[sustran-discuss] Introduction to sustran-discuss

[Paul Barter]

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SUSTRAN-DISCUSS has been established by the Kuala Lumpur-based secretariat
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of "people-centred and sustainable transport", primarily in Asia and the
Pacific. However, contributions from and about other regions will also be
most welcome, especially Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe where
many issues are very similar.

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