CRUT Gets the Sustainable Transport Award Honourable Mention by ITDP - Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), the pioneer Transport Authority of Odisha will be getting yet another international recognition on 8th February 2023 at 7:30 PM (IST). While Paris bagged the award as the winner, Bhubaneswar in India along with State of Jalisco, Mexico got the honorary mentions. The award for Bhubaneswar being bestowed with the honorary mention goes to CRUT, which runs Mo Bus and Mo E-Ride services. The Sustainable Transport Award (STA) honours cities globally that exemplify ground-breaking solutions in sustainable urban mobility.

ITDP is a global organization, headquartered in New York at the forefront of innovation, using technical expertise, direct advocacy, and policy guidance to mitigate the impacts of climate change, improve air quality, and support prosperous, sustainable, and equitable cities. Which has worked with over 100 cities in more than 40 nations to design and implement transport and urban development systems and policy solutions that make cities more viable, fair, and livable.

Sustainable Transport Award (STA) quotes, "Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha State in India, has been working to strengthen and modernize its public transport services with a focus on user experience, gender equity, and providing more connected mobility options. The city began working with private sector partners in 2018 to streamline the operation of its holistically designed city bus network system and integrate it with other essential transport services. This bus system is branded as "Mo Bus" and works to improve city bus service connectivity for people of the urban clusters where it operates in the State.