[sustran] Re: Dhaka Rickshaw Ban / World Bank

[V. Setty Pendakur]

Can we get some more details on why, who, where, what was the basis for this decision and any thing else?  Then we can make a good case for our point of view.

Cheers.
V. Setty Pendakur
President
Pacific Policy and Planning Associates
702--1099 Marinaside Crescent
Vancouver, BC, Canada  V6Z 2Z3
Phone: 604-263-3576; Fax:604-263-6493
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  From: info at worldcarfree.net 
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  Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 1:36 PM
  Subject: [sustran] Dhaka Rickshaw Ban / World Bank


  [ Action Alert Released Today: www.worldcarfree.net/dhaka/ ]

  Summary:

  SAVE THE RICKSHAWS OF DHAKA

  The World Bank is urging Dhaka, Bangladesh, to outlaw one of the most
  efficient and beautiful forms of transport, the bicycle rickshaw, on 
  a total of eight main roads. In Dhaka, most journeys are made on 
  foot, and bicycle rickshaws are the main form of vehicular transport.
  Rickshaws are an efficient, non-polluting way to move around, and for
  many people without job skills, pulling a rickshaw is the only option
  other than begging or crime. It is estimated that five million people
  in Bangladesh are dependent on the income of rickshaw pullers for 
  their survival. Make December the month to fight for the rickshaw. 
  Tell the World Bank what you think of their idea: 
  <www.worldcarfree.net/dhaka/>.
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