Safe, Clean, Affordable Transport is the motto of the World Bank’s Transport Sector. Evidence from several analyses for urban transport systems suggests that improving the transport system:…

Los conductores y pasajeros de motocicletas han sido durante mucho tiempo los usuarios más vulnerables del transporte motorizado.  En América Latina, las facilidades de financiamiento y los…

The case of the Maldonado stream: The voice of a citizen Imagine a busy metropolitan avenue crossing the length of Buenos Aires, Argentina, transited daily by buses and trains and lined with a…

The case of the Maldonado stream: The voice of a citizen Imagínense una concurrida avenida metropolitana por la que transitan autos, omnibuses y trenes; donde hay un hospital, centros médicos,…

Motorcycle riders and passengers have long been vulnerable users of motorized transport. In the Americas, with the increasing ownership of motorcycles, given the ease and lower costs, this trend…

¿Qué tienen en común el expresidente sudafricano y premio Nobel de la Paz Nelson Mandela y el astro de fútbol uruguayo Diego Forlán? Las familias de ambos han sufrido el dolor de una tragedia…

What do the former South African president and Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela and Uruguayan soccer star Diego Forlán have in common? Both of their families have experienced tragedies caused by…

Tiny homes made of non-reinforced concrete blocks, without columns in the corners or ties where the walls and roof and the walls and foundation meet. These are dwellings that can collapse like a…

Casas pequeñitas, hechas de mampostería de bloque sin refuerzo, sin columnas en las esquinas, ni detallamiento en la unión entre paredes y techo o paredes y cimentación, casas que se pueden venir…

Historically, cities and civilizations have flourished along water bodies, which not only served as important transportation corridors to spur economic activity and trade, but also as prominent…