[sustran] Sustainable Urban Transport Project - Newsletter - Feb - Apr 2008

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/*Sustainable Urban Transport Project (GTZ SUTP) Update*/

*_February - April, 2008_*

This newsletter gives updates on the SUTP resources, news and events
related to our topic of interest. For more information or feedback,
please contact sutp at sutp.org <mailto:sutp at sutp.org>, or visit our
website at www.sutp.org <http://www.sutp.org/> (China users go to
www.sutp.cn <http://www.sutp.cn/> ).

/*****_Project related News_*****/
/(For greater detail of the news below, please click the link below each
item)/

*/Two-day and six day training courses Mass Transit training held by GTZ
SUTP under SUMA-Project/*
26 April 2008


GTZ, CAI-Asia, Energy Foundation China and Shandong University have
jointly organised a 2-day training course on Mass Transit and BRT
Planning in Jinan on April 24-25, 2008. The event was hosted by Shandong
University of Jinan and was a part of the SUMA project developed
together with CAI-Asia and other partners. The training covered the
planning steps of a Mass Transit / Bus Rapid Transit project from its
conception to its final implementation and inauguration. Resource
persons for the course were Mr Paulo Custodio (Brazil), Prof Jason Chang
(China) and Mr Carlosfelipe Pardo (Colombia). This course was part of a
larger 6-day specialized course on the same topic for future trainers
from China, part of the SUMA program. For more information please
contact sutp[at]sutp.org <http://sutp.org/>.

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1113&Itemid=1&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1113&Itemid=1&lang=uk>

*/Specialised BRT course in Guatemala
/*23 April 2008

GTZ SUTP, along with Nestlac and other partners in Latin America, will
hold a training course on Bus Rapid Transit Planning during May 8-9,
2008 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The course will be led by Angélica
Castro (former Manager of TransMilenio) and supported by Carlosfelipe
Pardo (GTZ).

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1111&Itemid=1&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1111&Itemid=1&lang=uk>

*/
Training course on NMT Planning held in New Delhi under SUMA
/*16 April 2008

As a part of the SUMA training activities, GTZ-SUTP conducted a training
course on Non-motorised Planning from 10th -16th April 2008 at the India
Habitat Centre in New Delhi, India. The course was targeted towards a
group of pre-selected future trainers as a part of the
"Training-of-Trainers" SUMA capacity building activity. Interface for
Cycling Expertise (I-Ce), also a SUMA
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=104&Itemid=132&lang=uk>
partner, took part in the course. The course focussed on the various
aspects of Non-motorised transport planning and integration with other
transport modes. The participants of the course also had a chance to
participate in a cycle rally organised jointly by the Transport Research
and Injury Prevention Program (TRIPP) of Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT), Delhi and the Local government. The rally took place on April 13,
2008.

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1109&Itemid=1&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1109&Itemid=1&lang=uk>

*/GTZ-SUTP supports the promotion of cycle rickshaws in Udon Thani/*
08 April 2008

Dr. Thirayoot Limanond, GTZ-SUTP, took part in a two day activity
focussing on increasing the number of cycle rickshaws in Udon Thani,
Thailand. Dr. Limanond gave a presentation demonstrating how developed
countries do not consider rickshaws as a low-quality means of transport,
but an environmentally friendly alternative to car usage. Dr. Limanond,
on behalf of GTZ-SUTP, supported the project being undertaken by the
Udon Thani municipality in promoting rickshaw taxis. During this event,
he also highlighted the various approaches in promoting tricycle taxis.
More information on this event can be received by emailing
sutp[at]sutp.org <http://sutp.org/>

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1101&Itemid=1
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1101&Itemid=1>*//*

*/GTZ-SUTP delivers one day session on NMT in Bangkok/*
28 March 2007

Carlos F. Pardo from GTZ SUTP delivered a one day session on non
motorised policies in Bangkok on March 28 2008, oriented towards medium
and high level municipal transport officials from Thailand. The activity
was supported by Thailand's Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and
Planning (OTP), and was held in a venue provided by this organization.
The meeting focussed on discussing why Non motorised transport (cycling
and pedestrians) should be an integral part of a transport policy, and
gave certain level of detail on how this has been achieved in other
cities of the world, and how it could be achieved in Bangkok and other
Thai cities. Participants to the course came from various cities and
provinces from Thailand, as well as from Bangkok. A more detailed report
can be requested from sutp[at]sutp.org <http://sutp.org/> .

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1098&Itemid=1&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1098&Itemid=1&lang=uk>

*/TDM Training Course held in Singapore/*
22 March 2008*/ /*

*//*Following the 3rd Regional EST Forum held in Singapore during March
17-19 2008, GTZ, CAI-Asia and LTA Academy (supported by UNCRD, and as
part of the SUMA project) jointly organized a 2-day training course on
Travel Demand Management (TDM) and related measures in Singapore on
19-20 March, 2008. The event was hosted by LTA Academy of Singapore
(www.LTAacademy.gov.sg <http://www.ltaacademy.gov.sg/> ), and covered
various TDM measures such as congestion pricing, parking schemes, fuel
pricing, taxes and charges (vehicle ownership and registration
management), repricing mobility services, physical restraint measures,
land use measures and public transport complementary measures. Main
trainers for the course were Mr Michael Replogle and Professors Gopinath
Menon and Paul Barter. This was also part of a larger 6-day specialised
course on the topic for SUMA Chinese future trainers.

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1095&Itemid=1&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1095&Itemid=1&lang=uk>

*/SUTP contributes towards 3rd Regional Environmentally Sustainable
Transport (EST) Forum, Singapore/*
19 March 2008

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Land
Transport Authority (LTA) of the Ministry of Transport of Singapore,
National Environment Agency (NEA) of the Ministry of the Environment and
Water Resources of Singapore, and the Ministry of the Environment -
Government of Japan, jointly organized the Third Regional
Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum on 17-19 March 2008 in
Singapore. The Forum was supported by various international
organizations such as World Health Organization (WHO), Swedish
International Development Agency (Sida), Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA), Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), German
Technical Cooperation (GTZ), South Asia Cooperative Environment
Programme (SACEP), and the ASEAN Working Group on Environmentally
Sustainable Cites (AWGESC).

The Forum was attended by approximately 120 participants, comprised of
governmental representatives from 22 Asian countries (including the
members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN),
Mongolia, China, Republic of Korea and Japan, and for the first time,
SACEP member countries from South Asia), international experts, and
representatives from various international organizations. (MoE-Japan).

SUTP Project Director Manfred Breithaupt, as one of the expert members
of EST, moderated break out sessions during the forum and held a speech
at the luncheon session on 17.3.3008 about TDM together with Michael
Replogle, Transportation Director of Environmental Defense.

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1097&Itemid=40&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1097&Itemid=40&lang=uk>

*/GTZ SUTP signs an MoU with LTA Academy, Singapore/*
19 March 2008

GTZ SUTP and Land Transport Authority Academy (LTA Academy), Singapore,
have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 19, 2008. The
Memorandum of Cooperation has been developed looking forward to the
following: A mutual desire to coordinate, where practicable,
developments by the Parties in the field of land transport capacity
building, consultancy, research and knowledge transfer and exchange; a
recognition of the strong friendship and cooperation amongst the
administrations and peoples of Germany, the international land transport
community, and Singapore; a mutual interest in the exchange of
information concerning land transportation policy, planning,
development, management and operations; and a recognition of advantages
in undertaking certain new programmes jointly or in coordinating work on
programmes already in progress.

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1096&Itemid=1&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1096&Itemid=1&lang=uk>

*/GTZ-SUTP, I-Ce and Suranaree University train local government
officials in Bangkok
/*08 March 2008

GTZ-SUTP, in cooperation with Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-Ce
<http://www.i-ce.info/> ) and Suranaree Technical University, gave a
two-day training course during 6-7th March, 2008 on Bicycle Planning for
Thai cities. The course was conducted at the premises of Bangkok
Metropolitan Authority (BMA) and was attended by 38 provincial
government officials working in the planning and engineering divisions.

Mr. Jeroen Buis was the trainer from I-Ce and Dr. Thirayoot Limanond,
SUTP, assisted Mr. Buis. The course focussed on a technical audience and
discussed the technical details of planning for bicycles. Topics such as
Bicycle inclusive planning, intergation on bicycle with various modes,
were included in the discussion. For more information please email
sutp[at]sutp.

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1099&Itemid=1&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1099&Itemid=1&lang=uk>

*/GTZ presentation at "New Energy Indicators for Transport: The Way
Forward" Workshop
/*08 February 2008

On January 29, Sascha Thielmann, Technical Advisor in GTZ's Transport
and Energy Section, gave a presentation on GTZ's survey "International
Fuel Prices" at the workshop "New Energy Indicators for Transport:The
Way Forward". The workshop was organised by the International Energy
Agency (IEA) in collaboration with the International Transport Forum (ITF).

The workshop brought together statisticians, analysts and policy-makers
to share information about different approaches to transport data
collection and indicators development and use. It was held in the
Framework of the G8 Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and
Sustainable Development.

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1057&Itemid=1
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1057&Itemid=1>

*/Reading List: "Increasing and Volatile Oil Prices - Impact – Subsidies
and Market Mechanisms – Policy Responses"/*

The world market prices for crude oil are climbing to ever higher
levels. A growing debate focuses on the question how to adjust to these
price levels as well as how to mitigate the impact on vulnerable groups.
In order to facilitate the dialogue, GTZ compiled a reading list with
documents on "Impact", "Subsidies and Market Mechanisms" and "Policy
Responses"*. *

**Read more: www.gtz.de/fuelprices <http://www.gtz.de/fuelprices> (or)
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=3&Itemid=69&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=3&Itemid=69&lang=uk>

*/Chinese translation of module 5d: The CDM in the transport sector
/*05 February 2008

GTZ SUTP has published the Chinese translation of Module 5d:  The CDM in
the Transport Sector. The module was released in 2007 and written by Dr
Jürg Grütter from grütter consulting. It discusses the relevance of the
CDM in transport projects, and provides a case study of Bogotá's
TransMilenio CDM methodology, the first approved CDM methodology for the
transport sector. The module will also be translated to Spanish this year.

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1056&Itemid=1
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1056&Itemid=1>

*/"Module 1e: Raising Public Awareness about Sustainable Urban
Transport" translated to Indonesian /*
04 February 2008

GTZ-SUTP released an Indonesian version of the "Module 1e: Raising
Public Awareness about Sustainable Urban Transport" the Indonesian
version is titled "Modul 1e:  Meningkatkan Kesadaran Masyarakat akan
Transportasi Perkotaan Berkelanjutaan". The module was originally
authored by Carlos F. Pardo. Registered SUTP users can download the
document from SUTP downloads section. Unregistered users can register
(free of charge) on the SUTP home page and then proceed to download.

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1045&Itemid=1
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1045&Itemid=1>

*/Bahasa Indonesia translation of "Module 1a: Role of Transport in Urban
Development Policy" published/*
30January 2008

GTZ-SUTP released an Indonesian version of the "Module 1a: Role of
Transport in Urban Development Policy" the Indonesian version is titled
"Modul 1a: Peran Transportasi Dalam Kebijakan Perkembangan Perkotaan".
The module was originally authored by Enrique Peñalosa. Registered SUTP
users can download the document from SUTP downloads section.
Unregistered users can register (free of charge) on the SUTP home page
and then proceed to download.

Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1044&Itemid=1&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1044&Itemid=1&lang=uk>

/*****_Upcoming Events about Sustainable Urban Transport_*****
//*segregated chronologically// /

*Cities for Mobility – World Congress 2008*

The City of Stuttgart will hold the World Congress 2008 of the global
network /Cities for Mobility/ titled *"Towards environmentally friendly
mobility in our cities"* on June 1 - 4, 2008. The main objective of the
event is to provide a dynamic platform for the promotion of direct
cooperation between local governments, as well as other partners from
the fields of business, science and the civil society that are active in
the field of urban mobility. In the various sessions and workshops
participants will have the opportunity to learn from projects that have
already been successfully implemented. The congress provides an
excellent opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices with
the objective of jointly initiating innovative project proposals and
cooperation initiatives.

Several interesting project proposals launched during the last World
Congress are on their way to implementation and will be presented at
this year's congress. Moreover the City of Stuttgart offers a special
programme which includes a tour through the city on electric bicycles
and visits to the Mercedes-Benz-Museum, the Daimler plant in
Sindelfingen and the Porsche plant in Stuttgart.

On the website www.cities-for-mobility.org
<http://www.cities-for-mobility.org/> you can find all relevant
information on the World Congress. The *_deadline for registration is
May 9, 2008_*.

Date : 28.05.2008
Venue : Leipzig, DE
Title : International Transport Forum 2008
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=217
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=217>

Date : 28.05.2008
Venue : Volgograd, RU
Title : Eurasian Division Conference
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=203
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=203>

Date : 01.06.2008
Venue : Stuttgart, DE
Title : Cities for Mobility: World Congress 2008
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=241&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=241&lang=uk>

Date : 10.06.2008
Venue : Paris, FR
Title : Transports Publics 2008
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=230
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=230>

Date : 04.06.2008
Venue : London, UK
Title : 12th ECOMM 4-6 June 2008 in London
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=233
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=233>

Date : 12.06.2008
Venue : Istanbul, TR
Title : 9th Light Rail Conference
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=204
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=204>

Date : 16.06.2008
Venue : Portland, US
Title : Towards Carfree Cities VIII
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=211
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=211>

Date : 19.06.2008
Venue : Paris, FR
Title : 3rd Third International Conference on Funding Transport
Infrastructure
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=212
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=212>

Date : 23.06.2008
Venue : Singapore, SG
Title : World cities Summit 2008
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=237
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=237>

*More events can be viewed from the link below *

http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&lang=uk
<http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&lang=uk>



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