[sustran] Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) News Digest Vol. 6 Issue 4 - 1 May 2009

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Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) News Digest Vol. 6 Issue 4 - 1 May
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! *
*EMBARQ aids in Successful Bid for Indore City Buses*

The city of Indore secured Rs. 70 crores ($14 million) from the Indian
government's stimulus package to purchase 170 new transit buses featuring
low-entry platforms and air conditioning. The new fleet could double the
city's total bus ridership, which is currently measured at about 110,000
passengers per day in April 2008.

Read more: http://www.cstindia.org/node/65
*First National Stakeholders' Consultation on EST Strategy for the
Philippines*

The National Stakeholders Conference for the Formulation of the National EST
Strategy was conducted on April 22, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Galleria
Manila, Ortigas Center.  The first draft of the National EST Strategy for
the Philippines was discussed among the multi-stakeholders concerned with
environmentally sustainable transport issues in the Philippines.  Read more
on Philippines EST process at http://www.ncts.upd.edu.ph/est/?page_id=2
*Document on "Transportation Demand Management” and "Cycling-inclusive
Policy Development”*

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) aims to maximize the efficiency of
the urban transport system using a wide range of measures, including
Congestion Pricing, Public Transport Improvement, Promoting Non-motorised
Transport, Fuel Taxation and Parking Management. This document presents an
overview on international practices, approaches and supports the design of a
TDM strategy.

GTZ SUTP and the Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-Ce) have joined efforts
in the development of a training document entitled "Cycling-inclusive Policy
Development: A Handbook". This handbook provides detailed information on how
to develop cycling-friendly policies and facilities.

The publications are also part of Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA)
initiative. Read more @ http://www.sutp.org/
Cleaning Up 2-Stroke Tricycles in Metro Manila

On 2 March 2009, the Mayor of Mandaluyong City, the Partnership for Clean
Air (PCA) (the Country Network of the CAI-Asia Center), Envirofit
Philippines, the Mandaluyong Federation of Tricycle Associates, and the
Rizal Technological University - Kawani Multi-purpose Cooperative signed a
memorandum of agreement to retrofit 240 2-stroke tricycles with
direct-injection technology this year. With the support of the Philippine
Institute of Petroleum (PIP), PCA agreed to subsidize approximately PhP 2.6
M for the retrofitting of the 2-stroke tricycles in Mandaluyong City, while
Envirofit will focus on ensuring the success of the project and demonstrate
direct injection technology. Read more @
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/propertyvalue-26873.html

*NEWSREPORTS *

*HEADLINES *

ASEAN : ASEAN to set up transport infrastructure fund

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73336.html

South Korea : Public Transport for Physically Challenged

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73348.html

Singapore: Cleaner air for better health

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73347.html

Malaysia : Time to revamp KL transport system

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73346.html

Vietnam: Drunk drivers involved in 10% of traffic crashes: experts

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73340.html

Vietnam: Dust hazard threatens southern metro: experts

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73339.html

Bangladesh : Bluebooks proposed for rickshaws, carts

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73341.html

Pakistan : Rapid Mass Transit System: Cabinet committee amends TOR to launch
survey

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\01\story_1-5-2009_pg11_4<http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C05%5C01%5Cstory_1-5-2009_pg11_4>

Global : Urban planning: How to deal with too many people in too little
space

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73335.html

India : A bus to nowhere

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73338.html

Asia : The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review

http://www.adb.org/Documents/Speeches/2009/ms2009026.asp

Indonesia : Paratransit network still stuck at slow lane

http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73345.html

China : Drive to discard polluting vehicles

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-04/21/content_7697326.htm

* * * *
*INTERESTING FINDS/SEMINARS *

*Future Urban Transport conference*

The Future Urban Transport conference took place in Göteborg, Sweden on
April 19-21, 2009. It was organized by the City of Göteborg, Volvo and the
Volvo Research and Educational Foundations, VREF. The presentations are
uploaded @
http://www.fut.se/conferences/fut/conferenceprogramme.4.5e87830d11d3f17e30680007636.html

*What Policies are Effective at Reducing Carbon Emissions from Surface
Passenger Transport?*

This report by the UK Energy Research Centre reviews a set of interventions
to encourage behavioural and technological change. The report has the
following objectives:

• Review the evidence for CO2 emission reduction potential and
cost-effectiveness across policies that target car technology/choice and
those that target wider travel choices
• Identify the key issues and problems associated with each policy type
• Identify whether and where policies are complementary or synergistic
• Identify evidence gaps and highlight future research needs
• Draw conclusions relevant to current UK policy

Read more @ http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/Downloads/PDF/T/TPA_transport_final.pdf

*Urban Passenger Transport: How People Move About in Australian Cities*

The Australian Government has released a report that examines passenger
transport in Australia's eight capital cities over the period 1977 to 2008.In
the sixty years since the end of the Second World War, Australian cities
have been transformed from fairly tightly knit core-and-spoke
configurations, to sprawling suburban low-density configurations. The
implications are huge…. Read more @
http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/05/Files/IS31.pdf


*Trends in older people’s travel patterns*

Land Transport New Zealand has released a report that explores trends in
older people’s travel patterns using data collected in a 1997-1998 survey
and comparing it to data collected from 2004 to 2007. Read more @
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/research/reports/369.pdf

*McKinsey Report - Roads toward a low carbon future (Mar 2009)*

The report is based on an 18-month joint effort of McKinsey & Company's
Automotive & Assembly Practice and Climate Change Special Initiative. The
report finds that meaningful, cost-effective reductions in carbon emissions
from passenger vehicles will entail an integrated approach involving a broad
range of measures. These measure could include vehicle upgrades for greater
fuel efficiency, broad use of biofuels, swift improvements to road and
traffic infrastructure, greater use of publci transportation, and driver
education to capture the benefits of more fuel-efficient eco-driving.  Review
it @ http://www.mckinsey
.com/clientservice/ccsi/pdf/roads_toward_low_carbon_future.pdf

*EU Transport GHG: Routes to 2050?*

The first stakeholder event of the *EU Transport GHG: Routes to 2050?*  project
was held at the Borschette conference centre in Brussels on 27 March, which
was attended by around 100 people. The aim of the event was to inform
stakeholders about the project, its objectives and timescales. Additionally,
there were presentations on the findings of the two aspects of the work that
have been undertaken to date, as well as presentations from a number of
stakeholders. The documents are uploaded @
http://www.eutransportghg2050.eu/cms/first-stakeholder/

* * * *
*MARK YOUR CALENDARS *
Sustainable Development 2009, Cyprus, 13 - 15 May 2009
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/09-conferences/sustainable-development-2009.html

Transport for a Global Economy -Challenges & Opportunities in the Downturn
-Leipzig Congress Centre
26-29 May 2009

http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/2009/Forum2009.html

eceee 2009 Summer Study, Côte d'Azur, France, 1-6 June 2009
http://www.eceee.org/summer_study/

Urban Transport 2009, Bologna, Italy, 22-24 June 2009
http://www2.wessex.ac.uk/09-conferences/urban-transport-2009.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)
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