[sustran] Fw: [sustran] Transportation options for developing and transitioning countries?

[Harun al-Rasyid Sorah Lubis]

-----Original Message-----
From: Harun al-Rasyid Sorah Lubis <halubis at trans.si.itb.ac.id>
To: sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org <sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org>
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [sustran] Transportation options for developing and
transitioning countries?


>Barney,
>
>The best resource is by seeing with your own eyes or experiencing by  your
>own.
>
>In the near future, as transport infrastructure management is in the state
>of disorder where every party (group) wish to ride the facility for their
>own benefit, a forum for city development in Bandung will hold a public
>consultation on how to self-regulate the infrastructure, this time the
topic
>is managing a chaotic stretch of road.
>
>As the financial crisis prolonged, developing cities facing a burden of
>unemployed. Vendors spill over to the roadsides,selling small retail or
food
>stuff, where nearby a block of city market is unattended as city market
>getting more inconvenience, lacking amenity and dirty. Then the sellers
from
>the city market also rush to side of road to sell things in addition to the
>newcomer vendors. In that kind of environment,  on-street parking is
usually
>legalised and  vendors are charged by the city council, in the ground to
>maximise city council revenue.
>
>The city council people plus the police is in the lowest state of respect
in
>the eyes of community, due to the notorious corrupted experience. No
parking
>area, banned left-turned, free trishaw (becak) zone, all are violated by
>respective users or riders, and no law sanction or  penalty  being
enforced.
>
>All of these are pictures  in cities stated in the above mentioned subject.
>
>Come and visit us in Bandung....
>
>Regards,
>
>Harun
>-----Original Message-----
>From: SUSTRAN Resource Centre <sustran at po.jaring.my>
>To: sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org <sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org>
>Cc: bppopkin at sirius.com <bppopkin at sirius.com>
>Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 11:56 AM
>Subject: [sustran] Transportation options for developing and transitioning
>countries?
>
>
>>Dear sustran-discussers
>>
>>I have received this request from Barney Popkin, a consultant to ICLEI. I
>>have directed him to the materials on the SUSTRAN Network web site
>>(http://www.malaysiakini.com/sustran/).
>>
>>However, if anyone has recent materials or particular favourites that you
>>would like to draw to his attention then please do!  And of course, I
would
>>also be very interested to hear about them.
>>
>>Paul
>>SUSTRAN Resource Centre
>>
>>>From: "Barney P. Popkin" <bppopkin at sirius.com>
>>>To: "SUSTRAN (E-mail)" <sustran at po.jaring.my>
>>>Subject: Transportation options for developing and transitioning
>countries?
>>>Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:48:46 -0700
>>>X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet E-mail/MAPI - 8.0.0.4211
>>>
>>>Dear SUSTRAN,
>>>
>>>David Engwicht of Australia suggested that I contact you for help!
>>>
>>>I'm working with a non-profit environmental organization that provides
>>>information to local governments.  My U.S. EPA-funded assignment for the
>>>International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) is to
>>>prepare a draft on "TRANSPORTATION Options to Improve Air Quality and
>>>Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in DEVELOPING AND TRANSITIONING
>COUNTRIES."
>>> I completed a draft, and now my specific task is to cite the best
>>>"Sustainable Transportation Resources," including:
>>>
>>>* Software -- broad-based urban/transportation planning software
packages,
>>>route optimization, fuel management.  They need to be applicable to
>>>non-European/non-North American context.
>>>
>>>* VIDEOS
>>>
>>>* Printed Materials (books and reports)
>>>
>>>* Organizations
>>>
>>>* Websites -- good ones, useful and practical to local governments
>>>
>>>* Funding guides
>>>
>>>Please advise if you are privy to such resources or if you can refer me
to
>>>appropriate resources.  Thanks in advance for any assistance you might
>>>provide.
>>>
>>>If you would like information on ICLEI, please see <www.iclei.org>.
>>>
>>>Best wishes,
>>>Barney P. Popkin
>>>Resources Management Consultant
>>>701 Shotwell Street
>>>San Francisco, CA  94110-2611  U.S.A.
>>>Phone 415-282-8056, fax 415-282-3886
>>>E-mail bppopkin at sirius.com, web page http://bppopkin.tripod.com/
>>>Managing resources safely, strategically, and sustainably
>>
>>
>>
>>A. Rahman Paul BARTER
>>SUSTRAN Resource Centre
>>Information services for the Sustainable Transport Action Network
>>for Asia and the Pacific (the SUSTRAN Network)
>>sustran at po.jaring.my,  http://www.malaysiakini.com/sustran
>>
>