[sustran] Re: Review of BRT experience in Asia

[孫以濬(Y. John Sun)]

Dear Cornie,

As requested by Prof. Jason Chang, I am transmitting to you a document entitled "Progress and Prospect of BRT in Taiwan".  Due to the large size of the electronic pdf file, I have uploaded the file under http://mis.thi.com.tw/link1.htm , so that you can download the file directly by entering into this webpage.  Please let me know if you encounter any problems in downloading this file.

We have been working with Prof. Chang on several BRT projects in  Taiwan as well as mainland China cities.  I wish you success in your upcoming meeting concerning BRT in Manila.

John Sun
Chairman
THI Consultants Inc.
Taipei, Taiwan

-----Original Message-----
From: S.K. Jason CHANG [mailto:skchang at ntu.edu.tw]
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 8:09 PM
To: chuizenga at adb.org
Cc: Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport; aables at adb.org
Subject: Re: [sustran] Review of BRT experience in Asia


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
-- 
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
voice:+886-935178543 fax:+886-2236369990
skchang at ntu.edu.tw  skchang2020 at yahoo.com.tw


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
>