An International Labor Organization study (ILO, 2019) found that women represent less than 20 percent of the global workforce in the transportation sector. How did the Quito Metro increase women’s…

Marcela Silva, Karla Dominguez Gonzalez, Alejandro Hoyos Guerrero |

Metro Line One in Quito, Ecuador, is a World Bank-supported initiative that’s providing safe, fast, reliable, and clean public transportation.

Guangzhe Chen, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo |

Metro benefits: 22,5 kilometers long with 15 accessible stations, a fully electric system that saves 67,000 tons of CO2 a year, and the capacity to mobilize 1,200 users over a shorter time.

Alejandro Hoyos Guerrero |

Heading into COP28, the World Bank Group’s vision for a livable planet supported by climate-resilient infrastructure takes on urgency. PPPs accelerate sustainable infrastructure by allowing…

Emmanuel Nyirinkindi |

Women of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have outperformed many other regions in terms of life expectancy, infant mortality, and tertiary education. Their performance in education has, in…

Ferid Belhaj, Paul Noumba Um, Muneeza Mehmood Alam |

This blog highlights two studies from past World Bank's Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)-supported research that demonstrate the importance of a data-driven and evidence-based approach to…

Kerina Wang, Lauren Nicole Core, KCP Program Management Unit (KCP PMU) |

The Quito metro project is set to begin operations in the upcoming months, serving an estimated demand of over 200 thousand passengers per day. The project will help users save time, improve air…

Juan Miguel Velásquez, Claudia Lopez Rodriguez |

In fast-growing metropolitan regions in developing countries, more people are owning and using private motorized vehicles.  As a result, urban transport is a growing contributor to air pollution.…

Vivien Foster, Fan Zhang, Shanjun Li, Lin Yang, Jianwei Xing |

In the Latin American context, cable car helps vulnerable and predominantly low-income populations living in such sites, improving their urban conditions, and increasing access to job…

Irene Portabales González, Lorena Sierra Valdivieso, Damian Saint-Martin, Leonardo Canon Rubiano |

The ability to move independently, comfortably and without interruptions is a basic right, and we must consider all architectural design and adaptability measures which may grant full…

Sofía Guerrero Gámez, Lorena Sierra Valdivieso, Ignacio Sánchez D’Ocon, Gálata Llano |