Transportation systems face growing risks from extreme heat, which can damage assets, disrupt services, and endanger users and workers. A new report —Heatwaves and Their Effects on Transportation Systems: A Comprehensive Review— consolidates global evidence on heat impacts across transport classes, identifying key research gaps and lessons, particularly for developing regions.
A new World Bank report identifies 10 ports, 20 road segments, and 20 border crossings in Africa that are crucial to addressing the continent’s food insecurity crisis. With 140 million Africans—one in five people—classified as food insecure, improving these transportation hubs could significantly reduce food waste, lower costs, and enhance food access for millions of people.
Developing countries are now facing the challenge of expanding transportation to support inclusive growth while transitioning to sustainable, low-carbon mobility. Financing Climate Action for Transportation in Developing Countries explores the intersection of climate finance and transport.
India's transportation sector has not been able to keep pace with rising demand and is proving to be a drag on the economy.
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a US$400 million development financing agreement to enhance the performance of the logistics and transportation sectors in Egypt and to support the shift towards low-carbon transportation along the Alexandria–the 6th of October–Greater Cairo Area (GCA) railway corridor.
Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, is poised to transform its public transportation system to improve daily commutes, expand access to jobs and services, and generate new employment opportunities across the city.
LAist: Metro D Line between Union Station and Wilshire will be closed this weekend. Here's how to get around it
Metro D Line between Union Station and Wilshire will be closed this weekend. Here's how to get around it
The Metro D line, also known as the Purple Line, will soon be closed for 70 days as construction continues on the rail expansion project beneath Wilshire Boulevard. Service on the route will be ...
MSN: Construction continues on D Line extension in Beverly Hills; Wilshire Blvd. closed for nearly a month
A busy stretch of Wilshire Boulevard officially shut down on Monday so that construction on the Metro D Line extension can continue. The full closure of Wilshire between El Camino Drive and Crescent ...
Construction continues on D Line extension in Beverly Hills; Wilshire Blvd. closed for nearly a month
MSN: Los Angeles Metro D Line Subway on Wilshire Boulevard will close this weekend until July 25
Work on the D Line Subway Extension Project will close parts of the route along Wilshire Boulevard, connecting downtown LA to the Westside. Metro will be closing the Wilshire/Vermont and ...
Los Angeles Metro D Line Subway on Wilshire Boulevard will close this weekend until July 25
Metro will begin a weekend-long closure of Wilshire Boulevard Friday evening to accommodate final paving for the D (Purple) Line Subway Extension Project. Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday and continuing ...