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Founder of Ascendal Group

London, England
Joined December 2015
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Ascendal Group Founder and Executive Chairman Mr. Adam Leishman said, “Hong Kong is one of the best public transport cities in the world. We believe a public transport system is the lifeblood of a city and we are excited to work with Templewater to ensure that Hong Kong....
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..... continues to have a world class bus service”.
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Wow a lot of passionate responses! Thanks for your insightful comments Carlos Campo. Fact is the system is one of the best examples in the world but it has been a victim of its own success combined with many years of no investment. It’s time to fix that- well overdue.
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And the principles that will help cities achieve this realignment can be found at sharedmobilityprinciples.org See #3 We support the shared and efficient use of vehicles, lanes, curbs, and land xitter.cf/urbanthoughts11/status…
Urban planning isn't rocket science.
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I'm astounded at the lack of communication between the transport and land planning departments. #Transport should be the #skeleton of land planning, not the other way around, said @aleishmantower at #TTDC18 ow.ly/b9F330hKuQR
There's such a push to #electrification, but not #zero emissions. It's important to look at where the #energy comes from. Are we making the same mistake with #carbon-lock? @aleishmantower at #TTDC18 ow.ly/TEss30hKzfy
.@aleishmantower on decarbonization at #TTDC18. "It's like pushing a square wheel up a hill, sometimes." ow.ly/ORcr30hKAot
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Was an honor to speak at the World Bank Transforming Transportation conference #TTDC18 #wbg_transport #wrirosscities hopefully challenging people to stretch their thinking. We have a long way to go! – at Nashville, TN
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A bus in a traffic jam is one of the most undemocratic things happening currently in our cities @EnriquePenalosa @Bogota #TTDC18
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Great to meet the Steve Jobs of BRT last night, Mayor of Bogotá, Enrique Penalosa - what a hero of our industry!
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At the World Bank Transforming Transportation Conference in Washington DC - very excited to be speaking here tomorrow
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At the World Bank Transforming Transportation Conference in Washington DC - very excited to be speaking here tomorrow
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Great to participate in the Paris Climate Summit today on behalf of World Bank to talk on fixing public transport
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Attending Paris Climate Summit for World Bank to address urgent need to improve public transport in many cities around the world.
Arriving at Paris Climate Summit to give my presentation on how cities can bring change to their buses
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