FedEx to sustain Mexico transport
CTS-México helped the Mexico city government launch a second 20-kilometer sustainable rapid transit corridor in December 2008.
FedEx is providing $500,000 over the next two years to develop sustainable transport projects across Mexico in conjunction with the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport (EMBARQ).
“This collaboration is about catalyzing timely, clean and reliable mobility solutions,” said Nancy Kete, director of the EMBARQ program. “We had a strong case for joining forces in the interest of reducing congestion, pollution, and time delays due to poorly managed urban space. In the end, it’s about enhancing productivity and quality of life in cities.”
CTS-México, a member of the EMBARQ Network, will provide technical support on how to identify, plan and implement sustainable transportation projects including bus rapid transit.
“Many of the countries we serve are in the developing world and have been experiencing substantial economic growth. Unfortunately, with this growth has come congestion from vehicles,” said Mitch Jackson, FedEx director of Environmental Affairs & Sustainability.
Since 2002, the EMBARQ initiative has grown to include five centers for sustainable transport in Mexico, Brazil, India, Turkey and the Andean Region.
