From pascal at mail.gn.apc.org Tue Aug 4 03:41:24 1998 From: pascal at mail.gn.apc.org (Pascal Desmond) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 19:41:24 +0100 (BST) Subject: [sustran] becaks in Jakarta In-Reply-To: <01BDACC6.F6FCB2E0@j3.brf6.jaring.my> Message-ID: Can someone post the address of the most respected newspaper in Jakarta, please. Many thanks. Kind regards, Pascal. "Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead, (1901-78) Thanks to the legal eagles at the RAC, here is a very nice piece of the law (sadly, unreferenced): "There is a fine of up to ?2,500 and as many as 9 penalty points available for any motorist who drives through a puddle and splashes pedestrians". It is advisable that anyone who gets splashed should have at least two independent witnesses, and have one of the nice, shiny CCTV cameras pointing at you ? and don't forget that "Police are required not to show 'favour or affection' towards some and 'malice or ill-will' towards others" (Police Act 1964, section 18 and Second Schedule). From Nabornetdp at aol.com Tue Aug 4 09:25:15 1998 From: Nabornetdp at aol.com (Nabornetdp@aol.com) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 20:25:15 EDT Subject: [sustran] Y2K Planning Assistance Message-ID: <5ebfcd06.35c654ec@aol.com> We have developed a Year 2000 (Y2K) Planning Assistance program for the transportation industry. An article describing the problem, recommendations, and suggested resources is attached as a MS Word file. Please contact me with questions you may have or suggestions. Sincerely, Daniel Prins -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/octet-stream Size: 16444 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/19980803/f367805e/attachment.bin From bsusantono at earthlink.net Sat Aug 1 19:00:13 1998 From: bsusantono at earthlink.net (Bambang Susantono) Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1998 03:00:13 -0700 Subject: [sustran] becaks in Jakarta References: Message-ID: <35C2E72D.971@earthlink.net> Pascal Desmond wrote: > > Can someone post the address of the most respected newspaper in Jakarta, > please. > > Many thanks. Most newspapers are in Indonesian though, here some I know and the most popular: kompas www.kompas.com republika www.republika.co.id suarapembaruan www.suarapembaruan.com For a rather complete list of all newspaper, magazines etc. click on this: www.iit.edu/~indonesia/jendela Bambang Susantono CAL, Berkeley > > Kind regards, > Pascal. > From sustran at po.jaring.my Tue Aug 4 13:01:49 1998 From: sustran at po.jaring.my (SUSTRAN Resource Centre) Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 12:01:49 +0800 Subject: [sustran] News from Israel Meeting Message-ID: <199808040602.OAA23343@relay14.jaring.my> This came from the A SEED Europe Transport Mailinglist - From: ecopeace@netvision.net.il Date: Sun, 2 Aug 98 16:08:41 PDT Subject: Press Release - Transportation Issues To: ecopeace@netvision.net.il From: EcoPeace Middle East Environmental NGO Forum PRESS RELEASE August 2, 1998 Media Roundtable Meeting on Highways and By-Pass Roads. Tel-Aviv, July 30, 1998. On July 30, 1998 in Tel-Aviv, EcoPeace, the umbrella organization of Palestinian, Israeli, Jordanian and Egyptian environmental NGO's organized a lunch seminar on the issue of Israeli - Palestinian transport. Guest speakers Dr. Yaacov Garb, post doctorate fellow of the Hebrew University, and Dr. Jad Isaac, Director General of the Applied Research Institute in Bethlehem, harshly criticized current trends in transportation planning and policy. Dr. Garb declared that Israel is at a transportation crossroads. "Over the last decade the country has been embracing the kind of mass- motorization trends that other advanced countries are, belatedly, coming to regret and attempting to reverse. The number of vehicles on the country's roads are dramatically on the rise while the use of public transport is rapidly declining." Dr. Garb commented that the next 5 years were crucial to shape Israel's transport future. "Because car- based transport competes with more sustainable alternatives for funds, passengers and land use paterns, investments made over the next 5 years will shape Israel's transport future." Road No 6, the Trans-Israel Highway was cited as a critical example of misplaced priorities. Dr. Isaac in his presentation, documented the use of roads and transport policy as a tool of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. "The By-Pass roads are creating a salad out of the West Bank, isolating Palestinian towns and villages from one another and creating for Israel both an internal and external security belt. Instead of integrating Israeli and Palestinian transport, the Israeli policy is to create transport apartheid on the roads." Many of the By-Pass roads are accessible to Israeli yellow plate cars only and Palestinian cars are categorically excluded from entering Israel. "Palestinians now associate new roads with an attempt to create political boundaries, with confiscation of land, with demolition of houses and with fragmentation of their future state." During the discussion that followed, all participants agreed that only an integrated Israeli/Palestinian transport network would satisfy environmental and efficiency demands. The current policy of highly weighted towards road-building, whether Highways in Israel or By- Pass roads in the West Bank was recognized as totally contrary to both peoples' interests. From sydtrans at enternet.com.au Wed Aug 5 09:02:19 1998 From: sydtrans at enternet.com.au (Charlie Richardson) Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 17:02:19 -0700 Subject: [sustran] News from Israel Meeting References: <199808040602.OAA23343@relay14.jaring.my> Message-ID: <35C7A10B.5D8@enternet.com.au> I'm very interested in the message below, and interested also in the A SEED list mentioned. Does anyone have an email address for Ecopeace Middle East Environmental NGO Forum, and the address of A SEED? SUSTRAN Resource Centre wrote: > > This came from the A SEED Europe Transport Mailinglist > > - > From: ecopeace@netvision.net.il > Date: Sun, 2 Aug 98 16:08:41 PDT > Subject: Press Release - Transportation Issues > To: ecopeace@netvision.net.il > > From: EcoPeace Middle East Environmental NGO Forum > > PRESS RELEASE > August 2, 1998 > > Media Roundtable Meeting on Highways and By-Pass Roads. > Tel-Aviv, July 30, 1998. > > On July 30, 1998 in Tel-Aviv, > EcoPeace, the umbrella organization of Palestinian, Israeli, Jordanian > and Egyptian environmental NGO's organized a lunch seminar on the > issue of Israeli - Palestinian transport. Guest speakers Dr. Yaacov > Garb, post doctorate fellow of the Hebrew University, and Dr. Jad > Isaac, Director General of the Applied Research Institute in > Bethlehem, harshly criticized current trends in transportation > planning and policy. > > Dr. Garb declared that Israel is at a transportation crossroads. "Over > the last decade the country has been embracing the kind of mass- > motorization trends that other advanced countries are, belatedly, > coming to regret and attempting to reverse. The number of vehicles > on the country's roads are dramatically on the rise while the use of > public transport is rapidly declining." > > Dr. Garb commented that the next 5 years were crucial to shape Israel's > transport future. "Because car- based transport competes with more > sustainable alternatives for funds, passengers and land use paterns, > investments made over the next 5 years will shape Israel's transport > future." Road No 6, the Trans-Israel Highway was cited as a critical > example of misplaced priorities. > > Dr. Isaac in his presentation, documented the use of roads and > transport policy as a tool of Israeli occupation of the West Bank > and Gaza. "The By-Pass roads are creating a salad out of the West > Bank, isolating Palestinian towns and villages from one another and > creating for Israel both an internal and external security belt. > Instead of integrating Israeli and Palestinian transport, the > Israeli policy is to create transport apartheid on the roads." Many > of the By-Pass roads are accessible to Israeli yellow plate cars > only and Palestinian cars are categorically excluded from entering > Israel. "Palestinians now associate new roads with an attempt to > create political boundaries, with confiscation of land, with demolition > of houses and with fragmentation of their future state." > > During the discussion that followed, all participants agreed that only > an integrated Israeli/Palestinian transport network would satisfy > environmental and efficiency demands. The current policy of highly > weighted towards road-building, whether Highways in Israel or By- > Pass roads in the West Bank was recognized as totally contrary to > both peoples' interests. From litman at islandnet.com Tue Aug 4 23:44:42 1998 From: litman at islandnet.com (Todd Litman) Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 07:44:42 -0700 Subject: [sustran] United Nations Regional Roundtable on Transportation Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development In-Reply-To: <35BDA7AD.5920@ss.pacific.co.jp> References: <1e02c19d.35b88d10@aol.com> <35BCC086.2A97@ss.pacific.co.jp> Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980804074442.009114a0@mail.IslandNet.com> The United Nations Regional Roundtable on Transportation Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development will be held in Abu-Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) from 1-5 February 1999. This event is a unique opportunity to address issues from developing countries' perspective. Anybody concerned with sustainable transportation is encouraged to contribute their experiences to the event in order to enrich the participants' minds and exchange knowledge with each other. The deadline for abstracts is 15 August, and the full paper should be received no later than 30 September, 1998. A number of organizations and businesses involved in sustainable transportation will have displays. Potetial participants include Global Change and Sustainability programme, Prescott College, AZ; City of Curitiba, Brazil; City of Singapore; University of Central Florida, National Biodiesel Board, USA; Public Technology Inc., (PTI); Alternative Fuel producers; Alternative Fuel Vehicles manufacturers; GIS/GPS & RS vendors; Bruerly Engineering Associates, Florida; National Swedish Transport and Road Research Institute; Transport Research Institute, UK; Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, Washington, D.C.; University of California, Davis; The Wellness Foundation, Canada; Pure Energy Corporation, USA; The World Bank; and others. Space for additional displays is still available. For more information contact: Ayad M. Hussain DC1. Rm 856 Energy and Transport Branch Division for Sustainable Development Department for Economic and Social Affairs United Nations One UN Plaza New York, NY 10017 (212) 963 8759 (212) 963 4340 (Fax) From pascal at mail.gn.apc.org Wed Aug 5 02:35:08 1998 From: pascal at mail.gn.apc.org (Pascal Desmond) Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 18:35:08 +0100 (BST) Subject: [sustran] becaks in Jakarta In-Reply-To: <35C2E72D.971@earthlink.net> References: Message-ID: Many thanks Bambang However, I need a postal address, please. >Pascal Desmond wrote: >> >> Can someone post the address of the most respected newspaper in Jakarta, >> please. >> >> Many thanks. > >Most newspapers are in Indonesian though, here some I know and the most >popular: kompas www.kompas.com > republika www.republika.co.id > suarapembaruan www.suarapembaruan.com >For a rather complete list of all newspaper, magazines etc. click on >this: > www.iit.edu/~indonesia/jendela > > >Bambang Susantono >CAL, Berkeley > >> >> Kind regards, >> Pascal. >> Kind regards, Pascal. "Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead, (1901-78) Thanks to the legal eagles at the RAC, here is a very nice piece of the law (sadly, unreferenced): "There is a fine of up to ?2,500 and as many as 9 penalty points available for any motorist who drives through a puddle and splashes pedestrians". It is advisable that anyone who gets splashed should have at least two independent witnesses, and have one of the nice, shiny CCTV cameras pointing at you ? and don't forget that "Police are required not to show 'favour or affection' towards some and 'malice or ill-will' towards others" (Police Act 1964, section 18 and Second Schedule). From gloria at peter.petra.ac.id Wed Aug 5 12:57:23 1998 From: gloria at peter.petra.ac.id (Gloria P. G. Teknomo) Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 10:57:23 +0700 Subject: [sustran] becaks in Jakarta Message-ID: <2.2.32.19980805035723.006a41a8@peter.petra.ac.id> Here's one newspaper with its postal address: The Jakarta Post Gedung KOMPAS Fl 4, Jl Gajahmada 110 Jakarta 11140 Phone: (62 21) 2601777, 2601234 Fax: (62 21) 2601112, 2601717 e-mail: jpsales@indosat.net.id Hope this helps. -Gloria- At 06:35 PM 8/4/98 +0100, you wrote: >Many thanks Bambang > >However, I need a postal address, please. > >>Pascal Desmond wrote: >>> >>> Can someone post the address of the most respected newspaper in Jakarta, >>> please. >>> >>> Many thanks. >> >>Most newspapers are in Indonesian though, here some I know and the most >>popular: kompas www.kompas.com >> republika www.republika.co.id >> suarapembaruan www.suarapembaruan.com >>For a rather complete list of all newspaper, magazines etc. click on >>this: >> www.iit.edu/~indonesia/jendela >> >> >>Bambang Susantono >>CAL, Berkeley >> >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> Pascal. >>> > > >Kind regards, >Pascal. > >"Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world, >indeed it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead, (1901-78) > >Thanks to the legal eagles at the RAC, here is a very nice piece of the law >(sadly, unreferenced): >"There is a fine of up to ?2,500 and as many as 9 penalty points available >for any motorist who drives through a puddle and splashes pedestrians". >It is advisable that anyone who gets splashed should have at least two >independent witnesses, and have one of the nice, shiny CCTV cameras >pointing at you ? and don't forget that >"Police are required not to show 'favour or affection' towards some and >'malice or ill-will' towards others" (Police Act 1964, section 18 and >Second Schedule). > > > > Gloria G. Teknomo Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering Petra Christian University Jl. Siwalankerto 121 - 131 Surabaya, Indonesia S-mail: Jl. Asem Mulya 35 Surabaya 60182 INDONESIA (62 31) 5471922 E-mail: gloria@peter.petra.ac.id From tkpb at barter.pc.my Wed Aug 5 15:16:16 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 14:16:16 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] No attachments to sustran-discuss please Message-ID: Dear sustran-discussers In response to the email on Year 2000 problems, I would like to remind everyone please never to send attachments to the sustran-discuss list. This is because: * Some types of attachment can carry malicious macro viruses. It is a wise anti-virus precaution to delete such attachments from unknown sources as a routine without opening them at all. (This is what I did with the Y2K message.) * Many people with older machines will face compatibility difficulties decoding attachments and getting them to be read by their software. * Attachments take up MUCH more disk space and band-width than plain text. So please send ONLY text emails to the list. If you have a wordprocessor file to share then post a text-only message to the list asking people to contact you for a copy. Best wishes, Paul. A. Rahman Paul BARTER, SUSTRAN Resource Centre A0602 Palm Court, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Phone: +603 274 2590 (or fax on request) E-mail: or (personal) The SUSTRAN Resource Centre hosts the Secretariat of SUSTRAN (the Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia & the Pacific). From tkpb at barter.pc.my Fri Aug 7 10:46:33 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 09:46:33 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] News from Israel Meeting Message-ID: Charlie Richardson wrote: >I'm very interested in the message below, and interested also in the >A SEED list mentioned. Does anyone have an email address for Ecopeace >Middle East Environmental NGO Forum, and the address of A SEED? I think the email address for Ecopeace Middle East Environmental NGO Forum must be . The ASEED list information is below: >A SEED EUROPE TRANSPORT-L > >The aim of this list is... > > "to discuss preparation & programme for the A SEED Europe > Transport Seminar in Budapest (November 17-23 1997), which will > focus on the expansion of non-sustainable transport infrastructure > in Central and Eastern Europe, and the possibilities to oppose > this expansion through actions" ...... >Further questions about the aim and use of this list can be sent to >frank@aseed.antenna.nl. Questions on technical matters can be sent to the >listowner, gerbrand@oudenaarden.nl. Best wishes, Paul Barter From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Fri Aug 14 19:58:50 1998 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (Eric Britton) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 12:58:50 +0200 Subject: [sustran] The real Sustran(s) In-Reply-To: <199808040602.OAA23343@relay14.jaring.my> Message-ID: <000701bdc787$2309d040$334de8c3@g400> Sustrans is a civil engineering charity which designs and builds routes for cyclists, walkers and people with disabilities. Sustrans is promoting a 6,500-mile National Cycle Network for the United Kingdom which will link schools, houses, shops and workplaces with each other and with the countryside. http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ Still, a worthy sharing partner. Eric Britton EcoPlan International - Technology, Economy, Society Le Frene, 8/10 rue Joseph Bara, F-75006 Paris, France Tel. +33 (0) 1 4326.1323 or +33 (0) 1 4441.6340 Fax +33 (0) 1 4441.6341 or +33 (0) 1 4326.1323 ISDN/videoconferencing/groupwork: +33 (0) 1 4441.6340 (1-4) URL: http://www.ecoplan.org From tkpb at barter.pc.my Sun Aug 16 13:19:01 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 12:19:01 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] Bicycle conference in Colombia Message-ID: seen on the alt-transp list: >The International Symposium on the Sustainable City and the Bicycle > >Towards the Ecological Reconversion of Urban Transportation > >Palmira, Colombia, November 24-28, 1998 > >The International Symposium on the Sustainable City and the Bicycle is a >project designed to contribute to the political, economic and cultural >changes for bringing about an ecological reconversion of transportation >in the cities of the Cauca Valley, Colombia. Its main goals are: > >- To influence the recognition, at the highest level, of the >environmental, economical, social and cultural advantages of the bicycle >in urban mobility. > >- To create a space for democratic dialogue between public officials, >researchers, NGO representatives, the general public, e.g cyclists and >pedestrians about the global trends on ecological mobility, and >concerning the strategies for turning the current urban life style >towards sustainability. > >- To encourage the adoption of an integral plan for sustainable mobility >encompassing public works to establish local networks of bikeways, an >intercities network of bikepaths and legal measures to guarantee the >safety of cyclists and pedestrians. > >- To identify the mechanisms for promoting the use of bicycle in urban >centers, to strengthen public transportation systems and improve the >infrastructure for pedestrian and mobility on foot. > >Topics > >Speeches, presentations, workshops and dialogues will evolve around the >following topics: > >CITY AND ENVIRONMENT > >Urban metabolism and ecological footprint of the city. Challenges of >urban sustainability. > >Urban environment and the city. Looking for the livableness in the >streets. > >Cycling across the XXI Agenda. Global policies and trends of >transportation in environmental perspective. > > > > >CITY, TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY > >Recognizing transportation as the "hard core" of the ecological crisis. >The social and environmental costs of motorization. > >Burying myths about the efficiency of automobiles. Towards the >ecological reconversion of transportation. > >Building a culture of sustainable and harmonious transportation.. The >alliance of pedestrians, cyclists and public transportation. > >The lessons of the ecological economy about transportation: mobility, >accessibility and city design. > >THE SUSTAINABLE CITY AND THE BICYCLE > >Encouraging the use of bicycle as a mode of urban transportation. Public >participation and strategies for the promotion of the bicycle. > >Integrating bicycle into the transportation system. Urban traffic >policies. Public transportation. > >Recognizing the environmental, economical, social and health advantages >of the bicycle. Bicycle and urban environment > >BUILDING CITIES FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIAN > >Designing and establishing the urban network of bikeways. Old and new >approaches about integration or segregation of cyclists. > >Legislating for cyclists. Bill of the Fundamental Rights of Cyclists. >Insurance and Negative Ecotaxes. > >Building the infrastructure of road safety for cyclists. Prevention of >accidents. Bikeparking. > >CONNECTING CITIES AND REGIONS IN BICYCLE > >Building the intercities network of bikepaths. Using pre-existing >infrastructure (rural paths, abandoned railways, fluvial beds) > >Economical benefits of the network of bikepaths. Mapping the >Latin-American network of bikepaths. > >Discovering Colombian landscape and culture by bicycle. Advantages of >the ecoturism by bicycle. > >THE BICYCLE IN COLOMBIA AND THE CAUCA VALLEY > >Conserving the every day use of the bicycle in Palmira as a cultural >patrimony. Example of the bicycle integration with the local traffic. > >Cycling in the Cauca Valley. The bicycle in Guacari, Candelaria. >Cerrito, Pradera, Ginebra, Buga, Tulua. > >Bikeways in Cali, Santafe de Bogota and other cities nationwide.. > >GUEST SPEAKERS > >The Organizing Committee has invited distinguished international >speakers. Speakers from Spain, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, El >Salvador and Peru have accepted and confirmed their participation. > >BIKEFEAST, BIKEDEMONSTRATION AND BIKETOURS > >The Symposium will take place in the Bicycle Week that the Mayor of >Palmira will decree in honor of the bicycle as a cultural patrimony of >the Palmiranians. The Bicycle Week, November 22-29, 1998, will be the >highlight the National Festival of the Bicycle that, jointly with >Foundation America Latina and the National University of Colombia, the >Symposium organizers will celebrate in Bogota and other Colombian >cities. There will be a gathering of cyclists and pedestrians with a >cultural agenda plenty of music, poetry, painting and movies. > >On Friday 27th and Saturday 28th the participants can ride bikes on four >tours with different distances, landscape and topography. > >In the morning of Sunday 29 a great regional bikedemonstration will take >place with cyclists from all over the Cauca Valley. You must come and >participate in this environmental public action advocating for regional >bikepaths. > >Presentations, Proceedings and Teleconferences > >The Symposium will have plenary sessions, panels and parallel workshops. >The plenary sessions will be devoted to the presentations of the >national and international guest speakers. The agenda of panels and >parallel workshops will be based on the presentations selected by the >Organizing Committee. > >The Symposium Organizing Committee invite all persons interested in >submitting an abstract to send it to International Symposium on the >Sustainable City and the Bicycle, Organizing Committee, Apdo. Aereo >2741, Cali, Colombia, before September 30th. The Organizing Committee >will announce by personal communication to those accepted, who then need >to send the full presentation by October 30th. Authors of presentations >will be free of registration rights > > >Who Should Participate > >1. Officials from private organizations and the Public Administration >working with issues related to urbanism, transportation, environment, >tourism, health, road safety, environmental policy and law. >2. Cyclists and members of advocacy groups and bike clubs. >3. Architects, engineers, geographers, ecologists and professionals >interested in the environment, transportation and urbanism. >4. Managers of transportation business. >5. Researchers and consultants inn the fields of public transportation, >land zoning, environment, public health, urban sociology, social >communication. >6. Manufacturers and dealers of bicycles, parts and equipment or >materials for bikepath infrastructure. >7. Editors and journalists of publications devoted to transportation, >the city and the bicycle. >8. Every person interested in the ecological reconversion of >transportation and in the promotion of the bicycle as a mode of urban >transportation. > >Modes of Participation > >The organizing Committee has foreseen the following modes of >participation: > >Attendant. He/she will participate in all the sessions and activities of >the Symposium. He/she will receive a copy of the Proceedings and will >have the opportunity to meet the participants and to have direct access >to the information disseminated by the speakers and delegates. . > >Delegate. He/she will participate delivering a presentation previously >accepted by the Organizing Committee. His/her presentation will be >included in the Symposium Agenda and published in the Proceedings. >His/her participation will be free of registration rights and in certain >cases the Organizing Committee will offer free accommodation. His/her >partner attendance will also be free of charge. > >Exhibitor. Individuals, NGOs or companies will participate exhibiting >posters, cyclist products or cultural goods in the stands that will be >located in the halls of the Convention Center of Palmira. > >Sponsor. Individuals, NGOs or companies that support the Symposium >believing as a very important project not only to preserve the bike >culture in Palmira but to encourage its adoption in other cities as well >as to promote the ecological reconversion of transportation in the >Cauca Valley. > >Translation > >Simultaneous translation of English and Spanish will be provided in the >plenary sessions. The official language of the remaining activities will >be Spanish. > >Registration > >The cost of registration is US $ 100. > >Those registered before September 30th will have a discount of 25%. > >The International Symposium on the Sustainable City and the Bicycle is >organized by the Center for Environmental Legal Assistance, CELA, and >the Mayor?s Office of Palmira. Currently has the support of the >Foundation for Research and Protection of the Environment, FIPMA, and >the regional environment authority, the Corporacion Autonoma Regional >del Cauca, CVC. > >Information and Registration > >Cra 36A No. 5B1-54, or Apdo. Aereo 2741 >Cali, Colombia > >Telephones: 57-2-5585002 / 57-2-5567519 > >E-mail: fipma@emcali.net.co > > borrero@colombianet.net > From ifrtd at gn.apc.org Mon Aug 17 22:09:26 1998 From: ifrtd at gn.apc.org (Niklas Sieber) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 13:09:26 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Software (HDM4) Message-ID: <199808171210.NAA11491@mail.gn.apc.org> Dear All I just received this message and I thought you might find it interesting. Regards, Niklas (IFRTD) -------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, After the Durban ISOHDM Steering Committee meeting we set up a site to host discussions on the HDM-4 software and technical relationships. It also provides access to various HDM working papers and reports. The site can be accessed from: www.RoadSource.com There is a button 'HDM-4' on the opening page which takes you to the HDM sub-web. Alternatively, you can try accessing it as www.RoadSource.com/hdm (for some reason this didn't always work - although we now have a new ISP which *seems* to have solved the problem) The site current contains in the download area: === SOFTWARE === HDM Tools Software for calibration of HDM-4 HDM-PRD Paved deterioration model by Rodrigo Archondo-Callao of the World Bank Regards, Chris _______________________________________________________ Christopher R. Bennett Highway and Traffic Consultants Ltd. P.O. Box 177, Kumeu, AKL 1250, NEW ZEALAND htcltd@bigfoot.com or htcltd@ibm.net http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/htc_ltd Tel: +64-9-411-9098, Fax: +64-9-411-9096 Direct Voice & Fax (WORLDWIDE): +44-171-681-1171 _______________________________________________________ From ibike at ibike.org Tue Aug 18 01:39:55 1998 From: ibike at ibike.org (International Bicycle Fund) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:39:55 -0700 Subject: [sustran] Havana Bike Conference Message-ID: <014f01bdc9fd$f6287f80$14e6e3cf@david-mozer> Velo Havana '98 La Habana, Cuba December 8-11, 1998 For information contact:: Dr. Humberto Valdés Ríos "Velo Habana ´98" Apartado Postal 17029 Habana 17, C.P. 11700 CUBA Tel: 53-7-62-3051/8 ext. 30 or 53-7-63-2541 Fax: 53-7-33-8250 E-mail: iitransp@ceniai.inf.cu Information is also available at: www.ibike.org/conferences.htm From ibike at ibike.org Thu Aug 20 08:21:17 1998 From: ibike at ibike.org (International Bicycle Fund) Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 16:21:17 -0700 Subject: [sustran] Round-the-World peaceride Message-ID: <001701bdcbc8$250abb80$17e6e3cf@david-mozer> The Great Millenium Peaceride is now circling the globe promoting sustainable transport and peace. They may be coming your way. If you are in a position to, please feel free to participate and/or support them: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great Millennium Peaceride www.peaceride.org NEWS RELEASE 8/13/98 Contact: Sigitas Kucas , sigitas@gmpr.lt SEATTLE -- Bicycle riders from many nations assembled Thursday, 6 August, at Westlake Park in Seattle to begin a 17-month, 20,000-mile journey for peace. The colorful kickoff ceremony was assisted by the International Bicycle Fund (www.ibike.org). The challenging four-continent Great Millennium Peaceride (www.peaceride.org ) is endorsed by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization) and by numerous national governments. It is intended to call attention to the hope of ordinary people, all over the globe, for an end to political conflict and a true commitment to world peace in the new millennium. A Lithuanian physicist, Sigitas Kucas [Si-GEE-tas KOO-chas], 47, is the trip leader. Also part of the Lithuanian team are Goda Ciplyte, 31, a young woman who works as an English translator in the Lithuanian Prime Minister’s office; Edvardas Zizys, 62, an economics professor; and Gediminas Vasiliauskas, 35, a history student. Among the many countries represented on the ride will be Russia, Poland, Germany, Turkey, Ghana, Senegal, Croatia, Japan, and Mexico. Kucas said: “In every city that we visit, from Seattle to Buenos Aires and from Amsterdam to Shanghai, we plan to hold a ceremony to spread our message. “We want to draw attention to the growing threat to all of us due to wars and environmental pollution. We want to foster common human values – and, of course, we plan to promote the bicycle as the most healthy and environmentally friendly means of transport.” Backers of the Great Millennium Peaceride include REI, Tully ’s Coffee, and Trinity Parish. SAS and other airlines are providing tickets and free shipping of the cyclists’ gear. Private assistance is being sought along the way to supplement these donations. Checks may be made out to Peaceride and mailed to Seattle headquarters, 914 W. Galer #4, Seattle, WA 98119. The People The Lithuanian group, who organized the trip from their headquarters in their nation’s capital, Vilnius, have extensive experience cycling as well as hiking, canoeing, and climbing in many parts of the former Soviet Union and in Western Europe. The cyclists spent most of their lives in a country that had been unwillingly annexed to the Soviet Union, so they know political violence firsthand. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 gave hope to the Baltic nations (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia) that freedom was not far off, but a tremendous price was paid before independence was gained. On a bitter February day in 1991, all of the Lithuanian team members were among the huge unarmed crowd that was trying to keep Soviet tanks away from the Lithuanian Parliament building and the TV broadcasting tower in the capital, Vilnius. The Soviets fired into the defenseless crowd, killing 13. This attack only galvanized the country’s determination. By fall, the Lithuanian rebellion had led the way in restoring the independence of not only their nation but the other Baltic states. Soon afterward, the other Soviet republics followed suit. Life in the post-Soviet nations has been difficult since then, with massive job loss, high inflation, a shortage of heating fuel, a decline in once-flourishing sciences, arts, and sports, and escalating crime. Nevertheless, the Lithuanians have worked hard together to re-establish their country as a European-style democracy. The worst appears to be over as they look forward to eventually joining the European Union. Remembering the traumas of the past decade, Kucas and the other Lithuanians will join with Russians, Poles, Croatians, Germans, and others in a living demonstration of their commitment to peace. Best represented in this group are the smaller countries that have so often been the victims of strife. “This trip is really from the heart,” Goda Ciplyte said. “Each of us can personally appreciate what peace in the world means to the ordinary person.” The world will be able to follow this trip as it winds its way across 47 nations. The cyclists will carry a 125-foot banner on which they’ll collect the signatures of sponsors and dignitaries at public ceremonies along the route. They will send regular satellite feeds to a European TV station, will broadcast their coordinates daily via a global positioning device, and are anticipating widespread publicity along their journey. The Trip The hardy riders have been preparing for two years to make this pilgrimage. From Seattle, the riders will bicycle down the coast to California, then to Mexico, Central, and South America, crossing from Chile to Argentina. From Buenos Aires, they will take a ship to Benin and begin a trip northward through West Africa. They will cross over from Morocco to Spain and bicycle northward through Western and Central Europe before turning south again to Greece, Israel and the Middle East. Crossing Pakistan and India, they will cycle across Southeast Asia. Finally, as the second millennium comes to a close, the Peace riders will take a ship from Shanghai to Nagasaki and Hiroshima. As the second millennium ends, they will point to the sites of the only two atomic holocausts the world has ever known – or ever will know, if the Peace riders’ message is heard. If you are anywhere along the route and want to meet them, assist them or join them for a day, a week or a month, please contact the Sigitas at sigitas@gmpr.lt From tkpb at barter.pc.my Thu Aug 20 15:31:07 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:31:07 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] fwd: Leaked UK SMMT PR documents posted on Web Message-ID: >Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 02:59:19 +0900 (JST) >From: owner-sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org >To: owner-sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org >Subject: BOUNCE sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org: Non-member submission >from [Mark Johnston ] > ....... >Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 18:52:28 +0000 >To: utsg@mailbase.ac.uk >From: Mark Johnston >Subject: Leaked SMMT PR documents posted on Web >Cc: sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org > > >The UK car industry's public relations strategy to counter the Government's >recent Transport White Paper, this week leaked to Friends of the Earth, has >been posted on the environmental group's web site at: > > > http://www.foe.co.uk/camps/attran/smmt.htm > > >and the FoE press release on the subject is available from the home page at: > > > http://www.foe.co.uk/ > > >/mj > > > >--- >Mark Johnston >tel & fax: 01524 380167 > >F19 St Leonards House >St Leonards Gate >LANCASTER LA1 1NN > From carbusters at wanadoo.fr Fri Aug 21 22:05:48 1998 From: carbusters at wanadoo.fr (Car Busters) Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 13:05:48 -0000 Subject: [sustran] Contact for A SEED Transport Listserve Message-ID: <199808221435.QAA15831@wanadoo.fr> Sorry to respond late to this. We've been out of the office. A SEED Europe's transport contact is Frank van Schaik: . A SEED's transport listserve is at . A SEED Europe, P.O. Box 92066, 1090 AB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ecopeace: ecopeace@netvision.net.il Randy Ghent --------------------------------------------------------------------- CAR BUSTERS Magazine & Resource Centre 44 rue Burdeau, 69001 Lyon, France tel.: +(33) 4 72 00 23 57; fax: +(33) 4 78 28 57 78 carbusters@wanadoo.fr ---------- > De : Charlie Richardson > A : sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org > Objet : Re: [sustran] News from Israel Meeting > Date?: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 12:02 AM > > I'm very interested in the message below, and interested also in the > A SEED list mentioned. Does anyone have an email address for Ecopeace > Middle East Environmental NGO Forum, and the address of A SEED? 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