ICCT

Goal:
The ICCT had one main goal in mind for their website: to serve as an improved communications hub. The ICCT wanted a place for an audience of international policy makers, academics, industry representatives, and others with a professional stake in national environmental and transportation policies to learn about new policies. These policies include topics like clean transportation, the current state of transportation and additionally the benefits related to cleaner transportation.

Requirements:
Database Integration-Database to archive and catalog publications the research and policymaking the ICCT generates.
User Friendly Back-End-Ability to easily create blog posts and upload new publications (news/policies/research/etc.).

Outcome (site structure):
The ICCT site consists of 4 main sections:

• Programs
• Where we work
• Who we are
• Info & Tools

Home page:
The home page displays a slideshow featuring the top 3 articles about new policies, upcoming events and new publications. It also features a “Where We Work” section where you can choose a country to learn more about the ICCT’s involvement in the selected country. Other features of the home page include:
Spotlight section- this includes, Policy tracking, the ICCT’s Webinar series, and other relevant articles
Recently released-summarizes policy and publication updates across the website
News-from twitter, a feed of relevant news, and ICCT news
ICCT blogs-this displays the 3 most recent blog posts including options to view the staff blog or the ILUC blog
Events-shows website visitors past and upcoming events for the ICCT.

Programs:
Under the Programs main menu tab, there is a list of seven programs the ICCT focuses on: Aviation, Climate and health, Fuels, Heavy-duty vehicles, Marine, Passenger vehicles, and Transportation roadmap. Within each of these pages, there is a summary of the program, relevant topics, events, featured work the program has worked on, a recently released publication section, an ICCT blog feed, and information about the program’s staff.

Where we work:
The ICCT works in: China, Europe, India, Japan, Latin America, and the United States. Clicking on one of these options from the “Where we work” main menu tab will show the same information as the sections under the Program main menu tab: there is a summary of the efforts within the selected country, relevant topics, events, featured work the done in the country, a recently released publication section, an ICCT blog feed, and information about the country’s staff.

Who we are:
The “Who we are” main menu tab is very helpful for those who would like to learn more about the ICCT. In fact, there’s an “About the ICCT” page! This page is very useful for learning about the mission, partners, and how the ICCT works. If you have about 9 minutes to spare, I recommend watching the video embedded on the “About the ICCT” page-many key individuals from the ICCT and other partnering foundations or bodies of government discuss the formation of the ICCT, it’s missions, goals, and outcomes since it’s existence. The video outlines how the ICCT was formed, how they work, and about their mission for cleaner transportation globally. Other subsections within the “Who we are” tab include pages about the Board of Directors, Participants Council, Staff, and Jobs/Internships within the ICCT.

Info & Tools:
The last main section, “Info & Tools,” provides useful information about the ICCT’s roadmap, policy information, vehicle standards, and their podcast about policy issues worldwide.