[sustran] Re: [sustran] integrated transport and paratransit

[Chris Yewlett]

From:           	"ria hutabarat" <gigi_goreng at hotmail.com>
To:             	sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org
Subject:        	[sustran] [sustran] integrated transport and paratransit
Date sent:      	Fri, 12 Nov 1999 16:40:31 PST
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> Hello
> 
> I'm doing some work on paratransit modes in developing world cities -
> things like rickshaws, pedicabs, jitneys and other unlicenced
> commercial passenger services.  The cities I'm particularly interested
> in are Jakarta, Lagos, Nairobi, 

A research student of mine (Dr Samuel Obiero) wrote his thesis 
public transport in Nairobi, with particular reference to these 
services.
He is now at University of Nairobi; details of thesis from our 
catalogue:

Author:
                 Obiero, Samuel V.O.
           Title:
                 Public transport and the peak hour in Nairobi / by Samuel 
V.O. Obiero.
      Description:
                 421 leaves.

        Location:
                 Bute
      Classmark:
                 Thesis-CPLAN
 Number of Items:
                 1
Delhi (or another Indian city, I
> haven't really chosen that one yet), Istanbul, and also Manila and
> Bangkok.  And I'm looking at what these modes contribute to overall
> transport tasks and issues, who they're operated by, and who the users
> are...  Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew of any surveys of these
> sorts of characteristics for paratransit services in developing world
> cities that I might be able to access?  I'm particularly interested in
> these cities but if there are surveys of other places I'd be
> interested in them too.
> 
> Also - Paula,
> I was involved in drafting up an integrated transport and sustainable
> development policy thing for the Australian government last year - the
> department of transport and regional development.  We looked at
> several national integrated transport plans in Europe (including the
> UK White Paper on Integrated Transport; the US's TEA21; and lots of
> integrated transport plans and issues within Australia.  In the end
> the national policy idea was shelved for a few reasons, but some of
> the more well known plans around Australia include the integrated
> regional transport plan for south east queensland
> (http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/projects) and the 2010 plans for nsw
> and sydney (http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/act2010/transindx.html). 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Ria Hutabarat
> University of California, Berkeley
> riahut at uclink4.berkeley.edu
> 
> >From: Paula Negron Poblete <negronpp at MAGELLAN.UMontreal.CA>
> >Reply-To: sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org
> >To: "Discussion List (E-mail)" <sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org>
> >Subject: [sustran] integrated transport
> >Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:57:32 -0500
> >
> >Hello everyone, i'm looking for information about integrated
> >transport policies. Does anyone have some information about that
> >subject? I'm particulary interested to know if the policies include
> >integration between transport planning and land use planning. Thanks
> >in advance.
> >
> >_________________
> >Paula Negron Poblete
> >Universite de Montreal
> >Faculte d'Amenagement
> >
> 
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Chris Yewlett                                    yewlett at cardiff.ac.uk
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