[sustran] FW: Smart Urban Transport

[Paul Barter]

Dear sustran-discussers

A reminder of this rich information service on urban transport in Asia &
Pacific... . For the moment it is free but soon will be charged.

Their web site is also rich in detail relevant to the debate over rail
versus busways among other issues.

Paul


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= Smart Urban Transport    Issue #7    April 2002 =
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SUT is the modern communication medium for developers, regulators, operators
and financiers of passenger and freight traffic systems in our increasingly
urbanised world. SUT's focus is to highlight solutions for cost-effective
and environmentally-friendly transportation movements within the cities of
the Asian triangle encompassing Japan, India and New Zealand.

Monthly (except January) the SUT email provides links to six Information
Silos, soon to be available only to SUT subscribers, who will also receive
the SUT magazine three times a year. These news services are supported by
SUT conferences.

**SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE DETAILS AT THE BASE OF THIS MAIL

CONTENTS
- Buses - safer than many think
- Sell out of Manila's Metrostar denied 
- China rail awards contracts 
- Korea prepares for Green World Cup 
- New traffic plan for LRT construction Manila 
- Japan-Thai consortium wins BMTA restructure job 
+ lots more.....


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+  STRATEGY AND POLICY  +
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BUSES - SAFER THAN MANY THINK
Of the 17,840 road fatalities between 1990 and 1998 on Australian roads, bus
occupants accounted for just 0.6%. Of the 178,567 hospitalisations from road
accidents between 1990 and 1997, bus occupants accounted for just 0.6%. And
the figures have improved since then.

To read this story and more, visit
http://www.smarturbantransport.com/index.cfm?li=silodisplay.cfm&siloID=1


TOP STRATEGY STORIES (at the above link)...
- More Thai pedestrians going to heaven 
- Reinventing public transport 
- Fight with freight for road space 
- Analysis of NZ government's transport funding 
- Road v Rail: let the battle begin 
- Translink before government  


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+  PEOPLE & COMPANIES  +
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SELL OUT OF MANILA'S METROSTAR DENIED 
Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC), Metro Manila, Philippines strongly
denies early March 2002 press reports the consortium is looking to get out
of the MRT3 project known as Metrostar, the 17-kilometre elevated-rail
project running along Manila's major circumferential ring road, Epifanio de
los Santos Avenue (EDSA). 

To read this story and more, visit
http://www.smarturbantransport.com/index.cfm?li=silodisplay.cfm&siloID=2


TOP PEOPLE & COMPANIES STORIES...
- New CEO for Image Sensing Systems 
- Neoplan agent for Compak 
- Super partnership 
- ERG/Transurban joint-venture making progress
- MIG ups investment in Canada's 407 toll road


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+    TECHNOLOGY    +
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CHINA RAIL AWARDS CONTRACTS
With some 10 billion people travelling by train each year in China the data
storage requirements are enormous. Following a rigorous selection process
the Ministry of Railways gave the go ahead for rivals Hitachi Data Systems
(HDS) and EMC (of Massachusetts, United States) to compete for contracts to
upgrade the data-storage facilities of the China's railway network.

To read this story and more, visit
http://www.smarturbantransport.com/index.cfm?li=silodisplay.cfm&siloID=3


TOP TECHNOLOGY STORIES...
- Limited US approval for ultra-wideband technology 
- Smart concept car - Nissan IDEO 
- Smart concept car - Toyota POD 
- Smartcards to revolutionise buses 


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+    ENVIRONMENT    +
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SOUTH KOREA PREPARES FOR GREEN WORLD CUP
In the lead up to the South Korea/Japan Fifa World Cup 2002, Korea is
undertaking serious measures to ensure the competition will be known as the
Green World Cup. Unnecessary idling of buses and cars, irresponsible waste
disposal, and dirty public toilets will no longer be tolerated under new
guidelines.

To read this story and more, visit
http://www.smarturbantransport.com/index.cfm?li=silodisplay.cfm&siloID=4


TOP ENVIRONMENT STORIES...
- Denso develops new diesel particulate filter 
- Pakistan moves closer to lead-free gasoline 
- Orbital receives Clean Air award 
- Chinese motorcycles invade Vietnam 
- ADB Workshop discusses barriers to change 
- US$3bn Credits for US energy savers 
- Submissions for new ambient air quality standard 
- Gas on the busway 
- Mexico research points at taxis as major polluters 


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Vicinity (60cm) communication distance on the same card, was launched
recently at the AFC transport show in Bologna Italy.
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+ INFRASTRUCTURE & OPERATIONS +
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NEW TRAFFIC PLAN FOR LRT CONSTRUCTION MANILA	
New environmentally safe traffic and construction measures are to be
incorporated into Manila's Light Rail construction, a senior executive says.


To read this story and more, visit
http://www.smarturbantransport.com/index.cfm?li=silodisplay.cfm&siloID=5


TOP INFRASTRUCTURE & OPERATIONS STORIES...
- Manila North Rail project 
- Never mind the quality 
- Major Sydney transport projects proceed 
- Profile of Kuala Lumpur's Monorail project 
- Singapore launches new transport Smart Card 
- High Speed train back to fill Ansett hole 


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+ BUSINESS INFORMATION +
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JAPAN-THAI CONSORTIUM WINS BMTA RESTRUCTURE JOB
Thailand's Office of the Commission for Land Transport (OCMLT) has commenced
negotiations with a consortium led by Almec of Japan and Plan Pro of
Thailand for the US$800,000 review of the bus routes, services and
operations of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA). 

To read this story and more, visit
http://www.smarturbantransport.com/index.cfm?li=silodisplay.cfm&siloID=6


TOP BUSINESS INFORMATION STORIES...
- China and WTO - risks and opportunities 
- Sydney's Lane Cove tunnel 
- Hong Kong's journey time Information System tender 
- Scott Wilson awarded new Hong Kong contract 
- Downturn fuels outsourcing 
- Does size matter 
- Indoor Air Pollution Workshop 
- Conferences 
- Future business opportunities 


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SPECIALIST TRANSPORT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ON CD-ROM

The proceedings from four recent specialist transport conferences run by
Transport Roundtable Australasia P/L are available on CD-ROM:

* Road Pricing Agenda - progressing electronic road pricing - held in April
2000 includes papers and presentations on the latest developments in
electronic road pricing by 27 leading international experts, covering
descriptions of the key elements of road pricing today, including economic
arguments, technology and institutional issues and marketing and publicity

* Smart Urban Transport - using transitways and busways, held in October
2000, includes papers on the latest international and Australasian
developments in bus rapid transit by more than 40 leading international
experts, covering the design of bus services, busway infrastructure and bus
stations and case studies on the use of ITS and passenger information and
ticketing and discussions on institutional issues, evaluation and financing.

* Smart Traffic - deploying incident management - held in May 2001 includes
papers on the latest international and Australasian developments in traffic
incident management by more than 22 leading international experts, covering
incident management programs and best practice in Australia, UK, Hong Kong
and USA, key technologies and services in detection, response and traveller
information and discussions on institutional, legal, enforcement and
compliance issues and information on innovative financing and evaluation.

* Smart Urban Transport - held in November 2001 with 21 leading
international transport professionals from Asia, North America, New Zealand
and Australia who made presentations on recent advances in public transport
development and reform, designing transit services to meet market needs,
contracting of bus services, developments in transit infrastructure and
vehicles, and intelligent transport systems (ITS). Ultimately bus and mass
transit of all types will be judged on their ability to attract significant
patronage - recent experience with new mass transit systems opened in the
Asia-Pacific region provides some insight into how they are perceived by
potential riders.

For more information see the Transport Roundtable Australasia website at
http://www.transportroundtable.com.au/.

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ITS IN ASIA: MARKET TRENDS AND PROSPECTS TO 2010

A comprehensive three part study of the emerging ITS market.

* Part One: ITS in ASEAN: Market Trends and Prospects to 2010
* Part Two: ITS in China: Market Trends and Prospects to 2010
* Part Three: Overview

For more information see the Transport Roundtable Australasia website at
http://www.transportroundtable.com.au/.
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