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10 August 2022
Yale Wong from the Indonesia Australia Partnership for Infrastructure shared the Indonesian context of sustainable urban mobility planning. He underscored the big question around how cities can harness the greater good of technology, ensuring that digital disruption results in net benefits for…
27 April 2022
Improvements and innovation in design of linear infrastructure such as roads and bridges are observed to be beneficial to wildlife crossings. This is among the findings of a 2-phased monitoring study in Bhutan particularly in a 183-kilometer highway and feeder road constructed under RNP II with the…
29 June 2021
In this presentation, Anthony Clevenger gave an introduction of Baseline Biodiversity Assessment (BBA) and Data Needs and discussed case studies from the Road Network Project II and Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan
3 July 2019
Photos from the Workshop on Potential of Electric Vehicles in Indonesia on 3 July 2019 in ADB Indonesia Resident Mission. About 40 key regulators, industry players, and state electricity company officials participated in discussing challenges and opportunities of the ongoing transition to electric…
15 November 2018
Many metropolitan cities in Asia are planning and implementing mass transit networks. Transit-oriented development (TOD) will be key; it should consider a transit- oriented management plan for regional growth; station area zoning regulations; joint development among local governments, transit…
15 November 2018
This presentation reviews the rapid progress of high-speed rail (HSR) construction and its successful competition with cars and air travel on distances between 100 and 1,200 km. More than 20 countries have built or are building HSR lines, but the United States is not among the leaders in HSR…
28 June 2016
Bhutan plans to build its second east-west highway to improve trade and rural connectivity in the southern part of the country. This highway is expected to provide additional connectivity to India, increase regional trade and open up internal areas of Bhutan. This requires identification of climate…
31 March 2016
Hoping to improve the worsening traffic situation in Jakarta brought about by a growing population of 8 million in 2000, Sutiyoso—then Governor of Jakarta—pushed for the construction of the Transjakarta Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), drawing inspiration from Bogota’s Transmilenio.
The BRT masterplan is…