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Technical Assistance Program begins in Kenya
In the spring of 2019, the Kenyan Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works (MoTIHUD) officially requested to France to benefit from the expertise and feedback of French urban transport systems in...
CODATU’s participation to AUF Conference on Sustainable cities and the evolution of urban mobilities, 21 and 22 October 2019
CODATU’s participation to AUF Conference, 21 and 22 October 2019 CODATU participated to the annual Conference organised by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) which took place in Dakar in October 2019 on the following topic...
5 years later, Kochi and the establishment of a Transport Authority
The city of Kochi (Cochin) welcomed in 2017 a first metro line of which Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), a public limited company, after playing the role of project owner, now ensures its operation and maintenance. The metro was...
CODATU at the first Urban Mobility Forum in Niamey!
CODATU strongly contributed to the preparation and animation of the 1st Urban Mobility Forum in NIAMEY (Niger), alongside its member RATP Coopération and with financial support from AFD (Mobilize Your City program). This forum had been in...
Strasbourg-Kairouan-Mahdia cooperation: a major project to promote active mobility is being prepared
The project AUTREMENT The AUTREMENT project is part of the decentralized cooperation Strasbourg-Kairouan that CODATU has been supporting since 2015 on the following axes: road safety, promotion of active modes, promotion of public space...
First feedbacks on SUMPS Africa
On 23 October, an informal think tank met at CODATU headquarters to hear the first feedbacks on the MobiliseYourCity initiative in Africa. This presentation by Maël Martinie, echoed an official presentation made on November 17, 2019 at...
CODATU meets the President of the Republic of Madagascar
On the sidelines of his participation on October 10, 2019 in Lyon at the Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the President of the Republic of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, wished to meet...
[Technical Cooperation Egypt] Visit of an Egyptian delegation to Paris and Marseille
As part of the Technical Cooperation co-signed between AFD, CEREMA, CODATU and the Egyptian Ministry of Transport (MoT), a study tour was organized from September 24th to 27th in Paris and in Marseille. The Egyptian delegation was...
Study tour on electric mobility in Europe for Indian representatives
Within the framework of the LUTP program funded by the World Bank, the Global Environnement Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), CODATU accompanied with the Institute of Urban Transport (IUT) a delegation of 40...
Interview with Angelin Zegha, co-founder of M’URBIS consultancy office
M'URBIS is a multidisciplinary consultancy office located in Douala (Cameroon), specialized in urban mobility and urban planning that aims to consolidate the local expertise and meet the growing expectations of Cameroon and Africa cities....
CODATU XVIII Conference: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – DEADLINE EXTENSION FOR SUBMISSIONS
CODATU XVIII Conference Dakar, 9-11 November 2020 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS THE SPIRIT OF THE CODATU CONFERENCE CODATU is an association with international vocation whose objective is to promote sustainable mobility policies through...
Technical Cooperation Egypt – Intermodality challenges: the case of two metro stations in Cairo
The workshop was held as part of the technical assistance agreement cosigned on 12th November, 2017 by the Ministry of Investments and International Cooperation of Egypt (MIIC), the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the CODATU,...
Certification for the Transport and Mobility Master Programme students in Lomé, Togo
On January 23, the 2017-2018 third class students of the Master II "Transport and Sustainable Mobility in African Cities" organised by Senghor University of Alexandria, CNAM, African Crafts School of Architecture and Urbanism (EAMAU) and...
News about the CODATU 2020 Conference in Dakar
Following the CODATU mission in Dakar in January and various preparatory meetings, here is some information concerning the 18th World Conference of CODATU: - Dates: from 9 to 11 November 2020: SAVE THE DATE! - Place: Abdou Diouf...
Technical Cooperation Brazil – Final workshops present Central do Brasil (RJ) and Palmeiras-Barra Funda (SP) studies’ conclusions
As part of the technical cooperations with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro States, two pre-feasibility studies for the transformation of Central do Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro, and Palmeiras-Barra Funda, in São Paulo, into new generations...
Report on the 8th Africities Summit in Marrakesh
The 8th Africities Summit, organised by United Local Government and Cities of Africa (CGLU), in collaboration with the Moroccan Communal Council Presidents Association (AMPCC) and the Association for Moroccan Regions (ARM) and supported by...
A workshop to discuss the development of cycling infrastructure in Ecuador
On December 18th and 19th, CODATU will host a workshop in Quito (Ecuador) in the framework of a cooperation between the French Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition (MTES), AFD and the Ecuadorian Ministry of Transport and...
Technical cooperation Brazil – Partners from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo visit multimodal stations in France
As part of the technical cooperation among the French Development Agency (AFD), Île-de-France Mobilités, the State of São Paulo and the State of Rio de Janeiro, one technical visit were held in France between October 15th to 19th in...
Technical Cooperation Brazil – Presentation of the transformation scenarios for Central do Brasil (RJ) and Palmeiras-Barra Funda (SP) stations
As part of the technical cooperations with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro States, two prefeasibility studies for the transformation of Central do Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro, and Palmeiras-Barra Funda, in São Paulo, into new generations...
Technical cooperation Brazil – The first results of the studies for the renovation of the Central do Brasil (RJ) and Palmeiras-Barra Funda (SP) stations
As part of the technical cooperation signed between AFD, IdF Mobilités, the State of Rio de Janeiro (ERJ) and the State of São Paulo (ESP), two prefeasibility studies for the transformation of Central do Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro, and...
Prefeasability studies for the transformation of two Brazilian urban mobility hubs into new generation stations
As part of the technical cooperation with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro States, two prefeasability studies have been launched aiming the redevelopment of two Brazilian train stations: Palmeiras-Barra Funda in São Paulo and Central do...
[CODATU XVII] Presentation : Resilience of Excluded People: Resourcefulness, Social Strategies and Sustainable Mobilities at Rabat Sale (Morocco) – Ms. Meryem Achraf, INAU, Morocco
The international CODATU conference for professionals is held every two years with the aim of promoting sustainable urban mobility policies in emerging cities. The CODATU XVII Conference was held from 4th to 6th November 2017 in...
[Report] Urban Mobility Forum In Egypt: Efficient Urban Transport for Sustainable Cities
This Report presents the conclusions of the 2nd Urban Mobility Forum (UMF) in Egypt which was organised November 22th, 2017 by AFD, CODATU and CEREMA under the title "Efficient Urban Transport for Sustainable Cities". The Forum was...
A Brazilian delegation visits the transport networks of Bordeaux, Paris and Strasbourg
As part of the technical cooperation signed between AFD, IdF Mobilités, the State of Rio de Janeiro (ERJ) and the State of São Paulo (ESP) in the urban mobility sector, for which CODATU facilitates the activities, a study trip to France...
Launch of an opportunity study for a tram line in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
As part of the technical cooperation with the State of Rio de Janeiro, AFD will support the City of Niterói for an opportunity study for a tram line. [caption id="attachment_19579" align="alignright" width="359"] Photo credit: S....
3rd seminar on urban transport in Phuket: « Sustainable Urban Transport and Heritage project in Phuket » [Bangkok – Nov 17]
A 3rd workshop to move forward with the tram project in Phuket (Thailand) Latest in a series of 3 seminars, the main objective of this seminar was to gather all key stakeholders of the Phuket Tram project, discuss and share the...
Two articles of the CODATU XVII Conference published in the journal TEC #235 – October 2017
Two papers selected by the Scientific Committee of the CODATU XVII Conference (4-6 November 2017 - Hyderabad, India) were selected by the editorial staff of the journal TEC Intelligent Mobility, and published in issue #235 published in...
Greater Cairo and how the transport system is coping with rapid expansion
Introduction Greater Cairo (GC) is the largest urban area in the Middle East and one of the most populated cities in the world. The urban growth patterns of the metropolitan area reveal a fragmented city of heterogeneous parts that...
Efficient Urban Transport for Sustainable Cities: Urban Mobility Forum in Egypt [Cairo, November 22nd, 2017]
After the success of the 1st Urban Mobility Forum held in 2016, AFD , CODATU and CEREMA are organising, in technical cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Transports, the 2nd edition of the Urban Mobility Forumon November 22th in...
Second Seminar in Phuket (Thailand) : « Transport in the city: How to speed-up high quality and efficient projects? »
A first Thai-French Seminar in Bangkok (November 2016) This second seminar on Urban Transport organized in Phuket last May comes as the second event of a serie a several Thai-french seminars organised jointly by AFD (French Agency for...
Management of local authorities – Training program
"The tools of urban planning" : A training course dedicated to local authorities To support local authorities in their role as public contracting authority and as major players in development, the CEFEB, the group's corporate university of...
2nd Call for Communications – Dialogue Sessions – CODATU XVII Conference and UMI – Hyderabad, 4-6 Novembre 2017 – EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE
The spirit of the CODATU-UMI Joint Conference Since 1980, CODATU has organized every two/three years International Conferences on urban transport in order to promote sustainable urban mobility policies in emerging cities. Each time, this...
[WEBINAR] Urban policies for better Mediterranean cities: the accessibility we need. Challenges for the Habitat III New Urban Agenda.
Webinar organised leverage on the activities of the Community of Practice for Sustainable Urban Transport in the Mediterranean With the participation of Eric Huybrechts, IAU-IDF International Actions Program Officer, and Salma...
« Out-of-Fare-Box » Financing for the Operation of Metros and Urban Rail: Urban Mobility Forum in Egypt [Cairo 19th-20th November 2016]
The Urban Mobility Forum (UMF) is organised in the framework of the “Sustainable Urban Transport” program of the Center for Mediterranean Integration of Marseille (CMI) coordinated by AFD (French Development Agency), CODATU and...
A metro under construction, multimodality as a central area of the cooperation
Since February 2015, date of the beginning of the Technical Cooperation between KMRL (Kochi Metro Rail Limited), SYTRAL (Transport Authority of Lyon), CODATU and AFD (French Agency for Development), workshops are being organized on a...
CODATU joins the World Urban Campaign
The World Urban Campaign is a partnership platform that promotes inclusive and resilient cities. Its objective is to put the New Urban Agenda at the highest level in development policies. It is coordinated by UN-Habitat and regroups more...
September 13 – Study day “Planning urban mobility: a challenge to structure african cities”
To welcome the "Sustainable Transport and Mobility in African Cities" Master's second class, CODATU is organizing a study day, the theme will be "Planning urban mobility: a challenge to structure african cities". On this day a dozen...
THE ACCESSIBILITY WE NEED: Message from CODATU to Habitat III
During the Habitat III preparatory process, the CODATU Permanent Scientific and Technical Committee (PSTC) proposed to send a Message from CODATU to Habitat III following the one sent from CODATU to Habitat II in 1996. On April 13th...
THE ACCESSIBILITY WE NEED: message from CODATU to HABITAT III
This Message has been written by the Permanent Scientific and Technical Committee (PSTC) of CODATU with the contribution of CODATU’s members and partners that met in Paris on April 13th during the HABITAT III: THE ACCESSIBILITY WE NEED...
1st Call for Communications – CODATU XVII and UMI Conference – 4-6 November 2017, Hyderabad (India)
A CODATU - UMI Conferences joint event Since 1980, CODATU has organized every two/three years International Conferences on urban transport with the aim of promoting sustainable urban mobility policies in emerging cities. Each time, this...
CODATU at the 14th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTRS) – 10-15 July 2016 – Shanghai (China)
A must in the field of Transport Research The World Conference on Transport Research has been held every three years since 1977. The 14th World Conference will be held 10-15 July 2016 in Shanghai, China at Tongji University, which will...
International Conference « Financing urban sustainable development » – May 27th, 2016
The Institute of the Economics of Energy Sources (IEFE) - Bocconi, in collaboration with UN SDSN - Thematic Network Urban Development and the European Commission - Regional Office in Milan, is organizing an International Conference on:...
12-13 April 2016 – 3rd European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans [Bremen, Germany]
For more information: http://www.eltis.org/participate/events/3rd-european-conference-sustainable-urban-mobility-plans
URBAN THINKERS CAMPUS – PARIS, 20th/21st January
SMART PLANNING and SUSTAINABLE CITY towards HABITAT III HABITAT III Process Habitat III is the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development. In a context marked by new challenges of urbanization, twenty...
Discussion Session: The cities of the Middle East at the eve of a « sustainable spring » ?
With a view to foster converging perspectives by gathering both research and business communities, CODATU, in partnership with CNAM Rhône Alpes, organizes on Wednesday 18th November 2015 in Lyon a discussion session on the following...
24-27 November – UMI (Urban Mobility India) Conference 2015 – New Delhi
The Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo is an annual event with the overarching theme which runs across all the aspects of urban mobility and is organized by the Institute of Urban Transport (India) under the aegis of the...
Start : 24/11/201517:31End : 27/11/201516:00Location : Maneekshaw Centre, Delhi (India)National Days For Urban Transport in Jordan
Following the success of the events organized in Tunis (2014) and Rabat (2013), National Days for Urban Transport (NDUT) will occur in Amman on the 26th, 27th and 28th of October 2015. This event stems from a partnership between CODATU,...
Ecomobility Dialogues 2015: CODATU presents results of World Summit Climate and Territories
On October 7th, 8th and 9th, CODATU was invited to the Ecomobility Dialogues 2015, within the Ecomobility World Festival held in October 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa. These transport expert discussions aimed at contributing to...
CODATU at the 36th National Meeting of Town Planning Agencies – Lyon (France)
Three days to rethink the place of the individual in our evolving cities Every year, Town Planning Agencies gather for three days, with 800 participants leading extensive discussions on the future of cities and territories. This 36th...
MobiliseYourCity Initiative
The initiative MobiliseYourCity aims at strengthening urban mobility planning in developing countries to reduce urban transport greenhouse gas emissions. 100 cities engaged in a deep transformation of urban mobility The partners of the...
World Summit Climate and Territories – A successful workshop on « Transport and Mobility », co-organized by CODATU
The World Summit on Climate and Territories was held in Lyon (France) on 1st and 2nd of July, with the support of the Rhone-Alpes Region. More than 1400 stakeholders from 73 different countries attended the summit, showcasing the...
REPORT OF THE INDONESIAN-FRENCH URBAN TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR 2014
« Finding urban transport solutions: the challenges of financing and integration of networks » The seminar took place on June, 23rd of 2014 in Bandung (Indonesia). The scope of this seminar was to bring ideas to be...
15th-16th October 2015: Two-day International Seminar on « The Best Practice of Sustainable Urban Transport Systems Planning » – Moscow (Russia)
A Two-day seminar on "The Best Practice of Sustainable Urban Transport Systems Planning: from Realization of Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects to Mobility Management", in Moscow (Russia), on 15th and 16th of October 2015 This seminar...
Start : 15/10/201508:30End : 16/10/201514:00Location : Moscow, RussiaTwo-day International Seminar on « The Best Practice of Sustainable Urban Transport Systems Planning » – 15-16 October 2015 – Moscow (Russia)
A Two-day seminar on "The Best Practice of Sustainable Urban Transport Systems Planning: from Realization of Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects to Mobility Management", in Moscow (Russia), on 15th and 16th of October 2015 This seminar is...
CODATU partner of SNCF 1st International Forum on Sustainable Mobility
On 28th October 2015, SNCF (French Railways) is organizing the 1st International Forum on Sustainable Mobilities to find solutions to fight against Climate Change. Representatives of 21 countries will be reviewing sustainable mobilities...
Urban Transport Planning in South Africa
National context for urban transport planning Transport in South Africa is organized around three different scales: the national, provincial and metropolitan/city scale. The national scale is the first stakeholder involved in this...
26th – 28th October 2015: National Days For Urban Transport (NDUT) in Amman (Jordan)
Following the success of the events organized in Tunis (2014) and Rabat (2013), National Days for Urban Transport (NDUT) will occur in Amman on the 26th, 27th and 28th of October 2015. This event stems from a partnership between CODATU,...
Start : 26/10/201509:00End : 28/10/201517:00Location : Amman, Jordan[FOCUS] Planning today for tomorrow’s mobility: examples of planning practices in developing countries
Within the framework of its recent initiative MobiliseYourCity, and in order to have a better understanding of local contexts in terms of mobility planning in developing countries, CODATU has analyzed the planning practices in Middle-east...
19-21 October 2015: 36th National Meeting of Town Planning Agencies – Lyon (France)
Three days to rethink the place of the individual in our evolving cities Every year, Town Planning Agencies gather for three days, with 800 participants leading extensive discussions on the future of cities and territories. This 36th...
Start : 19/10/201514:00End : 21/10/201517:00Location : Lyon, FranceJob announcement: Program Manager at the SSATP
The Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) is an international partnership to facilitate policy development and related capacity building in the transport sector in Africa. It comprises 40 countries, eight Regional Economic Communities,...
[Journal] URBANISME, « Planning for a Universal urban accessibility » No. 396 – Spring 2015
The journal "Urbanisme", in its spring publication, highlighted the upcoming Habitat III conference in Quito (Ecuador) from 17 to 20 octobre 2016. CODATU published an article related to the importance of this conference to plan for...
[Journal] TEC, « ITS and Climate Change », No. 226 – July 2015
TEC Journal is a quarterly publication which focuses on land transport and city traffic. In its No.226, TEC studied the role of ITS in the adaptation to climate change. CODATU contributed to the reflexion by publishing the following two...
[PUBLICATION] Policies for Sustainable Accessibility and Mobility in Urban Areas of Africa
In coming years, fast population growth and associated territorial expansion will be characteristic of African cities. As a result, authorities in the region will face important challenges in meeting urgent demands and future mobility and...
Workshop in Kochi: « A Mass Transit Project, an opportunity for the urban development of a city »
CODATU and Lyon Town Planning Agency (LTPA) in Kochi (India) Within the framework of a two-year technical partnership between SYTRAL (Lyon Transport Authority), KMRL (Kochi Metro Rail Limited), CODATU and AFD (French Agency for...
International Scientific Conference – Our Common Future under Climate Change, Paris 7-10 July 2015
The International Scientific Conference “Our Common Future under Climate Change” took place at UNESCO (Paris) from 7th to 10th July. This four-day conference have gathered the international scientific community to come together ahead...
Planning Sustainable Mobility in the Amman Metropolitan Area (Jordan)
Amman a fast-growing capital The city of Amman has experienced a lightning urban development during the last fifty years, growing from 800 000 inhabitants in 1979 to almost 3 million today. The capital, which plays a major economic role,...
MobiliseYourCity support cities to plan sustainable urban mobility to fight climate change
The initiative MobiliseYourCity that aims at strengthening urban mobility planning in developing countries to reduce urban transport greenhouse gas emissions has been unveiled during the World Summit Climate and Territories (Lyon, France,...
International Conference on integration of transport, health and environmental issues in urban and spatial planning – Irkutsk (Russia), 10th-11th September 2015
The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation took the initiative to organize a two-day International Conference on: “Looking for Synergy: Integrating Transport, Urban Planning and the Use of Traffic Management Methods for...
International Transport Forum: CODATU presents the initiative Sustainable Urban Mobility : What’s your plan ?
CODATU took part to the International Transport Forum Summit Summit (ITF), the transport branch of the OECD (Leipzig, 27, 28, 29 May). The initiatives proposed by the transport sector for COP21, the UN conference on climate change, have...
[FOCUS] Urban transport policy in India: in the process of « Modi-fication » ?
The challenge of urban growth The recent rapid population growth (2,45% per year) has entirely dislocated the organization of Indian cities. The larger cities have become highly attractive for the rural population. The country already has...
Summit of African Cities and Regions for Climate, Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast) 24-25 June 2015
The Association of Regions and Districts of Ivory Coast (ARDCI), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and the Global Fund for Cities Development (GFCD) are co-organising the Summit of African Cities and Regions for Climate....
MEDCOP21 – Mediterranean civil society forum in the run-up to COP21, Marseille (France) 4- 5 June 2015
The Provence-Alpes Côte d’Azur Region will host a meeting of Mediterranean stakeholders at the Villa Méditerranée on 4 and 5 June 2015.The meeting highlights the joint commitment of these stakeholders in adapting to and fighting...
Workshop in Hyderabad: Public Transport, Mobility and Metropolitan Strategies: how to transform cities for a better accessibility?
CODATU and the Urban Community of Bordeaux (France) organized a one-day workshop in Hyderabad, on Monday, November 24th, at the Taj Deccan Hotel. This seminar launched a one-year cooperation programme on urban mobility between Hyderabad...
City-to-city cooperation for public transport integration in Kochi (India)
On the 26th and 27th of march 2014, CODATU organized a workshop in order to create an Integrated Transport System in Kochi. Kochi is the commercial capital of Kerala and the largest agglomeration of the state, a green strip of land located...
Workshop in Hyderabad: Public Transport, Mobility and Metropolitan Strategies: how to transform cities for a better accessibility?
Introduction CODATU and the Urban Community of Bordeaux (France) are pleased to invite you to a one-day workshop that will be held on Monday, November the 24th at the Taj Deccan Hotel in Hyderabad. This seminar is launching a one-year...
Seminar on Governance and Sustainable Funding for Urban Public Transport in Morocco
Moroccan cities are facing an increase in car use. It results in longer distances that contributes make public transport services less attractive for people. Paratransit systems are organized in a more or less formal way to meet the...
PADDI & IMV: « Making the City: cross-reading methods and tools of urban planning in France and Viet Nam. Capitalization of experiences of decentralized cooperation «
Result of a collaborative effort between the PADDI and the "Institut des Métiers de la Ville" (structure of cooperation between the Ile-de-France and Hanoi) with support from the French Development Agency (AFD), this book aims to...
Report of a workshop in Vientiane (Laos): Choosing the first main route to structure public transit
This document is the report of a workshop organized in the framework of cooperation between the SYTRAL and Vientiane Capital, in partnership with Lyon Town Planning Agency and CODATU. It was held in Vientiane from 3 to 6 March 2014 on the...
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Jean-Jacques HELLUINExecutive Manager Cynthia AKPROFinancial and Administration Manager Solène BAFFIProject Manager Lucile BOUDETProject Manager Antoine CLÉMOTCommunication and Project Assistant Eleonore FRANCOIS-JACOBSOutreach and...
Workshop in Vientiane (Laos): Choosing a corridor to structure public transport network
The Transport Authority of Lyon (SYTRAL), Lyon town planning agency and CODATU organize a workshop in Vientiane from 3 to 6 March 2014 in partnership with Vientiane Capital and Lao Ministry of Transport on the theme: "Choosing a first ...
CODATU XI – 2004 – Bucharest (Romania) : Towards more attractive urban transport
CODATU XI conference took place in Bucharest (Romania) from the 22nd to the 24th of April 2004. Urban public transport represents a major factor of the economic and social development of the City of Bucharest, capital of...