From Alan.Perkins at transport.sa.gov.au Fri Nov 1 13:54:59 2002 From: Alan.Perkins at transport.sa.gov.au (Perkins, Alan (TSA)) Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 15:24:59 +1030 Subject: [sustran] Re: Light Rail Energy Consumption Message-ID: <04FDB0250566D6119C0600508BE30E76E5F92A@sagemsg0006.sagemsmrd01.sa.gov.au> Paul, Todd and Christof, Thanks very much for your replies to my request. Unfortunately I'm still searching - Paul, as per your suggestion I will follow up with Jeff Kenworthy. Todd, surprisingly, as far as I can see, the Transportation Research Board doesn't even include energy consumption and GHG emissions in its externalities. Is this because greenhouse is still low on the agenda, or, as per some Australian arguments, it can't be adequately attributed a monetary value...or some other reason? Christof, there was an interesting chart in the weblink to the UPI institute, which gave a comparion of primary energy and greenhouse gas emissions between "PKW HD", "Straba HSB" and "Busse HSB". Unfortunately for my purposes it is again expressed on a passenger kilometre basis not a vehicle kilometre basis, but it looks interesting nevertheless. I assume that the compariosn is between train, light rail and bus, but I don't have any German speakers handy to translate for me, so can you tell me what the three categories are? Thanks, Alan Perkins Dr Alan Perkins Senior Transport Policy Analyst Transport Policy Group Transport SA Room 702 PO Box 1 Walkerville South Australia 5081 ph +61 8 8343 2436 fax +61 8 8343 2939 alan.perkins@transport.sa.gov.au http://www.transport.sa.gov.au Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message may be confidential, and may also be the subject of privilege or public interest immunity. This e-mail and any attached files should be scanned to detect viruses and no liability for loss or damage resulting from the use of any attached files is accepted. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or reproduction of this document is unauthorised. If you have received this e-mail in error please telephone +61 8 8343 2222. -----Original Message----- From: Todd Alexander Litman [mailto:litman@vtpi.org] Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2002 12:18 AM To: sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org Subject: [sustran] Re: Light Rail Energy Consumption There is a nice new report that has some information on transit vehicle emissions: ECONorthwest and PBQD, Estimating the Benefits and Costs of Public Transit Projects, TCRP Report 78, (http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/tcrp/tcrp78/index.htm), TRB (www.trb.org), 2002. At 04:26 PM 10/29/2002 +1030, you wrote: >Dear Sustraners- > >Does anyone have information on the energy consumption of light rail? > >I need energy consumption in Kwh or MJ per vehicle kilometre (often referred >to as the energy intensity). I have energy consumption per passenger >kilometre for a few Australian networks eg. Adelaide's tram = 1.2 MJ per >passenger km (full fuel cycle). However, figures based on passenger >kilometres assume certain passenger loadings, which can vary widely between >systems and dramatically alter the energy efficiency compared with other >modes. > >Also, any information on greenhouse gas emissions per vehicle kiloemtre >would be welcome (although this varies with the fuel mix used in generated >the electricity used by each particular system). > >Regards, > >Alan Perkins > >Dr Alan Perkins >Senior Transport Policy Analyst >Transport Policy Group >Transport SA >Room 702 >PO Box 1 >Walkerville >South Australia >5081 >ph +61 8 8343 2436 >fax +61 8 8343 2939 >alan.perkins@transport.sa.gov.au >http://www.transport.sa.gov.au >Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message may be >confidential, and may also be the subject of privilege or public interest >immunity. This e-mail and any attached files should be scanned to detect >viruses and no liability for loss or damage resulting from the use of any >attached files is accepted. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, >disclosure or reproduction of this document is unauthorised. If you have >received this e-mail in error please telephone +61 8 8343 2222. Sincerely, Todd Litman, Director Victoria Transport Policy Institute "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" 1250 Rudlin Street Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560 Email: litman@vtpi.org Website: http://www.vtpi.org From howes at emirates.net.ae Fri Nov 1 22:56:45 2002 From: howes at emirates.net.ae (Alan P Howes) Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 17:56:45 +0400 Subject: [sustran] Re: Light Rail Energy Consumption In-Reply-To: <04FDB0250566D6119C0600508BE30E76E5F92A@sagemsg0006.sagemsmrd01.sa.gov.au> References: <04FDB0250566D6119C0600508BE30E76E5F92A@sagemsg0006.sagemsmrd01.sa.gov.au> Message-ID: Hmm. Or it might be that Light Rail is the TRB's flavour of the month, and anyway American's can't understand anything occurring on a global scale unless they can see it in their backyard. Excuse my cynicism - but I am still waiting for our (US) Light Rail consultants to come up with an acceptable environmental analysis. They seemed to find no problem at all in excluding power station emissions from their calculations - reasons being (1) it is stationary and (20 they couldn't find any data either. Whither professionalism ...? (Other possible reason - if they did a proper analysis, it might favour buses, and preliminary design of a bus system doesn't generate nearly as much in consultancy fees as does a rail system.) On Fri, 01 Nov 2002 15:24:59 +1030, "Perkins, Alan (TSA)" wrote to "'sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org'" : >Paul, Todd and Christof, > >Thanks very much for your replies to my request. Unfortunately I'm still >searching - Paul, as per your suggestion I will follow up with Jeff >Kenworthy. > >Todd, surprisingly, as far as I can see, the Transportation Research Board >doesn't even include energy consumption and GHG emissions in its >externalities. Is this because greenhouse is still low on the agenda, or, >as per some Australian arguments, it can't be adequately attributed a >monetary value...or some other reason? > >Christof, there was an interesting chart in the weblink to the UPI >institute, which gave a comparion of primary energy and greenhouse gas >emissions between "PKW HD", "Straba HSB" and "Busse HSB". Unfortunately for >my purposes it is again expressed on a passenger kilometre basis not a >vehicle kilometre basis, but it looks interesting nevertheless. I assume >that the compariosn is between train, light rail and bus, but I don't have >any German speakers handy to translate for me, so can you tell me what the >three categories are? > >Thanks, > >Alan Perkins > >Dr Alan Perkins >Senior Transport Policy Analyst >Transport Policy Group >Transport SA >Room 702 >PO Box 1 >Walkerville >South Australia >5081 >ph +61 8 8343 2436 >fax +61 8 8343 2939 >alan.perkins@transport.sa.gov.au >http://www.transport.sa.gov.au >Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message may be >confidential, and may also be the subject of privilege or public interest >immunity. This e-mail and any attached files should be scanned to detect >viruses and no liability for loss or damage resulting from the use of any >attached files is accepted. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, >disclosure or reproduction of this document is unauthorised. If you have >received this e-mail in error please telephone +61 8 8343 2222. > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Todd Alexander Litman [mailto:litman@vtpi.org] >Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2002 12:18 AM >To: sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org >Subject: [sustran] Re: Light Rail Energy Consumption > > > >There is a nice new report that has some information on transit vehicle >emissions: > >ECONorthwest and PBQD, Estimating the Benefits and Costs of Public Transit >Projects, TCRP Report 78, >(http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/tcrp/tcrp78/index.htm), TRB >(www.trb.org), 2002. > > > > >At 04:26 PM 10/29/2002 +1030, you wrote: >>Dear Sustraners- >> >>Does anyone have information on the energy consumption of light rail? >> >>I need energy consumption in Kwh or MJ per vehicle kilometre (often >referred >>to as the energy intensity). I have energy consumption per passenger >>kilometre for a few Australian networks eg. Adelaide's tram = 1.2 MJ per >>passenger km (full fuel cycle). However, figures based on passenger >>kilometres assume certain passenger loadings, which can vary widely between >>systems and dramatically alter the energy efficiency compared with other >>modes. >> >>Also, any information on greenhouse gas emissions per vehicle kiloemtre >>would be welcome (although this varies with the fuel mix used in generated >>the electricity used by each particular system). >> >>Regards, >> >>Alan Perkins >> >>Dr Alan Perkins >>Senior Transport Policy Analyst >>Transport Policy Group >>Transport SA >>Room 702 >>PO Box 1 >>Walkerville >>South Australia >>5081 >>ph +61 8 8343 2436 >>fax +61 8 8343 2939 >>alan.perkins@transport.sa.gov.au >>http://www.transport.sa.gov.au >>Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message may be >>confidential, and may also be the subject of privilege or public interest >>immunity. 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If you have >>received this e-mail in error please telephone +61 8 8343 2222. > > >Sincerely, >Todd Litman, Director >Victoria Transport Policy Institute >"Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" >1250 Rudlin Street >Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada >Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560 >Email: litman@vtpi.org >Website: http://www.vtpi.org -- Alan Howes, Dubai, UAE (Otherwise Perthshire, Scotland) alaninthegulf@yahoo.co.uk Professional website (Needs Updating!): http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/alanhowes/ From APHOWES at dm.gov.ae Sat Nov 2 13:00:05 2002 From: APHOWES at dm.gov.ae (Alan Patrick Howes) Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 08:00:05 +0400 Subject: [sustran] RE: [sustran-discuss] Digest Number 440 Message-ID: (Sorry, Aminul - just sent you a blank email) I'd like a link to Walter's data too - though it's the Bus Priority info I am really after. But the UITP data looks to be just what we need (I thgink). The info about their database can be found at http://www.uitp.com/publications/index4.cfm#statistics - but to get the database itself, you have to buy the CD-ROM (Eur. 1000 to non-members). -- Alan P Howes, Special Transport Advisor, Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department aphowes@dm.gov.ae Tel: +971 4 286 1616 ext 214 Mobile: +971 50 5989661 > -----Original Message----- > From: SAM Aminul Hoque [mailto:sam_aminul@yahoo.com] > Sent: Wed, 30 October, 2002 15:34 > To: Lake Sagaris > Cc: Alan Howes; Chris > Subject: Re: [sustran-discuss] Digest Number 440 > > > Could u please tell me what is the web link to get the > information u have mentioned? > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 09:11:25 -0300 > > From: Lake Sagaris > > Subject: [sustran] Re: Bus Priority in Cities > > worldwide > > > > Hi Alan > > > > Walter Hook has a table that would at least serve as > > a good starting point > > for this, in a power point presentation he made at > > the Global Environment > > Fund Scientific and Technical Panel meeting in > > Nairobi at the end of March > > this year, with a list of some ten cities and a > > summary of their bus > > systems (km and passenger capacities). > > > > Hope this helps. > > Lake > > > > > > At 01:47 PM 10/27/2002 +0400, you wrote: > > >I am looking for a "league table" or something > > similar, showing the extent > > >of Bus Priority implementation worldwide. Ideally, > > it would be a table of a > > >raft of cities showing population, some measure of > > bus service provided > > >and/or consumed (buses operated, bus-kms per annum, > > passenger trips per > > >annum?), and a measure of bus priority implemented. > > (Length of bus lanes, > > >number of junctions with priority, whatever?) > > > > > >Can anyone point me to a suitable resource? I feel > > it's something someone, > > >somewhere must have collected at some point. > > > > > >-- > > >Alan P Howes, Special Transport Advisor, > > > Dubai Municipality Public Transport > > Department > > >aphowes@dm.gov.ae > > >Tel: +971 4 286 1616 ext 214 > > >Mobile: +971 50 5989661 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 10:34:16 -0500 > > From: czegras@mit.edu > > Subject: [sustran] Re: Bus Priority in Cities > > > > This should be derivable from the Millenium database > > (produced by the folks at > > Murdoch University (Australia) for UITP). It's not > > entirely clear how reliable > > or complete the relevant data is, but it contains > > several Public transport > > infrastructure and service indicators (including > > buses operated, bus-kms, > > priority in infrastructure, etc.). > > > > You should try to get a copy of the database from > > UITP. Else, perhaps you can > > get it from ISTP, Murdoch. > > > > Chris > > > > > Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 13:47:14 +0400 > > > From: Alan Patrick Howes > > > Subject: [sustran] Bus Priority in Cities > > worldwide > > > > > > I am looking for a "league table" or something > > similar, showing the extent > > > of Bus Priority implementation worldwide. Ideally, > > it would be a table of a > > > raft of cities showing population, some measure of > > bus service provided > > > and/or consumed (buses operated, bus-kms per > > annum, passenger trips per > > > annum?), and a measure of bus priority > > implemented. (Length of bus lanes, > > > number of junctions with priority, whatever?) > > > > > > Can anyone point me to a suitable resource? I feel > > it's something someone, > > > somewhere must have collected at some point. > > > > > > - -- > > > Alan P Howes, Special Transport Advisor, > > > Dubai Municipality Public Transport > > Department > > > aphowes@dm.gov.ae > > > Tel: +971 4 286 1616 ext 214 > > > Mobile: +971 50 5989661 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 03:16:23 +0000 > > From: "Regina Manzo" > > Subject: [sustran] Assistance Requested - Cincinnati > > Light Rail Proposal > > > > Hello Sustran - > > > > There's been a request for info to help support a > > proposed light rail line > > in Cincinnati, Ohio - part of hard-fought efforts to > > get more transport > > options in a typical American metropolitan area. > > The request has come to me > > in a roundabout way, and the letter is below. If > > anyone can share > > statistics about property values and rail lines > > (that they don't drop), and > > other positive information about rail, please pass > > them on directly to: > > > > Glen Brand at the Sierra Club > > email:glen.brand@sierraclub.org > > ph: country code 1-513-861-4001 > > > > Thanks, > > Gina Manzo > > urban planner > > Singapore > > ph +65 6738-6698 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > As you may know, in Cincinnati there > > is an initiative on the ballot in November to enact > > a sales tax to support > > the construction of a light rail system in Hamilton > > County, Ohio. A > > description of the system is shown in this link: > > > > > http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/08/21/rail600x559.jpg > > > > The initiative has the broad support of a coalition > > of the business and > > civic community and was developed, in part, by the > > Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana > > Council of Governments. If built, it would be the > > second light rail system > > in Ohio; the only other one is in Shaker Heights, in > > the Cleveland area, and > > it dates from the 1920s. > > > > Glen Brand of the Sierra Club's Ohio chapter in > > Cincinnati sent a request to > > APA's Research Department, asking for some > > supportive comments. His message > > related that, over the next several weeks, the usual > > opponents of such > > projects--Randall O'Toole, Sam Staley, and Wendell > > Cox--will be in > > Cincinnati to condemn the proposal on behalf of a > > coalition to stop it. > > > > This coalition is said to have made a number of > > questionable claims about > > the proposal. Among them: that the state and federal > > government would > > acquire zoning period over transit-oriented zoning > > districts along the rail > > route (not true); and that light rail causes drops > > property values on > > adjacent parcels (not true--if it were true, Shaker > > Heights would have > > disappeared from the tax rolls long ago). > > > > Which leads to this question: Would the > > Transportation Planning Division, or > > some of its leaders or Ohio members, want to offer > > some more enlightened > > views, representing the state of the art in thinking > > about these issues? > > > > I spoke to Glen last week and I know he would be > > happy to hear from you. > > > > Sam Staley's work is available online at: > > www.buckeyeinstitute.org > > Wendell Cox's at www.demographia.com. > > > > ------------------- > > Please respond to: > > Glen Brand, the Sierra Club > > email:glen.brand@sierraclub.org > > ph: country code 1-513-861-4001 > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Unlimited Internet access for only $21.95/month.? > > Try MSN! > > > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/2monthsfree.asp > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:26:03 +1030 > > From: "Perkins, Alan (TSA)" > > > > Subject: [sustran] Light Rail Energy Consumption > > > > Dear Sustraners- > > > > Does anyone have information on the energy > > consumption of light rail? > > > > I need energy consumption in Kwh or MJ per vehicle > > kilometre (often referred > > to as the energy intensity). I have energy > > consumption per passenger > > kilometre for a few Australian networks eg. > > Adelaide's tram = 1.2 MJ per > > passenger km (full fuel cycle). However, figures > > based on passenger > > kilometres assume certain passenger loadings, which > > can vary widely between > > systems and dramatically alter the energy efficiency > > compared with other > > modes. > > > > Also, any information on greenhouse gas emissions > > per vehicle kiloemtre > > would be welcome (although this varies with the fuel > > mix used in generated > > the electricity used by each particular system). > > > > Regards, > > > > Alan Perkins > > > > Dr Alan Perkins > > Senior Transport Policy Analyst > > Transport Policy Group > > Transport SA > > Room 702 > > PO Box 1 > > Walkerville > > South Australia > > 5081 > > ph +61 8 8343 2436 > > fax +61 8 8343 2939 > > alan.perkins@transport.sa.gov.au > > http://www.transport.sa.gov.au > > Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail > > message may be > > confidential, and may also be the subject of > > privilege or public interest > > immunity. This e-mail and any attached files should > > be scanned to detect > > viruses and no liability for loss or damage > > resulting from the use of any > > attached files is accepted. If you are not the > > intended recipient, any use, > > disclosure or reproduction of this document is > > unauthorised. If you have > > received this e-mail in error please telephone +61 8 > > 8343 2222. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 05:47:35 -0800 > > From: Todd Alexander Litman > > Subject: [sustran] Re: Light Rail Energy Consumption > > > > > > There is a nice new report that has some information > > on transit vehicle > > emissions: > > > > ECONorthwest and PBQD, Estimating the Benefits and > > Costs of Public Transit > > Projects, TCRP Report 78, > > > (http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/tcrp/tcrp78/index.htm), > > TRB > > (www.trb.org), 2002. > > > > > > > > > > At 04:26 PM 10/29/2002 +1030, you wrote: > > >Dear Sustraners- > > > > > >Does anyone have information on the energy > > consumption of light rail? > > > > > >I need energy consumption in Kwh or MJ per vehicle > > kilometre (often referred > > >to as the energy intensity). I have energy > > consumption per passenger > > >kilometre for a few Australian networks eg. > > Adelaide's tram = 1.2 MJ per > > >passenger km (full fuel cycle). However, figures > > based on passenger > > >kilometres assume certain passenger loadings, which > > can vary widely between > > >systems and dramatically alter the energy > > efficiency compared with other > > >modes. > > > > > >Also, any information on greenhouse gas emissions > > per vehicle kiloemtre > > >would be welcome (although this varies with the > > fuel mix used in generated > > >the electricity used by each particular system). > > > > > >Regards, > > > > > >Alan Perkins > > > > > >Dr Alan Perkins > > >Senior Transport Policy Analyst > > >Transport Policy Group > > >Transport SA > > >Room 702 > > >PO Box 1 > > >Walkerville > > >South Australia > > >5081 > > >ph +61 8 8343 2436 > > >fax +61 8 8343 2939 > > >alan.perkins@transport.sa.gov.au > > >http://www.transport.sa.gov.au > > >Disclaimer: The information contained in this > > e-mail message may be > > >confidential, and may also be the subject of > > privilege or public interest > > >immunity. 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If you have > > >received this e-mail in error please telephone +61 > > 8 8343 2222. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > Todd Litman, Director > > Victoria Transport Policy Institute > > "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" > > 1250 Rudlin Street > > Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada > > Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560 > > Email: litman@vtpi.org > > Website: http://www.vtpi.org > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 06:08:26 -0800 > > From: Todd Alexander Litman > > Subject: [sustran] Re: Assistance Requested - > > Cincinnati Light Rail Proposal > > > > > > There is considerable research indicating that rail > > transit stations can > > significantly increase nearby property values and > > support local economic > > development, provided that other factors are in > > place, including consumer > > demand for transit-oriented housing and business > > locations, and appropriate > > local development policies. > > > > There are two components of this effect. One is an > > economic transfer: > > people value transit accessible locations more than > > transit inaccessible > > locations for housing and commercial activities. In > > addition, transit > > oriented development can provide efficiencies of > > agglomeration, that is, > > higher density development can increase the > > productivity of certain types > > of business activities (which is why certain types > > of stores and industries > > tend to locate in major commercial centers). > > Although this second factor is > > difficult to measure, it suggests that transit > > services can provide large > > economic benefits if they they provide a catalyst > > for more clustered > > development. > > > > See: > > > > Jeffery J. Smith, Does Mass Transit Raise Site > > Values Around Its Stops > > Enough To Pay For Itself (Were The Value Captured)?, > > Geonomy Society > > (www.progress.org/geonomy), 2001; available at the > > Victoria Transport > > Policy Institute (www.vtpi.org/smith.htm). > > > > "Transit Evaluation" Online TDM Encyclopedia > > (http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm62.htm) > > > > "Transit Oriented Development" Online TDM > > Encyclopedia > > (http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm45.htm) > > > > > > > > At 03:16 AM 10/29/2002 +0000, you wrote: > > >Hello Sustran - > > > > > >There's been a request for info to help support a > > proposed light rail line > > >in Cincinnati, Ohio - part of hard-fought efforts > > to get more transport > > >options in a typical American metropolitan area. > > The request has come to > > >me in a roundabout way, and the letter is below. > > If anyone can share > > >statistics about property values and rail lines > > (that they don't drop), > > >and other positive information about rail, please > > pass them on directly to: > > > > > >Glen Brand at the Sierra Club > > >email:glen.brand@sierraclub.org > > >ph: country code 1-513-861-4001 > > > > > >Thanks, > > >Gina Manzo > > >urban planner > > >Singapore > > >ph +65 6738-6698 > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > > > >As you may know, in Cincinnati there > > >is an initiative on the ballot in November to enact > > a sales tax to support > > >the construction of a light rail system in Hamilton > > County, Ohio. A > > >description of the system is shown in this link: > > > > > > >http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/08/21/rail600x559.jpg > > > > > >The initiative has the broad support of a coalition > > of the business and > > >civic community and was developed, in part, by the > > Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana > > >Council of Governments. If built, it would be the > > second light rail system > > >in Ohio; the only other one is in Shaker Heights, > > in the Cleveland area, and > > >it dates from the 1920s. > > > > > >Glen Brand of the Sierra Club's Ohio chapter in > > Cincinnati sent a request to > > >APA's Research Department, asking for some > > supportive comments. His message > > >related that, over the next several weeks, the > > usual opponents of such > > >projects--Randall O'Toole, Sam Staley, and Wendell > > Cox--will be in > > >Cincinnati to condemn the proposal on behalf of a > > coalition to stop it. > > > > > >This coalition is said to have made a number of > > questionable claims about > > >the proposal. Among them: that the state and > > federal government would > > >acquire zoning period over transit-oriented zoning > > districts along the rail > > >route (not true); and that light rail causes drops > > property values on > > >adjacent parcels (not true--if it were true, Shaker > > Heights would have > > >disappeared from the tax rolls long ago). > > > > > >Which leads to this question: Would the > > Transportation Planning Division, or > > >some of its leaders or Ohio members, want to offer > > some more enlightened > > >views, representing the state of the art in > > thinking about these issues? > > > > > >I spoke to Glen last week and I know he would be > > >happy to hear from you. > > > > > >Sam Staley's work is available online at: > > www.buckeyeinstitute.org > > >Wendell Cox's at www.demographia.com. > > > > > >------------------- > > >Please respond to: > > >Glen Brand, the Sierra Club > > >email:glen.brand@sierraclub.org > > >ph: country code 1-513-861-4001 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >Unlimited Internet access for only $21.95/month. > > Try MSN! > > > >http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/2monthsfree.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > Todd Litman, Director > > Victoria Transport Policy Institute > > "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" > > 1250 Rudlin Street > > Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada > > Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560 > > Email: litman@vtpi.org > > Website: http://www.vtpi.org > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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CONTENTS World News -BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER HIT BY CAR -GREENPEACE SHUTS DOWN ESSO IN LUXEMBOURG -RALLY FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE IN NEW DELHI -UK ROADBUILDING: THE BATTLE IS JOINED Car Busters Announcements -TOWARDS CAR-FREE CITIES III CONFERENCE -CAR BUSTERS OFFERS HONEST LIVING -CAR BUSTERS SEEKS FULL-TIME EURO-STAFFER Other Announcements -CALL FOR PAPERS, VELO-CITY CONFERENCE -PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND CAR SHARING WORKSHOP -UITP CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION -ONLY ONE NO-SHOPPING DAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS -VOLUNTEER AT BIKES NOT BOMBS Things to Read -SAFE STREETS FOR CHILDREN _______________ WORLD NEWS >> __________________ BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER HIT BY CAR [submitted by Bernard Delloye, in Brussels] On Sunday, November 3, Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was hit by a car at a roundabout as he was biking. As this regrettable accident is getting little public interest in Belgium, it will not be an occasion for the authorities to consider the security of bike users. GREENPEACE SHUTS DOWN ESSO IN LUXEMBOURG [submitted by Randy Ghent, Car Busters] In the largest Greenpeace action of the last eight years, 620 activists from 32 countries - including one anonymous Car Busters staffer - shut down all 28 Esso petrol stations in Luxembourg on October 25. Wearing white chemical suits and bright yellow "Stop Esso" vests, they unfurled banners, locked themselves to petrol pumps, and used police tape to close off the stations' entrances and exits. There were no arrests, and only one minor outbreak of violence by a motorist. The shut down lasted from approximately 6 am to 7 pm. Luxembourg is known as "the petrol pump of Europe," selling cheap low-taxed fuel that draws trans-European truckers and motorists from neighbouring countries. The action took place as part of Greenpeace's global Esso campaign, targeting parent company Exxon-Mobil for being "climate criminal no. 1" - doing more than any other company to undermine the Kyoto Protocol. Esso donated US$1.3 million to George Bush's 2000 election campaign; and once elected, Bush swiftly washed his hands of the Kyoto treaty and introduced a "climate policy" that has Exxon-Mobil's fingerprints all over it. Since the USA is responsible for 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gases, the refusal from Bush to sign Kyoto is compromising the whole process. Not only does Exxon-Mobil still deny that oil contributes to climate change, the company doesn't invest a penny developing alternative energy sources. Great pictures of the action: . RALLY FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE IN NEW DELHI [from CorpWatch, ] More than 5,000 people marched for climate justice on Monday, October 28 in New Delhi, India. The demonstrators, from the India Climate Justice Forum, highlighted the serious deficiencies in the UN COP 8 conference on climate change being held simultaneously in the same city. The rally culminated with a colorful and spirited cultural programme. "The negotiations to solve the climate change crisis have been hijacked by corporations and industrialised nations, especially the US," said Medha Patkar, national coordinator of the National Alliance of People's Movements. "These meetings resemble a trade meeting to push globalisation over developing countries rather than a meeting to address the genuine needs of people." Following discussions at the Climate Justice Summit - a counter- summit to COP 8 on October 26 and 27 - representatives of the poor and the marginalised of the world, representing fishworkers, farmers, indigenous peoples, Dalits and the youth, resolved to actively build a movement from the communities that will address the issue of climate change from a human rights, social justice and labour perspective. Just 122 corporations in the world account for over 80 percent of all CO2 emissions. UK ROADBUILDING: THE BATTLE IS JOINED [from SchNews, ] On October 22, workers on the Birmingham Northern Relief Road in the UK were able to enjoy an unscheduled break when a dozen people stormed the construction site of a bridge over a canal and disabled diggers (bulldozers) and a crane. The protesters say it represents the start of a new phase of the campaign against car culture and climate change in the face of a renewed road building programme under the Labour Government. The action happened one day before the start of the British International Motor Show and the UN climate conference in New Delhi, India (COP 8). At the motor show in Birmingham, Europe's largest, actions led by Friends of the Earth and Rising Tide continued to highlight the car industry's connection to climate change. Car show actions: . _____________________________ CAR BUSTERS ANNOUNCEMENTS >> ________________________________ TOWARDS CAR-FREE CITIES III CONFERENCE [March 17-21, 2003 - Hosted by Car Busters Toulcuv Dvur Ecological Centre - Prague, Czech Republic - ] Towards Car-Free Cities III will bring together 75 people from across Europe and beyond who are promoting alternatives to car dependence and car culture. We will focus on collaboration and exchange, assisting the practical work of conference participants - whether it be organising car-free days or building the car-free cities of the future. Those interested in the conference are encouraged to join the listserve (subscribe with an e-mail to ), where ideas for the conference will be discussed and decisions regarding the programme will be made. The listserve was just launched October 21, and, once subscribed, you can read the postings you missed on the Yahoogroups website. More information and a registration form can be found at , to which a draft programme and more will soon be added. Questions?: . CAR BUSTERS OFFERS HONEST LIVING Car Busters is looking for two "core" staff members to provide long- term organisational stability by joining the collective for two years or more. If you have a good number (but not necessarily all) of the following attributes, then you could be among the finalists: strong English writing and editing skills, a sense of humour, publication layout skills, web design ability, an activist perspective, communications/media skills, campaigning experience, attention to detail, extensive knowledge of transport(ation) issues, fundraising experience, self-motivation/initiative, and a desire to pull these all together to stir things up at the international level. Please send us your resume (CV) and a cover letter describing yourself and your relevant skills and experience. The first test of your personal initiative will be to find our address. CAR BUSTERS SEEKS FULL-TIME EURO-STAFFER Car Busters has an immediate and unexpected opening for a European citizen under 26 (funder's requirements) to join us as a full-time collective member from now (meaning as soon as possible) through September 2003. Opportunities for a longer stay may be possible. You receive an intern-level wage appropriate for the Czech Republic (at least 5,000 CZK plus accommodation). For desired skills/experience and application instructions, see the previous announcement above. _______________________ OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS >> __________________________ CALL FOR PAPERS, VELO-CITY CONFERENCE [Paris, France, September 2003] It's still a long time until the world's largest cycling conference begins, but the deadline for submissions of abstracts is November 15. Papers are welcomed on five (badly translated) themes: "Established facts: bicycle-use today?," "The future, the vision, the aim: a more friendly city," "Integrating the bicycle in comprehensive policies," "Strategies: methods, alliances," and "Conditions for efficient implementation." Get in touch with or Velo-City, Mairie de Paris, DVD, 40 rue du Louvre, 75001 Paris, France. PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND CAR SHARING WORKSHOP [Bremen, Germany, December 4-5] Organised by the UITP (International Association of Public Transport), the workshop addresses the effects, practicality and implementation of car-sharing: the impact on mobility patterns, the use of organisational models, electronic ticketing, and so on. More information from UITP, rue Sainte-Marie 6, B-1080 Brussels, Belgium, or . UITP CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION [Shanghai, China, November 18-20] The International Metropolitan Railways Conference, the third UITP Asia-Pacific Congress and a Mobility and City transport exhibition are all taking place simultaneously in Shanghai. More info: . ONLY ONE NO-SHOPPING DAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS [submitted by Matthew Sasaki, Adbusters] November 29 marks the 11th annual celebration of "Buy Nothing Day," a 24-hour opportunity to take a break from excessive consumerism. Buy Nothing Day is both a challenge and a golden opportunity to stop and smell the roses. Think. Hang out with friends. Give the wallet a rest. You may decide to never go back to gorging again. More info: . VOLUNTEER AT BIKES NOT BOMBS [submitted by Rick Jarvis, Bikes Not Bombs] This is for you, if you happen to live in the Boston (USA) region... Bikes Not Bombs simply couldn't function without our tremendous volunteer support! Volunteers earn credit by the hour, which can be cashed in for used parts, frames, or even whole bikes. Join our volunteer e-mail list and we'll keep you updated with the numerous opportunities as they roll around! Contact Arik Grier: +1(617)442-0004; . ___________________ THINGS TO READ >> __________________ SAFE STREETS FOR CHILDREN [submitted by Catherine Elliott] The British Institute for Public Policy Research published a report on the links between social inequality and road accidents. The report found that child pedestrians from lower socio-economic groups are far more likely to be killed than their wealthier counterparts. It calls for a universal 30 km/h speed restriction in residential areas as in Holland, as an attempt to remove the traffic from the children, rather than removing the children from the traffic. See for the full report. [end] ____________________________________________ CAR BUSTERS Kratka 26, 100 00 Praha 10, Czech Republic tel: +(420) 2-7481-0849 - fax: +(420) 2-7481-6727 - ____________________________________________ Car Busters Worldwide Contact Directory Register your group on-line now: Towards Car-Free Cities III Conference Hosted by Car Busters - March 17-21, 2003 From papon at inrets.fr Thu Nov 7 18:04:24 2002 From: papon at inrets.fr (Francis Papon) Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:04:24 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Velocity abstract submission deadline 15th November Message-ID: Dear correspondant, You've got just one week left to submit a paper to the Velocity conference in Paris, 23-26 September, 2003. You can submit a 400 word abstract by e-mail mailto:velocity2003@mairie-paris.fr or on the conference web-site http://www.velo-city2003.com Waiting for your relevant contribution, On behalf of the Programme Committee, Francis Papon. -- From papon at inrets.fr Thu Nov 7 18:10:34 2002 From: papon at inrets.fr (Francis Papon) Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:10:34 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Velocity abstract submission deadline 15th November Message-ID: Dear correspondant, You've got just one week left to submit a paper to the Velocity conference in Paris, 23-26 September, 2003. You can submit a 400 word abstract by e-mail mailto:velocity2003@mairie-paris.fr or on the conference web-site http://www.velo-city2003.com Please forward this information. Waiting for your relevant contribution, On behalf of the Programme Committee, Francis Papon. -- From mobility at igc.org Tue Nov 12 03:03:55 2002 From: mobility at igc.org (ITDP) Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 18:03:55 -0000 Subject: [sustran] International Seminar on Human Mobility Message-ID: <1037037835.13444.qmail@ech> INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON HUMAN MOBILITY Bogotá: Building a New City Bogotá, Colombia February 6 – 9, 2003   versión en Español (http://www.itdp.org/ISBH/seminario.html)     The remarkable urban transformation of Bogota, Colombia represents a world-leading example of sustainable urban design. Achievements such as Latin America’s largest network of bicycle ways (270 km), the extraordinary bus rapid transit system called TransMilenio, the world’s longest pedestrian corridor (17 km), and the celebration of the planet’s biggest Car Free Day (covering an entire city of 35,000 hectares) have made Bogota a model for building a more human city. The International Seminar on Human Mobility on February 6-9 will be your opportunity to exchange knowledge and experiences with the persons who have led this remarkable transformation.   Objectives The seminar will bring together local professionals along with international participants from four continents to observe and discuss Bogota’s mobility transformation across an array of themes: • Cycle Ways • Citizen Involvement • Bus Rapid Transit • Use of Public Space • Car Free Days • Pedestrian Areas • Bicycle Sundays • Car Restraint Measures   Sponsoring Organisations The seminar is led by the Human City Foundation in conjunction with the Municipality of Bogota (Institute for Urban Development), Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, and the World Bank.   Who should attend Those benefiting from the experience will include public officials from local authorities, municipal technical staff, researchers, international development agencies, urban planners, transport and environmental professionals, and all actors from civil society linked to the issue of urban sustainability.   Additional information For more information and registration forms, please visit the following website: www.itdp.org/ISBH/index.html versión en Español (http://www.itdp.org/ISBH/seminario.html)   _______________________________________________________________________ Powered by List Builder To unsubscribe follow the link: http://lb.bcentral.com/ex/sp?c=20296&s=DC4066E06C5D379F&m=23 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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