[sustran] Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) News Digest Vol. 6 Issue 1

[Sudhir]

Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) News Digest

Vol. 6 Issue 1 - 16 January 2008

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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*SUMA PARTNERS ON THE MOVE! *

*Sustainable Transport Award 2009***

*New York City<http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news_events/event_detail/sustainable_transport_award_2009/#NYC>Wins
the Sustainable Transport Award 2009
*

New York beat the likes of Beijing, Istanbul, Mexico City,
<http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news_events/event_detail/sustainable_transport_award_2009/#MexicoCity>Milan
to win the 2009 Sustainable Transport Award. The Award was awarded on
January 13, 2009 by a jury composed of ITDP, Embarq, CAI-Asia, GTZ, UNCRD,
UITP, ICLEI and Environmental Defense.

<http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news_events/event_detail/sustainable_transport_award_2009/#Milan>

Some of the actions taken were
–<http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news_events/event_detail/sustainable_transport_award_2009/#Milan>implementation
of PlaNYC 2030 ((http://
www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml), its comprehensive
long-term sustainability vision.  The city took 49 acres of road space,
traffic lanes and parking spots away from cars and gave that space back to
the public for bike lanes, pedestrian areas, and public plazas.  Protected
on street bike lanes were part of the 140 miles (255 kilometers) of bike
lanes implemented.  Bike ridership has increased by 35 percent over the past
year.  Over 98,000 trees were planted, a select bus service was implemented,
car free Sundays introduced.  As part of its standard operations, the city's
Department of Transport also recycles 40 percent of its asphalt.  Although
not successful, the city pushed for congestion charging, a first for US city
and now other cities are considering it. More details at

http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/120997  &
http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news_events/event_detail/sustainable_transport_award_2009/

*Transforming Transportation 2009*

EMBARQ, World Bank, Clean Air Initiative - Asia, Clean Air Initiative -
Latin America, and the Asian Development Bank hosted the Transforming
Transportation, a multi-day event featuring transport and planning experts
from around the world during the previous week. This year's event focused on
three topics: Bus Rapid Transit, safety and security, and climate change.
The Presentations can be found at

*http://www.embarq.org/transforming-transportation-2009*

 *NEWSREPORTS *

Global: *Nations want climate plan for transport*

http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20090116-183786/Nations_want_climate_plan_for_transport

Singapore: *Coming: Electric scooter*

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73202.html

Vietnam: *City residents demand better bus service*

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73207.html

Japan:  *Retired buses find new lives in rural areas*

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73208.html

 Indonesia: *Stuck in Jakarta traffic: Is the gridlock coming early?*

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73209.html

Srilanka: *Fuel price reductions not being transferred to consumers*

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73205.html

India: *Owning a car could get more expensive*

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73201.html

Philippines: *Govt eyes two natural gas stations*

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73210.html

Philippines: *Cebu City Government Passed Resolution Declaring BRTS As
Policy Direction*

On dec. 10, 2008, the Cebu City Council passed Resolution No. 08-1430,
declaring as a policy direction of the Cebu city government, the
establishment of a BRT. The process was a result of numerous discussions and
push provided by various stakeholders in convincing the need for BRTS. The
history of  Cebu BRTS can be found at  some of the news reports

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20080902-158200/Cebu-City-takes-close-look-at-new-bus-system

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20081215-178121/Bus-system-on-a-roll

http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/letterstotheeditor/view/20081219-178864/Cebu-to-Mandaue-Back-rapid-bus-transit

http://balita.ph/2008/12/20/bus-rapid-transit-advocate-offers-to-help-in-srp-design-bus-system/

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20081222-179386/Private-sector-role-in-BRT-mulled

** * * *
INTERESTING FINDS/SEMINARS *

*Policy makers must address transport demand in
Europe<http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/policy-makers-must-address-transport-demand-in-europe>
*

Transport's carbon footprint is a major obstacle to achieving a sustainable,
low-carbon economy in Europe. A new report by the European Environment
Agency (EEA) urges policy makers to take a fresh approach to address the
spiralling growth of transport, supporting "realistic" measures that include
pricing schemes for unsustainable mobility and improving citizens' awareness
about the environmental consequences of their shopping basket and travel
choices. Read more @

http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/policy-makers-must-address-transport-demand-in-europe

*EU to exceed air pollutant limit due to growth in road transport*

Despite significant emission reductions in recent years, only 11 EU Member
States expect to remain within their emission limits for all four air
pollutants set by the EU National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC
Directive). The nitrogen oxides ceiling remains the most difficult to comply
with. This is partly due to the fact that demand for road transport has
grown faster than anticipated. Read more @

http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/eu-to-exceed-air-pollutant-limit-due-to-growth-in-road-transport

*Estimates of the Full Cost of Transportation in Canada*

The Full Cost Investigation project (FCI) was undertaken with a view to
produce defensible estimates of the financial and social costs of
transportation for Canada. It was felt that these estimates, once developed,
would allow for a better understanding of the relative full costs of the
different modes of transportation. The estimates represent an additional
analytical tool transportation analysts can use to take into consideration a
large number of impacts associated to transportation activities. Access this
document at
http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/Report/FullCostInvestigation/Synthesis/report-final.pdf

*Sustainable Urban Transport in Review - 2008*

In case you would like to read the main events, news of 2008 which created
the impact on Sustainable urban transport policies and actions, Please read
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73177.html

* *

*FOOD FOR THOUGHT *

   - Traffic accidents account for more than a million deaths and 50 million
   injuries each year worldwide; children 5 to 14 are most at risk
   - Fatality rates in developing countries are 25-30 per 10,000 vehicles,
   compared to 1 to 2 per 10,000 vehicles in rich nations
   - The cost of traffic deaths and injuries could be as high as 5 percent
   of a country's GDP

(Source: World Bank:
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22032705~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
)

*CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS *

We in CAI-Asia are looking for good analytical/research papers on
Sustainable Transport and Air Pollution. If you would like your paper to be
linked/ published in the CAI website, please let us know…

** * * *
MARK YOUR CALENDARS*

Third International Conference on Urban Transport Systems, Shanghai
China,March 18-20,
http://www.asce.org/files/pdf/conferences/Call-for-Papers-v2.pdf

Transport Asia 2009 Exhibition, Karachi Expo Centre,28-30 March 2009

The 4th International Conference on Future Urban Transport , 19-21/4/2009 ,
http://www.fut.se/

eceee 2009 Summer Study , 1-6/6/2009 , http://www.eceee.org/summer_study/

Urban Transport 2009 , 22-24/6/2009 ,
http://www2.wessex.ac.uk/09-conferences/urban-transport-2009.html

ICSUTE 2009 : "International Conference on Sustainable Urban Transport and
Environment" Paris, France, June 24-26, 2009,
http://www.waset.org/wcset09/paris/icsute/

Read more @ http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/propertyvalue-27089.html

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* * * ABOUT SUMA * * *

The Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) program is supported by the
Asian Development Bank through a grant from Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency. SUMA is implemented by the Clean Air
Initiative for Asian Cities Center (www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia), in
partnership with 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)


-- 
Sudhir Gota
Transport Specialist
CAI-Asia Center
Unit 3510, 35th Floor, Robinsons-Equitable Tower,
ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
Tel: +63-2-395-2843
Fax: +63-2-395-2846
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia
Skype : sudhirgota
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