[sustran] Re: WorldTransport Forum Economics of Traffic Congestion and TDM

[Carlos F. Pardo]

Au,

 

It’s a rather difficult question to ask in Asian cities. If you are looking
for a test of this hypothesis, I think we’d have to wait for a couple of
years to see any real change in economic trends, since major sustainable
transport projects in Asia have been developed in the near past. I think
Singapore could be one good example of a somewhat integrated approach to
urban reform, though not the best. Maybe Seoul’s recent transformation can
give you an idea, but it’s also quite recent.

 

On the other hand, maybe the UK links are good, but using them for Asia
would not be so coherent. In Latin America, I know there is a study about
TransMilenio’s impact on land revenue in Bogotá (by Felipe Targa et al), and
this could give you a good idea of what you’re looking for. Also, maybe
Curitiba’s example (which is one of the best in terms of what you’re looking
for) could have some studies. It’s a shame that most of the time, when you
get a nice intervention like this you don’t necessarily find the data of
before-and-after.

 

I don’t know if anyone else has suggestions. I will keep looking but I can’t
think of any other example with specific data that’s been widely diffused,
let alone in Asia.

 

 

Best regards,

 

Carlos F. Pardo

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Dear all, 

Are you aware of studies/ figures on the economic costs of traffic
congestion and the economic benefits from transport demand management
measures, especially in Asia? We'd like to have some city data preferably
based on actual examples to test the hypothesis that urban centers that
invested on developing their transportation systems integrated to their
urbanization development plans are doing better than others. 

The Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) has done a preliminary
assessment of the resources on sustainable transport in Asia though the
pilot project Partnership for Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia (PSUTA)
(www.cleanairnet.org/psuta). The review showed that resources that deal with
transport and economics, especially in Asia, are either not as many as we'd
hope or are not readily available. 

We would appreciate receiving studies/ links/ referrals. 

Thanks and regards, 
Au 

Aurora Fe Ables
Transport Researcher
Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)
Asian Development Bank
Tel (632) 632-4444 ext. 70820
Fax (632) 636-2198
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http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia

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