[sustran] Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) News Digest 29 November 2007

[Aurora Fe Ables]

Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) News Digest

Vol. 4 Issue 21
29 November 2007

SUMA News Digest is a free weekly e-mail publication that features
news, information, and events related to sustainable urban
transportation in Asia.

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HEADLINES

London, UK: Transport for London trials Oyster mobile phones among
passengers
28 Nov 2007 By Antony Savvas, ComputerWeekly.com
Transport for London (TfL) has teamed up with O2 and Nokia to trial a
mobile handset that incorporates the Oyster smartcard ticketing
technology. Around 500 customers will trial 'O2 wallet' phones which
will enable them to use their mobile handset to pay for travel and
enter the transport system across London.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/28/228354/transport-for-london-trials-oyster-mobile-phones-among.htm

Metro Manila, Philippines: MMDA to install microchips in buses
23 Nov 2007 Philippine Star
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will soon use microchips
to control the flow of buses along EDSA's loading and unloading bays
and other Metro Manila roads.
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72273.html

Shanghai, PRC: Clean buses ready to roll in Shanghai
16 Nov 2007 China Daily
A fleet of hybrid, clean energy fuel-cell buses will be operating in
this city by 2009, giving green technology a major role in public
life.
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-69329.html

Philippines: November is Philippine clean air month
03 Nov 2007 By Philippine Information Agency, Philippine Daily
Inquirer
Once again the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
- Environmental Management Bureau will have its hands doubly full, as
the lead agency as the country celebrates the month of November as the
Philippine Clean Air Month. It would be recalled that November has
been declared as the Clean Air Month through Presidential Proclamation
No. 1101 issued in 1997.
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72274.html

For more news on China see also Ms. Li Shuang's CAI-Asia Project e-
newsletter, http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-69329.html

More air quality and sustainable mobility news at
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/propertyvalue-14783.html

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INTERESTING FINDS

Reducing CO2 Emissions from New Cars: A Study of Major Car
Manufacturers' Progress in 2006 (2007)
A study by the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E)
reveals that there is an increasing climate divide between Europe's
carmakers.
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72252.html

Urban Planning for Reduced Car Use - short version (2007)
This is the short version of the manual "Urban Planning for Reduced
Car Use" published by the Technical Administration and City Planning
Office of Lund, Sweden. Both the manual and its short version focus on
passenger-car transport and how urban planning can moderate the
increase of car traffic. This short version has been produced with the
support of
the European Regional Development Fund within the BSR Interreg III B
Neighbourhood Programme.
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72275.html

The Clean Development Mechanism: An assessment of current practice and
future approaches for policy (2007)
Emily Boyd, Nathan E. Hultman, Timmons Roberts, Esteve Corbera,
Johannes Ebeling, Diana M. Liverman, Kate Brown, Robert Tippmann, John
Cole, Phil Mann, Marius Kaiser, Mike Robbins, Adam Bumpus, Allen Shaw,
Eduardo Ferreira, Alex Bozmoski, Chris Villiers and Jonathan Avis, in
cooperation with EcoSecurities, present a Tyndall Center working paper
on the current practice on clean development mechanism (CDM) and
provide policy recommendations. "This unique report brings together
practitioners, business and academics; all working towards a better
understanding and functioning of the CDM market."
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72263.html

Reclaiming city streets for people: Chaos or quality of life? (2004)
This handbook from the European Commission Directorate-General for the
Environment illustrates the concept of traffic evaporation using case
studies from a selection of European cities. The purpose of this
handbook is to show that such schemes can be highly successful; they
can represent a very positive sustainable planning option for cities.
The case studies here demonstrate the importance of well planned
integrated strategies, combined with effective public consultation and
communication. Above all, however, they show the need for vision and
courage on the part of the implementing local authority.
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72260.html

Integrating Sustainability into Transport (2006)
This report is prepared by Prof. John Whitelegg of the Stockholm
Environment Institute, University of York, UK. He presents a transport
scenario for the UK in 2030 using backcasting methodology and scenario
literature to illustrate sustainability and its links with transport.
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72258.html

Recommendations for Governor Fauzi Bowo on TransJakarta (2007)
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
Indonesia has recently released their recommendations to improve
Jakarta's bus rapid transit system.The brief includes technical,
operational, and institutional recommendations as well as a projection
of vehicle growth in Jakarta and estimated road width utilization.
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72254.html


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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

TRB 87th Annual Meeting
13-17 Jan 2008 Washington, DC
Online registration now open.
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72251.html

Third Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum
17-19 Mar 2008 Singapore
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72269.html

International Conference on Funding Transportation Infrastructure & la
Dixième  Journée Transport
19-20 Jun 2008 Paris, France
Call for papers deadline 15 January 2008
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72268.html

4th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management
16-18 Jul 2008 Vienna, Austria
Call for papers deadline 17 Dec 2007
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72218.html

4th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management
16-18 Jul 2008 Vienna, Austria
Call for Papers Deadline: December 17, 2007
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72218.html

Towards Carfree Cities VIII
16-20 Jun 2008 Portland, Oregon, USA
Call for Program Proposals
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72243.html

See more SUT events
 http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/propertyvalue-27089.html

See CAI-Asia's events calendar
 http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/propertyvalue-13577.html


* * * *  THANKS * * * *
Thank you Li Shuang, Bert Fabian, and Dudley Curtis for your inputs;
and to Jaja Panopio and Mike Co for uploading the articles. - Aurora
Fe Ables, Editor, SUMA News; Transport Specialist, CAI-Asia Center

* * * ABOUT SUMA * * *
The Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) program of the Clean Air
Initiative for Asian Cities ( www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia), Asian
Development Bank (www.adb.org), EMBARQ-the World Resources Institute
Center for Sustainable Transport ( http://embarq.wri.org ), GTZ
Sustainable Urban Transport Project ( www.sutp.org), Interface for
Cycling Expertise (www.cycling.nl), Institute for Transportation and
Development Policy ( www.itdp.org), and United Nations Center for
Regional Development (www.uncrd.or.jp/est) is made  possible through
the generous support of the Swedish International Development
Cooperation Agency (www.sida.se).

SUMA works with Asian countries and cities to strengthen the
formulation and implementation of sustainable urban transportation
policies, specifically in (i) improving urban air quality by adopting
AQM planning in sustainable transport policies and promoting public
transportation, (ii) improving road safety by encouraging non-
motorized transport and public transport, and (iii) reducing
transport's contribution to climate change by adopting a co-benefits
approach with urban air quality management.

Read more about SUMA at http://www.cleanairnet.org/suma