40,000 LEGAL JURISDICTIONS WORLDWIDE. THE ATLAS FEATURES INDICATORS THAT NO OTHER ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO MEASURE, INCLUDING GLOBAL MEASUREMENTS OF PEOPLE NEAR RAPID TRANSIT, THOSE NEAR BIKE LANES, THOSE NEAR CAR-FREE AREAS, AND AIR QUALITY. ITDP HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A STRATEGY TO PROMOTE HIGHER-QUALITY OPEN-SOURCE DATA STANDARDS AND DATA COLLECTION. THIS STRATEGY PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE DATA (GTFS) AND BICYCLE LANE INFRASTRUCTURE DATA (OPENSTREETMAP), WITH WHICH WE MAINTAIN REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH STANDARD-SETTING ORGANIZATIONS AND DATA COLLECTORS. IN AFRICA, ITDP IS ASSISTING IN THE PREPARATION OF AN URBAN STREET DESIGN MANUAL FOR ETHIOPIAN CITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE, THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS, THE ETHIOPIAN ROADS ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ROAD SAFETY INSURANCE FUND SERVICE. THE MANUAL LAUNCHED IN LATE 2024. IN RWANDA, ITDP AFRICA HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING ON DEVELOPING A STREET DESIGN MANUAL. ITDP IS FINALIZING THE NECESSARY UPDATES TO THE MANUAL BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM A STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP. IN KIGALI, ITDP IS DEVELOPING AN NMT MASTER PLAN. AFTER ORGANIZING A WORKSHOP, THE TEAM IS INCORPORATING INPUT FROM STAKEHOLDERS.IN BRAZIL, ITDP HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ADVANCING MOBILITY DECARBONIZATION POLICY. THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ACHIEVED SEVERAL CRITICAL MILESTONES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED THE GROWTH ACCELERATION PROGRAM (PAC) IN 2024, ALLOCATING 10 BILLION REAIS (USD 1.7 BILLION) FOR THE ACQUISITION OF 2,296 ELECTRIC BUSES ACROSS 61 CITIES AND SEVEN STATES. THIS INITIATIVE IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE EMISSIONS BY APPROXIMATELY 82,000 TONNES OF CO2EQ PER YEAR. ITDP PRESENTED A STUDY TO THE MINISTRY OF CITIES, DEMONSTRATING PATHWAYS FOR BRAZIL TO REPLACE OVER 14,000 DIESEL BUSES WITH ELECTRIC BUSES IN THE SHORT TERM, WHILE MAINTAINING THE EXISTING BUS ALLOCATION AND OPERATIONS. THE STUDY UTILIZED VEHICLES ALREADY AVAILABLE IN THE LOCAL INDUSTRY, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED REDUCTION IN EMISSIONS OF 440,000 TONNES CO2EQ PER YEAR. THE RESULTS FROM THE SURVEY WILL SUPPORT THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE PURCHASE SCHEDULE AND AID THE MINISTRY OF CITIES IN ITS NEGOTIATIONS WITH OPERATORS AND MANUFACTURERS. FURTHERMORE, BNDES (BRAZIL'S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK) HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN DESIGNING A PUBLIC TRANSIT FUNDING AND FINANCING POLICY FOR THE 21 MOST POPULOUS METROPOLITAN AREAS, REFLECTING TOP TRANSIT PRIORITIES WITH GREEN AND INCLUSIVE PROJECTS. THE MINISTRY OF CITIES AND THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE ADOPTED ITDP'S RECOMMENDATIONS, RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREEN AND RESILIENT CITIES PROGRAM. IN INDONESIA, TO SUPPORT THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL TRANSPORT ELECTRIFICATION TARGETS, ITDP PRESENTED A NATIONAL ROADMAP AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR ROAD-BASED PUBLIC TRANSPORT ELECTRIFICATION TO THE INDONESIAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION. THE STUDY PRESENTS AN ACTION PLAN, POLICY FRAMEWORK, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE HIGHER MARGINAL PURCHASE PRICE OF E-BUSES, ENCOURAGING PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS TO MAKE THE SWITCH. THIS DOCUMENT SUPPORTS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION TARGET SET BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION IN 2030. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO ITDP'S ADVOCACY AT THE NATIONAL, METROPOLITAN, AND CITY LEVELS. BUILDING OFF THIS MOMENTUM, ITDP ALSO INTRODUCED A "BUS ELECTRIFICATION DYNAMIC PLANNING TOOLKIT" DESIGNED TO ASSIST DECISION-MAKERS IN IDENTIFYING THEIR READINESS TO ELECTRIFY THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. ITDP INDONESIA IS ALSO IN THE FINAL STAGES OF OUTLINING FINANCING AND FUNDING SCHEMES FOR LOW-CARBON TRANSPORT INTERVENTIONS IN THE GREATER JAKARTA AREA. IN NOVEMBER 2024, ITDP PRESENTED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE JAKARTA GOVERNMENT OUTLINING ALTERNATIVE FINANCING AN
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Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
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Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
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Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
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Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1985.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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