[sustran] Re: Review of BRT experience in Asia

S.K. Jason CHANG skchang at ntu.edu.tw
Sun Feb 13 21:09:00 JST 2005


Hi Cornie,

Enclosed please find a briefing on BRT developments in China presented 
in Environment05 Conference. My colleague will send you a report 
related to Taiwan BRT development.

Jason
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台大土木系教授  張學孔博士 Dr. Shyue Koong (Jason) CHANG
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
National Taiwan University
Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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Quoting aables at adb.org:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> One of the aims of Partnership for Sustainable UrbanTransport in Asia
> (PSUTA) as a pilot project of Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
> (CAI-Asia) is to broaden our knowledge base with respect to sustainable
> transport and promote technologies where applicable. In this regard,
> CAI-Asia presented "Bus Rapid Transit: A Win-Win Solution for Mass
> Transport in Manila" in a focused group discussion (FGD) at the Land
> Transportation Office in Manila that was attended by representatives from
> government agencies, research institutes, and advocacy groups
> (Metropolitan Manila Development Authority [MMDA], Land Transportation
> Office [LTO], Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board [LTFRB],
> Environmental Management Bureau of Department of Environment and Natural
> Resources [DENR-EMB], University of the Philippines National Center for
> Transportation Studies [UP-NCTS] and Partnership for Clean Air [PCA]). The
> FGD concluded that BRT is a viable option in addressing transport problems
> in Manila without sacrificing air quality and costs.
>
> To further lobby BRT and as follow up to the FGD, the group recommended
> that a similar presentation be given before the Metro Manila Council (MMC)
> meeting that is scheduled next week, 17 Feb 2005 10:30h at the MMDA
> office. The MMC meeting gathers city mayors and representatives from the
> Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of
> Transportation and Communications (DOTC)  to tackle urban planning and
> development. To prepare for this, CAI-Asia is gathering information to
> come up with a review on bus rapid transit (BRT) experience in Asia.
>
> We would greatly appreciate if you could give us information on BRT
> developments in Asia, successful or otherwise, or give us contact
> information of those who do, preferably by 15 Feb 2004 (Tuesday). We 
> are interested in hearing which cities are implementing BRT schemes
> or which cities are planning to do so.  It would be good to know how
> comprehensive the schemes are, whether there is documentation available
> and who are the contact persons.
>
> As video clips (preferably in English) would make a stronger impression to
> the audience, kindly courier them to us or direct us to webpages where
> these are available.
>
> We look forward to your favorable response. Thank you.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Cornie Huizenga
> Head of Secretariat
> Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)
> Asian Development Bank
> Phone    ++ 632 632 5047
> Fax      ++ 632 636 2198
> chuizenga at adb.org
> PO Box 789
> 0980 Manila
>
> http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia
>


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