[sustran] Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) News Digest Vol. 6 Issue 5 – 28 June 2009

[Sudhir]

*Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) News Digest Vol. 6 Issue 5 – 28
June 2009 *

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


**** VISIT THE SUMA PAGES: http://www.cleanairnet.org/suma *** *

*SUMA PARTNERS ON THE MOVE! *

*Bellagio Declaration* - Twenty one representatives from eighteen different
organizations working on transport and climate change in developing
countries met 12 -16 May, 2009 in Bellagio, in a meeting to build a
consensus on the required policy response to the growing CO2 emissions from
transport in the developing world. The meeting resulted in the Bellagio
Declaration on Transportation and Climate Change.

 Read more @ http://www.sutp.org/bellagio-declaration/

*DART team visits Ahmedabad*, India - ITDP and the city of Ahmedabad
recently hosted representatives from the city of Dar es Salaam who came to
learn more about the Ahmedabad’s Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS).
Ahmedabad’s initial 12.5 km BRTS corridor is in the final stages of
construction. On a site visit to the corridor, the delegates had an
opportunity to tour new stations and take a ride in a BRTS bus.

Read more @
http://www.itdp.org/index.php/projects/update/dart_team_visits_ahmedabad/

*ADB Clean Energy forum & SAFE Annual Convention 2009* -CAI-Asia center
participated in 4th Asia Clean Energy Forum 2009 and SAFE Annual Convention
2009(organized by Society for Automotive Fitness and Environment). The
presentations on E-Bikes and Inspection and Maintenance in Asian countries
can be accessed @
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/articles-73435_ebike.pdf  &

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/articles-73436_safe.pdf

*GTZ Sourcebook on urban transport for the South Asian Audience* -  GTZ
SUTP’s flagship publication “Sustainable Urban Transport: A Sourcebook for
Policy-makers in Developing Countries” has been adapted for the South Asian
audience and is available for purchase in its print version.
Read more @

http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1568&Itemid=1&lang=uk

*NEWSREPORTS *
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HEADLINES *
*Malaysia :* Planning a better city with the people
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73448.html

*Malaysia :* Time to stop the reckless bus drivers
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73449.html

*ASIA:* Regional Railway Links Aim to Boost Trade, Cooperation
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73442.html

*Global: *Commentary: "Smart" and "green" right direction for future urban
public transport
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73446.html

*India: *Delhi plans ‘exclusive’ fund for future transport projects
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73443.html

*India: *WB to provide $5 bn loan for urban development
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73444.html

*Bangladesh:* Level crossings unsafe
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73447.html

*Vietnam: *Transport department wants single agency on traffic lights
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73450.html

*Vietnam: *Measures urged to curb traffic pollution
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73451.html

*Philippines :* Public transportation routes up for review to curb emissions
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73452.html

*Pakistan : * Air of big cities unhealthy
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73453.html

*Pakistan : *500 CNG buses project ‘ready to kick off’
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73454.html

*China: *Survey: four-fifths urban Chinese say traffic jam haunts their
cities
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73455.html

*Indonesia : *Motorcyclists face high risks
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73456.html

*Indonesia :* Chaotic public transportation is here to stay: Expert
 http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73457.html
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*INTERESTING FINDS/SEMINARS *

*Global status report on road safety -*

* “Pedestrians, cyclists among main road traffic crash victims”*
 The first global assessment of road safety finds that almost half of the
estimated 1.27 million people who die in road traffic crashes every year are
pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists. While progress has been made
towards protecting people in cars, the needs of these vulnerable groups of
road users are not being met. It uses a standardized method that allows
comparisons between countries to be made. While road traffic death rates in
many high-income countries have stabilized or declined in recent decades,
research suggests road deaths are increasing in most regions of the world
and that if trends continue unabated, they will rise to an estimated 2.4
million a year by 2030. Clearly, developing nations have a huge challenge
ahead !!
 read more @
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/road_safety_report_20090615/en/index.html

*Environmental assessment of passenger transportation should include
infrastructure and supply chains*

This excellent study tries to evaluate the emissions generated for different
modes from life cycle perspective.Most current decision-making relies on
analysis at the tailpipe, ignoring vehicle production, infrastructure
provision, and fuel production required for support.The authors conclude
that to appropriately mitigate environmental impacts from transportation, it
is necessary for decision makers to consider the life-cycle energy use and
emissions. The authors present results of a comprehensive life-cycle energy,
greenhouse gas emissions, and selected criteria air pollutant emissions
inventory for automobiles, buses, trains, and airplanes in the US, including
vehicles, infrastructure, fuel production, and supply chains.
Read More @
http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/1748-9326/4/2/024008/
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Policy for better Air Quality in Asia: Proposal for a Policy Evaluation
Method for four ASEAN Countries*

In this interesting research, policy issues from four ASEAN countries-
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand are analyzed and its impact on
air quality estimated. The author has estimated the 2015 car stock by
emission regulation levels from past trends. Considering these car stock
results, this paper emphasizes monitoring problems such as vehicle
registration systems, inspection and maintenance (I/M) systems and fuel
quality monitoring systems for vehicles in use. Monitoring problems in
developing countries share similar characteristics such as a weakness in
government initiatives and inadequate operation of government agencies,
which results from a lack of human resources and analysis of facilities.
Read more @
http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/15081/1/MPRA_paper_15081.pdf

*Sustainable Automobile Society in East Asia (SASEA) project*

Concerned with the increasing levels of air pollution caused by motor
vehicles in Asia’s major cities, a group of researchers brought together by
Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI) and Economic Research Institute
for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) initiated the Sustainable Automobile Society
in East Asia (SASEA) project. It aims to contribute to the application of
sustainable development from a viewpoint of air pollution reduction and the
growing economies of East Asia.
Read more @ .
<http://www.eria.org/research/y2008-no7.html>
http://www.eria.org/research/y2008-no7.html

*Walkability*

Walk the Talk: CAI-Asia Center's Walkability Experiment - Two British School
Manila (BSM) students volunteer to conduct a modified version of the World
Bank's walkability survey in selected Metro Manila areas …
Read more @ http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73429.html
and http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73432.html

Access Prof Madhav Badami’s presentation in ADB Manila @
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73426.html

Centre for Science and Environment has released its report on Walkability in
New Delhi titled  “how walkable is our cities?” . The survey exposed many
startling facts
read more @ http://www.cseindia.org/campaign/apc/pdf/Walkability.pdf
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*MARK YOUR CALENDARS *

Citynet Congress 2009, 11 September, Yokohama,
http://www.citynet2009yokohama.jp/index_en.html

5th International Marketing Conference  - Successfully marketing public
transport,  7-9 October 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
http://www.uitp.org/events/2009/lisbon/en/

8th International Conference of EASTS, 19-October, 2009, Surabaya
http://www.easts2009.org/

Accident Prevention: Road Safety Measures 4th IRF Regional Conference on
Road Safety, 23 October 2009 , New Delhi, India

http://www.irfnet.org/eventdetail.php?catid=1&id=100&title=4th%20Regional%20IRF%20Conference%20on%20Road%20Safety

2nd MENA Public Transport Congress and Showcase , 25-27 October 2009, Doha,
Qatar
http://www.uitp.org/events/2009/qatar/en/index.cfm

TRAINING PROGRAMME, 8th Training Programme for Public Transport Managers ,
16-18 November 2009, Belfast,
http://www.uitp.org/events/2009/8Training/en/index.cfm

Urban Mobility India – 2009, 3-December 2009, New Delhi,
http://www.iutindia.org/urban2009.html

 TRB 89th Annual Meeting, 10 January, 2010, Washington DC
http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting/default.asp

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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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