[sustran] SUTP Newsletter July - August, 2008

[SUTP Team]

Sustainable Urban Transport Project (GTZ SUTP) Update
July - August, 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, or visit our website at www.sutp.org
(China users go to www.sutp.cn ).

*****Project related News*****

(For greater detail of the news below, please click the link below each
item)

Overview on transport newsgroups and newsletters
27 August 2008

In times of massive information overflow, guidance to information
on best-practices, to new reports and publications as well as references
to other organisations and knowledge pools is needed. Our brief
overview provides a list of various (on-line) newsletters and
discussion-groups in the transport sector that may assist you in your
daily work.

Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1278&Itemid=1&lang=uk

GTZ SUTP supports NMT policies in Bogotá
08 August 2008

On August 6, 2008, Carlosfelipe Pardo from GTZ SUTP participated in a
meeting with the local Institute of Urban Development of Bogotá, Chamber
of Commerce, Mobility Secretary and other transport-related
organizations and groups of the city.

The objective of the meeting was to follow up on recent activities
related to bicycle use in the city and propose improvements to bicycle
policies, infrastructure and education that will increase the use of
this vehicle in the city, since its rise from 0.58% of trips in 1998 to
2.2% in 2003 has not increased since that year.

Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1251&Itemid=1&lang=uk

International Seminar-cum-Workshop on "BRT Systems in India and Abroad"
01 August 2008

The Indo-German Institute of Advanced Technology and Gayatri Vidya
Parishad College of Engineering in collaboration with the Greater
Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation will be holding an International
Seminar–cum-Workshop on "BRT Systems in India and Abroad" from 24th to
26th September, 2008 at Visakhapatnam, India.

The event is sponsored by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ)
along with other partners, and also attended by many urban transport
planners, policy-makers and other government officials.

Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1234&Itemid=1&lang=uk

NMT event in Bogotá
21 July 2008

During the week of July 16-18, 2008, GTZ held a series of events on Non
Motorised Transport (NMT) in Bogotá in conjunction with the local
Chamber of Commerce and Municipal Institute for Recreation and Sports
(IDRD). Main events were a 2-day training course on NMT (with material
provided by Interface for Cycling Expertise and a one-day international
event on NMT. The one day event had speakers from local government and
international experts. By clicking "read more", see more information on
the one day event. The one day event had participation from Bogotá's
mayor, Chamber of Commerce Vice President, and Mr Oscar Ruiz from
Instituto de Recreación y Deporte.  International speakers included Mr
Juan Merallo (Spain), Mr Bernardo Baranda (ITDP México), Mr Cristián
Navas Duk (Chile) and Mr Paolo Puelles (Lima). Carlosfelipe Pardo gave a
presentation on behalf of GTZ SUTP.

Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1203&Itemid=1&lang=uk

Spanish translation of the module 5d - CDM in the transport sector
8 July 2008

Module 5d of the GTZ sourcebook, entitled "The CDM in the transport
sector" has been translated to Spanish and published today. This module
describes the rationale behind the Carbon Development Mechanism (CDM)
and how it could be applied to the transport sector, while also
providing a case study of the UNFCCC approved TransMilenio CDM
methodology. The module has been translated by Laura Varano, and it has
also been translated to Portuguese and Chinese.

Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1209&Itemid=1&lang=uk

GTZ delivers 2-day and 6-day training courses on Mass Transit in Indore
(India)
1 July 2008

GTZ SUTP has delivered training courses on Mass Transit in Indore
(India) from June 26 to July 1, as part of the SUMA* project. The
training courses were held in cooperation with WRI-Embarq and ITDP, and
main trainers were Darío Hidalgo (WRI), Shreya Gadepalli (ITDP),
Carlosfelipe Pardo (GTZ).
The courses were: a 6-day course targeted towards preselected Indian
future trainers and a 2-day course for local government officials,
transport planners and various other mass transit stakeholders.
More information on the training courses can be had by sending an email
to sutp[at]sutp.org

Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1201&Itemid=1&lang=uk

***Upcoming Events about Sustainable Urban Transport****
(segregated chronologically)

Date : 04.09.2008
Venue : Vienna, AT
Title : IIID Expert Forum on Traffic Guiding Systems'08
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=275&lang=uk

Date : 08.09.2008
Venue : Bristol, UK
Title : 5th Cycling and Society Symposium
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=265&lang=uk

Date : 09.09.2008
Venue : Manila, PH
Title : ADB Transport Forum
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=263&lang=uk

Date : 12.09.2008
Venue : Chennai, IN
Title : Best Practices to Relieve Congestion
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=247&lang=uk

Date : 15.09.2008
Venue : Sao Paulo, BR
Title : Energy Efficiency and Competitiveness
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=271&lang=uk

Date : 15.09.2008
Venue : Prince Edward Island, CA
Title : Pathways to a Sustainable Future
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=256&lang=uk

Date : 18.09.2008
Venue : Tartu, EE
Title : BYPAD Final Conference
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=250&lang=uk

Date : 23.09.2008
Venue : Berlin, DE
Title : InnoTrans 2008
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=219&lang=uk 





Date : 24.09.2008
Venue : Naples, IT
Title : Sustainable City and Creativity
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=254&lang=uk 





Date : 24.09.2008
Venue : Visakhapatnam, IN
Title : International Seminar and Workshop on Bus Rapid Transit
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=264&lang=uk 





Date : 25.09.2008
Venue : Stuttgart, DE
Title : Networks for Mobility
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=238&lang=uk 





Date : 11.10.2008
Venue : Amsterdam, NL
Title : The Ideal City
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=257&lang=uk 





Date : 15.10.2008
Venue : St. Petersburg, RU
Title : Sustainable Urban Transport Planning
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=274&lang=uk 





Date : 22.10.2008
Venue : Milan, IT
Title : 2nd Sustainable Development Conference
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=239&lang=uk 





Date : 22.10.2008
Venue : Toronto, CA
Title : Urban Climate Solutions
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=268&lang=uk 





Date : 22.10.2008
Venue : Sydney, AU
Title : 9th World Congress of Metropolis
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=248&lang=uk 





Date : 27.10.2008
Venue : Mexico, MX
Title : IV International Congress on Sustainable Transport
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=260&lang=uk 





Date : 03.11.2008
Venue : Nanjing, CN
Title : Fourth Session of the World Urban Forum
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=227&lang=uk 





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