From pascaldesmond at eircom.net Wed Feb 4 05:32:22 2004 From: pascaldesmond at eircom.net (Pascal Desmond) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:32:22 +0000 Subject: [sustran] World Transport Policy & Practice Volume 9, Number 3, 2003 now available Message-ID: Volume 9, Number 3, 2003 of "World Transport Policy & Practice", a quarterly journal edited by Professor John Whitelegg, is available free of charge as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file at http://www.eco-logica.co.uk/WTPPhome.html Contents of Volume 9, Number 3, 2003: Traffic without violence: The path to a vision by Helmut Holzapfel Integration of cycling & Light Rapid Transit: Realising the potential by Hugh McClintock & Dave Morris 'Walk it, Bike it, Bus it': Perceptions of active modes of transport by Genevieve Stone, Billie Giles-Corti, Sharon McBride & Beth Jackson Tourism by the elderly in Europe by Aranta van den Broeke & Wim Korver Car Club Development: The Role of Local Champions by Julia Meaton & Christopher Low ***** DOWNLOAD ADVICE If you are using Windows, please ensure that you 'right click' your mouse. This will download the file to your desktop for viewing off-line. This is standard Windows procedure for downloading files. ***** World Transport Policy & Practice Eco-Logica Ltd., 53 Derwent Road, LANCASTER, LA1 3ES. U.K. telephone +44 1524 63175 Editor: Professor John Whitelegg Business manager: Pascal Desmond http://www.eco-logica.co.uk/WTPPhome.html From kisansbc at vsnl.com Thu Feb 5 11:59:31 2004 From: kisansbc at vsnl.com (Kisan Mehta) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:29:31 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Oregon: Enforcement Cuts X-walk Crashes Message-ID: <001b01c3eb94$1417d820$3226020a@im.eth.net> Dear Colleagues, See the innovation used for ensuring psafety to pedestrians. In Mumbai (population 12 million Census of India 2001) on the other hand ten persons die on roads and twenty on railway tracks a day. The World Bank bemoaning extremely high road accident rate in Mumbai confirms that pedestrians form 95% of road accident victims. Yet the very same Worlod Bank has given liberal loan to Mumbai transport authorities for eliminating pedestrians from public roads. Pavements are cut off or drastically narrowed down. Vehicle parking on rump pavements is freely allowed and encouraged. Eight lane highways in the crowded areas are being constructed. Miles and miles of dividers and fencing are constructed to stop pedestrian crossing. Public bus servioces are being curtailed and suburban railway commuter services superficially supported. The Bank is now considering another loan for an ambitious programme for constructing elevated roads over narrow arterial roads having extremely high pedestrian movment are being proposed. Motor car owners, direct beneficiaries of Bank largesse and public programmes, are bot required to pay anything hence the burden goes on the poor. The Bank programme for reducing poverty as well as for reducing population!!! Best wishes. Kisan Mehta ----- Original Message ----- OREGON: ENFORCEMENT CUTS X-WALK CRASHES According to a recent note, "Oregon cities have been able to reduce pedestrian crashes by rigorously enforcing pedestrian laws and fining drivers for not stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks. Under the Pedestrian Safety Operations (PSE) program, a decoy police officer attempts to cross in a crosswalk. A video camera records each incident of drivers not yielding and either a warning or citation is issued. In the first three years of the program, there was a 16% decrease in pedestrian injuries (from 348 to 293) and a 19% reduction in pedestrian fatalities (from 16 to 13), related to crosswalks." For more information, contact Rick Waring, ODOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program, (503) 986-4196, e-mail: rick.a.waring@odot.state.or.us. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/20040205/d7fe0afe/attachment.html From mohsin_jp at yahoo.com Mon Feb 9 13:59:44 2004 From: mohsin_jp at yahoo.com (Mohsin J. Sarker) Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 20:59:44 -0800 (PST) Subject: [sustran] Citiy types based on road and transirt service In-Reply-To: <1074822631.40107de7e2d53@wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au> Message-ID: <20040209045944.3183.qmail@web10510.mail.yahoo.com> Hello Does anyone know any document, paper or book, where cities are classified based on road and transit supply or based on road and transit service? It would be very helpful, if anyone please recommend any document if you know any. Thanks. Mohsin J. Sarker Transportation Planner Planning Department Construction Information Service Utsunomiya, Japan 321-0932 Tel/Fax: 81-28-636-5100 Email: cis_006@sun.ucatv.ne.jp ===== Mohsin J. Sarker Utsunomiya Japan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html From Manfred.Breithaupt at gtz.DE Tue Feb 10 09:59:24 2004 From: Manfred.Breithaupt at gtz.DE (Breithaupt Manfred 4413) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 01:59:24 +0100 Subject: [sustran] AW: Citiy types based on road and transirt service Message-ID: <95D79C0E58C91C429B002DD09D17D8E804BE767B@nt047.gtz.de> yes, UITP s millennium database, under www.uitp.com further murdoch university, they have compared 37 cities in aprox 1999. Best regards, Manfred Breithaupt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manfred Breithaupt Division 44, Environment and Infrastructure Deutsche Gesellschaft f?r Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Postfach 51 80 65726 Eschborn, Germany Tel. +49 6196 79-1357 Fax +49 6196 79-7194 manfred.breithaupt@gtz.de -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- Von: sustran-discuss-bounces+manfred.breithaupt=gtz.de@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+manfred.breithaupt=gtz.de@list.jca.apc.o rg]Im Auftrag von Mohsin J. Sarker Gesendet: Montag, 9. Februar 2004 06:00 An: Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport Cc: morimoto@utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Betreff: [sustran] Citiy types based on road and transirt service Hello Does anyone know any document, paper or book, where cities are classified based on road and transit supply or based on road and transit service? It would be very helpful, if anyone please recommend any document if you know any. Thanks. Mohsin J. Sarker Transportation Planner Planning Department Construction Information Service Utsunomiya, Japan 321-0932 Tel/Fax: 81-28-636-5100 Email: cis_006@sun.ucatv.ne.jp ===== Mohsin J. Sarker Utsunomiya Japan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html From kisansbc at vsnl.com Tue Feb 10 21:32:17 2004 From: kisansbc at vsnl.com (Kisan Mehta) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:02:17 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Mumbai Metro Proposal Message-ID: <001801c3efd6$cb369e60$3226020a@im.eth.net> Dear Colleagues, Mumbai (area 434 sq km and population 11.91 million-Census of India 2001) has highly overstrained transport facilities. Sealocked on three sides, Mumbai presents a unique geographical entity with average population density of 27,000 persons per sq km, unheard of anywhere elsein the world. Though suburban railway services started in the the Nineteenthirties and road transport are publicly owned, there has been little development on the demand management pricniple. Trains running at about five timesand buses at three times the normal carrying capacity look fater 88% of roral journeys. Personal cars receive higher priotity causing serious bottelnecks for public transport . With average 20 and 10 residents dieing daily on the railway tracks and roads, Mumbai ranks amongst human centres having high accident rate in the world. The World Bank report says that pedestrians form 95% of accidents on Mumbai roads. Paradoxically the Bank loan has 85% for construction of highways while suburban railways 43%. The amount loaned to public road services forms 2.5% of the total project cost. Mumbai does not have metro railway service. The government owned Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has put up a proposal for Mumbai Metro comprising of 32.5 lm of underground and 114 km length of elevated railway facility to be completed in stages by early twenties. You are closely associatred with public transport and especially in metro services as well as in urban planning and development. We are trying to work out a citizen susbtainable alternative that can meet citizen expectations and is affordable to the less fortunate of our citizens. We appeal to you to take interest in the umbai Metro proposals and make valuable suggestions so that Mumbai has the most preferred system. We hope to get complete info from the authorites in a couple of days which we can share with those of you interested in the proposal. Best wishes. Kisan Mehta Save Bombay Committee 620 Jame Jamshed Road, Dadar East, Mumbai 400014 Tel: 00 91 22 2414 9688 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/20040210/1c5e4617/attachment.html From ericbruun at earthlink.net Wed Feb 11 03:38:12 2004 From: ericbruun at earthlink.net (Eric Bruun) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:38:12 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: Mumbai Metro Proposal References: <001801c3efd6$cb369e60$3226020a@im.eth.net> Message-ID: <00ef01c3f005$0e465960$11fb45cf@earthlink.net> Kisan Underground Metro is the solution to reserve for the very densest parts of the city where it is unrealistic to try to take right-of-way above ground. It is, of course, expensive and takes lots of time. In the meantime, look at BRT where the roadways are wide enough and queue bypasses where they are not. Also, look at upgrading the commuter rail service. It might be adaptable to higher levels of safety and performance, providing rapid transit at a fraction of the cost. Eric Bruun ----- Original Message ----- From: Kisan Mehta To: sustran discuss Cc: kush@kward.org ; Ajit Shenoy ; Sudhir B Badami Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:32 AM Subject: [sustran] Mumbai Metro Proposal Dear Colleagues, Mumbai (area 434 sq km and population 11.91 million-Census of India 2001) has highly overstrained transport facilities. Sealocked on three sides, Mumbai presents a unique geographical entity with average population density of 27,000 persons per sq km, unheard of anywhere elsein the world. Though suburban railway services started in the the Nineteenthirties and road transport are publicly owned, there has been little development on the demand management pricniple. Trains running at about five timesand buses at three times the normal carrying capacity look fater 88% of roral journeys. Personal cars receive higher priotity causing serious bottelnecks for public transport . With average 20 and 10 residents dieing daily on the railway tracks and roads, Mumbai ranks amongst human centres having high accident rate in the world. The World Bank report says that pedestrians form 95% of accidents on Mumbai roads. Paradoxically the Bank loan has 85% for construction of highways while suburban railways 43%. The amount loaned to public road services forms 2.5% of the total project cost. Mumbai does not have metro railway service. The government owned Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has put up a proposal for Mumbai Metro comprising of 32.5 lm of underground and 114 km length of elevated railway facility to be completed in stages by early twenties. You are closely associatred with public transport and especially in metro services as well as in urban planning and development. We are trying to work out a citizen susbtainable alternative that can meet citizen expectations and is affordable to the less fortunate of our citizens. We appeal to you to take interest in the umbai Metro proposals and make valuable suggestions so that Mumbai has the most preferred system. We hope to get complete info from the authorites in a couple of days which we can share with those of you interested in the proposal. Best wishes. Kisan Mehta Save Bombay Committee 620 Jame Jamshed Road, Dadar East, Mumbai 400014 Tel: 00 91 22 2414 9688 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/20040210/68d32061/attachment.html From ericbruun at earthlink.net Wed Feb 11 03:38:12 2004 From: ericbruun at earthlink.net (Eric Bruun) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:38:12 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: Mumbai Metro Proposal References: <001801c3efd6$cb369e60$3226020a@im.eth.net> Message-ID: <00ef01c3f005$0e465960$11fb45cf@earthlink.net> Kisan Underground Metro is the solution to reserve for the very densest parts of the city where it is unrealistic to try to take right-of-way above ground. It is, of course, expensive and takes lots of time. In the meantime, look at BRT where the roadways are wide enough and queue bypasses where they are not. Also, look at upgrading the commuter rail service. It might be adaptable to higher levels of safety and performance, providing rapid transit at a fraction of the cost. Eric Bruun ----- Original Message ----- From: Kisan Mehta To: sustran discuss Cc: kush@kward.org ; Ajit Shenoy ; Sudhir B Badami Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:32 AM Subject: [sustran] Mumbai Metro Proposal Dear Colleagues, Mumbai (area 434 sq km and population 11.91 million-Census of India 2001) has highly overstrained transport facilities. Sealocked on three sides, Mumbai presents a unique geographical entity with average population density of 27,000 persons per sq km, unheard of anywhere elsein the world. Though suburban railway services started in the the Nineteenthirties and road transport are publicly owned, there has been little development on the demand management pricniple. Trains running at about five timesand buses at three times the normal carrying capacity look fater 88% of roral journeys. Personal cars receive higher priotity causing serious bottelnecks for public transport . With average 20 and 10 residents dieing daily on the railway tracks and roads, Mumbai ranks amongst human centres having high accident rate in the world. The World Bank report says that pedestrians form 95% of accidents on Mumbai roads. Paradoxically the Bank loan has 85% for construction of highways while suburban railways 43%. The amount loaned to public road services forms 2.5% of the total project cost. Mumbai does not have metro railway service. The government owned Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has put up a proposal for Mumbai Metro comprising of 32.5 lm of underground and 114 km length of elevated railway facility to be completed in stages by early twenties. You are closely associatred with public transport and especially in metro services as well as in urban planning and development. We are trying to work out a citizen susbtainable alternative that can meet citizen expectations and is affordable to the less fortunate of our citizens. We appeal to you to take interest in the umbai Metro proposals and make valuable suggestions so that Mumbai has the most preferred system. We hope to get complete info from the authorites in a couple of days which we can share with those of you interested in the proposal. Best wishes. Kisan Mehta Save Bombay Committee 620 Jame Jamshed Road, Dadar East, Mumbai 400014 Tel: 00 91 22 2414 9688 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/20040210/68d32061/attachment-0003.html From dmk19 at cornell.edu Wed Feb 11 05:54:17 2004 From: dmk19 at cornell.edu (Douglas Matthew Krisch) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:54:17 -0500 (EST) Subject: [sustran] A CYCLING TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR ACCRA, GHANA Message-ID: <3373.4.7.42.192.1076446457.squirrel@webmail.cornell.edu> Here is a plan i have recently published. I am trying to share it with those individuals and groups who have similar interests/goals. please feel free to add a link to any transportation site, but please let me know. hard copies available upon request. A CYCLING TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR ACCRA, GHANA: TOWARDS AN AFFORDABLE, EQUITABLE, AND HEALTHY FUTURE Abstract: http://www.urbanbikes.net/THESIS%20-%20Abstract_web.pdf Complete document: http://www.urbanbikes.net/transport_page2.htm -- Douglas M. Krisch Homepage: www.urbanbikes.net From Regina_Therese_MANZO at ura.gov.sg Wed Feb 11 11:15:07 2004 From: Regina_Therese_MANZO at ura.gov.sg (Regina_Therese_MANZO@ura.gov.sg) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:15:07 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Re: Mumbai Metro Proposal Message-ID: Probably all of the transport suggestions for Mumbai have been assessed at some point for; the issue in their implementation, or not, is political will (not peculiar to Mumbai). Upgrading the commuter rail service - increasing train speed, reducing headways, extending the number of bogies per train - is hampered by dwellings constructed very close to tracks preventing higher speeds, and by difficulties in extending station length (due to land acquisition problems, slum dwellings, etc.) to accommodate longer trains. The issue of slum dwellers and their living options is intimately tied up with transport improvements in Mumbai. Similarly, for BRT or other bus-related improvements, road space is often taken up by hawker stalls and other unauthorised uses, so the equity issue also comes up in considering their removal. None of the blocks to the transport improvements is impossible to solve; but there are significant equity issues associated with all possible solutions, and lack of movement on the part of the government to address them. Besides technical assistance, it seems the Mumbai sustainable transport issue really needs assistance in terms of the soft aspects; educating public decision-makers, educating and gaining support from the public especially the growing middle-class that is buying more Marutis and Hondas and now the SUV-type vehicles, etc. Kisan, you must be in touch with Sheela Patel of SPARC; I've cc'd her on this. Is anyone involved with the Tri-State Transportation Campaign or the Straphangers Campaign in New York? Or other similar efforts? Perhaps these organizations could offer some synergies: http://www.tstc.org/ , http://www.straphangers.org/ It is a pity to see how the transportation system is evolving in Mumbai. Mere koh bahut dukh lagte hai. Sadly, Gina Manzo Regina Manzo, AICP „X Urban Redevelopment Authority „X 45 Maxwell Road „X URA Centre „X Singapore 069118 „X? ph +65 6321-8305 „X Privileged / Confidential information may be contained in this message. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. Please notify the sender immediately if you receive this in error.? http://www.ura.gov.sg "Eric Bruun" Sent by: sustran-discuss-bounces+regina_therese_manzo=ura.gov.sg@list.jca.apc.org 11/02/2004 02:38 Please respond to Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport To: "Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport" , "sustran discuss" cc: kush@kward.org, Ajit Shenoy , Sudhir B Badami Subject: [sustran] Re: Mumbai Metro Proposal Kisan Underground Metro is the solution to reserve for the very densest parts of the city where it is unrealistic to try to take right-of-way above ground. It is, of course, expensive and takes lots of time. In the meantime, look at BRT where the roadways are wide enough and queue bypasses where they are not. Also, look at upgrading the commuter rail service. It might be adaptable to higher levels of safety and performance, providing rapid transit at a fraction of the cost. Eric Bruun ----- Original Message ----- From: Kisan Mehta To: sustran discuss Cc: kush@kward.org ; Ajit Shenoy ; Sudhir B Badami Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:32 AM Subject: [sustran] Mumbai Metro Proposal Dear Colleagues, Mumbai (area 434 sq km and population 11.91 million-Census of India 2001) has highly overstrained transport facilities. Sealocked on three sides, Mumbai presents a unique geographical entity with average population density of 27,000 persons per sq km, unheard of anywhere elsein the world. Though suburban railway services started in the the Nineteenthirties and road transport are publicly owned, there has been little development on the demand management pricniple. Trains running at about five timesand buses at three times the normal carrying capacity look fater 88% of roral journeys. Personal cars receive higher priotity causing serious bottelnecks for public transport . With average 20 and 10 residents dieing daily on the railway tracks and roads, Mumbai ranks amongst human centres having high accident rate in the world. The World Bank report says that pedestrians form 95% of accidents on Mumbai roads. Paradoxically the Bank loan has 85% for construction of highways while suburban railways 43%. The amount loaned to public road services forms 2.5% of the total project cost. Mumbai does not have metro railway service. The government owned Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has put up a proposal for Mumbai Metro comprising of 32.5 lm of underground and 114 km length of elevated railway facility to be completed in stages by early twenties. You are closely associatred with public transport and especially in metro services as well as in urban planning and development. We are trying to work out a citizen susbtainable alternative that can meet citizen expectations and is affordable to the less fortunate of our citizens. We appeal to you to take interest in the umbai Metro proposals and make valuable suggestions so that Mumbai has the most preferred system. We hope to get complete info from the authorites in a couple of days which we can share with those of you interested in the proposal. Best wishes. Kisan Mehta Save Bombay Committee 620 Jame Jamshed Road, Dadar East, Mumbai 400014 Tel: 00 91 22 2414 9688 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The metro will increase accessibility around stations and the value of land/rents will go up. It is important that the Mumbai government (or other government authority) captures some of this added value for public benefits. I assume that there is a lack of accurate property valuation and taxation of land based on assessed value in Mumbai. If there were property taxes based on accurately assessed market values, some of the additional land values/rents would be captured by the government. However, in the absence of those mechanisms, there would be possibilities for the public sector to engage in partnerships with the private sector to develop land in ways that maximize the public benefits accruing from the metro. In addition to land development opportunities, there should be consideration of how the metro will be integrated (in terms of physical connections, fares) with the other modes of transport. These are issues that have been addressed in other places in the past. Recommended reading includes: Derrick, Peter. 2001. "Tunneling to the future : the story of the great subway expansion that saved New York". New York : New York University Press. Craig Townsend Quoting Regina_Therese_MANZO@ura.gov.sg: > > Probably all of the transport suggestions for Mumbai have been assessed at > some point for; the issue in their implementation, or not, is political > will (not peculiar to Mumbai). > > Upgrading the commuter rail service - increasing train speed, reducing > headways, extending the number of bogies per train - is hampered by > dwellings constructed very close to tracks preventing higher speeds, and by > difficulties in extending station length (due to land acquisition problems, > slum dwellings, etc.) to accommodate longer trains. The issue of slum > dwellers and their living options is intimately tied up with transport > improvements in Mumbai. > > Similarly, for BRT or other bus-related improvements, road space is often > taken up by hawker stalls and other unauthorised uses, so the equity issue > also comes up in considering their removal. > > None of the blocks to the transport improvements is impossible to solve; > but there are significant equity issues associated with all possible > solutions, and lack of movement on the part of the government to address > them. > > Besides technical assistance, it seems the Mumbai sustainable transport > issue really needs assistance in terms of the soft aspects; educating > public decision-makers, educating and gaining support from the public > especially the growing middle-class that is buying more Marutis and Hondas > and now the SUV-type vehicles, etc. > > Kisan, you must be in touch with Sheela Patel of SPARC; I've cc'd her on > this. > > Is anyone involved with the Tri-State Transportation Campaign or the > Straphangers Campaign in New York? Or other similar efforts? Perhaps these > organizations could offer some synergies: http://www.tstc.org/ , > http://www.straphangers.org/ > > It is a pity to see how the transportation system is evolving in Mumbai. > Mere koh bahut dukh lagte hai. > > Sadly, > Gina Manzo > > Regina Manzo, AICP ?X Urban Redevelopment Authority ?X 45 Maxwell Road ?X > URA > Centre ?X Singapore 069118 ?X? ph +65 6321-8305 ?X > Privileged / Confidential information may be contained in this message. If > you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or use it > for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. Please > notify the sender immediately if you receive this in error. > http://www.ura.gov.sg > > > |---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------> > | | "Eric Bruun" > | > | | Sent by: > | > | | > sustran-discuss-bounces+regina_therese_manzo=ura.gov.sg@list.| > | | jca.apc.org > | > | | > | > | | > | > | | 11/02/2004 02:38 > | > | | Please respond to Asia and the Pacific sustainable > transport | > | | > | > |---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > >-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| > | > | > | To: "Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport" > | > | , "sustran discuss" > | > | cc: kush@kward.org, Ajit Shenoy > , Sudhir B Badami | > | > | > | Subject: [sustran] Re: Mumbai Metro Proposal > | > > >-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| > > > > Kisan > > Underground Metro is the solution to reserve for the very densest parts of > the city where it is unrealistic to try to take right-of-way above ground. > It is, of course, expensive and takes lots of time. > > In the meantime, look at BRT where the roadways are wide enough and queue > bypasses where they are not. Also, look at upgrading the commuter rail > service. It might be adaptable to higher levels of safety and performance, > providing rapid transit at a fraction of the cost. > > Eric Bruun > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kisan Mehta > To: sustran discuss > Cc: kush@kward.org ; Ajit Shenoy ; Sudhir B Badami > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:32 AM > Subject: [sustran] Mumbai Metro Proposal > > Dear Colleagues, > > Mumbai (area 434 sq km and population 11.91 million-Census of India 2001) > has highly overstrained transport facilities. Sealocked > on three sides, Mumbai presents a unique geographical entity with average > population density of 27,000 persons per sq km, unheard > of anywhere elsein the world. > > Though suburban railway services started in the the Nineteenthirties and > road transport are publicly owned, there has been little development on > the demand management pricniple. Trains running at about five timesand > buses at three times the normal carrying capacity look fater 88% of roral > journeys. Personal cars receive > higher priotity causing serious bottelnecks for public transport . > With average 20 and 10 residents dieing daily on the railway > tracks and roads, Mumbai ranks amongst human centres having > high accident rate in the world. The World Bank report says that > pedestrians form 95% of accidents on Mumbai roads. Paradoxically the Bank > loan has 85% for construction of highways while suburban railways 43%. The > amount loaned to public road services forms > 2.5% of the total project cost. > > Mumbai does not have metro railway service. The government > owned Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has put up > a proposal for Mumbai Metro comprising of 32.5 lm of underground and 114 > km length of elevated railway > facility to be completed in stages by early twenties. > > You are closely associatred with public transport and especially > in metro services as well as in urban planning and development. > We are trying to work out a citizen susbtainable alternative that > can meet citizen expectations and is affordable to the less > fortunate of our citizens. We appeal to you to take interest in > the umbai Metro proposals and make valuable suggestions so > that Mumbai has the most preferred system. We hope to get complete info > from the authorites in a couple of days which we > can share with those of you interested in the proposal. Best wishes. > > Kisan Mehta > Save Bombay Committee > 620 Jame Jamshed Road, Dadar East, > Mumbai 400014 > Tel: 00 91 22 2414 9688 > > > From sujit at vsnl.com Thu Feb 12 05:05:28 2004 From: sujit at vsnl.com (Sujit Patwardhan) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 01:35:28 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Re: A CYCLING TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR ACCRA, GHANA In-Reply-To: <3373.4.7.42.192.1076446457.squirrel@webmail.cornell.edu> References: <3373.4.7.42.192.1076446457.squirrel@webmail.cornell.edu> Message-ID: <6.0.2.0.0.20040211222650.027d05a0@mail.vsnl.com> 11 February 2004 Dear Douglas, Thank you for sending this. I've downloaded the documents and will read them with great interest as Pune (India) known as the city of bicycles has since the last two or three decades been going in the direction of our other growing cities that are dominated by auto vehicles. Unlike Mumbai where the sea breeze helps to dilute the air pollution to some extent, Pune city is lies in a saucer shaped plateau 2200 feet above sea level. It is surrounded by hills on three sides which causes inversion of air pollutants specially in the winter. Today Pune has more auto vehicles (in absolute numbers) than Mumbai which is more than 5 times its size. 80% of the auto vehicles are two wheelers (about one million scooters & motorcycles and about two hundred thousand other vehicles), against mainly one million 4 wheelers in Mumbai, and air pollution caused by their two stroke engines accounts for 78% of the pollution by auto vehicles in the city. A recent survey by the World Bank ranks Pune as the 5th most polluted city in Asia. Less than 25% of people use the public transport (an aging bus fleet of the PMT- Pune Municipal Transport, owned and run by the PMC- Pune Municipal Corporation). Yet the PMC, which has an Annual Budget of around $188 million is embarking on a $220 million "Integrated Road Development Project" which in simple language means road-widening, new roads, concretizing of roads presently in asphalt and about 20 flyovers, all of which will encourage even more (private) auto vehicles on the roads and seriously threaten the Natural and Built environment of the city. As against this huge expenditure, the improvement of PMT (augmenting their fleet, depot improvement, education and training, rationalizing the routes etc) will cost a paltry $28 million, but the Pune Municipal Corporation is doing next to nothing in this direction. Already there is a road in the river-bed (not river-side) which we have temporarily stopped through a court order. Proposals are under consideration for some roads on the hills. Some old (now abandoned) irrigation canals which were used by pedestrians and cyclists are being filled up and converted to roads primarily for the benefit of personal auto vehicles. Your document will hopefully be useful to us in our efforts to get a sustainable traffic and transport system on the rails in Pune. With regards, -- Sujit Patwardhan PARISAR "Yamuna", ICS Colony, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune 411007 India At 02:24 AM 2/11/2004, you wrote: >Here is a plan i have recently published. I am trying to share it with >those individuals and groups who have similar interests/goals. please feel >free to add a link to any transportation site, but please let me know. >hard copies available upon request. > >A CYCLING TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR ACCRA, GHANA: >TOWARDS AN AFFORDABLE, EQUITABLE, AND HEALTHY FUTURE > >Abstract: >http://www.urbanbikes.net/THESIS%20-%20Abstract_web.pdf > >Complete document: >http://www.urbanbikes.net/transport_page2.htm > >-- >Douglas M. 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Order books, videos and more: From kisansbc at vsnl.com Thu Feb 12 21:50:22 2004 From: kisansbc at vsnl.com (Kisan Mehta) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:20:22 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Re: Mumbai Metro Proposal References: <1076476229.4029b945c4920@wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au> Message-ID: <002d01c3f166$c7211c60$3226020a@im.eth.net> Dear Colleagues, Awfully grateful to Eric, Dina and Craig for qick response and some really valuable comments, We are still busy extracting info and preparing our response. so this is a quick thanks Tric Bruun contentions: It is a fact that underground metro is the only solution for linking points that cannot connected in any other way. Costs, observed from actual working in Kolkata and now Delhi, are terribly high beyond the affordability level of the common man/ In Kolkata, the service cannot used by the poor while the rich are not ready to discard their car in favour of the metro. Luckily the underground component is low in relation to elevated in the Mumbai Metro. Elevated alignment however is along the narrow, overcorded roads. The claim is that the pylons will occupy only 1.5 sq m of road space is falsified by the experience we now have of the elevated roads. The authorities hire the entire width of the elevated road (on the ground below) for `pay and park' to earn some money (and to attract vehicles to crowded areas where stopping of vehicle was even forbidden). Financial resources are already scarce. Authorities have no desire to control personal vehicles hence the users of gound roads are put to severe hardship. A cost of Ind Rs 200 billion has (Rs 47 make one US $) been indicated which by all considerations is a gross underestimate. We accept that some links are beyond any other solution except underground tube but there can be no justification to create metro where commuter rail already exists and can be augmented. Gina Manzo's contentions Yes! All decisions taken on political grounds and that too by politicians who are unable to see beyond politics. This has to be countereed and faced. More importantly, decisions have to tow up with the conditionalities of the World Bank and financial institutions. In the case of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project the Bank extended substantial loan with bank sharing 80% in road subprojects as against 46% for commuter railway. Transport agencies work in league with the Bank officers in evolving the propoject proposal. Encroachment of roads and public places is a serious issue. Now that the state has developed a sound resettlement and rehabilotation policy many hurdles are overcome. Sheela Patel's SPARC is one NGO cooperating with the authorities in R&R. But what can you do with slums? 65% of population is slum dweller. Authorites allow parking on roads, pavements and even on pavementless narrow streets to earn parking charges. Slums and hawkers are a really vexing issue that demands integrated social and cultural approach. Creatring public awareness is important. The authorites are doing everything to encourage and promote craving for motor cars. Already 30 global auto mfrrs are doing everything to sell more. Banks give loan at rates lower than loans to citizens for housing, personal expenses etc. Consumerism at its best. The state helps by building highways and elevated roads at public cost and ptovide ample parking to earn revenue ythough `pay and parking' having sandwiched rares- meaning longer the parking, lower the parking rate. This is the tragedy. Fina, you would be happy to learn that many hutments just touching suburban railway tracks are shifted about 10 metres away and elsewhere. The railways have not added many more trains because of financical crunch and in the case of the MUTP, the Bank's insistance to procure terribly expnsive stainless steel rakes from the only mfrr in the world. It is now possible to run standard 12 rake trains in place of 9, yet the authorites have refused to comply. Result the death rate on tracks has not come down. As explained on phone when you called yesterday, we try to remain in touch with other NGOs. The issues are quite often too complcated politically, technically hence NGOs do not go beyond statement in press. Sheela Pater is a good friend and extended full support when we organised meeting with the World Bank President. Your advice to coordinate with other NGOs is well taken. I have lost touch with the Tri-State working for 30 years so also with other good work in the area. We shall try to revive in due course of time. Please gelp. Craig Townsend contentions Craig's contentions are very valid. Rents for built space are frozen by the govt in urban areas to 1950 level, again political reasons. There is no likelihood of getting benefit accruing from the developort of mobility facilities. Municipalities suffer because the built up space cannot be taxed on realistic basis. Resource crunch overall is a real issue so public-private partmership is a remote possiblity. Our authorites have tried to put up proposals for Build, Operate and Operate basis but response is poor. This has however created a feeling of cynicim. World Bank and ohers are ready to finance. Present generation, existing politicians and bureaucrats do not have to pay back the loan in their life time so why not borrow at any cosrt. India has become the biggest World Bank borrower. About 30% of revenues go to servicing of loans so you can see what devleopment can take place. Maharashtra State of which Mumbai is the capital, has a public debt of Rs 900 billion. quite high for Indians (trifling before Bush extravaganza). We are grateful to our Sustran family and particularly to Eric, Gina and Craig for valuable guidance. We have to take into consideration urban development issues as well as the fact that transport after all is a tool in the hands of planners to set and improve (and deterioate as well) qualirty of life. We hope to contact6 again on the issue. Best wishes. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Townsend" To: "Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport" Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:40 AM Subject: [sustran] Re: Mumbai Metro Proposal > Kisan, > In addition to the suggestions of Eric and Regina, there is a need to consider land use changes and public transport/non-motorized system integration in assessing and shaping the proposed metro. The metro will increase accessibility around stations and the value of land/rents will go up. It is important that t he Mumbai government (or other government authority) captures some of this added value for public benefits. I assume that there is a lack of accurate property valuation and taxation of land based on assessed value in Mumbai. If there were property taxes based on accurately assessed market values, some of the additional land values/rents would be captured by the government. However, in the absence of those mechanisms, there would be possibilities for the public sector to engage in p artnerships with the private sector to develop land in ways that maximize the public benefits accruing rom the metro. In addition to land development opportunities, there should be consideration of how the metro will be integrated (in terms of physical connections, fares) with the other modes of transport. These are issues that have been addressed in other places in the past. Recommended reading includes: Derrick, Peter. 2001. "Tunneling to the future : the story of the great subway expansion that saved New York". New York : New York University Press. > > Craig Townsend > > > Quoting Regina_Therese_MANZO@ura.gov.sg: > Probably all of the transport suggestions for Mumbai have been assessed at some point for the issue in their implementation, or not, is political will (not peculiar to Mumbai). > > Upgrading the commuter rail service - increasing train speed, reducing headways, extending the number of bogies per train - is hampered by dwellings constructed very close to tracks preventing higher speeds, and by difficulties in extending station length (due to land acquisition problems, slum dwellings, etc.) to accommodate longer trains. The issue of slum dwellers and their living options is intimately tied up with transport improvements in Mumbai. > > Similarly, for BRT or other bus-related improvements, road space is often taken up by hawker stalls and other unauthorised uses, so the equity issue also comes up in considering their removal. > > None of the blocks to the transport improvements is impossible to solve; but there are significant equity issues associated with all possible solutions, and lack of movement on the part of the government to address them. > > Besides technical assistance, it seems the Mumbai sustainable transport issue really needs assistance in terms of the soft aspects; educating public decision-makers, educating and gaining support from the public especially the growing middle-class that is buying more Marutis and Hondas and now the SUV-type vehicles, etc. > > Kisan, you must be in touch with Sheela Patel of SPARC; I've cc'd her on this. > > Is anyone involved with the Tri-State Transportation Campaign or the Straphangers Campaign in New York? Or other similar efforts? Perhaps these organizations could offer some synergies: http://www.tstc.org/ , > > http://www.straphangers.org/ > > It is a pity to see how the transportation system is evolving in Mumbai. Mere koh bahut dukh lagte hai. > > Sadly, Gina Manzo > > > > "Eric Bruun" ericbruun@earthlink.net> Sent by: sustran-discuss-bounces+regina_therese_manzo=ura.gov.sg@list.| jca.apc.org 11/02/2004 02:38 Please respond to Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport To:"Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport" , "sustran discuss" cc: kush@kward.org, Ajit Shenoy , Sudhir B Badami Kisan > Underground Metro is the solution to reserve for the very densest parts of the city where it is unrealistic to try to take right-of-way above ground. It is, of course, expensive and takes lots of time. > > In the meantime, look at BRT where the roadways are wide enough and queue bypasses where they are not. Also, look at upgrading the commuter rail service. It might be adaptable to higher levels of safety and performance, providing rapid transit at a fraction of the cost. > > > > Eric Bruun > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Kisan Mehta Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:32 AM Subject: [sustran] Mumbai Metro Proposal > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > Mumbai (area 434 sq km and population 11.91 million-Census of India 2001) has highly overstrained transport facilities. Sealocked on three sides, Mumbai presents a unique geographical entity with average population density of 27,000 persons per sq km, unheard of anywhere elsein the world. > > Though suburban railway services started in the the Nineteenthirties and road transport are publicly owned, there has been little development on the demand management pricniple. Trains running at about five timesand buses at three times the normal carrying capacity look fater 88% of roral journeys. Personal cars receive higher priotity causing serious bottelnecks for public transport . With average 20 and 10 residents dieing daily on the railway tracks and roads, Mumbai ranks amongst human centres having high accident rate in the world. The World Bank report says that pedestrians form 95% of accidents on Mumbai roads. Paradoxically the Bank loan has 85% for construction of highways while suburban railways 43%. The amount to public road services forms 2.5% of the total project cost. > > Mumbai does not have metro railway service. The government owned Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has put up a proposal for Mumbai Metro comprising of 32.5 lm of underground and 114 km length of elevated railway facility to be completed in stages by early twenties. > > You are closely associatred with public transport and especially metro services as well as in urban planning and development. We are trying to work out a citizen susbtainableal ternative that can meet citizen expectations and is affordable to the less fortunate of our citizens. We appeal to you to take interest in the umbai Metro proposals and make valuable suggestions so that Mumbai has the most preferred system. We hope to get complete info from the authorites in a couple of days which we can share with those of you interested in the proposal. Best wishes. > > > > Kisan Mehta > > Save Bombay Committee > > 620 Jame Jamshed Road, Dadar East, > > Mumbai 400014 > > Tel: 00 91 22 2414 9688 From kisansbc at vsnl.com Thu Feb 12 21:50:22 2004 From: kisansbc at vsnl.com (Kisan Mehta) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:20:22 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Re: Mumbai Metro Proposal References: <1076476229.4029b945c4920@wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au> Message-ID: <002d01c3f166$c7211c60$3226020a@im.eth.net> Dear Colleagues, Awfully grateful to Eric, Dina and Craig for qick response and some really valuable comments, We are still busy extracting info and preparing our response. so this is a quick thanks Tric Bruun contentions: It is a fact that underground metro is the only solution for linking points that cannot connected in any other way. Costs, observed from actual working in Kolkata and now Delhi, are terribly high beyond the affordability level of the common man/ In Kolkata, the service cannot used by the poor while the rich are not ready to discard their car in favour of the metro. Luckily the underground component is low in relation to elevated in the Mumbai Metro. Elevated alignment however is along the narrow, overcorded roads. The claim is that the pylons will occupy only 1.5 sq m of road space is falsified by the experience we now have of the elevated roads. The authorities hire the entire width of the elevated road (on the ground below) for `pay and park' to earn some money (and to attract vehicles to crowded areas where stopping of vehicle was even forbidden). Financial resources are already scarce. Authorities have no desire to control personal vehicles hence the users of gound roads are put to severe hardship. A cost of Ind Rs 200 billion has (Rs 47 make one US $) been indicated which by all considerations is a gross underestimate. We accept that some links are beyond any other solution except underground tube but there can be no justification to create metro where commuter rail already exists and can be augmented. Gina Manzo's contentions Yes! All decisions taken on political grounds and that too by politicians who are unable to see beyond politics. This has to be countereed and faced. More importantly, decisions have to tow up with the conditionalities of the World Bank and financial institutions. In the case of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project the Bank extended substantial loan with bank sharing 80% in road subprojects as against 46% for commuter railway. Transport agencies work in league with the Bank officers in evolving the propoject proposal. Encroachment of roads and public places is a serious issue. Now that the state has developed a sound resettlement and rehabilotation policy many hurdles are overcome. Sheela Patel's SPARC is one NGO cooperating with the authorities in R&R. But what can you do with slums? 65% of population is slum dweller. Authorites allow parking on roads, pavements and even on pavementless narrow streets to earn parking charges. Slums and hawkers are a really vexing issue that demands integrated social and cultural approach. Creatring public awareness is important. The authorites are doing everything to encourage and promote craving for motor cars. Already 30 global auto mfrrs are doing everything to sell more. Banks give loan at rates lower than loans to citizens for housing, personal expenses etc. Consumerism at its best. The state helps by building highways and elevated roads at public cost and ptovide ample parking to earn revenue ythough `pay and parking' having sandwiched rares- meaning longer the parking, lower the parking rate. This is the tragedy. Fina, you would be happy to learn that many hutments just touching suburban railway tracks are shifted about 10 metres away and elsewhere. The railways have not added many more trains because of financical crunch and in the case of the MUTP, the Bank's insistance to procure terribly expnsive stainless steel rakes from the only mfrr in the world. It is now possible to run standard 12 rake trains in place of 9, yet the authorites have refused to comply. Result the death rate on tracks has not come down. As explained on phone when you called yesterday, we try to remain in touch with other NGOs. The issues are quite often too complcated politically, technically hence NGOs do not go beyond statement in press. Sheela Pater is a good friend and extended full support when we organised meeting with the World Bank President. Your advice to coordinate with other NGOs is well taken. I have lost touch with the Tri-State working for 30 years so also with other good work in the area. We shall try to revive in due course of time. Please gelp. Craig Townsend contentions Craig's contentions are very valid. Rents for built space are frozen by the govt in urban areas to 1950 level, again political reasons. There is no likelihood of getting benefit accruing from the developort of mobility facilities. Municipalities suffer because the built up space cannot be taxed on realistic basis. Resource crunch overall is a real issue so public-private partmership is a remote possiblity. Our authorites have tried to put up proposals for Build, Operate and Operate basis but response is poor. This has however created a feeling of cynicim. World Bank and ohers are ready to finance. Present generation, existing politicians and bureaucrats do not have to pay back the loan in their life time so why not borrow at any cosrt. India has become the biggest World Bank borrower. About 30% of revenues go to servicing of loans so you can see what devleopment can take place. Maharashtra State of which Mumbai is the capital, has a public debt of Rs 900 billion. quite high for Indians (trifling before Bush extravaganza). We are grateful to our Sustran family and particularly to Eric, Gina and Craig for valuable guidance. We have to take into consideration urban development issues as well as the fact that transport after all is a tool in the hands of planners to set and improve (and deterioate as well) qualirty of life. We hope to contact6 again on the issue. Best wishes. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Townsend" To: "Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport" Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:40 AM Subject: [sustran] Re: Mumbai Metro Proposal > Kisan, > In addition to the suggestions of Eric and Regina, there is a need to consider land use changes and public transport/non-motorized system integration in assessing and shaping the proposed metro. The metro will increase accessibility around stations and the value of land/rents will go up. It is important that t he Mumbai government (or other government authority) captures some of this added value for public benefits. I assume that there is a lack of accurate property valuation and taxation of land based on assessed value in Mumbai. If there were property taxes based on accurately assessed market values, some of the additional land values/rents would be captured by the government. However, in the absence of those mechanisms, there would be possibilities for the public sector to engage in p artnerships with the private sector to develop land in ways that maximize the public benefits accruing rom the metro. In addition to land development opportunities, there should be consideration of how the metro will be integrated (in terms of physical connections, fares) with the other modes of transport. These are issues that have been addressed in other places in the past. Recommended reading includes: Derrick, Peter. 2001. "Tunneling to the future : the story of the great subway expansion that saved New York". New York : New York University Press. > > Craig Townsend > > > Quoting Regina_Therese_MANZO@ura.gov.sg: > Probably all of the transport suggestions for Mumbai have been assessed at some point for the issue in their implementation, or not, is political will (not peculiar to Mumbai). > > Upgrading the commuter rail service - increasing train speed, reducing headways, extending the number of bogies per train - is hampered by dwellings constructed very close to tracks preventing higher speeds, and by difficulties in extending station length (due to land acquisition problems, slum dwellings, etc.) to accommodate longer trains. The issue of slum dwellers and their living options is intimately tied up with transport improvements in Mumbai. > > Similarly, for BRT or other bus-related improvements, road space is often taken up by hawker stalls and other unauthorised uses, so the equity issue also comes up in considering their removal. > > None of the blocks to the transport improvements is impossible to solve; but there are significant equity issues associated with all possible solutions, and lack of movement on the part of the government to address them. > > Besides technical assistance, it seems the Mumbai sustainable transport issue really needs assistance in terms of the soft aspects; educating public decision-makers, educating and gaining support from the public especially the growing middle-class that is buying more Marutis and Hondas and now the SUV-type vehicles, etc. > > Kisan, you must be in touch with Sheela Patel of SPARC; I've cc'd her on this. > > Is anyone involved with the Tri-State Transportation Campaign or the Straphangers Campaign in New York? Or other similar efforts? Perhaps these organizations could offer some synergies: http://www.tstc.org/ , > > http://www.straphangers.org/ > > It is a pity to see how the transportation system is evolving in Mumbai. Mere koh bahut dukh lagte hai. > > Sadly, Gina Manzo > > > > "Eric Bruun" ericbruun@earthlink.net> Sent by: sustran-discuss-bounces+regina_therese_manzo=ura.gov.sg@list.| jca.apc.org 11/02/2004 02:38 Please respond to Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport To:"Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport" , "sustran discuss" cc: kush@kward.org, Ajit Shenoy , Sudhir B Badami Kisan > Underground Metro is the solution to reserve for the very densest parts of the city where it is unrealistic to try to take right-of-way above ground. It is, of course, expensive and takes lots of time. > > In the meantime, look at BRT where the roadways are wide enough and queue bypasses where they are not. Also, look at upgrading the commuter rail service. It might be adaptable to higher levels of safety and performance, providing rapid transit at a fraction of the cost. > > > > Eric Bruun > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Kisan Mehta Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:32 AM Subject: [sustran] Mumbai Metro Proposal > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > Mumbai (area 434 sq km and population 11.91 million-Census of India 2001) has highly overstrained transport facilities. Sealocked on three sides, Mumbai presents a unique geographical entity with average population density of 27,000 persons per sq km, unheard of anywhere elsein the world. > > Though suburban railway services started in the the Nineteenthirties and road transport are publicly owned, there has been little development on the demand management pricniple. Trains running at about five timesand buses at three times the normal carrying capacity look fater 88% of roral journeys. Personal cars receive higher priotity causing serious bottelnecks for public transport . With average 20 and 10 residents dieing daily on the railway tracks and roads, Mumbai ranks amongst human centres having high accident rate in the world. The World Bank report says that pedestrians form 95% of accidents on Mumbai roads. Paradoxically the Bank loan has 85% for construction of highways while suburban railways 43%. The amount to public road services forms 2.5% of the total project cost. > > Mumbai does not have metro railway service. The government owned Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has put up a proposal for Mumbai Metro comprising of 32.5 lm of underground and 114 km length of elevated railway facility to be completed in stages by early twenties. > > You are closely associatred with public transport and especially metro services as well as in urban planning and development. We are trying to work out a citizen susbtainableal ternative that can meet citizen expectations and is affordable to the less fortunate of our citizens. We appeal to you to take interest in the umbai Metro proposals and make valuable suggestions so that Mumbai has the most preferred system. We hope to get complete info from the authorites in a couple of days which we can share with those of you interested in the proposal. Best wishes. > > > > Kisan Mehta > > Save Bombay Committee > > 620 Jame Jamshed Road, Dadar East, > > Mumbai 400014 > > Tel: 00 91 22 2414 9688 From reginamanzo at hotmail.com Sat Feb 14 11:34:49 2004 From: reginamanzo at hotmail.com (Regina Manzo) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 02:34:49 +0000 Subject: [sustran] National Center for Bicycling and Walking: CenterLines Issue #90 Message-ID: Hello All - This is the most recent newsletter; archives available at: http://www.bikewalk.org/technical_assistance/resources_information/publications/centerlines/centerlines2004/cl_archive_2004.htm Regards, Gina Manzo From: "NCBW CenterLines" To: Subject: CenterLines Issue #90 Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:05:12 -0500 *F-R-I-D-A-Y--T-H-E--1-3-T-H--E-D-I-T-I-O-N* ------------------------------------------------------------ C-E-N-T-E-R-L-I-N-E-S ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue #90 Friday, February 13, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------ CenterLines is the bi-weekly e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking. CenterLines is our way of quickly delivering news and information you can use to create more walkable and bicycle-friendly communities. Check online for additional stories: http://www.bikewalk.org/technical_assistance/resources_information/publications/centerlines.htm F-E-A-T-U-R-E-S ------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Pro Walk/Pro Bike Proposal Deadline Looms ----- NCBW Starts State DOT Benchmarking Phase II ----- APBP Wants ADA Pedestrian Design Trainers ----- Colorado Safe Routes to School Bill Introduced ----- MassBike's Tim Baldwin Leaves for Law School ----- Request for Pedestrian/Bicycle Resources ----- Commentary: Marie Birnbaum on Advocates' Report ----- Adventure Cycling Exec. Director Bill Sawyer Departs I-N--T-H-E--N-E-W-S ------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Philly Daily News Series -- Dangerous Drivers ----- US Spent $75B to Treat Obesity in 2003 ----- Cumming (GA) Development: "5-Min. Walking Destinations" ----- Heart Assn. Publishes Heart Guidelines for Women ----- Elburn (IL) Studies Sidewalk Network ----- Obesity Narrowing Death Gap with Smoking ----- Michigan's "Cool Cities" Efforts Include Walkability ----- W. Kentucky Univ. Students Applaud Trails Plan ------------------------------------------------------------ F-E-A-T-U-R-E-S ------------------------------------------------------------ PRO WALK/PRO BIKE PROPOSAL DEADLINE LOOMS -> John Williams, director of programming for the Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2004 Conference to be held in Victoria, British Columbia, Sept. 8-10, has announced that proposals for presentations will be due by February 15, 2004. He notes that he has already received more than 100 proposals covering a wide range of topics that focus on this year's conference theme: Creating Active Communities. This is the 13th biannual Pro Walk/Pro Bike symposium offered by the National Center For Bicycling & Walking. To learn more about submitting a presentation proposal, visit: http://www.bikewalk.org/PWPB2004/paper_submissions.htm NCBW STARTS STATE DOT BENCHMARKING PHASE II -> In March 2002, the NCBW issued its report, "Are We There Yet?," in which we compared the current bicycle and pedestrian-related plans and policies of State departments of transportation to various benchmarks taken from Federal and national guidelines. Based on first hand experience and comments from folks from around the country, it seems safe to say that a gap exists -- at least in some states -- between stated policy and outcomes. Some recent State DOT highway projects do not include adequate (if any) accommodations for bicyclists and pedestrians, despite policies to the contrary. We need to understand why this is happening in order to determine what to do differently to ensure the desired outcomes. The approach for Phase II of the State DOT benchmarking project is to look at what the agencies have actually done to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists in recent state highway projects. To this end, we're asking for members of the general public -- bike advocates, ped advocates, unaffiliated cyclists and pedestrians -- to step up and take on this project. The goal is to have the "clients" -- the customers of bike-ped accommodations -- assess these accommodations. NCBW staff has developed a set of procedures to identify and select projects, to conduct a post-construction review and assessment, and to meet with appropriate State DOT staff to review the findings and implement necessary changes. Our objective is to improve both the policies and practices of the State DOTs to better accommodate people who choose to bicycle or walk. The project assessment activity will be under taken by a group or committee (i.e., Work Group) in each state. We will encourage each state Work Group to keep us posted on their progress and share the results of their assessments. We will make this information available on the NCBW web site to help monitor progress and encourage action. We plan to kick off this new project at the League of American Bicyclists' Summit in the first week of March. The full details of the program will be made available on our web site by the end of this month. Now is the time to begin thinking about getting a Work Group organized in your state. If you want to get involved -- or have any questions -- contact Bob Chauncey, Director for Policy Analysis, at the NCBW: FEDERAL TRANS. BILL STAGGERS FORWARD -> According to the Feb. 9th issue of STPP's Transfer newsletter, "A whirlwind of activity and uncertainty punctuated the Senate's initial week consideration of legislation renewing TEA-21, a renewal plan (S. 1072) called the 'Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFETEA). So far, the Senate has not taken action on specific amendments to S. 1072 and its progress has stalled in the wake of numerous events, ranging from procedural objections from Senators opposing various aspects of the legislation to a biohazard alert that closed all Senate office building for most of last week. "As the Senate took up S. 1072 February 2, the President was releasing his budget request for Fiscal Year 2005, a plan that dramatically constrains domestic spending even though his plan found some additional resources for TEA-21 renewal. By allowing trust fund balances to spend down further, the Administration budget upped its TEA-21 renewal request by $9 billion to $256 billion, still well below the $318 billion total spending package before the Senate. Following the budget release, the U.S. Treasury and Transportation Secretaries joined on a letter conveying the Administration's position on funding levels for the renewal, an action that triggered much speculation and confusion throughout the week about whether the pending Senate bill satisfied the Administration's criteria for a Presidential veto." To view this letter, go to: http://www.dot.gov/affairs/strb020404.htm For more on reauthorization, go to: http://www.transact.org APBP WANTS ADA PEDESTRIAN DESIGN TRAINERS -> Are you a member of the Assn. of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals (apbp)?** If so, this message from President Aida Berkovitz is for you: "Are you interested in becoming an expert trainer on the pedestrian design aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? apbp is soliciting letters of interest from individuals who want to serve on a team of trainers for a new FHWA course entitled Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility. People selected for this project will be given a $500 stipend (to defray travel costs) to attend a train-the-trainer conference in Washington D.C. in May 2004. You'll learn all you need to know about accessible design for public rights-of-way, and will become part of our cadre of instructors who will be paid to teach the course throughout the country. "The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) and apbp are co-hosting this event. The attached course description provides more detail and includes a short list of qualifications for becoming an instructor. As there are a limited number of slots for attendees, the selection process will be competitive. Interested applicants should submit their resume along with a letter of interest addressing the qualifications, electronically, to my e-mail address on or before Close of Business on February 27, 2004. I look forward to hearing from you." -- Aida Berkovitz, President, **If you'd like to join apbp, download this application: http://www.apbp.org/Membership%20Application-2004.doc COLORADO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL BILL INTRODUCED -> According to the Feb. 9th Bicycle Colorado newsletter, "Representative Greg Brophy (R) introduced House Bill 04-1309 to improve children's safety, health, and neighborhoods by making it easier and safer to bike and walk to school. Senator Ron Tupa (D) is carrying the bill in the Senate. The Colorado Safe Routes to School Bill will create a program within the Colorado Department of Transportation to utilize a portion of federal safety funds for projects around schools. Improvements may include creating bike lanes, multi-use paths, paved shoulders, sidewalks, safer road crossings, safety signs, traffic calming measures, bicycle parking, and safety education. "'Colorado's spending of federal transportation safety funds have focused almost exclusively on protecting motorists. It is time to invest in protecting the most vulnerable people out on the streets our children,' stated Representative Brophy. He added, 'The area around schools, both rural and urban, has become a congested place for kids to bike and walk. Parents need to know that their kids have a safe route to school.'..." For more information, go to: http://www.bicyclecolorado.org/for/saferoutes MASSBIKE'S TIM BALDWIN LEAVES FOR LAW SCHOOL -> Tim Baldwin, executive director of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition (MassBike) for the past four years, wrote to say "I will be stepping down from MassBike this year, leaving the organization towards the end of May, to go to law school. It's been a unique and rewarding experience being part of local and national bicycle advocacy." Tim will be missed but, somehow, I doubt he'll disappear from bicycle advocacy entirely. Few of us REALLY leave forever and we hope to see Tim back in the fold some day! And, as Tim says, "If you're aware of any bike advocates that might want to apply, please refer them to the job announcement." [See the Jobs section of this issue for more details.] REQUEST FOR PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE RESOURCES -> According to a recent note from Arlene Cleven of Dunlap and Associates, "NHTSA has produced two CD-ROMS -- one for bicycle and one for pedestrian resources. Each provides the pedestrian/bicycle professional with a resource guide of countermeasures that can be used by a variety of implementers to help solve specific commonly occurring pedestrian/bicycle safety problems. The bicycle guide contains countermeasures collected through mid-1998 and the pedestrian guide through mid-2002. "NHTSA has asked Dunlap and Associates, Inc., to update the contents of each guide and reproduce the two guides in one pedestrian/bicycle CD-ROM. If you have new or updated countermeasures that should be included in the CD-ROM, please provide the titles, authors, and sources of each to Arlene Cleven at the address listed below. If available, receipt of actual copies of the countermeasures would be appreciated." Contact: Arlene Cleven, Dunlap and Associates, Inc., 110 Lenox Avenue, Stamford, CT 06906-2300; (tel) 203-323-8464; (fax) 203-964-0799; email: . COMMENTARY: MARIE BIRNBAUM ON ADVOCATES' REPORT -> In January, "Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety" released "A Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws." The group is a coalition of insurance and self-identified "consumer" groups. Insurance businesses include Allstate, Kemper, Prudential, and State Farm, among others. "Consumer" groups include the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Public Health Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Center for Auto Safety, and others. The report is a state-by-state "report card," grading state laws in the familiar categories of occupant protection, teen driving, and impaired driving and recommends legislation in these areas. The authors assert that new and improved laws will increase safety and reduce crash costs, noting that "30 states do not have a primary enforcement seat belt law...." Such a law enables police to stop drivers for not wearing seatbbelts. "Advocates" wants laws to help protect drivers from themselves. Question: Should non-use of a seatbelt have the same status as an action that endangers the public? An action such as running a red light, failing to use a turn signal, speeding in a school zone, or failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk? For teens, graduated licensing is a good idea. But before this, children should gain independence gradually, walking and bicycling. As teenagers, they should be able to model their driving behavior after that of adults who respect the rights of all road users, including other drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians. When it comes to impaired driving, we've had decades of tough talk about drunk drivers and practically no talk about sober, dangerous drivers. Why should public policy turn a blind eye to forms of dangerous -- but sober -- driving that kill and injure more people than drinking and driving do? Every state has taxpayer-funded costs for special education for children disabled in crashes, Medicaid costs stemming from traffic crashes, not to mention police and emergency services. How much money do taxpayers waste in a permissive environment that emphasizes "safe crashing" over crash prevention? "Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety" asserts that the laws it recommends will be the equivalent of a "public policy vaccine" for a "costly public health epidemic." Unfortunately, it's not true. The problem isn't the laws. It's the driving. ----- Since retiring in 1994, Marie E. Birnbaum has dedicated herself to traffic safety issues, focusing on the need to revamp public policy to emphasize crash prevention rather than "safe crashing" for vehicle occupants. She has lived in Washington DC's Capitol Hill neighborhood since 1969. For more information on the Advocates report, visit: http://www.saferoads.org/press/press2004/pr_RoadmapRelease1-8-04.htm ADVENTURE CYCLING EXEC. DIRECTOR BILL SAWYER DEPARTS -> MISSOULA, Mont. - Bill Sawyer, who led Adventure Cycling Association for the past three and a half years, has resigned his position to pursue other endeavors. The outgoing executive director of America's largest recreational cycling association - with 41,000 active members - will be replaced on an interim basis by Julie Huck, the association's membership and development director. The search for a new executive director has begun. "Bill did a great job strengthening the organization and leaves it in an outstanding position in terms of both programs and finances. We appreciate his mission-centered focus and his dedication to the cycling community," said Dan Hungate, president of the association's Board of Directors. "Adventure Cycling has an excellent, dedicated staff that won't miss a beat during our search for a new director," he said. Sawyer, who joined Adventure Cycling in the fall of 2000, made a number of important contributions during his tenure, including the creation of a strategic plan, enhancement of the organization's development program, the launch of a redesigned website (www.adventurecycling.org), and integration of GPS technology into the Routes and Mapping Program. Julie Huck, the association's acting ED, has played a number of important roles during her 18 years at the association, working her way up through the ranks to her most recent position in the Membership and Development Department. An avid cyclist who has been touring for more than 20 years, Huck has been a key player in the association's rise to its current stature as America's largest recreational cycling association. Adventure Cycling Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle and to help cyclists explore the landscapes and history of America for fitness, fun, and self-discovery. Major services and products include bicycle-route development and mapping; periodical publishing (Adventure Cyclist magazine and The Cyclists' Yellow Pages resource directory), and a guided bike-touring program. Each year, thousands of cyclists travel along segments of the association's 31,735-mile National Bicycle Route Network. For more information, contact Nancy Nichols at 800-755-2453 ext. 219 Adventure Cycling's web site is http://www.adventurecycling.org Q-U-O-T-E-S--R--U-S ------------------------------------------------------------ "If we valued fraternity as much as independence, and democracy as much as free enterprise, our zoning codes would not enforce the social isolation that plagues our modern neighborhoods, but would require some form of public gathering place every block or two." -------- Ray Oldenburg, "The Great Good Place" "Consider this. If a 150 pound person walked briskly to a store or post office that was five blocks away every day for a year, that person would weigh 10 fewer pounds at the end of that time, according to the CDC." ------- Connie Rausch Director, Butler County (KS) Dept. on Aging http://www.eldoradotimes.com/articles/2004/02/12/news/news44.txt I-N--T-H-E--N-E-W-S ------------------------------------------------------------ PHILLY DAILY NEWS SERIES -- DANGEROUS DRIVERS -> According to a Feb. 2nd Philadelphia Daily News article, "On a Wednesday morning last fall, Hien Tran made her usual commute by SEPTA bus to Lincoln High School in Mayfair. She got off in front of school. But she never made it to class. The bus she'd been riding in struck the 17-year-old senior as she crossed Rowland Avenue. She was rushed to Nazareth Hospital and treated for bruises and head pain. "That day in late September, two other students were run down near their public school: - An SUV struck Shane Malbacias, 15, in the middle of teeming Cottman Avenue about 12:30 p.m. as he walked home from Lincoln High. His femur and knee were shattered. - And a car hit Anthony Franklin Jr., 13, outside Peirce Middle School on Christian Street in South Philly about 3:15 p.m. The boy's left leg was bruised. "That three Philadelphia schoolchildren were mowed down between home and school in one day is not a fluke. City motorists are plowing into children in school zones and at school crossings in alarming numbers -- twice a week on average and almost daily in the warmer months. And the numbers are exploding -- possibly doubling in the past two years..." (First of four parts) Source: http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/7853826.htm Archive search: use "Search" window Cost: Yes Title: "Dangerous Drivers Put Students at Risk" Author: Myung Oak Kim Ed. Note: A big "Thanks" to author Kim and the Daily News for publishing this series! US SPENT $75B TO TREAT OBESITY IN 2003 -> According to a Jan. 26th Pakistan Daily Times article, "The cost of treating health problems caused by the U.S. obesity epidemic reached an estimated $75 billion last year, with taxpayers picking up about half the tab, according to a study released on Tuesday. That conclusion, which is described by the study's lead author as "conservative," would mean that Americans spend almost as much on obesity-related health care services as they do to treat the illnesses caused by cigarette smoking. "Obesity, which increases the likelihood of heart disease, diabetes, some types of cancer and arthritis, has become twice as common in the nation since 1980. About 39 million Americans were obese in 2000, according to the U.S. government. 'The $75 billion number is about 5.7 percent of annual health care expenditures. Estimates for smoking are about 6 or 7 percent,' said Eric Finkelstein, the study's lead author and an economist with North Carolina think tank RTI International. RTI did the study in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention..." Source: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_26-1-2004_pg6_17 Archive search: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=archives Cost: No Title: "HEALTH: US spent $75b to treat obesity in 2003 " Author: Reuters To see the RTI news release, go to: http://www.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=442&objectid=4CDB8DC2-6720-4FBF-806A064BB32DD00B CUMMING (GA) DEVELOPMENT: "5-MIN. WALKING DESTINATIONS" -> According to a Feb. 6th North Fulton News article, "Hedgewood Properties' newest creation, Vickery offers more than home, it is a lifestyle. With that bold boast, the 214-acre mixed-use development proceeds to back up its claim with design for living that few if any real estate developer can match. The community meandering tree-lined streets with early nineteenth century architectural homes, each one custom-designed and built to exacting 21st century standards of smart growth and green building... "'It is an exciting time to be in this industry. These are changing times, and I want to be part of positive changes,' [homebuilder Pam Sessions] said. 'What we have in The Vickery is a chance to build a whole village.' The Vickery is planned as a walkable community. The 150,000-square-foot village center with the Forsyth YMCA as its centerpiece will front on Ga. 371. It will contain shopping, retail and office components and have its own fire station. The residential portion (431 homes, 150 townhomes) will have diverse choices of housing from townhomes up to estate homes. 'We plan a tremendous number of parks, passive and programmed recreation areas, and perhaps a library site,' Sessions said. 'Every home will have a five-minute [walking] destination.'..." Source: http://www.northfulton.com/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=%7BA0DBBC46-0818-4AAF-97CC-6A3361512D6A%7D Archive search: http://www.northfulton.com/Search.asp Cost: ? (registration required) Title: "Vickery offers residents hometown living" Author: Hatcher Hurd HEART ASSN. PUBLISHES HEART GUIDELINES FOR WOMEN -> According to a Feb. 5th Atlanta Journal-Constitution article, "Losing weight through a healthy diet and exercise is the best way for women to prevent heart disease, the American Heart Association says in its first-ever guidelines aimed specifically at women. 'Management of weight got our highest classification [for recommendations for change],' said Dr. Nanette K. Wenger, professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine and a co-author of the new guidelines. "'These lifestyle behaviors can lead to risk factors later on. A lot of these obese women really do have risk factors because of their obesity, and they don't know it. This is an epidemic in today's society.' The recommendations published Wednesday in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, are part of a new push to remind women that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women as well as men. Heart disease claims the lives of more than 500,000 women each year..." Source: http://www.ajc.com/news/content/health/0204/05heart.html Archive search: http://www.newslibrary.com/sites/ajc/ Cost: Yes Title: "Women warned obesity can kill" Author: Virginia Anderson The guidelines may be downloaded here: http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/01.CIR.0000114834.85476.81v1.pdf ELBURN (IL) STUDIES SIDEWALK NETWORK -> According to a Feb. 10th Chicao Daily Herald article, "'One of Elburn's goals is to create a walkable community,' said Village Administrator Dave Morrison at Monday's committee of the whole meeting. New sidewalks are a major part of ongoing construction in the village. But some older sidewalks are damaged, and some aren't connected to each other or are even buried under grass. The village board approved a $5,200 study to inventory all existing sidewalks, determine the scope of the problem, and develop a cost analysis and schedule for remedying it. "'Why does it cost so much to tell us where the bad sidewalks are?' Trustee Craig Swan asked. 'We need to rate them equally,' said Bill Gain, consulting village engineer from Rempe-Sharpe. 'We need one person to do this so it is fair and consistent. Various people may use different criteria. We need to calculate the cost estimates and prioritize the projects.'..." Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/kane/main_story.asp?intID=3802757 Archive search: http://archives.dailyherald.com/ Cost: Yes Title: "Elburn approves sidewalk study" Author: Denise Perry Donavin OBESITY NARROWING DEATH GAP WITH SMOKING -> In answer to the question, "Which increases health risks more, smoking or obesity?" a Feb. 10th Q&A column in the New York Times said, "According to the American Cancer Society, smoking is still the greater risk, by a big margin. But the rising rate of obesity in the United States is narrowing the gap for the general population. In terms of overall mortality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that tobacco smoking is responsible for more than 440,000 deaths a year in the United States. "The estimate for obesity ranges from 280,000 to 325,000 deaths a year, according to Michael Thun, the chief epidemiologist for the cancer society. 'However,' he added, 'obesity costs more in annual medical expenditures -- an estimated $75 billion in 2003 -- because of the long and expensive treatment for several of its complications.'..." Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/10/health/10QNA.html?ex=1076994000&en=5058a087b0f22c8d&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE Archive search: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/nytarchive.html Cost: Yes Title: "Calculating Health Risks" Author: C. Claiborne Ray W. KENTUCKY UNIV. STUDENTS APPLAUD TRAILS PLAN -> According to a Feb. 12th Bowling Green Daily News article, "Students agreed that bicycle paths and walking trails at Western Kentucky University would enhance the aesthetics and accessibility of the campus. 'I think getting rid of the interior lots, like the one beside Grise Hall, is a great idea,' Western freshman Paige Barnsfather of Louisville said. 'It would make the campus look better, and I think it would make walking or biking on campus more pleasant.' Barnsfather, who lives in Rodes-Harlin Hall, said she would consider using a bicycle on campus if more trails were added. "'I'm not really interested in biking from class to class, but having the trails just for exercise purposes would be great,' she said. 'It would be much better than having to use the track at the (Raymond H.) Preston Center, which is the only option we have now.' Russell Springs freshman Lindsey Thurman agreed. 'I think it's a great idea,' Thurman said. 'We have a beautiful campus, and one of the only unattractive things are the parking lots. Getting rid of those would really enhance the experience for people here.' Thurman and Barnsfather were among the more than 100 students, faculty and staff at an open house to discuss the potential paths Wednesday at Dero Downing University Center..." Source: http://www.bgdailynews.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?/200402/12+greenways20040212_news.html+20040212+news Archive search: http://www.bgdailynews.com/cgi-bin/archives.cgi Cost: No Title: "WKU students give thumbs-up to Greenways bicycle, walking trails" Author: Jason Dooley O-U-R--J-U-S-T-I-C-E--S-Y-S-T-E-M ------------------------------------------------------------ OHIO COURT CASE: CYCLIST'S RIGHT TO ROAD -> According to a letter from attorney Steve Magas, quoted in the "Legally Speaking column of the Jan. 30th edition of VeloNews, "In the summer of 1999 I was asked to become involved in the case of a young man who had received a traffic ticket for "impeding traffic" in Trotwood, Ohio. Little did I know that the case would ultimately garner international intention, cause countless e-mails to be sent to the City of Trotwood, and generate an appellate court ruling that is extremely favorable to the nation's cyclists! "On May 14, 2001, the court of appeals decision in the case of Trotwood v. Selz was officially 'published' in Ohio's law books. Virtually every lawyer in the State of Ohio had the decision on their desks with the other cases published on May 14. However, more importantly, publication of the case greatly increases its precedential value to future cyclists who wish to challenge traffic citations..." Source: http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/5496.0.html Archive search: http://www.velonews.com/srch/ Cost: No Title: "You gotta fight for your right to slooooow down" Author: Steve Magas Q-U-I-CK--H-I-T-S ------------------------------------------------------------ S.F. EXAMINER EDITORIAL -- PED SAFETY IMPORTANT -> "Pedestrian safety must be considered an elemental facet of a well-run city, just like good public transit or adequate police and fire services." Source: http://sfexaminer.com/templates/story.cfm?displaystory=1&storyname=013004op_editorial LEESBURG (FL) TRAIL SYSTEM TO EXPAND -> "The steering committee responsible for creating the master plan of the trail network had its first meeting Tuesday." Source: http://www.mywebpal.com/news/partners/701/public/news525186.html CALPUNDIT SPEAKS OUT ON WALKING TO SCHOOL -> "Why do parents ferry their kids around when there's no reason for it? What's the motivation? I dunno, but apparently the CDC is on the case and considers this to be a serious issue." Source: http://www.calpundit.com/archives/003176.html E. STROUDSBURG (PA) ADDS S'WALKS, X'WALKS TO DOWNTOWN -> "These changes will help East Stroudsburg maintain its reputation as a 'walkable town.' East Stroudsburg [received] a grant of $270,000." Source: http://www.poconorecord.com/local/tjd57035.htm CLACKAMAS (OR) TOWN CENTER TO GET MORE PED-FRIENDLY -> "The plans, which are preliminary, call for an open-air design with more pedestrian amenities, restaurants and home furnishing stores." Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1076504873295140.xml MICHIGAN'S "COOL CITIES" EFFORTS INCLUDE WALKABILITY -> "The Legislature and municipal governments have a map to support public and private efforts to develop city spaces now empty, address urban blight and take advantage of urban infrastructure to create mixed-use housing, walkable neighborhoods and new business opportunities." Source: http://www.freep.com/voices/columnists/eland9_20040209.htm ST. GEORGE ISLAND (FL) BRIDGE GETS BIKE LANES -> "The $74 million project has only two motor vehicle lanes but at 12 feet they are a foot wider than the old bridge and it adds an 11-wide bicycle and emergency lane in each direction." Source: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/7938139.htm BLOOMINGTON (MN) COUNCIL APPROVES TRAIL -> "A three-mile bicycle trail running from 84th Street to 106th Street -- mostly within Hyland Park -- was approved by the Bloomington City Council last week...About 80 percent of the $1.08 million price tag will be covered by federal grant funds" Source: http://www.mnsun.com/story.asp?city=Bloomington&story=129027 AND NOW, FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT... ANGER-POWERED CARS TO REVOLUTIONIZE HOW WE DRIVE -> "By drawing a significant percentage of its motive power from the unbridled temper of the American motorist, the new anger-powered car will change, or at least take mechanical advantage of, the way Americans drive." http://www.theonion.com/4005/news1.html R-E-S-O-U-R-C-E-S ------------------------------------------------------------ -> "STOPPING SPRAWL AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE DOOR" Feb. 2004 "New Colonist" article by Jane Holtz Kay http://www.newcolonist.com/schoolsprawl.html -> "JACK AND THE GIANT SCHOOL" "The case for small schools is supported by mountains of evidence and a growing number of innovative models;" article by Stacy Mitchell; The New Rules, Summer 2000. http://www.newrules.org/journal/nrsum00schools.htm C-A-L-E-N-D-A-R ------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Additional training opportunities are available on the National Center for Bicycling & Walking web site. Readers are encouraged to add their own items as long as they pertain to training in the bicycle, pedestrian, or livable community fields. Go to: http://www.bikewalk.org/technical_assistance/training_resources/training_calendar.htm February 18-20, 2004, 18th Nat'l conference on Chronic Disease Prevention & Control, Washington DC. Info: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/conference/ March 3-5, 2004, National Bike Summit, Washington DC. Info: League of American Bicyclists, 1612 K Street NW, Suite 800, Washington DC 20006; phone: (202) 822-1333; fax: (202) 822-1334; e-mail: http://www.bikeleague.org/events/natlsummitmarch2004.htm March 8-10, 2004, Urban Street Design, Madison, WI. Info: Keith Knapp, Program Director, Dept of Engineering Professional Development, U. of Wisconsin; phone: (800) 462-0876; fax: (800) 442-4214; email: http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webF502 March 8-30, 2004, Lifesavers 2004, San Diego, CA. Info: Lifesavers Conference, PO Box 30045, Alexandria VA 22310; phone: (703) 922-7944; fax: (703) 922-7780. http://www.lifesaversconference.org March 10-11, 2004, Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities, Madison, WI. Info: Keith Knapp, Program Director, Dept of Engineering Professional Development, U. of Wisconsin; phone: (800) 462-0876; fax: (800) 442-4214; email: http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webF881 March 15-16, 2004, Implementing a Sidewalk Management Plan, Madison, WI. Info: Keith Knapp, Program Director, Dept of Engineering Professional Development, U. of Wisconsin; phone: (800) 462-0876; fax: (800) 442-4214; email: http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webF685 March 18-20, 2004, Midwest Regional Bike-Ped Conference, Overland Park KS. Info: Patricia Weaver, Executive Director, KU Transportation Center, 1530 West 15th Street #2015S, Lawrence, KS 66045; phone: (785) 864-2595; fax: (785) 864-3199; e-mail: http://www.kutc.ku.edu/region7bikeped March 18-20, 2004, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation Conference, Chicago, IL. Info: Anne, CBF; phone: (312) 427-3325 x41; e-mail: http://www.biketraffic.org/conference.html March 31, 2004, The Promotion and Marketing of Cycling, Knottingham Univ., UK. Info: Hugh McClintock, Institute of Urban Planning, School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD; phone: +44 115 951 4875; fax: +44 115 951 3159; email: http://www.nationalcyclingstrategy.org.uk/fileuploads/events/promotecycling.pdf March 30-31, 2004, Implementing a Sidewalk Management Plan, Las Vegas NV. Info: Keith Knapp, Program Director, Dept of Engineering Professional Development, U. of Wisconsin; phone: (800) 462-0876; fax: (800) 442-4214; email: http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webF870 April 4-6, 2004, 6th Annual BikeWalk Conference, Arlington, VA. Info: BikeWalk Virginia, PO Box 203, Williamsburg, VA 23187-0203; phone: 757-229-0507; fax (757) 259-2372; email: http://www.bikewalkvirginia.org/conference/index.html April 29-May 1, 2004, Children's Play: Learning From The Past, Planning For The Future, Baltimore, MD. Info: Georgiana Duarte, American Association for the Child's Right to Play, http://www.ipausa.org/2004CallforPapers.html May 6-8, 2004, 4th National Congress of Pedestrian Advocates, Silver Spring, MD. Info: America Walks, P.O. Box 29103, Portland, OR 97296; phone: (503) 222-1077; fax: (503) 228-0289; email: http://americawalks.org/congress/ May 24-26, 2004, Obesity and the Built Environment: Improving Public Health Through Community Design, Washington, D.C. Info: Charle League, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, phone: (919) 541-5741; email: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/drcpt/beoconf/home.htm June 5, 2004, National Trails Day, "Trails and Health . . . A Natural Connection," nationwide. Info: Jane Thompson, American Hiking Society, 1422 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone: (301) 565-6704 x208; email: http://www.AmericanHiking.org June 9-11, 2004, Walk21 Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.Info: Richard Harris, Walk 21, PO Box 270, Town Clerks Dept Guidhall, London EC2P, England; phone: 00 44 (0) 7952 983 854; e-mail: http://www.citiesforpeople.dk July 19-24 2004 - Towards Carfree Cities IV, Berlin, Germany. Info: World Carfree Network, Kratka 26, 100 00 Prague 10, Czech Republic; phone: +(420) 274-810-849; fax: +(420) 274-816-727; email: http://www.worldcarfree.net/conference/ September 7-10, 2004, Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2004, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Make plans now to attend the NCBW's 13th international symposium on walking and bicycling. For details on how to get to Victoria and where to make hotel reservations, visit the website. Other details posted as they become available. http://www.bikewalk.org/PWPB2004/PWPB2004.htm. J-O-B-S--G-R-A-N-T-S--A-N-D--R-F-P-S ------------------------------------------------------------ -> JOB -- SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PGM. DIRECTOR -- BTA/WPC The Bicycle Transportation Alliance and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition are two groups working to create healthy communities by improving bicycling and walking conditions in the greater Portland, Oregon area. We are seeking a highly qualified Program Director to our Safe Routes to School programs. General Description / Responsibilities: The Safe Routes to Schools Program Director will develop and implement a community-based program to increase youth bicycling and walking. Program elements include community outreach and coordination, providing technical support, and identifying and implementing safe walking and bicycling routes to and from Portland/Oregon schools. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills and a demonstrated ability to create and maintain successful partnerships. Necessary skill sets include the ability to present expert level information to community audiences, experience interacting with children, and an ability to understand urban planning concepts. Qualifications: The successful candidate must have the following qualifications (see website): experience managing community-based programs; ability to train adults and educate children; proven ability to establish working relationships with organizations; excellent writing and public speaking skills. Other desired qualifications: a Master's Degree or Bachelors Degree with at least five years of relevant job experience; experience teaching children and/or bicycle and pedestrian safety; working knowledge of urban planning concepts. Wage: $30,000 to $32,000 depending on qualifications. Application Deadline: Open until filled; interviews begin in late February 2004. To Apply, contact Scott Bricker: or see: http://www.bta4bikes.org -> JOB -- EXEC. DIRECTOR -- MASS. BICYCLE COALITION The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition's mission is to make Massachusetts a better and safer place to bicycle. MassBike is a 1,100 member organization with two employees, several contractors, and many volunteers. The Executive Director (ED) is the chief executive officer of MassBike, responsible for the management and operations of the organization. The ED is responsible for the consistent achievement of MassBike's mission, financial objectives and program objectives. 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Apologies for duplication.] Do I take it then, Stephen, that what very sensibly happens in Ottawa ("bus way services fan out at the end the end of the exclusive r.o.w.") does not happen in Richmond? If not, why not? Turning to Jakarta, I find it a bit difficult to offer advice to Lisa without a bit more background - and I don't know Jakarta. A lot will depend on the characteristics of the busway and the feeder catchment areas. But it will be important to ensure that ticketing and publicity are integrated between the busway and the feeders, and it may well be more appropriate to use smaller vehicles covering more feeder routes. It would probably be sensible to match the feeder headway to the busway headway - but this depends to a certain extent on whether traffic conditions are such that the feeders can be expected to keep to a timetable. Hope this helps. Regards, Alan -- Alan Howes Associate Transport Planner Colin Buchanan and Partners 4 St Colme Street Edinburgh EH3 6AA Scotland email: alan.howes@cbuchanan.co.uk tel: (0)131 240 2892 (direct) (0)131 226 4693 (switchboard) (0)7952 464335 (mobile) fax: (0)131 220 0232 www: http:/www.cbuchanan.co.uk/ -- Alan Howes Associate Transport Planner Colin Buchanan and Partners 4 St Colme Street Edinburgh EH3 6AA Scotland email: alan.howes@cbuchanan.co.uk tel: (0)131 240 2892 (direct) (0)131 226 4693 (switchboard) (0)7952 464335 (mobile) fax: (0)131 220 0232 www: http:/www.cbuchanan.co.uk/ _______________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Unless you are the named addressee, or authorised to receive it for the addressee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender by replying to this email. Any views expressed by an individual within this email which do not constitute or record professional advice relating to the business of CBP, do not necessarily reflect the views of the company. Any professional advice or opinion contained within this email is subject to our terms and conditions of business. We have taken precautions to minimise the risk of transmitting software viruses. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. _______________________________ >>> "Rees, Stephen" 16/02/04 17:05:59 >>> When BRT came to my neighbourhood (Richmond BC) what had been a series of direct suburb to downtown bus routes, became a set of feeders to the 98 B (BRT) line. This was based on what had become established practice in the region when SkyTrain was opened and subsequently extended. Rapid transit provides the line haul and local bus service is reorganized to feed the stations. With a fully integrated fare system, and purpose built interchanges, this was generally accepted - since SkyTrain has a distinct speed advantage over buses. The 98 B-Line however, did not have such a clear advantage since the exclusive bus only lanes cover only 2 of the 15 route kilometres - with limited queue jumpers and signal pre-emption elsewhere. Within a very short period of time, direct routes from Richmond were re-introduced to give commuters a one seat ride (no transfers). These services now run parallel to the B-Line. One of the advantages of BRT is that feeder services can use the same right of way - as happens in Ottawa. There the bus way services fan out at the end the end of the exclusive r.o.w. and also provide direct service between centre and suburbs rather than feeders requiring a transfer. This of course does not happen with rail based systems which require a mode change mid trip. The above opinions are my own and may not necessarily reflect those of my employer Stephen Rees Program Manager, Transportation Policy Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink) 1660 - 4720 Kingsway Burnaby BC V5H 4N2 tel: (604)453-4561 fax: (604)453-4628 http://www.translink.bc.ca -----Original Message----- From: Karl Fjellstrom [mailto:karl@dnet.net.id] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:01 PM To: Transit-Prof@yahoogroups.com Cc: Lisa Peterson Subject: [Transit-Prof] FW: feeder systems in other cities Dear all, Can anyone help out with an enquiry on feeders? Lisa Peterson is Communications Director of ITDP, a non-profit organisation providing technical advice to the govt in Jakarta regarding the new TransJakarta Busway. It's a closed system BRT with dedicated buses and stations (the first outside Latin America, to my knowledge), 12.9km long. thanks, Karl Fjellstrom _____ From: Lisa Peterson Message-ID: <20040217163151.65181.qmail@web11202.mail.yahoo.com> Lisa, It is discouraging to see such a well-intended step as the Jakarta Busway go so terribly wrong so early in its implementation. Governor Sutiyoso is now calling for a widening of the Jalan Thamrin-Sudirman Boulevard so as to ease the congestion experienced since the launching of the Busway by the private automobile drivers (10 percent of trips). He is suggesting this move (that would eliminate or put at risk the wonderful trees along this corridor) as if it constitutes a minor adjustment to the busway plan rather than an admission of dramatic failure. One of the key goals of the busway, as in Bogata, was to increase trip volume along this route without road widening. Indonesia's status as a mobility superpower derives from the ordered chaos of its multi-modal, overlapping, hyper-entrepreneurial, para-transit-centered "system". As in housing provision, the Indonesian government's aspirations for a *formal* system appears to be in conflict with the reality that *informal* systems have been the only way to keep pace with the vast scale and dynamic nature of demand. There should be an awful lot that could be done in the area of easing transfers from existing modes and capacity expansion for less than the cost of road widening--perhaps even reducing (or eliminating) fares. If you have the ear of the good people in Jakarta, I wish you good luck in helping them identify alternatives to road widening. If you need help with translation (linguistic or cultural) please let me know. Robert Cowherd (15 years researching Indonesia, 5 years in Indonesia) --- Alan Howes wrote: > [Copied to sustran-discuss - sorry sustranners, you will have to dig > down to the bottom to find out what this is all about! Apologies for > duplication.] > > Do I take it then, Stephen, that what very sensibly happens in Ottawa > ("bus way services fan out at the end the end of the exclusive > r.o.w.") does not happen in Richmond? If not, why not? > > Turning to Jakarta, I find it a bit difficult to offer advice to Lisa > without a bit more background - and I don't know Jakarta. A lot will > depend on the characteristics of the busway and the feeder catchment > areas. But it will be important to ensure that ticketing and > publicity are integrated between the busway and the feeders, and it > may well be more appropriate to use smaller vehicles covering more > feeder routes. It would probably be sensible to match the feeder > headway to the busway headway - but this depends to a certain extent > on whether traffic conditions are such that the feeders can be > expected to keep to a timetable. > > Hope this helps. > Regards, Alan > > -- > Alan Howes > Associate Transport Planner > Colin Buchanan and Partners > > 4 St Colme Street > Edinburgh EH3 6AA > Scotland > email: alan.howes@cbuchanan.co.uk > tel: (0)131 240 2892 (direct) > (0)131 226 4693 (switchboard) > (0)7952 464335 (mobile) > fax: (0)131 220 0232 > www: http:/www.cbuchanan.co.uk/ > > > -- > Alan Howes > Associate Transport Planner > Colin Buchanan and Partners > > 4 St Colme Street > Edinburgh EH3 6AA > Scotland > email: alan.howes@cbuchanan.co.uk > tel: (0)131 240 2892 (direct) > (0)131 226 4693 (switchboard) > (0)7952 464335 (mobile) > fax: (0)131 220 0232 > www: http:/www.cbuchanan.co.uk/ > _______________________________ > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. Unless you are the named addressee, or authorised to > receive it for the addressee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose > it to anyone else. If you have received this email in error please > contact the sender by replying to this email. > Any views expressed by an individual within this email which do not > constitute or record professional advice relating to the business of > CBP, do not necessarily reflect the views of the company. Any > professional advice or opinion contained within this email is subject > to our terms and conditions of business. > We have taken precautions to minimise the risk of transmitting > software viruses. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage > caused by software viruses. > _______________________________ > > > >>> "Rees, Stephen" 16/02/04 17:05:59 > >>> > When BRT came to my neighbourhood (Richmond BC) what had been a > series of direct suburb to downtown bus routes, became a set of > feeders to the 98 B (BRT) line. This was based on what had become > established practice in the region when SkyTrain was opened and > subsequently extended. Rapid transit provides the line haul and local > bus service is reorganized to feed the stations. With a fully > integrated fare system, and purpose built interchanges, this was > generally accepted - since SkyTrain has a distinct speed advantage > over buses. The 98 B-Line however, did not have such a clear > advantage since the exclusive bus only lanes cover only 2 of the 15 > route kilometres - with limited queue jumpers and signal pre-emption > elsewhere. Within a very short period of time, direct routes from > Richmond were re-introduced to give commuters a one seat ride (no > transfers). These services now run parallel to the B-Line. > > One of the advantages of BRT is that feeder services can use the same > right of way - as happens in Ottawa. There the bus way services fan > out at the end the end of the exclusive r.o.w. and also provide > direct service between centre and suburbs rather than feeders > requiring a transfer. This of course does not happen with rail based > systems which require a mode change mid trip. > > The above opinions are my own and may not necessarily reflect those > of my employer > > Stephen Rees > Program Manager, Transportation Policy > Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink) > 1660 - 4720 Kingsway > Burnaby BC V5H 4N2 > tel: (604)453-4561 > fax: (604)453-4628 > http://www.translink.bc.ca > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Karl Fjellstrom [mailto:karl@dnet.net.id] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:01 PM > To: Transit-Prof@yahoogroups.com > Cc: Lisa Peterson > Subject: [Transit-Prof] FW: feeder systems in other cities > > > Dear all, > > Can anyone help out with an enquiry on feeders? Lisa Peterson is > Communications Director of ITDP, a non-profit organisation providing > technical advice to the govt in Jakarta regarding the new > TransJakarta > Busway. It's a closed system BRT with dedicated buses and stations > (the > first outside Latin America, to my knowledge), 12.9km long. > > thanks, Karl Fjellstrom > > _____ > > From: Lisa Peterson Sent: Wednesday, 11 February 2004 2:58 PM > Subject: feeder systems in other cities > > > Dear all, > > I'd like to prepare some materials about BRT feeder systems for some > press > work. > > Do you have any information I could use? > > What city - other than Bogota - would be a good example? Quito, or > Leon? > > Even general material about how a good feeder system should operate > would be > helpful. > > Thanks in advance. > > Best, > Lisa > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html From Alan.Howes at cbuchanan.co.uk Wed Feb 18 01:49:44 2004 From: Alan.Howes at cbuchanan.co.uk (Alan Howes) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:49:44 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Re: feeder systems in other cities Message-ID: Thanks Robert - But can someone clarify - - Is the Jakarta Busway open? - If so, has it in fact increased capacity on Jalan Thamrin-Sudirman Boulevard - and if not why not? - What is there in the way of Feeders? - Is there a useful website. I now note Lisa says she wants the info for press work ... Alan -- Alan Howes Associate Transport Planner Colin Buchanan and Partners 4 St Colme Street Edinburgh EH3 6AA Scotland email: alan.howes@cbuchanan.co.uk tel: (0)131 240 2892 (direct) (0)131 226 4693 (switchboard) (0)7952 464335 (mobile) fax: (0)131 220 0232 www: http:/www.cbuchanan.co.uk/ _______________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Unless you are the named addressee, or authorised to receive it for the addressee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender by replying to this email. Any views expressed by an individual within this email which do not constitute or record professional advice relating to the business of CBP, do not necessarily reflect the views of the company. Any professional advice or opinion contained within this email is subject to our terms and conditions of business. We have taken precautions to minimise the risk of transmitting software viruses. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. _______________________________ >>> Robert Cowherd 17/02/04 16:31:51 >>> Lisa, It is discouraging to see such a well-intended step as the Jakarta Busway go so terribly wrong so early in its implementation. Governor Sutiyoso is now calling for a widening of the Jalan Thamrin-Sudirman Boulevard so as to ease the congestion experienced since the launching of the Busway by the private automobile drivers (10 percent of trips). He is suggesting this move (that would eliminate or put at risk the wonderful trees along this corridor) as if it constitutes a minor adjustment to the busway plan rather than an admission of dramatic failure. One of the key goals of the busway, as in Bogata, was to increase trip volume along this route without road widening. Indonesia's status as a mobility superpower derives from the ordered chaos of its multi-modal, overlapping, hyper-entrepreneurial, para-transit-centered "system". As in housing provision, the Indonesian government's aspirations for a *formal* system appears to be in conflict with the reality that *informal* systems have been the only way to keep pace with the vast scale and dynamic nature of demand. There should be an awful lot that could be done in the area of easing transfers from existing modes and capacity expansion for less than the cost of road widening--perhaps even reducing (or eliminating) fares. If you have the ear of the good people in Jakarta, I wish you good luck in helping them identify alternatives to road widening. If you need help with translation (linguistic or cultural) please let me know. Robert Cowherd (15 years researching Indonesia, 5 years in Indonesia) --- Alan Howes wrote: > [Copied to sustran-discuss - sorry sustranners, you will have to dig > down to the bottom to find out what this is all about! Apologies for > duplication.] > > Do I take it then, Stephen, that what very sensibly happens in Ottawa > ("bus way services fan out at the end the end of the exclusive > r.o.w.") does not happen in Richmond? If not, why not? > > Turning to Jakarta, I find it a bit difficult to offer advice to Lisa > without a bit more background - and I don't know Jakarta. A lot will > depend on the characteristics of the busway and the feeder catchment > areas. But it will be important to ensure that ticketing and > publicity are integrated between the busway and the feeders, and it > may well be more appropriate to use smaller vehicles covering more > feeder routes. It would probably be sensible to match the feeder > headway to the busway headway - but this depends to a certain extent > on whether traffic conditions are such that the feeders can be > expected to keep to a timetable. > > Hope this helps. > Regards, Alan > > -- > Alan Howes > Associate Transport Planner > Colin Buchanan and Partners > > 4 St Colme Street > Edinburgh EH3 6AA > Scotland > email: alan.howes@cbuchanan.co.uk > tel: (0)131 240 2892 (direct) > (0)131 226 4693 (switchboard) > (0)7952 464335 (mobile) > fax: (0)131 220 0232 > www: http:/www.cbuchanan.co.uk/ > > > > >>> "Rees, Stephen" 16/02/04 17:05:59 > >>> > When BRT came to my neighbourhood (Richmond BC) what had been a > series of direct suburb to downtown bus routes, became a set of > feeders to the 98 B (BRT) line. This was based on what had become > established practice in the region when SkyTrain was opened and > subsequently extended. Rapid transit provides the line haul and local > bus service is reorganized to feed the stations. With a fully > integrated fare system, and purpose built interchanges, this was > generally accepted - since SkyTrain has a distinct speed advantage > over buses. The 98 B-Line however, did not have such a clear > advantage since the exclusive bus only lanes cover only 2 of the 15 > route kilometres - with limited queue jumpers and signal pre-emption > elsewhere. Within a very short period of time, direct routes from > Richmond were re-introduced to give commuters a one seat ride (no > transfers). These services now run parallel to the B-Line. > > One of the advantages of BRT is that feeder services can use the same > right of way - as happens in Ottawa. There the bus way services fan > out at the end the end of the exclusive r.o.w. and also provide > direct service between centre and suburbs rather than feeders > requiring a transfer. This of course does not happen with rail based > systems which require a mode change mid trip. > > The above opinions are my own and may not necessarily reflect those > of my employer > > Stephen Rees > Program Manager, Transportation Policy > Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink) > 1660 - 4720 Kingsway > Burnaby BC V5H 4N2 > tel: (604)453-4561 > fax: (604)453-4628 > http://www.translink.bc.ca > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Karl Fjellstrom [mailto:karl@dnet.net.id] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:01 PM > To: Transit-Prof@yahoogroups.com > Cc: Lisa Peterson > Subject: [Transit-Prof] FW: feeder systems in other cities > > > Dear all, > > Can anyone help out with an enquiry on feeders? Lisa Peterson is > Communications Director of ITDP, a non-profit organisation providing > technical advice to the govt in Jakarta regarding the new > TransJakarta > Busway. It's a closed system BRT with dedicated buses and stations > (theein Ottawa > ("bus way services fa > first outside Latin America, to my knowledge), 12.9km long. > > thanks, Karl Fjellstrom > > _____ > > From: Lisa Peterson Sent: Wednesday, 11 February 2004 2:58 PM > Subject: feeder systems in other cities > > > Dear all, > > I'd like to prepare some materials about BRT feeder systems for some > press > work. > > Do you have any information I could use? > > What city - other than Bogota - would be a good example? Quito, or > Leon? > > Even general material about how a good feeder system should operate > would be > helpful. > > Thanks in advance. > > Best, > Lisa > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html From robert_cowherd at yahoo.com Sat Feb 21 00:19:05 2004 From: robert_cowherd at yahoo.com (Robert Cowherd) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 07:19:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: [sustran] Re: feeder systems in other cities In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040220151905.43148.qmail@web11203.mail.yahoo.com> Alan and others, Here are some responses to your questions on the Jakarta BRT: 1. Operation: The Jakarta Busway opened (in haste) on 15 January and was free for two weeks. Fares of Rp2500 (US$0.30) have been charged since 1 February. 2. Capacity: The private and public buses running along the Jl. Thamrin-Jl. Sudirman corridor from Blok M in the South to Kota in the north used to carry an estimated 60,000 passengers a day sharing the three fast travel lanes. Officially these bus routes have been either cancelled or rerouted so that no competing routes overlap for more than a short segment of the 12.9 kilometer busway route. Still, even in the initial excitement of the no-fare period, only an estimated 20,000 passengers a day used the busway. One factor is Indonesian public transportation culture: Bus riders are used to being picked up and dropped at any point along a bus route, a privilege they have come to count on dressing for the air-conditioned office not a long walk in the equatorial sun. I have seen bus passengers request (and get) buses to stop less than ten meters from where the last passengers got off. In contrast, busway shelters are spaced an average of two thirds of a kilometer apart along the corridor. Undisciplined drivers reverting to smoking and eating have also been cited as a significant factor. Jakartans have become incensed at the folly of being stuck in the jams of the remaining two free travel lanes while the busway sits empty except for the half-empty BRT buses coming by every 3 to 4 minutes--thus the planned “minor adjustment” of adding back the lost free travel lane via road widening by taking space from the planted medians and sidewalks. The road widening is scheduled to start in March--perhaps a new record in acknowledging failure of a public transportation project. Jakarta Gov. Sutiyoso is no Penalosa. 3. Feeders: Of the 17 identified feeder bus routes many are located too far from Busway shelters and with inadequate sidewalk access to be practical in the context of Jakarta. The Jakarta Post reports widespread confusion, inconsistent implementation, and reluctance by drivers and conductors to accept the joint feeder bus ticketing system. The Blok M-Kota busway is the first of 14 planned busway corridors with the next four planned for implementation by 2007. 4. Sources: I know of no useful website but was able to get some information from newspapers with web archives. The Jakarta Post is the best English language source (). There have been two studies released recently that deal in whole or part with the busway that might be available for acquisition. These are from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and one from Pelangi/Intrans, (I thought that Pelangi was an active Sustran participant). I hope you find this of interest, Robert Cowherd Cambridge, USA --- Alan Howes wrote: > Thanks Robert - > > But can someone clarify - > - Is the Jakarta Busway open? > - If so, has it in fact increased capacity on Jalan Thamrin-Sudirman > Boulevard - and if not why not? > - What is there in the way of Feeders? > - Is there a useful website. > > I now note Lisa says she wants the info for press work ... > > Alan > > -- > Alan Howes > Associate Transport Planner > Colin Buchanan and Partners > > 4 St Colme Street > Edinburgh EH3 6AA > Scotland > email: alan.howes@cbuchanan.co.uk > tel: (0)131 240 2892 (direct) > (0)131 226 4693 (switchboard) > (0)7952 464335 (mobile) > fax: (0)131 220 0232 > www: http:/www.cbuchanan.co.uk/ 2/20/2004 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools From paulbarter at nus.edu.sg Wed Feb 25 14:04:12 2004 From: paulbarter at nus.edu.sg (Barter, Paul) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:04:12 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Fwd: insights on Bogota's transmilenio busway Message-ID: <42F08B8662756D428F2811F53C6A93F59C9D76@MBXSRV04.stf.nus.edu.sg> Forwarding this interesting post from the transit-prof list (part of a thread which overlapped in sustran-discuss for a while). It makes very clear that the TransMilenio is far more than just a bus-lane. Paul ----------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 05:50:25 -0500 From: Lloyd Wright Subject: Re: [Re: [RE: FW: feeder systems in other cities]] Yes, pphpd is pax per hour per direction. Bogot? is indeed currently hitting over 36,000 pphpd with BRT only; there is no urban rail system in the city. The system currently has 58 km of exclusive busways (with another 330 km in either planning or constructuion) and 309 km of feeder routes. It currently serves a little over 800,000 passengers per day. They are able to hit the unusually high pphpd for a couple of reasons: 1. All trunk corridors either have two lanes per direction or at least a passing lane at stations. 2. They average 3 minute headways during the day, but it may be as low as 60 seconds at peak times. 3. Dwell times are approximately 20 seconds 4. The stations have multiple bays, some can handle three buses per direction stopping simultaneously 5. All corridors have multiple permutations of local, limited stop, and express services (and thus, although the headway per route averages 3 minutes, there is some type of service going by every 15-30 seconds) Bogota has a population of 7 million and a population density of 250 persons per hectare. In Latin America, a standard single lane per direction busway seems to have a peak capacity of about 13,000 pphpd (Quito and Curitiba). A single lane per direction busway using a convoy set-up (i.e. platooning) seems to be able to reach 20,000 pphpd (Porto Alegre). A system with multiple lanes and/or passing lanes at stations seems to be able reach 30,000+ (Bogota and Sao Paulo). There are currently five cities in Latin America with at-level entry systems in conjunction with high-floor articulated buses: Bogota, Curitiba (Brazil), Goiania (Brazil), Porto Alegre (Brazil), and Quito (Ecuador). None of these use any special alignment technologies (e.g., optical, magnetic, or mechanical guidance). Curitiba and Quito use a flip-down ramp (as known as a bridge plate) to allow direct and easy boarding. Bogota and the other cities simply leave a 5-7 cm gap that the passengers cross. I prefer the bridge plate since it is easier on wheelchairs, and I believe it actually speeds up loading. The philosophy in Bogota was that they did not want to lose the 1.5 seconds it takes for the ramp to deploy when the bus stops. For more information on Bogota and these other systems, there are a couple of documents on the ITDP web site that can be useful ("BRT Planning Guide" and the "MRT Choices" documents. There is also a very good and detailed study on the Jakarta system on the site: www.itdp.org/pub.html Also, if you read Spanish, the Bogota TransMilenio system has its own web site with some useful information: www.transmilenio.gov.co Hope this is helpful. Best regards, Lloyd "Alan Howes" wrote: Thanks Lloyd - some useful insights. I take it your pphpd IS pax per hour per direction? Could you give chapter and verse for that Bogota figure - I had long arguments out in Dubai with our consultant who reckoned that for about one-third of this you needed rails. But I'm not sure that any of this explains why Vancouver doesn't run feeders onto the busway, where they are not as far as I know using bi-articulateds, or high level entrance - and while some of the feeder routes may be unsuitable for artics, I would have thought there would be some potential feeders that could take them. In fact not so much feeders, as trunk routes serving places beyond or off the busway - though I haven't studied Vancouver's geography. The South American systems with high-level entry don't use any special docking mechanism, do they? 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Paul -----Original Message----- From: Centre for Science and Environment [mailto:cse@cseindia.org] Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2004 4:02 AM To: 'cse@cseindia.org' Subject: What's New at CSE, India *************************************** What's New at CSE *************************************** A fortnightly news bulletin from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), India, to our network of friends and professionals interested in environmental issues. CSE is an independent, public interest organisation that was established in 1982 by Anil Agarwal, a pioneer of India's environmental movement. CSE's mandate is to research, communicate and promote sustainable development with equity, participation and democracy. ... News from CSE Campaigns -------------------------------------------------- Leapfrog Factor: Towards Clean Air In Asian Cities (New Delhi, March 30 - April 1, 2004) As part of CSE's Asian regional consultation, an initiative to promote good regulatory practices in India, this conference will bring together experts, policy makers, NGOs and industry representatives from India and Asia to discuss regional specific challenges and strategies to control vehicular pollution in cities. Learn more>> anumita@cseindia.org -------------------------------------------------- Modelling politics Politics of fine prints - yes, that's what it is. These crawl in without anybody noticing them but changes everything. The version of Auto Fuel Policy that got the Cabinet nod in October 2003 is not the same as the original recommendations. We knew that. Policy Police: http://www.cseindia.org/campaign/apc/modeling_politics.htm -------------------------------------------------- Smog Digest (Jan.-Feb. 2004) A review of media reports on air pollution in India Air quality continued to dominate media reports this month. Key highlights include Mumbai's efforts to decongest the city through a traffic restraint scheme. Read News Abstracts >> http://www.cseindia.org/campaign/apc/jan_feb2004.htm -------------------------------------------------- ...