1. Transport Objective “Check In” June 22, 2005

2. EMBARQ A catalyst for socially, financially, and environmentally sound solutions to the problems of urban mobility in the developing world.

3. EMBARQ A center within WRI Founded in May 2002 by WRI and the Shell Foundation with a 5 yr, US$7.5 M grant by the SF Additional EMBARQ sponsors include –Hewlett Foundation –Energy Foundation –Blue Moon Foundation –Asian Development Bank –Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs –US Environmental Protection Agency –Ford Motor Company

4. EMBARQ’s Strategic Approach Work with politically and financially empowered authorities Form strategic public- private partnerships In-depth engagement with cities to design and implement “best-practice” urban transport solutions

5. Assets & Competitive Advantage A core of world class experts A network of firms, people, technology, and development banks around the world Global business skills applied to urban transport development WRI’s mission, values, and reputation

6. Project Locations Mexico City, Mexico Querétaro, Mexico Porto Alegre, Brazil Shanghai, China Xi’an, China Pune, India Hanoi, Vietnam Istanbul, Turkey Leon de Guanajuato, Mexico Monterrey, Mexico Lima, Peru Prospects

7. Relative contribution of direct grants to EMBARQ since Jan. 2002 launch Total = $4,502,015

8. Relative donor contribution to EMBARQ, CTS-Mexico, and SSTP since Jan. 2002 Total = $15,624,015

9. Any significant change in the objective statement, strategy, and planned outcomes? Not really, but its time to scale up. Numerous start up efforts underway: Istanbul, Turkey (MOU pending) Porto Alegre, Brazil (MOU in April) Mexico: Querétaro (MOU in July), Monterrey, and Leon de Guanajuato Asia: Xi’an, China; Pune, India, Hanoi, Vietnam Q: A:

10. City on the move: Mexico City Creation of strategic partnership with GEF in May 2002 Creation of a local NGO, Center for Sustainable Transport (CTS-Mexico) Design and implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. First corridor launched June 19 on city’s primary avenue

11. City on the move: Mexico City Test of best engine/fuel combinations for new high-capacity, low emission transit buses Test of emissions control retrofits on older transit buses Development of methodology to measure and validate GHG emissions savings from BRT

12. CTS- METROBUS Design

13. Planned METROBUS Station

14. Planned METROBUS

15. METROBUS Tests last week

16. City on the move: Shanghai Creation in Dec. 2003 of public-private partnership with Shanghai city government: Shanghai Sustainable Transport Partnership (SSTP) BRT conceptual plan delivered in August 2004; plan integrates BRT with current metro and other transport infrastructure BRT pre-feasibility study delivered in March 2005, leading to design and development of first BRT corridors Development of sustainable transport indicators for measurements of traffic congestion, mobile sources emissions, and transport-related accidents EMBARQ persuades city authorities against building ill- advised BRT on Middle Ring Road (beltway)

17. Other cities on the move Porto Alegre, Brazil: Creation of second CTS in Latin America to implement BRT corridor and develop additional sustainable transport solutions Querétaro, Mexico: Assist the city in developing a BRT corridor, as part of a broader sustainable mobility and urban development strategy

18. Other cities on the move Istanbul: Early stage development of private- public partnership incorporating the municipal government, business leaders, and the public sector Hanoi, Pune, and Xi’an: Development of sustainable transport indicators for decision making and action with an emphasis on traffic congestion, mobile source emissions, and transport-related accidents

19. What major challenges are anticipated in the coming year? $$$ - Revenue needed to scale up/expand. Raise $1.5 million core support for EMBARQ. Centro de Transporte Sustentable – Mexico City to split off from CEIBA, its parent NGO, and separate from MOU w/ city government. Porto Alegre – right actors, partnership, and plan are in place, but more money needs to be secured. Q: A:

20. Have there been major budgetary changes? There have been fairly major budget changes EMBARQ Spending Trends Q: A:

21. Have there been major staffing changes? Significant staffing changes since June 2004: Hired Xihong Ai, Wei-Shiuen Ng, Maria Cordeiro, and Mateo Bueno Sibel Koylouglu, WRI Senior Fellow, was seconded from Ford for 2 years, and is local Istanbul lead Dr. Toni Lindau, WRI Senior Fellow, has been engaged as local Porto Alegre lead Adriana Lobo, ex-Director of CTS, to become WRI Senior Fellow Q: A:

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