[sustran] FW: Smart Urban Transport

Paul Barter geobpa at nus.edu.sg
Thu Mar 6 09:46:16 JST 2003


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= Smart Urban Transport    Issue #17    March 2003 =
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CONTENTS
- The half a billion dollar rebate 
- Federal Express moves into the digital age 
- New technology for road pricing in Singapore 
- China fuel cells research
- Shelving planned superhighway to Shenzen 
- SUT2003 conference features Sydney's Transitway 
+ lots more ...

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THE HALF A BILLION DOLLAR REBATE
Congestion charging will cost the UK government £500 million when businesses hit by loss of trade demand huge rates rebates, a new study warns.

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TOP STRATEGY & POLICY STORIES (at the above link)...
- London road pricing starts
- Rail reform Kiwi style
- People with disabilities need stronger voice
- Public and private rendezvous in Shanghai
- New UK bus quality indicators
- Bus management - technology vs incentives
- Austroads releases indicators on web
- Germany pursues mass-distance charges
- NTC to get rail access and pricing?


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FEDERAL EXPRESS MOVES INTO THE DIGITAL AGE
Express transporter FedEx Express (FedEx) will introduce new technology, including a 'digital pen', throughout its Asian operations in the first half of this year as part of its continuing efforts to deliver "exceptional" service and convenience to its customers.

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TOP PEOPLE & COMPANIES STORIES...
- Engelhard wins diesel retrofit program
- US PT Association heads national transit security
- Top US transit websites recognized
- NavTech maps Taiwan


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NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR ROAD PRICING IN SINGAPORE
First launched in 1998, Singapore's world leading Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system has helped to cut traffic volume in the CBD by more than 20%.

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TOP TECHNOLOGY STORIES...
- Smart containers ride the waves
- Asia going mobile
- Future of GPS vehicle tracking in doubt
- Update on mobility management in Thailand
- ITS in Chinese cities
- Malaysia selects infrared as national standard
- Delivering wireless networking into vehicles
- Sectors cooperate to promote Korean telematics industry
- Seoul bus priority system
- Beijing promises smooth transport for Olympics
- Aussie Customs launches security passport technology
- Cooperative driverless vehicles ready to roll
- Etoll offers seamless travel in eastern Australia
- Green light for joining all cash-free tollways


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CHINA FUEL CELLS RESEARCH
China has been conducting research on hydrogen fuel cells, a potential source of clean energy, since the late 1980s, and is now looking to accelerate these efforts.

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TOP ENVIRONMENT STORIES...
- Rising to Asian air quality challenges
- China's new indoor air quality standards
- Global assistance for local air pollution
- Lead phase-out in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Zero pollution Air Car
- How air-powered cars work
- Hybrid cars are catching on
- Air pollution takes toll in Philippine cities
- Technology key to achieving climate change targets
- EPA quantifies emission effects of biodiesel
- China develops low emission vehicles
- UPS study rates the reliability, low emissions of CNG trucks
- Indonesia to use unleaded fuel
- Senegal to improve urban mobility
- Fuel cell cars start to move on full scale
- Better Air Quality 2002: Workshop proceedings online


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SHELVING PLANNED SUPERHIGHWAY TO SHENZEN
Controversy dogs the government's planned route 10 superhighway to link Hong Kong to neighbouring Shenzen.

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TOP INFRASTRUCTURE & OPERATIONS STORIES...
- Fremantle container rail on track for 50% boost 
- Growth in China's highways 
- Profitable Thai railway 
- Preparations for car shutdown include better bus stops 
- Improving roads and transport in Sri Lanka 
- Property impact from Skytrain extension 
- Thai government supports gas vehicles 
- Incentives to switch freight to rail in Britain 
- Congestion eroding US Interstate system 
- Australian national Trucking Alliance launched 
- Sydney's proposed Enfield terminal too big 
- Queensland to get electronic road signs 
- Support for Fundamental Change in Public Transportation 
- Annual Progress Report of the High-Speed Rail Idea Program 
- European Strategic Rail Research Agenda 
- Australian and European Road Safety Comparisons 
- Cars down, buses ahead in congestion charge 
- Ticket tender finalised for Sydney


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SUT2003 CONFERENCE FEATURES SYDNEY'S TRANSITWAY
Third International Conference on Smart Urban Transport - featuring Sydney's Liverpool to Parramatta Transitway - 27 to 29 May 2003 :: Rydges Hotel, Parramatta Australia

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


TOP BUSINESS INFORMATION STORIES...
- Public-private highway options: Toolkit for policymakers 
- The relationship between transportation and quality of life 
- UITP says "yes" to action on disability in 2003 
- Saving dollars using net smarts 
- China Urban Rail Summit 2003 
- BIC goes off shore 
- Transport responds to e-business SC challenge 
- 21st ARRB & 11th REAAA Conference 2003 
- AusRAIL PLUS 2003 
- Conferences 
- Future business opportunities 


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SPECIALIST TRANSPORT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ON CD-ROM

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

* Road Pricing Agenda 2000 - progressing electronic road pricing. 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 2000 - using transitways and busways. Papers and presentations 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 2001 - deploying incident management. Papers and key presentations 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 2001 - integration and performance. 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.

* Smart Traffic 2002 - operations and partnerships. 21 leading international transportation experts providing commentary on  worldwide trends in transportation operations, partnerships, practical applications of technology and case studies on  innovations deployed. This conference featured practical approaches to challenges and solutions in traffic operations, including transport operations trends, current and future issues and challenges in traffic management, freight logistics and  public transit and infrastructure and technology partnerships.

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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