[sustran] SUTP Newsletter Aug-Sep'09

[SUTP Team]

**** SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT (SUTP) ****
**** Newsletter 04/09 - Aug - Sep 2009  ****

Important: A PDF version of this text based newsletter can be downloaded 
from http://www.sutp.org/documents/NL-AUG-SEP-09.pdf

****** Upcoming Training Courses by GTZ ******

GTZ and CAI-Asia to organize a two day course on Mass Rapid Transit/BRT 
Planning

As a part of the Sustainable Mobility in Asia (SUMA) program, GTZ along 
with Clean Air Initiative (CAI-Asia) will be organizing a two day course 
on Mass Rapid Transit/BRT Planning. The course is designed specifically 
for policy-makers, transport engineers, urban planners and academia. The 
course will be conducted in New Delhi on the 27 - 28 October 2009 (venue 
yet to be confirmed). The trainers for the course will be from World 
Resources Institute (WRI-EMBARQ), Institute for Transport and 
Development Policy (ITDP), German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Centre 
for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Urban Mass 
Transit Company Limited (UMTC) and Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit 
System (DIMTS).

The course is also a pre-event to the two days SUMA Summit which will 
also be held in Delhi during 29-30 October 2009, followed by a technical 
visit to the Ahmedabad BRT system.

Participation in the course is at no charge, snacks and lunch will be 
provided at the venue. Interested participants may write to 
santhosh.kodukula at sutp.org to book a place for the two day course at the 
earliest as the seats are limited.

*Funding for accommodation is available for a very few participants from 
outside Delhi.*

Click on the link below to know more on registering and the agenda for 
the course

Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php? 
option=com_content&task=view&id=1777&Itemid=1&lang=uk


*** New Publications ***

Road Safety – Recommended Reading and Links

Emerging and developing countries are continuously increasing the 
capacity of their road networks, but often at the expense of the safety 
of vulnerable road users. As a result, over 1.2 million people are 
killed unnecessarily in road accidents every year. Social, economic and 
health burdens imposing heavy constraints on sustainable development.

Almost 86 percent of road accidents occur in emerging and developing 
countries, although these countries only own around 30 percent of the 
world’s vehicle fleet. The majority of road casualties in developing 
countries are not motor vehicle occupants, but pedestrians, 
motorcyclists and bicyclists.

The reading list aims at providing the reader with an overview of 
relevant literature on Road Safety. In addition to relevant websites, 
links to recent and interesting publications of  a variety of 
organizations are listed. It is strongly recommended to visit the 
indicated websites for detailed information and additional reports and 
publications.

Link:http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1774&Itemid=1&lang=uk
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GTZ Sourcebook module on “Intelligent Transport Systems” updated

Technology has been playing an important role in promoting vehicular 
safety, reducing driving stress, comfortable travel and increased 
efficiency of the whole transport system. These technologies applied in 
a package are called “Intelligent Transport System (ITS)”.

Often, policy-makers are in a situation where they are not properly 
informed on the right technological choices. The GTZ Sourcebook module 
on “Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)” focuses on choices for a city 
and also informs the reader of the various available ITS options, their 
function and advantage.
The module was written by Mr. Phil Sayeg and Prof. Phil Charles and also 
updated by the authors.

Link:http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1771&Itemid=1&lang=uk 

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Reading List – Public Transport Integration

Travelling from A to B by public transport in any major city most often 
involves some kind of mode change. While such transfers are necessary 
even in the most sophisticated transport networks, there are some 
principles that make a journey by different forms of public transport as 
seamless as possible.

Summarized here under the term Public Transport Integration, these 
measures aim at facilitating the use of any public transport mode 
available in a city or region to reach one’s destination. Prominent 
features of Public Transport Integration include, for example, one 
single ticket for the whole journey, adequate transfer facilities, and 
coordinated schedules of different transport modes.

This document aims at providing the reader with an overview of relevant 
literature on Public Transport Integration.

Link: 
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1757&Itemid=1&lang=uk
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Transport Alliances: Promoting cooperation and integration to offer a 
more attractive and efficient public transport

Closely connected to the issue of Public Transport Integration is the 
topic of a recently published book. Since its first appearance in 
Germany more than 40 years ago, the concept of Public Transport 
Associations has steadily increased in both number and significance. 
While the majority of examples are located in Germany and a few other 
European countries, the issue receives increased attention from a wider 
audience.

The bi-lingual book “Transport Alliances – Promoting cooperation and 
integration to offer a more attractive and efficient Public Transport” 
has been produced not at least to provide international readers with a 
greater insight into the specific features of the German public 
transport system shaped by the “Verkehrsverbund” model. The book is 
recommended for stakeholders and anyone interested in public transport 
Integration.

DVV Media Group Cologne,  ISBN-10: 3777104035, 305 Pages
http://www.vdv.de/publikationen/buecher.html
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*** SUMA News Update ***
About SUMA: 
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=104&Itemid=132&lang=uk 
or http://www.cleanairnet.org/suma
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SUMA training activities in India go ahead with SUMA+

GTZ and CAI-Asia, as a part of the extended SUMA project, conducted a 4 
day training workshop in Delhi from 23-26 September 2009. The topic of 
the training course was "Mass Rapid Transit/BRT Planning". The training 
activities were funded by the Swedish government through the SUMA 
program. The participants of this training were preselected trainers who 
have undergone the three stages of the SUMA "Train-the-Trainer" course.

Link: 
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1768&Itemid=1&lang=uk
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*** Recent Events ***

GTZ and UITP training at OTP, Bangkok

Under the Sustainable Urban Transport Project, GTZ and UITP held a 
training at the Office for Transport and Traffic Policy (OTP) in 
Bangkok. Daniel Bongardt (GTZ) introduced the concept of sustainable 
urban transport and presented examples for public transport organization 
in Germany. Heather Allen from UITP discussed the economic, social and 
environmental benefits of public transport and Thirayoot Limanond 
(GTZ-SUTP) explained pedestrian and bicyclist needs.

About 25 participants from OTP and the Ministry of Transport had lively 
discussions with the trainers. Based on a long history of cooperation, 
further collaboration in transport integration and policy development is 
envisaged.

Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php? 
option=com_content&task=view&id=1769&Itemid=1&lang=uk

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GTZ contributes to the CSE workshop on urban transport and mobility

Mr. Santhosh Kodukula, Urban Transport Expert, participated in the 
workshop held by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) titled 
"Urban Transport and Mobility: Agenda for Reforms". The workshop was 
held between 16-19 September at the CSE premises in New Delhi. The three 
day event attracted town and city planners from various cities and 
distinguished presenters have also delivered presentations. Mr. Kodukula 
held a presentation on September 19 on "TDM: What, Why, Where - Global 
Practices in Congestion Reduction".

Link: 
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1769&Itemid=1&lang=uk

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GTZ-SUTP supports the CITYNET 2009 Congress in Yokohama, Japan

Mr.Santhosh Kodukula, Urban Transport Specialist, attended the CITYNET 
2009 Congress held in Yokohama, Japan, held from 07-11th September 2009. 
The congress brought together more than 300 participants including 
mayors, deputy mayors, international organisations, bilateral and 
multilateral agencies, NGOs and academics from various Asia Pacific cities.

Mr. Kodukula also delivered a presentation in the Infrastructure Cluster 
discussion group on "Lessons learnt from the Sustainable Urban Transport 
Project for Asia". About 20 participants attended the session. Also 
present in the discussion group were representatives from ADB-CDIA, 
Veolia, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, City of Palembang, Indonesia.

Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php? 
option=com_content&task=view&id=1760&Itemid=1&lang=uk
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GTZ participates in the UNESCAP Road Safety Meeting

Mr. Santhosh Kodukula, GTZ SUTP Urban Transport Specialist, participated 
in the United Nations' "Expert Group Meeting on Improving Road Safety". 
The meeting was held from 2 - 4 September 2009 at the United Nations 
Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. More than 40 delegates from 
various Asia and Pacific region countries attended the meeting and gave 
updates on the status of road safety in their respective countries and 
also gave information on the existing situation of the Asian Highway in 
their country. The principal agenda item of the meeting was the UN 
project on "Improving Global Road Safety: Setting Regional and National 
Road Traffic Casualty Reduction Targets".

Link: 
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1759&Itemid=1&lang=uk
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Parking Rates Show Surprising Resilience - Around the Globe

Colliers' second global parking rate survey now tracks 140 downtown 
parking districts from around the globe. The intent of this survey is to 
provide corporate real estate executives with the relative cost of 
parking, both on a daily and monthly basis. Readers will be able to 
determine the relative cost to park a car both within countries and 
across borders. With data for both 2008 and 2009 year-over-year pricing 
trends are now available and something that will be a key feature of 
reports going forward. The survey methodology varies by country but in 
almost all cases Colliers' researchers have surveyed the majority of 
parking garages with the central business district (CBD).

Link: 
http://campaigns.colliers.com.au/ve/YU59977782sbIkQ0/VT=0/stype=dload/OID=409771 
73316779
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BRT in Johannesburg (Rea Vaya) successfully launched!

Rea Vaya was successfully launched on 30 August at Westgate station to 
much excitement.
The Minister of Transport and the Mayor of Johannesburg as well as the 
Gauteng Premier and other dignitaries were there to experience the 
inaugural bus rides and unveil the plaque.

Commuters were able to experience the Rea Vaya system for the first time 
and to buy their tickets for Monday's historic operations.
GTZ supports the City of Johannesburg (on behalf of KfW) in the planning 
of its BRT system since April 2008.

Link: 
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1758&Itemid=1&lang 
=uk


*** Upcoming Events ***

Upcoming Events
18.10.2009 - Porto, PT: Low Carbon Cities |45th ISOCARP Intl Congress
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=367&lang=uk

20.10.2009 - Lille, FR: 9th International Conference on ITS 
Telecommunication
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=394&lang=uk

25.10.2009 - Cape Town, SA: Promoting road safety for vulnerable road users
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=324&lang=uk

25.10.2009 - Doha, QT: 2 nd MENA Public Transport Congress and Showcase
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=369&lang=uk

26.10.2009 - Singapore, SG: 2nd World Roads Conference
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=306&lang=uk

27.10.2009 - California, US: 4th Intl Conference on Women’s Issues in 
Transport
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=272&lang=uk

27.10.2009 - New Delhi, IN: MRT and BRT Planning Training Course
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1777&Itemid=1&lang=uk

16.11.2009 - Surabaya, ID: 8th International Conference of EASTS
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=301&lang=uk

25.11.2009 – Nice, FR: 22 nd Rencontres nationales du transport public
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=376&lang=uk

03.12.2009 – New Delhi,IN: Urban Mobility India
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=317&lang=uk

07.12.2009 – Copenhagen, DK: Climate Talks
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=400&lang=uk


Important: A PDF version of this text based newsletter can be downloaded 
from http://www.sutp.org/documents/NL-AUG-SEP-09.pdf

Note: All the documents mentioned here are available for download from 
the SUTP website.
For registration please visit 
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=registers&lang=uk