From t4-inoue at nri.co.jp Thu Oct 2 23:34:14 1997 From: t4-inoue at nri.co.jp (Taiichi INOUE) Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 23:34:14 +0900 Subject: [sustran] TDM in Strasbourg of France Message-ID: <199710021434.XAA16022@nrims1.nri.co.jp> Hello, Now I have a big project with Tokyo local government. The topic is TDM. I want to study some TDM measures in European cities. One of these which I am interested in is the transit mall in Strasbourg of France. I want to visit there to study the transit mall. So Now I am looking for a good person to be interviewed, for example, a person of the City Council, a consultant, a planner and so on. Do you know anyone? Think globally, Act locally. Consultant 0000,0000,ffff Taiichi Inoue Transport & Logistics System Strategy. Nomura Research Institute,Ltd. 2-2-1,Ootemachi,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100,JAPAN tel +81-3-5203-0806 fax +81-3-5203-0810 Website http://www.nri.co.jp/ From pwcl at wr.com.au Fri Oct 3 16:02:27 1997 From: pwcl at wr.com.au (Christine Laurence) Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 17:02:27 +1000 Subject: [sustran] Cancer and motorways Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971003170227.0069d164@wr.com.au> I seem to remember a Medical Journal that had an article about the incidence of cancer on people, especially children, living near motorways? It was a recent article. Does anyone know anything about this? Christine Laurence Smoogbusters Co-ordinator Nature Conservation Council of NSW From ob110ob at IDT.NET Sat Oct 4 00:16:09 1997 From: ob110ob at IDT.NET (Obwon) Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 08:16:09 -0700 Subject: [sustran] [Fwd: Here's The Url HPV Builders] Message-ID: <34350C39.52D4@idt.net> An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Obwon Subject: Here's The Url HPV Builders Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 06:16:47 -0700 Size: 686 Url: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/19971003/971b386f/attachment.eml From EcoPlanCentral at compuserve.com Sat Oct 4 22:27:11 1997 From: EcoPlanCentral at compuserve.com (Britton EcoPlan) Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 09:27:11 -0400 Subject: [sustran] sustran-discuss V1 #73 Message-ID: <199710040927_MC2-22BC-DCAE@compuserve.com> Comment to Taiichi INOUE when he writes: >>Hello, Now I have a big project with Tokyo local government. The topic is TDM. I want to study some TDM measures in European cities....Do you know anyone? Think globally, Act locally. Consultant Nomura Research Institute,Ltd.<< We'll be pleased to help (after all Strasbourg is right next door), but first tell us about what you intend to do by way of sharing your findings on both Strasbourg and the rest of your most interesting and timely assignment. Think hard, and share. Eric Britton _________________________________________________________________ EcoPlan International -- Technology, Economics & Social Systems Le Frene, 8/10 rue Joseph Bara, F-75006 Paris, France e-mail: eric.britton@the-commons.org Main Tel. 331.4441.6340 Fax 331.4441.6341 Data: 331.4441.6342 24 hour backup phone/fax: 331.4326.1323 ISDN/videoconferencing/groupwork: 331.4441.6340 (1-4) http://www.the-commons.org From tkpb at barter.pc.my Tue Oct 7 17:09:37 1997 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 16:09:37 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] SUSTRAN News Flash #27 Message-ID: Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia and the Pacific (SUSTRAN) c/o Asia Pacific 2000, P.O. Box 12544, 50782 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +603 2559122 ext 2240, Fax: +603 253 2361. E-mail: or . SUSTRAN News Flash #27 7 October, 1997 CONTENTS 1. Bangkok mass transit/highway project cancelled. 2. Malaysian Minister dismisses latex dust issue. 3. Vietnam highway update. 4. Gender and transport research program. 5. Sustran-discuss e-mail discussion list reminder. 6. Call for Urban Best Practices nominations. 7. Phuket built heritage threatened by road widening. 8. New central and eastern European road-fighting coalition. 9. New resources. 10. Events. 11. Quick facts. 1. BANGKOK MASS TRANSIT/HIGHWAY PROJECT CANCELLED Citing massive cost overruns and delays the Thai government has cancelled Hopewell Holdings' Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System (BERTS). As of March, only 17.4 % of the first phase of the project had been completed. Hopewell Chairman and Managing Director, Gordon Wu, had told the Transport Minister on July 18 that the first phase would not be ready for the December 1998 Asian games as originally planned. The Government blamed Hopewell's failure to find sufficient financing while Wu blamed red tape within the many departments of the Thai administration. The collapse of property prices and the sharp devaluation of the Thai currency had been further blows to the project's prospects, especially as its viability depended upon the revenues from real estate developments around the system. The Government and Hopewell also disagree on how much has already been spent on the project. It is not yet clear if there is any hope for a new investors to take on the project later. [Sources: various newspaper reports and 'Railway Gazette International', Sept. 1997, p.613] 2. MALAYSIAN MINISTER DISMISSES LATEX DUST ISSUE Recent research has suggested that non-tailpipe particulate pollution from motor vehicles may be significant, including dust from brake, pads, tyres, etc. References (thanks to Todd Litman) include: Brock Williams, et al., "Latex Allergen in Respirable Particulate Air Pollution," Journal of Allergy Clinical Immunology, Vol. 95, 1995, pp. 88-95; and Seaton, et al., "Particulate Air Pollution and Acute Health Effects," The Lancet, Vol. 345, Jan. 21, 1995, pp. 176-178. Latex dust from vehicle tyres has been claimed to be particularly worrisome. However, the Malaysian Ministry of Primary Industries smells a conspiracy here. Malaysia is one of world's largest producers of natural rubber and rubber products. The Minister, Mr LIM Keng Yaik, was quoted recently as saying that claims that dust from natural rubber tyres could cause allergies and the ban on powdered latex gloves in some American states were "over-reactions of extreme absurdity." He said the allegations were aimed at driving Malaysian products out of the market. He acknowledged that allergic reactions could cause irritation to certain individuals but said, "we are extremely concerned with the sweeping conclusions made which are not supported by data." [Source: The Star newspaper, 30 Sept. 1997, p.10]. 3. VIETNAM HIGHWAY UPDATE SUSTRAN News Flash #22 (1 May, 1997) mentioned the proposal for the Truong Son Road Highway to follow the war-time Ho Chi Minh trail along Vietnam's mountainous spine. Now it has been reported by AFP news service (citing the Vietnam News Agency) that just before leaving office last month, Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet approved the masterplan to build the US$5.2 billion, 1,800 km long road by the year 2010. It was also reported that a "free" labour force of up to one million Vietnamese will be mobilised for construction. Locals will be asked to work for 10 days on the project or contribute money instead. 4. GENDER AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH PROGRAM The International Forum for Rural Transport and Development is coordinating an international research program on gender and transport. The aim is to carry out gender analyses of the impact of transport and non-transport interventions that have helped overcome the access and mobility constraints of rural people. Eleven case studies have so far been identified in Asia and IFRTD hopes to have an initial meeting of researchers in Calcutta in November. [Contact: IFRTD Secretariat, New Premier House, 150 Southampton Row, 2nd Floor, London WC1B 5AL, UK. Tel: +44 171 278 3670, Fax: +44 171 278 6880, e-mail: , URL: http://www.gn.apc.org/ifrtd]. 5. SUSTRAN-DISCUSS E-MAIL DISCUSSION LIST REMINDER This is a reminder about the 'sustran-discuss' list for those who have not already tried it. It is an interactive forum (using e-mail) for news, announcements, asking questions and discussions on sustainable and people-centred transportation issues, especially in low and middle-income countries. At the moment about 140 people are subscribed. Topics of discussion since May have included: poverty alleviation and basic mobility; motorcycles in Asian cities; debate over public transport regulation; public transport profitability; pedal rickshaws in Indonesia. In addition, people ask questions or ask for help and there are frequent announcements of events and new resources. There are TWO OPTIONS. You can join either the ORDINARY list or the DIGEST list. In the ordinary list you receive individual messages from the list. In the digest version, messages get compiled together into one long message every day or two. To subscribe to the sustran-discuss list, send a message to: with the BODY of the message being: subscribe sustran-discuss OR to subscribe to the DIGEST version of the list, send a message to with the BODY of the message being: subscribe sustran-discuss-digest 6. CALL FOR URBAN BEST PRACTICES NOMINATIONS The Best Practices Initiative began as a world-wide search for human settlements success stories as an action and planning tool for the June 1996 Habitat II conference. Best Practices are initiatives which have resulted in tangible improvements in the quality of life and the living environment of people in a sustainable way. There will be a new round of Awards for Excellence in Improving the Living Environment in 1998, valued at US$ 30,000. The submission process is open to ALL ACTORS FROM ALL GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS. A detailed list of criteria for a Best Practice and a comprehensive Reporting Format are available from the following addresses or on the Human Settlements website: http://www.hsd.ait.ac.th. The deadline for First-Stage Submissions is 1 January 1998. Submissions may be sent to: UNCHS (Habitat), Best Practices Programme, P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: (254 2) 624328 Fax: (254 2) 624328/624266-7. Email: . Submissions from the Asia and Pacific region may be sent to: Prof. Yap Kioe Sheng, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120 Thailand. Fax: (662) 5246132. Email: . 7. PHUKET BUILT HERITAGE THREATENED BY ROAD WIDENING Phuket old town in southern Thailand has highly significant vernacular heritage with a concentration of 80 to 100 year-old shophouses built in a Chinese style blended with Portuguese influences. The character of the district is threatened by the 1990 designation of the area as a 'high density commercial zone' where narrow roads are to be widened. New buildings are required to be set back behind the current building line, in order to reserve land for future expropriation. This is creating an ugly bump-and-dent street facade. Heritage advocates object that the road widening proposal is in any case, extremely impractical. Since 1994 local people, NGOs and consultants have been successfully lobbying the municipal government to enact a conservation programme for the area. [Source: AWPNUC Newsletter, Vol 4, No. 2, 1997. Asia & West Pacific Network for Urban Conservation, c/o Penang Heritage Trust, 19 Kelawei Road, 10250 Penang, Malaysia. Tel/Fax: +60 4 226 1358, E-mail: ]. 8. NEW CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ROAD-FIGHTING COALITION A new coalition of NGOs has emerged to oppose many of the new highway proposals in central and eastern Europe. The group is called 'Ecotendencee' (Environmental coalition opposing trans-European networks destroying environment and nature in central and eastern Europe {!!!} ). The group is holding a plenary meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia on 11-12 November. One of its main aims is to pass on experience of successful anti-road campaigning in western Europe to regions to the east. [Contact: Ewout van der Weij; Mileaukontakt Oost-Europa, fax: +31 20 639 1379; source: T&E Bulletin, No. 61, August 1997, T&E, Bd de Waterloo 34, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium. Fax: +32 2 502 9909, e-mail: tande@knooppunt.be>. NOTE: this is a NEW postal address for T&E]. 9. NEW RESOURCES a. "Annotated Bibliography on Rural Transport" (Edited by Niklas Sieber, 1997, International Forum for Rural Transport and Development, ISBN 1 85339 418 1). The Secretariat of IFRTD has compiled an excellent annotated bibliography of more than 120 of the most important documents on rural transport. It is organised into topics: rural transport infrastructure; intermediate means of transport; animal power; rural transport services; rural transport planning; financial and institutional issues; transport and development; gender and transport; miscellanea; and promotional material. It also includes information on where to get the documents, including unpublished material. [Contact: IT Publications, 103-105 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4HH, UK. Tel: +44 171 436 9761, Fax: +44 171 436 2013, or the IFRTD Secretariat - see item on Gender and Transport above]. b. South Cycling Studies The Synthesis Report of the I-ce project "Cycling and Bicycle Theft" (or "Transporte en Bicicleta y Prevencion del Robo") by Geetam Tiwari and Rajeev Saraf of the Indian Institute of Technology is now available in English or Spanish. In the report major cycling issues have been defined based on local background studies: LEON, NICARAGUA. by Patricia Lindo and Ton Daggers; LIMA, PERU. by Carlos Cordero; DELHI, INDIA. by Rajeev Saraf and Geetam Tiwari; GUANGZHOU, CHINA. by Zhou He-long and Deng Xin-dong; ACCRA, GHANA. by Andrews Kwablah. A preliminary desk study is also available: PREVENTION OF BICYCLE THEFT, Dutch experiences and possibilities for application in Cities of the South, by Jaap Rijnsburger and Ton Daggers. Price for each report is US$15 including postage. [Contact: Ton Daggers, fax: +31 30 2512208, E-mail: or Interface for Cycling Expertise, PO Box 2476, 3500 GL Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail: ]. c. "European Cycle Routes: a report on national and international developments" This report just published by Sustrans is on the development of long distance cycle routes in Europe, dealing also with the social and political background to their development. High-profile cycle projects help the public to take the bike seriously as a form of transport which can help overcome the environmental problems caused by over-reliance on the car. "Sustrans: Routes for People" is a UK-based organisation which designs and builds traffic-free routes for cyclists, walkers and people with disabilities. The UK National Cycle network is being created by Sustrans in partnership with Local Authorities and many other bodies. Please do not confuse Sustrans with us, the SUSTRAN Network. The similarity of names is coincidental. The report, along with other Sustrans technical publications, is available from http://www.sustrans.org.uk. It costs 10 pounds plus P&P. [Contact: Philip Insall, 35 King Street, Bristol BS1 4DZ, Fax:+44 117 929 4173, e-mail: ]. 10. EVENTS International Symposium 'Transport and Traffic Facilities for the Disabled', 2-5 December, Havana, Cuba. Deadline for abstracts was 30 Sept. 1997 but there may be some leeway. [Contact Dr Humberto Valdes Rios, Apartado Postal 17029, Haban 17, Cuba. Fax: +53 7 338250. E-mail: ]. Urban Transportation in Sarawak: Issues and Challenges, 27-28 October 1997, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. Organised by the Sarawak Development Institute (SDI). [Contact: Dr Daniel Chew, Sarawak Development Institute, Rumah Laksamana Muda, Jalan Rodway, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Fax: +60 82 412 799, E-mail: , URL: http://www.sarawak.com.my/sdi/]. Philippines Sustainable Transport Forum (STF) Conference, 6-7 November 1997, Manila. Organised by the STF, which is a national network of environmental groups, green transport advocates, academics, transport planners, consumer advocates and others. [Contact: Ramon Fernan III, Cycling Advocates (CYCAD), 1563 Pasaje Rosario, Paco 1007 Manila, Philippines. Tel: +63 2 523-0106 (NOTE: this is new number), E-mail: ]. UN-ESCAP Committee on Transport and Communications, Bangkok, 1-4 December 1997. This multilateral meeting accepts accredited NGOs as observers. The agenda includes: country reports on implementation of the Regional Action Programme of the New Delhi Action Plan on Infrastructure Development in Asia and the Pacific (country reports will be posted on the Web at http://www.un.org/depts/escap/); the Asian Highway network and the Trans-Asia Railway; environment and safety issues; private sector involvement in infrastructure; and promotion of user-friendly public transport for people with disabilities. [Contact: Dr M. Rahmatullah, Director, Transport, Communications and Tourism Division, ESCAP, United Nations Building, Rajadamneon Nok Aveneue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Fax: +66 2 288 1371, E-mail: ]. International Conference on Transport and Regional Development (CONTRA-98), 9 - 11 JUNE 1998, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Theme: the prospect of public and private partnership to enhance regional transportation in developing countries. Organised by the Indonesian Transport Society and Gadjah Mada University. Abstracts submission are due by November 15, 1997. [Contact: CONTRA-98 Yogyakarta, c/o Dr. Danang Parikesit, Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, 55281 INDONESIA. Tel: +62 274 902246, 512796, Fax. +62 274 512796, Email: ]. International Conference on Transportation into the Next Millennium, 9-11 September 1998, Singapore. Calling for abstracts by 15 Nov. 1997. [Contact: Conference Secretariat, Centre for Continuing Education, Nanyang Technological University, Administration Annex #04-06, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798. Tel: +65 799 4723, Fax: +65 793 0997, E-mail: , URL: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cts/conference]. 11. QUICK FACTS About 3 to 4 million tonnes of oil enter the oceans each year. Oil spills the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster occur somewhere in the world on average once a year. Even so, 'non-accidental marine transport' (ballast discharge, washing of tanks, bilge pumping, etc) accounts for twice as much marine oil pollution as accidental spills. Land-based urban and industrial sources account for more than four times as much marine oil pollution as marine accidents. Car exhausts and car oil changes dumped down drains account for more oil entering the oceans than any other source. [Source: Greenpeace, 'The Environmental Impact of the Car', 1991, pp. 35-38]. ----------------------------------------------------- We rely on you, the participants in the network, for our news. Please keep them coming. We welcome brief news and announcements from all over the world. The Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia & the Pacific (SUSTRAN) is dedicated to promoting transport policies and investments which foster accessibility for all; social equity; ecological sustainability; health and safety; public participation; and high quality of life. From stncar at ix.netcom.com Wed Oct 8 01:10:43 1997 From: stncar at ix.netcom.com (Marty Bernard) Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 11:10:43 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [sustran] Car Share Lists and Groups Message-ID: <199710071610.LAA09310@dfw-ix16.ix.netcom.com> Hi all Could someone please explain the difference between these three car share lists? sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org carsharing-l@teleport.com carsharing@vcn.bc.ca Also, does anyone have a list of all the car shareing organizations and contact persons in the U.S. and Canada? Thanks. Marty Bernard -- Marty Bernard Oakland, California To find out about a new form of personal urban transportation please visit the Information Pages of the National Station Car Association at http://www.stncar.com which are updated periodically. From tkpb at barter.pc.my Wed Oct 8 13:32:43 1997 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 12:32:43 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] Car growth stemmed in German cities Message-ID: This item from the latest electronic edition of Mobilizing the Region (published by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign in the New York City area) may be of interest to 'sustran-discussers'. By the way, Mobilizing the Region (which has mostly very local news) along with other useful green transport information can be found on the TSTC's website at: http://www.tstc.org/ Best wishes, Paul. COORDINATED POLICIES STEM CAR GROWTH IN GERMAN CITIES While Paris chokes on auto-induced smog, John Pucher, a Rutgers urban-planning professor specializing in comparative international transport policies, is back from a year's study in Germany with news that cities there have stabilized car use through an integrated strategy of improved public transport, auto discouragement, bike-walk enhancements and anti-sprawl zoning. In a talk last month to the Auto-Free New York group, Pucher reported travel trends in Muenster, in northwestern Germany (pop. 270,000), Freiburg, in the southwest (pop. 180,000), and Munich, the capital of Bavaria and Germany's third largest city (pop. 1,245,000). Between the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s, a period in which car use boomed worldwide, the share of trips by cars in each city stayed in the 35-40% range. The "green modes" of public transport, bicycling and walking account for almost two-thirds of all trips. -------------------------------------------------- Modal Splits in Munich(% of trips by mode; figures for Muenster and Freiburg are similar) Year 1976 1982 1989 1992 1995 Car Driver 29 30 31 29 30 Car Passenger 13 8 9 7 8 Motorcycle 2 1 0 0 0 Public Transport 19 22 24 25 25 Bicycle 6 10 12 15 14 Walking 31 29 24 24 23 --------------------------------------------------- Over the same period, the share of U.S. urban trips accounted for by cars, high at 80%, increased to 84%, while shares for cycling, walking and transport all fell. The one sour note for urbanists, the decline in walking, is partly due to longer trip distances. But in German cities the lost walk trips are largely replaced by bicycle travel, with no net increase in ecological or social harm. Pucher puts cycling's modal share in German cities at 12%, an order of magnitude higher than in the U.S. Pucher does not attribute these trends to any diminution in the cultural status of cars, which he says continue to have "huge symbolic value" in Germany. Rather, he credits them to interlocking strategies reinforcing a pluralistic system, which he puts in four categories: 1. Improved Public Transport, including: * Physical expansion of bus and rail systems * Modernized vehicles and stations * System integration with linked schedules and fares and direct connections * Fare subsidization, particularly for monthly and annual passes * Effective marketing 2. Pedestrian and Bicyclist Facilities * Extensive car-free pedestrian zones * Traffic calming in residential neighborhoods * Fully networked on-road bike lanes, converted from car use, along with off-road bike paths and bike parking 3. Disincentives to Car Use * Restricted and expensive parking * High taxes on car ownership and use * Little or no urban road expansion * Auto-free zones and traffic calming (noted above) 4. Anti-Sprawl Land Use * Zoning protection of farms and forests * Pro-density policies leading to population densities 3-4 times those in U.S. "In their efforts to balance the private benefits of car use with its social and environmental costs," says Pucher, "German cities have shown that it is possible to maintain overall mobility levels while limiting car use in central areas and residential neighborhoods. His findings belie the notion that rising affluence dictates increased car dependence. Pucher's paper, "Urban Transport in Germany: Providing Feasible Alternatives to the Car," is scheduled to appear in the Winter 1998 issue of Transport Reviews. A companion paper, "Bicycling Boom In Germany: A Revival Engineered By Public Policy," will be published in the Fall 1997 Transportation Quarterly. From tkpb at barter.pc.my Wed Oct 8 13:32:44 1997 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 12:32:44 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] Re: Car Share Lists and Groups Message-ID: Marty Bernard wrote: >Could someone please explain the difference between these three car >share lists? > >sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org >carsharing-l@teleport.com >carsharing@vcn.bc.ca Sustran-discuss is not a car share list, although car sharing has been discussed on the list once or twice (eg. there is a Singapore project starting up). Sustran-discuss was established in May this year by the SUSTRAN Secretariat in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is an interactive forum for news, announcements, questions and discussions on sustainable and people-centred transportation issues, with a focus on low and middle-income countries. WHAT IS SUSTRAN? The Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia and the Pacific (SUSTRAN) is a network of organisations and individuals working to promote more people-centred and sustainable transportation policies. In most countries of Asia and the Pacific the social and environmental impacts of transportation are escalating. Unfortunately, these impacts fall most heavily on people who are already disadvantaged. Furthermore, current transport priorities often serve these people, and society generally, very poorly. The main activity of the SUSTRAN secretariat and the wider network at the moment is information sharing (through a monthly news flash service sent out by e-mail and 'snail-mail' and through the sustran-discuss listserv). Emerging activities are international advocacy on people-centred and sustainable transport and community capacity building to help network participants become better able to take action on transport issues. I hope this helps. Best wishes, A. Rahman Paul Barter Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia & the Pacific (SUSTRAN) c/o Asia Pacific 2000, PO Box 12544, 50782 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +603 2559122 ext 2240, Fax: +603 253 2361, E-mail: ------------------------------------------------- SUSTRAN is dedicated to promoting transport policies and investments which foster accessibility for all; social equity; ecological sustainability; health and safety; public participation; and high quality of life. From stscott at onda.org Thu Oct 9 12:17:23 1997 From: stscott at onda.org (S.T. Scott) Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 12:17:23 +0900 (JST) Subject: [sustran] Car Sharing Business Plan Message-ID: <199710090317.MAA19160@mail.jca.ax.apc.org> A business plan for car sharing, developed by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (Portland, Oregon) and sponsored by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has been posted to the web. Entitled "Business Planning Study for Car Sharing Mobility Services in Portland, Oregon" it can be found at: http://www.deq.state.or.us/aq/busplan.htm The posted document is the core of the plan, without the executive summary, table of contents, and appendices. Some of the tables may be difficult to read, but the plan has many operational insights that will likely be of use to those considering car sharing. Steven Scott Portland, Oregon From pwcl at wr.com.au Thu Oct 9 20:27:50 1997 From: pwcl at wr.com.au (Christine Laurence) Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 21:27:50 +1000 Subject: [sustran] Car Sharing Business Plan In-Reply-To: <199710090317.MAA19160@mail.jca.ax.apc.org> Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971009212750.006bae24@wr.com.au> At 12:17 PM 9/10/97 +0900, you wrote: >A business plan for car sharing, developed by the Bicycle Transportation >Alliance (Portland, Oregon) and sponsored by the Oregon Department of >Environmental Quality has been posted to the web. > Australia is just about to launch its own ride sharing scheme using some fairly sophisticated computer technology. They're also talking to potential partners in some Asian cities. http://www.easyshare.com.au/ Christine Laurence Smogbusters Project Co-ordinator Nature Conservation Council of NSW From ob110ob at IDT.NET Sun Oct 12 07:15:56 1997 From: ob110ob at IDT.NET (Obwon) Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 15:15:56 -0700 Subject: [sustran] UNEP-WG-SPD Message-ID: <343FFA9C.4AB7@idt.net> I specifically wanted Chris Z. in Chile to see this, however it might very well be of interest to many others as well. Breifly it's an org in France that's building hpv's using bamboo. They have a bamboo bicycle on display. No doubt Chris, they'll welcome a request to build your recycle-collectors. For others there's lots of links, publications and expert group listings. You may very well find something of use. Obwon http://unep.frw.uva.nl/cgi-bin/Lasso.acgi?[database]=product%5fexamples&[layout]=details%5flarge%5fpictures&[response]=details%5flarge%5fpictures.shtml&[recid]=15&[search] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/19971011/6749c304/Lasso.htm From j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk Mon Oct 13 00:13:33 1997 From: j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk (JOHN WHITELEGG) Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 16:13:33 +0100 (BST) Subject: [sustran] Cancer and motorways In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19971003170227.0069d164@wr.com.au> from "Christine Laurence" at Oct 3, 97 05:02:27 pm Message-ID: <199710121513.QAA17381@unixa.lancs.ac.uk> Dera Christine Laurence, did you get a reply to your request for the motorways and cancer article? I actually saw it in a British newspaper when it came out eralier this year but did not keep a record. If you have now found it please let me know. The article was about a number of specific things and the connection with cancers eg power stations, oil refineries and motorways. very best wishes, John Whitelegg From kusala at itdg.lanka.net Tue Oct 14 06:38:38 1997 From: kusala at itdg.lanka.net (kusala) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 05:38:38 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] SEMINAR ON IMTS Message-ID: REGIONAL SEMINAR ON INTERMEDIATE MODES OF TRANSPORT SRI LANKA MARCH 20TH 21ST, 1998 Regional Seminar on Intermediate Modes of Transport Increased population, changes in economies, and exposure to modern technology has changed the transport patterns in many cities. The urban centres are flooded with traffic, creating congestion on roads. But rural areas are serviced by a very low percentage of these vehicles, leaving people to cope as they can with their transport burdens. Some countries are trying to see a way out of this transport dilemma by widening the choice of vehicles available to the people. Smaller passenger vehicles for low income routes, low engine capacity vehicles for short distance travel, modes that build up on available resources such as bicycle, pack animals, waterways, innovations that increase the load carrying capacity of existing low cost modes are some examples. Termed as Intermediate Modes of Transport, these are comparatively low cost, use appropriate technology and meet different transport needs. Intermediate Modes of Transport (IMTs) have the capacity to meet many rural and urban transport needs of countries. But, due to a variety of reasons, awareness of the role IMTs can play in the provision of transport services is very limited, throughout the world. The South East Asian region encompasses a contrasting situation. Some countries in the region widely use IMTs, absorbing them to the mainstream of transport provision. In some others, the use of these are minimal even though transport problems are a pressing issue. The Regional Seminar on Intermediate Modes of Transport is planned to share experiences on IMTs, introduce different modes of IMTs, create awareness of their capacity to meet the transport the needs of people and explore avenues for better use of IMTs. Venue of Seminar - Galle, in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka Time - March 20th & 21st, 1998 Implementing organisation The seminar is organised by the Lanka Forum on Rural Transport Development (LFRTD). LFRTD is a network that aims to design and promote rural transport systems that respond adequately to the needs of rural communities. Its membership consists of key government institutions in the Transport sector, development organisations that have a focus of alternative approaches to development and people with an interest in facilitating an effective transport system in the country LFRTD operates as the National Forum Group of the International Forum on Rural Transport Development. Who should participate The conference is open to anyone interested in promoting the use of IMTs , It will be of particular interest to: ? Transport services development planners ? Policy makers and implementers ? in the transport sector. ? Researchers and developers of appropriate transport technology. ? Academics with interest in transport. ? Development organisations with a focus on appropriate approaches to meet peoples needs ? Transport service providers Call for abstracts The seminar invites papers / posters/exhibition material other than posters on any of the above themes. Please specify clearly whether you wish to present a seminar paper/poster/other exhibition material Abstracts for papers should be submitted before November 30th 1997. Abstracts, limited to 200 words, can be sent as prints or via e-mail. Copies on e-mail should be sent in WordPerfect 5.1 or in Rich Text Format. The Programme Committee reserves the right to decide in which session to place your presentation. With your abstract please include: ? the title of your proposed paper or poster ? full name of presenting author (and co-authors, if any) ? postal address, fax, phone numbers and e-mail address The Programme Committee will select the papers by December 10th, 1997. If your paper is selected, a "Guideline for paper/poster presentation" will be provided at a later date. A poster is a visual display mounted on a board. Presenters are usually asked to address the theme for the poster for about 5 - 10 minutes. Presenters of other exhibition material should specify the nature of exhibition material, and the equipment & space required to display these Themes of the Seminar 1 Impact of the use of IMTs on transport needs of different social groups ? women, traders and agricultural producers ? IMTs for public transport services 2 Economics of using IMTs 3 Creating a more favourable environment for use of IMTs ? Research and development ? Encouraging small/medium scale manufacturers in the production and dissemination of IMTs. 4 Approaches to developing & disseminating transport technologies that are sensitive to peoples needs. 5 Issues that concern registration/ traffic authorities when approving IMTs for passenger transport ? Requirements for registration of vehicles ? Traffic regulations ? Technology requirements ? Limitations of use Important points All participants are required to pay a registration fee Local participants - Rs 2500 Foreign participants - US $ 300 This registration fee covers meals (lunch and tea) during the conference hours and conference material of participants. Participants will bear accommodation, travel and other expenses. Potential presenters should note that all costs will be met from their own resources, unless otherwise specified by the Programme Committee. Accommodation facilities Colombo Five star hotel- US $ 90 (room only) Four star hotel - US $ 60 (room with breakfast) Galle Five star hotel - US $ 120 (full board) Guest houses - US $ 25 - 30 (room with breakfast) The distance from Colombo to Galle is 115 Km. The Programme Committee will negotiate for bulk bookings with a five star hotel, and will arrange transport for participants to and from Galle. Special Event Parade of a selection of IMTs that are locally available. The parade, unique to the country, will originate from the venue of the seminar and will tour the local towns. Significant questions, comments generated from the community will be forwarded to the seminar for discussions. Please direct all inquiries to The Secretariat Lanka Forum on Rural Transport Development C/O Intermediate Technology Development Group No 5, Lionel Edirisinghe Mawatha Kirulapone Colombo 5 Sri Lanka Telephone 94 1 852149/829412 - 5 Fax 94 1 856188 E-mail ranjith@itdg.lanka.net Information forward link If you are unable to reach us in Sri Lanka, please contact the IFRTD in London Priyanthi Fernando Executive Secretary International Forum on Rural Transport Development New Premier House, 150, Southampton Row, 2nd Floor, London WC 1B 5 AL UK Tel + 44 171 278 3670 Fax + 44 171 278 6880 e-mail ifrtd@gn.apc.org Website (http://www.gn.apc.org/ifrtd) From jhk at ihe.nl Tue Oct 14 17:47:11 1997 From: jhk at ihe.nl (jan herman koster) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:47:11 +0100 (W. Europe Standard Time) Subject: [sustran] International Short Course on Urban Mobility and Non-Motorised Transport Message-ID: IHE Delft will, for the third time, conduct the international short course on Urban Mobility and Non-Motorised Transport. The course, to be held in Delft, The Netherlands, from 23-27 March 1998, is meant for policy makers, urban managers/planners and traffic and road engineers involved in transport planning and management. Starting from an overview of the differences in, and similarities of urban transport issues in developed and developing countries, the course deals with integrated urban transport planning and management, focussing on planning and engineering for non-motorised transport. The organisers, the Department of Transport and Road Engineering of IHE Delft, draw on both the extensive Dutch expertise of the subject matter, and on their experience in East Africa in the Non-Motorised Urban Transport Pilot projects in Kenya and Tanzania in the framework of the World Bank/UNECA Sub_Sahara Africa Transport Programme. For more information and brochures contact ir J.H. Koster, phone +31.15.2151750, fax +31.15.2122921, e.mail jhk@ihe.nl. jan herman koster E-mail: jhk@ihe.nl _________________________ ____ ____ ___________ ______ | I.H.E. - Delft | |_ _||_ _||_ ________| | | Infrastructure | P.O.Box 3015, 2601 DA | || ||____||__||__ | | Hydraulics | DELFT, The Netherlands | _||_ _||_ _||__||____ | | Environment | http://www.ihe.nl | |____||____||___________| |______| `-------------------------' D E L F T From pwcl at wr.com.au Tue Oct 14 18:15:18 1997 From: pwcl at wr.com.au (Christine Laurence) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 19:15:18 +1000 Subject: [sustran] Cancer and motorways In-Reply-To: <199710121513.QAA17381@unixa.lancs.ac.uk> References: <3.0.1.32.19971003170227.0069d164@wr.com.au> Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971014191518.006a8720@wr.com.au> Dear John, The Journal article is "Hazard proximities of childhood cancers in Great Britain from 1953 - 1980", written by EG Knox and EA Gilman. It appeared in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 1997;51;151-159 It concluded: "Childhood cancers are geographically associated with two main types of industrial atmospheric effluent namely: (1) petroleum dreived volatiles and (2) kiln and furnace smoke and gases, and effluents from internal combustion engines." Contact details are: Professor EG Knox, Mill Cottage, Great Comberton, Worcestireshire WR10 3DU PS. I read your chapter on time pollution the other day and was most impressed. Thank you for writing it Christine Laurence From j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk Tue Oct 14 18:50:12 1997 From: j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk (JOHN WHITELEGG) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 10:50:12 +0100 (BST) Subject: [sustran] Cancer and motorways In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19971014191518.006a8720@wr.com.au> from "Christine Laurence" at Oct 14, 97 07:15:18 pm Message-ID: <199710140950.KAA24620@unixa.lancs.ac.uk> Hello Christine, many thanks for the full reference. I really am grateful. good luck with your work and best wishes, John Whitelegg From j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk Tue Oct 14 18:52:55 1997 From: j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk (JOHN WHITELEGG) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 10:52:55 +0100 (BST) Subject: [sustran] International Short Course on Urban Mobility and In-Reply-To: from "jan herman koster" at Oct 14, 97 09:47:11 am Message-ID: <199710140952.KAA25389@unixa.lancs.ac.uk> Dear Mr Koster, plaese send me full details of the course on NMT you are running next March (and the cost). I am interested in taking part though it would be a problem to fit in the time. please pass on my best wishes to John Howe very best wishes, John Whitelegg 53 Derwent Rd Lancaster LA1 3ES England From rverzola at phil.gn.apc.org Wed Oct 15 02:49:38 1997 From: rverzola at phil.gn.apc.org (rverzola) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:49:38 -0800 Subject: [sustran] Leaded vs. Unleaded Message-ID: <009_9710142202@phil.gn.apc.org> We badly need additional information about an ongoing debate here in the Philippines: The government is pushing for the use of unleaded gasoline, because lead causes brain-damage. I've met a chemical engineer from an oil company who insists that in unleaded gas, the lead has been replaced with benzene, and that benzene is highly carcinogenic. He says that benzene emissions can be reduced by catalytic converters, but most cars in the Philippines don't have these converters because they add about $100 to the price of a car. I would appreciate the facts about this issue, and if there are other things we should know about potential dangers from unleaded gas. Thanks. Obet Verzola From sarafrk at cbme.iitd.ernet.in Wed Oct 15 19:40:59 1997 From: sarafrk at cbme.iitd.ernet.in (Dr.Rajeev Saraf) Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 16:10:59 +0530 (IST) Subject: [sustran] forwarded question on land devoted to transport In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Another issue with calculating road space is the level (i.e., city level, zonal level, neighbourhood level) where we are calculating road space. In general, when we talk of city level roads ( masterplan roads, as is called in Delhi) zonal and neighbourhood roads are not included in the statistics. The city level road network only includes roads greater than 24 metres row. At city level in Delhi, we have approximately we have 7 to 8% of urban area devoted to road space. However at neighbourhood level, this number goes up to as high as 30 to 40%. ___________________________________________________________________________ Dr Rajeev Saraf | Urban and Transport Planner | SENIOR PROJECT SCIENTIST | PHONE : 91-11-6858703 APPLIED SYSTEM RESEARCH PROGRAM | EMAIL : sarafrk@cbme.iitd.ernet.in IIT DELHI 110016 | FAX : 91-11-6862037 INDIA | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sat, 13 Sep 1997, Paul Barter wrote: > This question appeared on another list, so if you reply to this list please > cc to the original author (Stephen Marshall) as I am doing, so that he gets > the benefit of your wisdom. > > >Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:31:35 +0100 > > To: urban-regional-planning@mailbase.ac.uk > > From: stephen marshall > > Subject: Proportion of land used by transport - request > > Reply-To: stephen marshall > > > > > > Proportion of land used by transport > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > "Cumulative figures show that, worldwide, at least one third of all > > developed urban land is devoted to roads, parking lots, and other motor > > vehicle infrastructure. In the urban United States, the automobile > >consumes > > close to half the land area of cities; in Los Angeles the figure approaches > > two thirds" - Southworth & Ben-Joseph (1997): Streets and the Shaping of > > Towns and Cities > > > > I am interested if anyone knows of any other similar statistics, or sources > > of statistics, on this theme, including the following variants: > > - land devoted to all 'transport' infrastructure (including rail lines, > > yards etc) > > - land devoted to all space for movement including dedicated 'pedestrian' > > space and other public space > > - figures for other countries > > - figures for other cities > > > > I will compile and send out a summary of findings if the responses are > > sufficient. > > > > Thank you. > > Stephen Marshall > > > > Bartlett School of Planning > > Wates House > > 22 Gordon Street > > London WC1H 0QB > > UNITED KINGDOM > > Tel: +44 (0)171 387 7050 Ext 4885 > > Fax: +44 (0)171 380 7502 > > My comment: Information on the area taken by transport is very powerful > as it focuses attention on an important but neglected impact of the private > car - namely its voracious appetite for urban space. It is especially good > if the data includes parking and all transport related land-use as the item > above asks for. BUT great care is needed in calculating these figures. > > One common problem is that some people divide by the total area in the > relevant jurisdiction. This is invalid because it may include a large > amount of agricultural and other non-urban land. One must divide by the > urbanised area only. The Bangkok example below is for the more restricted > concept of road area as a percentage of urban area (ie. not including > parking space, etc.) but the same caution would apply to the more > comprehensive measures. > > This is one reason that we hear very widely varying figures for Bangkok for > example. I have seen figures ranging from about 6% to 11% of Bangkok's area > is devoted to roads. The lower end figures come from using total area and > often seriously underestimate the true figure. Such figures are often used > to justify claims that only a huge road building programme will solve > Bangkok's problems.... The higher end figures come from using only the > urbanised area (which would in turn probably be a slight overestimate since > some of the road area in the calculation would be roads that pass through > non-urban parts of the jurisdiction). The higher end figures reveal that > Bangkok is not much less endowed with roads that cities such as Paris > (11%), Hong Kong (12%), Munich (13%), Tokyo (13%). (see Kenworthy, et al. > 1995. "Is Increasing Automobile dependence Inevitable in Booming > Economies?" IATSS Research, Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 63). > > > A. Rahman Paul Barter > > > The Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia & the Pacific (SUSTRAN) > is dedicated to promoting transport policies and investments which foster > accessibility for all; social equity; ecological sustainability; health and > safety; public participation; and high quality of life. > > > From tkpb at barter.pc.my Thu Oct 16 22:16:06 1997 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 21:16:06 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] article on Latin American urban transport problems Message-ID: Dear friends, Despite some hyperbole, there may be useful information here. I found this on the alt-transp list. Paul. Sunday, October 12, 1997 Think L.A. Is Bad? In Brazil, Gridlock Can Span 100 Miles By STAN LEHMAN, Associated Press SAO PAULO, Brazil--A summer downpour had once again flooded the riverside highway, and Yvette Piha sat stuck in a 60-mile-long traffic jam. For 15 hours. "For the first time, I realized what a fragile giant Sao Paulo is," said Piha, a psychologist at the University of Sao Paulo. For his part, Wellington Gaspar turns up the Vivaldi on his car radio and settles in for the 1 1/2-mile drive down skyscraper-lined Avenida Paulista. It takes him more than 60 minutes--and he doesn't even go during rush hour. "This happens practically every day, so I'm used to it," the insurance salesman says. "The trick is to sit back and relax." Sao Paulo, whose 10 million people make it South America's largest metropolis, is strangling on its own size. Other big cities across the continent aren't far behind. Decades of haphazard growth and little or no urban planning have caught up with the region's newly emerging economies. Today, too many cars compete for too little space. In the Peruvian capital of Lima, a city of 6.5 million, the number of cars soared when the government relaxed import restrictions in the early '90s. By 1995, there were 47,000 commuter vans plying the city's streets--up from 6,000 three years earlier. In Colombia, the 7 million residents of Bogota have no subway and commute by bus, taxi and car. With lower import tariffs, the number of cars has risen 12%, but the road system didn't grow accordingly. As a result, a trip across town can take three hours during rush hour. The glut of cars in Bogota is aggravated by aggressive and badly trained drivers, poorly laid-out roads and uncoordinated traffic lights. "The long-term decisions that should have been made long ago have not been made," says Alvaro Pachon, owner of a transportation consulting firm and head of the economics department at Bogota's Javeriana University. In Brazil, Sao Paulo is a synonym for nightmare traffic. On weekdays, more than 3 million vehicles clog Sao Paulo's 10,000 miles of roadways, and 600 new cars hit the streets each day. The city's Traffic Engineering Department calculates that in morning and evening rush hours, traffic jams across the city average 53 miles in length--when everything is working normally. A heavy rain, car breakdown or road detour can cause chaos. That's what happened June 3, when a 6-inch crack appeared in a concrete bridge that crosses the Tiete River and the riverside drive. Traffic under the bridge was blocked, and within hours a traffic jam nearly 100 miles long formed. It paralyzed the city for nearly 10 hours. "Sao Paulo is on the verge of a collapse," says Candido Malta Campos, an urban planner at the University of Sao Paulo. Campos estimates traffic jams cost the city--Brazil's business and financial center--more than $9 billion a year. "Employee productivity drops, businessmen arrive late--or not at all--for their appointments, and merchandise is delivered behind schedule," he says. Traffic has worsened with the success of a 1994 anti-inflation plan that allowed many lower-class Brazilians to buy a car for the first time. Since then, the number of cars in Sao Paulo has jumped more than 12%. But the problem had been simmering for almost 30 years, as city officials failed to deal with Sao Paulo's growing needs. The last comprehensive city plan was drawn up in 1968, Campos says. It stipulated that by the time Sao Paulo's population reached 10 million, the city should have five subway lines covering 62 miles plus 84 miles of U.S.-style, restricted-access freeways. Since the plan was adopted, not a single freeway has been built. And there are only two subway lines just 27 miles long, which are used by about 2.5 million people a day. Venezuelans suffer from the same lack of action. In 1985, authorities tried to draw up a traffic control plan for Caracas, the capital, but gave up because they couldn't agree on what had to be done, says Angela Di Domenico of Venezuela's Environmental Ministry. The result is chronic traffic jams in a city where gasoline is among the cheapest in the world and people use cars even for one-block trips to the bakery or newsstand. The Sao Paulo Planning Department claims that there is not enough money in the budget to fix transit problems, but Campos, the urban planner, calls that "nonsense." "The money is there," he says. "The problem is that it is being spent on grandiose vote-getting projects that unfortunately still dazzle the voter." Campos cites the city government's decision to spend $1.1 billion to build a tunnel used by only 1,200 cars an hour at its busiest times. "The money would have been enough to build a 20-kilometer [12-mile] subway line carrying45,000 passengers an hour," Campos says. Traffic was slightly improved during a July-to-September pollution-control program that required motorists to leave cars at home one day a week. The system reduced the volume of cars by 600,000 a day and cut daily emissions of carbon monoxide by at least 550 tons. Meanwhile, authorities are debating a new 18-page urban plan aimed at reducing traffic in Sao Paulo. It suggests locating residential buildings in banking and business districts and encouraging industries to move to low-income areas, where most of their work force lives. Rising air pollution from car exhausts also helped remedy traffic problems--at least temporarily--in Chile. In Santiago, the capital, a pollution alert in August led authorities to order 60% of the city's 350,000 vehicles off the streets. Chile's expertise with traffic problems prompted Colombia to invite four Chilean transit police officers to Bogota to run a six-month training program. "The transit problem is not just a police problem," said Col. Nelson Molina, one of the Chilean officers. "The entire population must get involved, and results are measured in the very long term." Copyright Los Angeles Times (reposted here in good faith for the purpose of research and education, and not for any commercial gain) From chris at mailnet.rdc.cl Thu Oct 16 23:19:51 1997 From: chris at mailnet.rdc.cl (Christopher Zegras) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 11:19:51 -0300 Subject: [sustran] Transport Cost study in Santiago Chile Message-ID: <199710161419.LAA14285@mailnet.rdc.cl> (Please excuse any Cross-Postings) Transport Cost study for Santiago Chile Recent years have witnessed increasing emphasis on the full costs of transportation. While a number of studies have examined a range of transportation's full costs in various OECD countries, little comprehensive work in this field has been conducted in the developing world. A recently released report, "The Full Costs and Impacts of Transportation in Santiago de Chile," from the International Institute for Energy Conservation attempts to fill this gap. The study analyzes personal costs (transportation expenditures and travel time), social costs (congestion and accidents), infrastructure costs (road, rail, parking, and land), environmental costs (air and noise pollution, energy resources), as well as issues such as urban outgrowth, water pollution, and equity. The study examines Santiago's transportation market for 1994, and examines issues such as: where subsidies exist, how efficient current pricing mechanisms are, and what policy measures might be used to improve actual market performance. By providing a general baseline for transportation system costs in 1994, the study can be used as a benchmark from which to measure (or project) system improvements or deterioration in the future. In addition, the study can be used to begin exploring the feasibility of different pricing, policy, and investment measures for improving the efficiency of Santiago's transportation system and the competitiveness of various modes. Also, the study's results can help guide additional research and efforts to improve specific data and cost categories in Santiago, while helping to spur and guide similar such initiatives in other cities. "The Full Costs and Impacts of Transportation in Santiago de Chile." IIEC, 1997, 133 pp. + Appendices. Copies of the report can be ordered for US$25 from IIEC's Washington Office. For more information contact: International Institute for Energy Conservation 750 FIRST STREET, NE, SUITE 940 WASHINGTON, DC 20002 USA TEL: 202 842 3388 FAX: 202 842 1565 email: cmcginn@iiec.org www.iiec.org From rogerh at foe.co.uk Fri Oct 17 12:13:26 1997 From: rogerh at foe.co.uk (Roger Higman) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 19:13:26 -0800 Subject: [sustran] (no title) Message-ID: <971016191339.ZM8655@unknown.zmail.host> Friends Obet Verzola writes: > The government is pushing for the use of unleaded gasoline, because > lead causes brain-damage. I've met a chemical engineer from an oil > company who insists that in unleaded gas, the lead has been replaced > with benzene, and that benzene is highly carcinogenic. He says that > benzene emissions can be reduced by catalytic converters, but most > cars in the Philippines don't have these converters because they add > about $100 to the price of a car. > I would appreciate the facts about this issue, and if there are other > things we should know about potential dangers from unleaded gas Lead certainly damages children's brain development. In the UK there has been a marked drop in average blood-lead concentrations following the reduction in lead content of petrol and an increase in the use of unleaded. Benzene is a proven carcinogen. It is frequently added to unleaded petrol as an "octane booster" to make the petrol burn properly. Previously lead compounds served this function. However, the consensus in the UK is that unleaded is a less danagerous fuel than leaded even for a car without a catalyst. You may have problems, however, if your oil industry tries to market petrol with a very high benzene or aromatic content (ie: I think approaching 5% benzene and/or more than 45% aromatics). This is done because it gives the cars more power but is completely unnecessary. Benzene is not the only "octane booster" that can be added to petrol. Compounds like Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) and Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE) are added to reformulated gasoline in the USA and Europe. These are probably carcinogenic also, but to a much lesser extent than benzene. I believe is also possible to add alcohols as well. New European legislation will limit benzene and aromatic content (and ban leaded fuel). This will probably lead to greater use of MTBE and other "oxygenates" like it. At the end of the day, there is no such thing as a completely clean petrochemical fuel. Even getting rid of petrol altogether and burning alcohols or natural gas will lead to toxic emissions. And the electricity for electric cars has to be generated somehow (and often in polluting ways). You should therefore try to minimise the health-threatening emissions. Removing lead is an extremely important step in that direction, even if it used by cars without catalysts. Roger Higman "A thorn in the side of Senior Campaigner (Atmosphere and Transport) the motor industry" Friends of the Earth (E,W+NI), Car Magazine 26-28 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ Tel + 44 171 566 1661 Fax + 44 171 490 0881 E-mail rogerh@foe.co.uk http://www.foe.co.uk From jmaddock at nas.edu Sat Oct 18 12:10:39 1997 From: jmaddock at nas.edu (Jerome Maddock) Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 11:10:39 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] TRB 77th Annual Annual Meeting Online Registration Form Message-ID: The 77th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board will be held on January 11-15, 1998 in Washington, DC. A meeting announcement and online registration form are available from the meeting web page: http://www.nas.edu/trb/meeting/index.html Please note that the deadline to register in advance and to qualify for the reduced registration fee is: December 12, 1997 The preliminary program for the meeting will be posted to that page shortly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jerome T. Maddock JMADDOCK@NAS.EDU Internet Manager, Information Services (202) 334-2995 Voice Transportation Research Board (303) 665-3894 FAX National Academy of Sciences 73257,1130 CompuServe Washington, DC 20418 73257.1130@compuserve.com Virtual Pavement: http://www.nas.edu/trb/about/trisfram.html "Highway Information on the Information Highway" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From chris at mailnet.rdc.cl Mon Oct 20 23:17:03 1997 From: chris at mailnet.rdc.cl (Christopher Zegras) Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 11:17:03 -0300 Subject: [sustran] Bus Strike in Santiago Message-ID: <199710201417.LAA19052@mailnet.rdc.cl> courtesy of chipnews www.chip.cl -- BUS DRIVERS PREPARE TWO DAY STRIKE. Bus companies and drivers Saturday agreed to unite efforts and bring public transportation to a halt for two days this week. Public bus companies and the unions that represent their drivers have set Tuesday and Wednesday for their city-wide protest planned for the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Operators of the public transportation system explain that the protest is meant to dramatize their opposition to the government's bidding process as well as a proposal that would introduce different fares according to the hour and distance traveled. Another sore point is the government's plan to restrict the numbers of buses circulating on the city's streets, which they believe would reduce their earnings and, as other modes of transportation are not affected by the mandate, is discriminatory. Bus drivers, whose salaries are based on a percentage of the bus fares collected, added that they would eventually like to see fares increase from the current average fare of 160 pesos [US$0.38] to 220 pesos [US$ 0.53]. While the protest is planned for two days, Demetrio Marinakis, president of the Transportation Board, said the associations will decide Tuesday night whether or not to extend it another day. The decision by both associations to hold their protests on the same days complicates the government's contingency plans. Transportation Minister Claudio Hohmann and Santiago Governor German Quintana urged bus drivers and companies to boycott the strike. Warning of stiff fines and even jail sentences, they said the protest places "state security at risk." Among the measures the government has planned to confront the strike are the suspension of vehicle restrictions, authorization of school and tourist buses to operate as public transportation, and temporary elimination of car pool lanes. Christopher Zegras http://www.iiec.org /\ /^\ Instituto Internacional para la Conservacion de Energia /^\ /_o\ / \ General Flores 150, Providencia, Santiago, CHILE /^^^/_\< /^^^^^\ Tel: (56 2) 236 9232 Fax: 236 9233 / (*)/(*) \ From mees at coombs.anu.edu.au Tue Oct 21 22:05:36 1997 From: mees at coombs.anu.edu.au (Paul Mees by way of tkpb@barter.pc.my Paul Barter) Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 21:05:36 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] Melbourne tollways in court Message-ID: The court battles against Melbourne's giant City Link tollway are continuing. Philip Morey, a member of the Public Transport Users Association, won an appeal to the Full Bench of the Federal Court against a trial judge's dismissal of his action for misleading and deceptive conduct against the promoters of the tollway. Morey has been granted a retrial of his allegations that the traffic and revenue estimates published by the promoters are inflated. His claims have been given added force by the recent announcement that the owners of the private Hills Motorway in Sydney have suspended payments to investors due to lower than expected traffic volumes. And a case by another PTUA member challenging the Federal tax breaks awarded to City Link goes on appeal to the Full Bench of the Federal Court on 31 October. Paul M. From chris at mailnet.rdc.cl Wed Oct 22 22:41:23 1997 From: chris at mailnet.rdc.cl (Christopher Zegras) Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:41:23 -0300 Subject: [sustran] Santiago: Bus Strike Hits, then Ends Message-ID: <199710221341.KAA21572@mailnet.rdc.cl> Courtesy of Chipnews www.chip.cl October 21 HEADLINE: BUS STRIKE AFFECTS 5 MILLION Eleventh Hour Negotiations Fail To Avert Strike KEYWORDS: ECONOMY; LABOR SOURCE: LA EPOCA SOURCE: EL MERCURIO TEXT: Public bus companies and bus drivers abandoned their vehicles Tuesday on the first of a two day of a strike intended to dramatize their opposition to government transportation policy. Ignoring warnings from the Transportation Ministry of stiff penalties, public bus companies and the unions which represent 36,000 drivers, united forces to bring public transport to a halt. Although negotiations continued around the clock last night, an agreement averting the strike could not be reached. Taxis, collectivos, vans, and trucks were doing a brisk business this morning as residents of Santiago and Region V were compelled to find alternative means to get to work. Government officials lifted vehicle restrictions, temporarily suspended car pool lanes, doubled subway service, and authorized tourist vans and other vehicles to carry passengers. Transportation Minister Claudio Hohmann urged companies not to strike and lauded the decision of the National Federation of Urban and Interurban Buses, which operates in the provinces, not to adhere to the movement. "We will not be held hostage to the unilateral and nonsensical decisions of the bus companies," Hohmann commented. Transportation companies and bus drivers object to a new set of regulations the Ministry has proposed, bus fares that vary according to the hour and distance traveled, permits issued for five years instead of two or three, and stringent adherence to labor laws. The Ministry would also restrict the numbers of buses circulating at any given time. Bus owners and drivers oppose the new rules and the present system of safety inspections. They also want stiffer regulation of taxis, which bus owners say receive preferential treatment. Bus drivers, whose salaries are based on a percentage of the fare collected, have their own concerns - including demands for a set monthly salary, uniforms and improved benefits. Government Secretary General Jose Joaquin Brunner said the government has not yet decided whether to apply the harsh sanctions of the Internal Security Act, as it did during public transportation strike in 1992. "We shall see if we need to apply the law or not," he said. Demetrio Marinakis, president of the bus companies' Transportation Board, declared that the strike will continue until a favorable agreement is signed. He added that the companies will assess the success of Tuesday's strike and determine whether to extend it another day. Oct. 22 -- BUS STRIKE CONCLUDES. Originally called for 48 hours, the public bus strike came to an end 12 hours after it was launched Tuesday, but not before causing massive traffic jams. Although an estimated 8,500 buses stayed off the streets in support of the strike, the government's decision to lift vehicle restrictions for the day brought more than half a million cars circulating in the city. The strike ended without a concrete agreement in hand, but with a commitment on both sides to return to the bargaining table. Bus drivers initially objected to the protocol agreement bus companies made with the Transportation Ministry and threatened to continue the strike on their own. The drivers' position changed after reassurance from Transportation Council President Demetrio Marinakis and they agreed to participate in the new round of talks scheduled to resume Thursday. Christopher Zegras http://www.iiec.org /\ /^\ Instituto Internacional para la Conservacion de Energia /^\ /_o\ / \ General Flores 150, Providencia, Santiago, CHILE /^^^/_\< /^^^^^\ Tel: (56 2) 236 9232 Fax: 236 9233 / (*)/(*) \ From inzet at xs4all.nl Fri Oct 24 00:28:47 1997 From: inzet at xs4all.nl (Vereniging INZET) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:28:47 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Expert Debate on aviation, environment and development 21 November Message-ID: <344F6D2E.ADB19CF7@xs4all.nl> ANNOUNCEMENT INZET, Association for North-South Campaigns, organizes a meeting for experts on aviation, environment and development. It takes place at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, banquet rooms 'Amsterdam' and 'Brussels', Friday November 21st, from 13.00 - 17.30 p.m. Two main questions will be discussed. Should we take the special position of developing countries into account when introducing economic measures for combating environmental pollution from international aviation? And if so, how? Emissions from aviation have a growing impact on the environment. Ideas on how to combat these emissions include economic instruments like excise duties on kerosine and environmental charges. What would be the effect of these instruments on developing countries? The meeting focusses on Africa South of the Sahara. The programme includes introductions from Jochem Peeters of the Dutch Ministry for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, Frits Bisschop from Amsterdam, Schiphol, Theo Anderson from Friends of the Earth Ghana and a representative of an African airline. The discussion will be chaired by Bram van Ojik. You can register for the meeting by phoning, faxing or e-mailing the INZET-secretariat. The entrance fee is f15,-. You will receive the preparatory discussion document one week prior to the meeting. INZET Association for North-South Campaigns Keizersgracht 132 1015 CW Amsterdam Netherlands Phone: +31.20.6273339 Fax: +31.20.6273839 E-mail: admin@inzet.nl From ucftsma at ucl.ac.uk Sun Oct 26 09:09:09 1997 From: ucftsma at ucl.ac.uk (stephen marshall) Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 08:09:09 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] Environment97 Cyber Conference Message-ID: Environment 97 is "the world's first environmental Cyber Conference" taking place (or not taking place?) over the world-wide web. Among the many papers over a broad range of environmental subjects, there are some on transport (see for instance two from UCL below) The papers will not be unveiled until the week beginning 3rd November, but you can visit the conference site now, register, and explore some of the 'rooms'. There is also a chat bar for networking. The organisers hope to calculate the potential travel and energy savings as a result of the thousands of people 'not attending' the conference. Visit the site at http://www.environment97.org (The site itself is worth a visit) Stephen Marshall - - - - - - - - - - - - - Papers include '2020 vision for Transport' by David Banister (UCL) 'Travel Reduction Strategies and their Impacts' by Stephen Marshall (UCL) and Sandra Mathers (TTR). - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bartlett School of Planning Wates House 22 Gordon Street London WC1H 0QB UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 (0)171 504 4885 Fax: +44 (0)171 380 7502 From pwcl at wr.com.au Sun Oct 26 14:58:07 1997 From: pwcl at wr.com.au (Christine Laurence) Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 16:58:07 +1100 Subject: [sustran] Worlds most wonderful Transport Web page Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971026165807.0069adec@wr.com.au> Is anyone interested in a collaborative project to put together information about transport on the Nature Conservation Council of NSW Web page. I've been asked to start it - but I reckon we could have some fun putting information together via email. We don't have to do any http stuff - we would just have to assemble facts and figures and stories and links and so on. If all who were interested chucked their stuff into the pot, I reckon we could put together a great set of pages. Interested? Email me if so. Christine From rogerh at foe.co.uk Tue Oct 28 04:28:59 1997 From: rogerh at foe.co.uk (Roger Higman) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 11:28:59 -0800 Subject: [sustran] Worlds most wonderful Transport Web page In-Reply-To: Christine Laurence "[sustran] Worlds most wonderful Transport Web page" (Oct 26, 4:58pm) References: <3.0.1.32.19971026165807.0069adec@wr.com.au> Message-ID: <971027112907.ZM9767@unknown.zmail.host> Christine If you're looking for environmental info, we could certainly help. Roger Higman "A thorn in the side of Senior Campaigner (Atmosphere and Transport) the motor industry" Friends of the Earth (E,W+NI), Car Magazine 26-28 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ Tel + 44 171 566 1661 Fax + 44 171 490 0881 E-mail rogerh@foe.co.uk http://www.foe.co.uk From j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk Tue Oct 28 01:31:12 1997 From: j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk (JOHN WHITELEGG) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 16:31:12 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [sustran] Melbourne tollways in court In-Reply-To: from "mees@coombs.anu.edu.au" at Oct 21, 97 09:05:36 pm Message-ID: <199710271631.QAA13225@unixa.lancs.ac.uk> To: paul Mees, D'day Paul. Your info on the tollway legal battle is really interesting. Would you (or a colleague like to write an article on this? I am putting together a special issue of World Transport policy and Practice on private/tolled roads. Your melbourne experience is almost identical to the Trans Israeli Highway and we can compare both with our very own Birmingham Northern Relief Road. The numbers presented in supprt of these roads are almost always wrong and the final cost to public funds (ie the taxpayer) is much higher than governments want to admit. Let me know if you can contribute very best wishes, John Whitelegg From camerons at dot.net.au Tue Oct 28 13:19:16 1997 From: camerons at dot.net.au (Cameron Shorter) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 20:19:16 -0800 Subject: [sustran] Re: CMASS-SYD-TALK: Worlds most wonderful Transport Web page References: <3.0.1.32.19971026165807.0069adec@wr.com.au> Message-ID: <345567C3.49DF@dot.net.au> Web page sounds great. A few of us have already put together hundreds of transport related facts which can be found on the critical mass web page. Check out: http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~eddie/cminfo/press.html The Critical Mass web pages need a bit of attention, and we plan to move them to the NCC site. Similarly, BNSW web pages need some work. Why don't we all get together for a meeting to brainstorm the issues. Does next Tuesday night suit? -- Cameron Shorter 61.2.9901-1596 work 61.2.9901-1550 fax camerons@dot.net.au, camerons@syd.csa.com.au CSC Australia, 460 Pacific Hwy, St Leonards, NSW, 2066, Australia. From pwcl at wr.com.au Tue Oct 28 13:19:13 1997 From: pwcl at wr.com.au (Christine Laurence) Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 15:19:13 +1100 Subject: [sustran] Melbourne tollways in court In-Reply-To: <199710271631.QAA13225@unixa.lancs.ac.uk> References: Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971028151913.0069d59c@wr.com.au> > I am putting together a special issue of World Transport policy >and Practice on private/tolled roads. Dear John, Here is a contact email for Charlie Richardson in Sydney, who is currently taking one of the tollway builders to court (using the company name Truth About Motorways Pty Ltd) alleging they issued a fraudulent prospectus. We have a retired Supreme Court judge assisting us, and a retired stockbroker. They are hopping mad about the shenanigans that have been going on in Sydney with the private tollway companies. I'm sure there are many interesting stories to be told about private motorways. Charlie's email is : sydtrans@enternet.com.au Good luck on this Christine From tkpb at barter.pc.my Thu Oct 30 12:20:57 1997 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 11:20:57 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] Mexico City anti-pollution measures Message-ID: This was posted to the alt-transp list recently. (Paris also recently used a similar policy during an ozone pollution alert. My impression is that these odd-even restriction policies can work well as short-term crisis management in cities which have a reasonably viable public transport system and where there has been good pre-planning. Seoul also had success during the 1988 Olympics.) Sunday, October 26, 1997 World IN BRIEF, MEXICO Half of Cars Banned From City's Streets >From Times Wire Reports About half of the cars in Mexico City were banned from the streets in one of the capital's more severe efforts to control smog. City officials said the move was part of Mexico City's longest period of emergency smog controls since 1993, local media reported. Aside from the driving ban, the measures restricted 240 of the city's factories from working full time and shut 15% of gasoline stations. Cars with license plates ending in an odd number were prohibited from driving, and drivers who broke the rules were fined about $100. Some cars deemed cleaner were exempt. Peter Jacobsen Pasadena, California (from the LA Times)