Institute for Transportation & Development Policy

Name

Institute for Transportation & Development Policy

Legal name

Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

Website

https://itdp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Policy and Planning Services

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs (926120), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Administration of Economic Programs (9261)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Transportation, Roads & Public Works Administration (BPAIABAK)

Keywords

• Sustainable transport policy
• Urban mobility planning
• Public transit advocacy
• Cycling infrastructure development
• Electric bus transition

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: ITDP is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies primarily on charitable donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. The organization offers membership at $45/year which includes the annual Sustainable Transport magazine.
2. Grants and Contracts: Funding from multilateral development banks, government agencies, and foundations for specific technical assistance projects. Supports activities in 120+ cities with financing leveraged exceeding USD $200 billion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ITDP is a nonprofit organization that provides technical assistance, policy advocacy, and capacity-building services to cities, national governments, and development banks to design and implement sustainable urban transport systems. It produces planning frameworks, research publications, and assessment tools (e.g., CyclingMAX), and runs learning programs and the annual Sustainable Transport Award.

Product overview

ITDP is a global nonprofit organization (501(c)(3)) focused on sustainable transportation advocacy and policy. Rather than offering a unified software product, ITDP provides a portfolio of educational resources, research publications, assessment tools, and award programs. Key offerings include the CyclingMAX web-based assessment platform for cycling infrastructure ROI analysis, the ITDP Learning Hub with self-paced courses (available in 5 languages), the Sustainable Transport Award program recognizing innovative city projects, and comprehensive research publications including the Compact Cities Electrified report series. ITDP also supports tactical urban design projects and publishes the Sustainable Transport Magazine. The organization's work spans transit electrification, cycling infrastructure, pedestrian-friendly urban design, and policy frameworks for cities worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CyclingMAX A first-of-its-kind web-based platform developed with the World Bank that enables users, especially in low- and middle-income countries, to quickly assess the value and benefits of a planned cycle infrastructure network by calculating Net Present Value (NPV) and Economic Internal Rate of Return (EIRR) indicators.
• ITDP Learning Hub A self-paced online learning platform hosting courses on sustainable transportation solutions including Bus Rapid Transit, cycling cities, and mobility access, available free of charge in five languages (English, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, and Bahasa Indonesia).
• Mastering the Cycling City Course A self-guided course for city planners, practitioners, and advocates providing context, guidance, and case studies to improve urban cycling, consisting of 5 modules covering envisioning, designing, institutionalizing, promoting, and financing cycling infrastructure.
• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Resource Hub A comprehensive learning resource covering Bus Rapid Transit planning, implementation, and best practices for sustainable urban transport, delivered through the ITDP Learning Hub.
• Sustainable Transport Award (STA) An annual award program co-hosted by ITDP and the Sustainable Transport Award Committee that honors cities implementing innovative sustainable transport projects, with past winners including Salvador, Dakar, and Tianjin.
• Building Better Public Transport Systems Framework A global framework publication helping cities define, evaluate, and improve their public transport systems, identifying six critical attributes: accessibility, efficiency, safety, integration, sustainability, and stable funding.
• BRT Standard Comprehensive standards and planning tools for Bus Rapid Transit corridor development and evaluation, influencing over 2,400 km of BRT corridors globally.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce CO2 emissions by 2.2 gigatonnes by 2050 through supported projects
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• University of California, Davis (ITS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Research partnership for global study on vehicle sizes, electrification, and modal shift impacts on climate. The study modeled five 2050 scenarios across Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and the United States.
• FIA FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Funder and supporter of the global study on compact cities electrified and vehicle size impacts on climate outcomes.
• Nashik Municipal CorporationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 May 2025Five-year collaboration to develop Non-Motorised Transport policy and comprehensive mobility framework for Nashik city.
• Indonesia Ministry of FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in Transjakarta E-Bus Roadmap and Financing Strategy development.
• Government of IndiaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024PM E-Bus Sewa program allocating nearly USD $2.4 billion to procure 10,000 e-buses across 169 cities. ITDP India provides technical assistance for planning and procurement.
• Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2023Technical assistance for e-bus fleet planning, procurement, and charging infrastructure development across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad operating 2,200+ buses.
• BasiGominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023E-bus company in East Africa using asset leasing structure where company buys, owns, and maintains e-buses, renting to local operators on 'pay-as-you-drive' model.
• Shenzhen Bus Group CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Chinese operator invited to Jakarta to share knowledge on data collection, financing mechanisms, e-bus repair and maintenance, and business models.
• TransjakartacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022ITDP Indonesia provided technical assistance for e-bus pilot monitoring, data transparency protocols, and Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion framework development.
• Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) E-Bus MissionflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership since 2021 providing technical support to cities including Jakarta, Kampala, Monterrey, Pune, and Rio de Janeiro for e-bus planning and implementation.
• Addis Ababa Transport Bureau (AATB)flagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019Technical assistance partnership since 2019 for Non-Motorized Transport Strategy 2019-2028 and Implementation Plan 2024-2028, supporting Ethiopia's milestone policy halting import of combustion vehicles.
• UN-HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in development of Addis Ababa Non-Motorized Transport Strategy along with UN Environment Program.
• UN Environment ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in development of Addis Ababa Non-Motorized Transport Strategy aligned with Ethiopia's Climate Resilient Transport Sector Strategy.
• World BankflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015World Bank partnership including the $144 million Tianjin Urban Transport Improvement Project, largest World Bank investment in non-motorized transport. Also partner in Chennai City Partnership for pedestrian projects.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UITP (International Association of Public Transport): Global association for public transport authorities and operators, covering BRT, metro, bus and emerging mobility; comparable to ITDP through its public-transport standards work, training programs and city-level engagement on sustainable mobility policy.
• C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group: Network of global megacities focused on climate action, with a major workstream on sustainable transport and zero-emission mobility; competes for the same city-government attention and donor funding as ITDP's Cycling Cities campaign and e-bus roadmaps.
• ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability: Global network of more than 2,500 local and regional governments working on sustainable urban development, including low-carbon transport; comparable to ITDP because both convene city governments, deliver capacity-building programs and run advocacy campaigns aimed at municipal leaders.
• WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities: Specialized arm of WRI focused on compact, connected, coordinated cities, with deep work on BRT, cycling and e-mobility in LMICs - the closest direct competitor to ITDP in mission, methodology and donor base.
• Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI): Global alliance of 11 organizations (including GIZ and ITDP) that funds and supports sustainable urban mobility projects in developing countries; directly comparable to ITDP because it channels MDB-funded e-bus and BRT technical assistance to the same LMIC city counterparts.

Broad incumbents

• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit): German federally owned development agency delivering sustainable transport technical assistance in LMICs - directly overlaps with ITDP's mandates on BRT, cycling and e-mobility advisory, but is state-backed, much larger, and serves a wider set of sectors beyond transport.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): Global research nonprofit operating the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, which works on bus rapid transit, electric mobility, and urban planning in developing cities; highly comparable to ITDP in mission, donor base, and city-government engagement, but with a much broader climate, energy and food portfolio.

Emerging players

• Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI): Independent nonprofit working on energy and mobility transitions, including electric mobility and clean transport finance; comparable to ITDP in its technical-assistance and policy-advocacy model, though with a stronger focus on energy systems than street-level urban planning.

Others

• ITDP Africa regional peer: African Clean Energy (ACE): African clean-tech and e-mobility support organization active in e-bus and clean transport projects across East and West Africa; adjacent rather than direct peer, but operates in the same geography and donor ecosystem as ITDP Africa's e-bus and NMT programs.

Regional players

• NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials): US-based association of city transportation departments producing design guides (Urban Street Design Guide, Transit Street Design Guide) widely used for protected lanes, BRT and complete streets; overlaps with ITDP's framework/standards role but focuses on North American cities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

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