[sustran] Re: Information wanted: evidence of mobility impacts in
developing world
Sujit Patwardhan
sujit at vsnl.com
Wed Feb 14 13:50:26 JST 2001
14 February 2001
To the list suggested by <negronpp at MAGELLAN.UMontreal.CA> I would add:-
Taking Steps: A Community Action Guide to
People-Centred, Equitable and Sustainable Urban Transport
by
A. Rahman Paul Berter and Tamim Raad
--Sujit Patwardhan,
Parisar,
Pune, India
At 04:23 PM 2/13/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear friends,
>
>As part of a research initiative being undertaken here at MIT, I am looking
>for recent data (city level) from the developing world and the so-called
>transition economies in the following areas:
>
>1. Mobility benefits - travel time savings, burden alleviation, etc. related
>to various mobility interventions, whether it be motorization, improved
public
>transport service, improved bicycle facilities, etc. etc.
>
>2. Air quality - levels and causes of pollution
>
>3. Energy consumption - levels and causes by mode
>
>4. Accidents
>
>5. Congestion
>
>6. Noise - levels and causes
>
>7. Equity - distribution of benefits and negative impacts of mobility
>interventions and mobility patterns
>
>8. Other effects - land consumption, barrier effect, impacts on government
>resources, etc.
>
>9. Innovative solutions in any stage of implementation to address these
>impacts.
>
>I am most keen on finding recent data and analysis, since much of this
type of
>information is often unpublished or not widely circulated. Any leads, help,
>resources would be most gratefully appreciated and the final information
will
>be made available to all collaborators.
>
>Warmest regards,
>
>Chris Zegras
>MIT's Center for Environmental Initiatives
>E40--468
>77 Massachusetts Avenue
>Cambridge, MA 02139
>Tel: 617 258 6084
>Fax: 253 8013
>
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