[sustran] SUTP Newsletter September - November 2010
SUTP Team
sutp at sutp.org
Mon Dec 13 18:06:59 JST 2010
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In this edition:
- Muenster, the bicycle-city of Germany – an excellent example for the
promotion of non-motorised urban transport
- GTZ-SUTP participated at the BAQ 2010 Conference
- Indonesian Land Transport Academy
- GTZ-SUTP at CODATU XIV
- The City of Solo is working on Sustainable Urban Transport Strategy Plans
- GTZ at the 1st UATP Congress on the African Public Transport and the
Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Mobility for African Cities in
Dakar, Senegal
- GTZ conducts training course on Travel Demand Management in Mexico City
- GTZ at the workshop "The future of carbon financing schemes for
sustainable transport" for Mumbai
- GTZ SUTP participates at the First International World/Transport Share
Forum in Taiwan
From Partners:
- ITDP launches Transeunte.org
- 10 principles for Transport in Urban Life
- Studies Show the Connection Between Travel Times to Food Stores and
Public Health
- New Report: Latin American Green City Index
Publications:
- GTZ module on Parking Management: A Contribution Towards Liveable Cities
- GTZ module on Urban Freight in Developing Cities
- GTZ technical document on Transport Alliances - Promoting Cooperation
and Integration to offer a more attractive and efficient Public Transport
- SUTP Video Portal
- GTZ releases a reading list on Public Bicycle Schemes
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Muenster, the bicycle-city of Germany – an excellent example for the
promotion of non-motorised urban transport
During the past years Muenster became Germany’s bicycle capital. With a
proportion of 37.6% the bicycle is the prevailing transport mode there.
Nearly half a million bicycles in comparison to 280,000 inhabitants
requires a specific focus on the demands of cyclists. Today the city of
Muenster provides a high standard of infrastructure and safety for
cycling. In contrast, 10 years ago Muenster’s road safety was very poor.
50% of all traffic-injured were cyclists. Therefore local politicians
decided to elaborate a new policy “Vision Zero” meeting the particular
needs of the vulnerable bicyclists and equally considering the failures
and limited capacity of humans. With the introduction of “Vision Zero”
an elimination of road causalities was targeted. Further, a high
standard in road safety, mutual consideration and compliance with
traffic laws became the basics of Muenster’s new policies in mobility.
To combat non-compliance with right-of-ways and red traffic lights, the
main reasons for accidents, Muenster implemented new transport
infrastructure and intensified traffic regulation and monitoring. In the
scope of these measures cycle-paths along main roads, extended cycle
high ways with a minimum width of 5meters and cycle-bridges and -tunnels
at intersections were constructed. Further, the area of the former city
wall was changed to a cycle-promenade, traffic speed was limited to
30km/h in residential areas and segregated parking spaces were provided
to avoid parking at cycle-paths. To increase the flexibility and
attractiveness one-ways were opened for free cycling. As an essential
measure to reduce accidents where cyclists are involved the overall
visibility of cycle-routing was improved, too. Today Muenster supplies a
high-performance cycle-network with a total length of 457 kilometres.
For maintenance, parking as well as rental and purchase adequate options
are available. The penalisation with non-compliance of traffic laws is
regulated in a specific cycle code. To strengthen the safety of cyclists
for instance cycling with blood alcohol or without the required lighting
is punished by fines.
Funded by local and national institutions the feasibility of these
measures has been ensured by a shift of political and administrative
engagement towards safety and capacity of cycle-paths.
All these measures led to several improvements in Muenster’s city
environment. Due to partial modal shift towards cycling the overall
traffic volume of vehicles was reduced. Hence noise and emission
decreased, too. Enhanced road safety supports especially the most
vulnerable traffic participants. Nowadays elderly people and children
are able to cycle secure at a higher level of convenience. Another
benefit is the grown flexibility and the enhanced state of health. For
example when cycling on their daily travel to school children do not
need a lift by their parents anymore. Thus families can save time and
costs. Additionally children are able to concentrate at school which
increases their learning ability there.
During the past years Muenster developed to a city with increased
quality of life and road safety. Although many improvements took place,
there are still challenges to optimise the current state of transport.
Nevertheless Muenster, its engagements towards cycling as well as its
improvements in road safety serve as a standard for sustainable urban
transportation.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2453&Itemid=1&lang=en
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GTZ-SUTP participated at BAQ 2010 Conference, 8-12 November, Singapore
GTZ-SUTP along with several of its partners like CDIA Asia, LTA Academy
and BTG members, participated at the BAQ 2010 Conference at the Suntec
Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, and the various
pre- and post events planned around it, from the 8-12 November, 2010.
1. 08-Nov-2010: Pre-Event “One-day learning Course on Financing
Sustainable Urban Transport – Bridging the Gap from Planning to
Implementation” at the LTA Academy, together with CDIA Asia and LTA Academy.
2. 10-Nov-2010: Breakout Session on "Financing Urban Transport",
together with CDIA Asia
3. 10-Nov-2010: Breakout Session on "How can Climate Change Negotiations
Help Sustainable Transport?"
4.10-Nov-2010: Breakout Session on "Transport Modes and Systems- Green
Freight & Logistics"
5. 12-Nov-2010: Post-Event "One day training course on Transportation
Demand Management", together with the LTA Academy
In addition to the above, GTZ-SUTP also displayed a poster on 'Parking
Management in Developing Cities' and released two new Sourcebook modules
titled “Parking Management: A contribution towards Liveable Cities” and
“Urban Freight in Developing Cities”, all of which generated great
interest amongst participants, and were well received.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2449&Itemid=1&lang=en
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Indonesian Land Transport Academy
The Sekolah Tinggi Transportasi Darat (STTD), in Bekasi, close to
Jakarta, being an official University established by Presidential Decree
in 2000 under the Ministry of Transportation, hosts 475 students, being
educated on land transport, traffic and road transport, railways, river
and inland waterway transport as well as motor vehicle inspection.
SUTIP, the Sustainable Urban Transport Improvement Project, hosted at
the Ministry of Transportation provides from time to time guest
lecturing to STTD. Experts from SUTIP, GTZ, LTA Academy and from the
Singapore-German Institute have had guest lectures so far. On
18.11.2010 Manfred Breithaupt from GTZ held a lecture on the
contribution of urban transport towards the creation of liveable cities
and on urban transport restructuring. The lecture was attended by 180
students.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2476&Itemid=1&lang=en
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GTZ-SUTP at CODATU XIV
Chhavi Dhingra from GTZ-SUTP presented a paper at the Codatu
(Cooperation for Urban Mobility in the developing World) XIV Conference
in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 25-26 October, 2010. The theme of the
Conference was 'Sustainable transport and the quality of life in the city'.
Miss Dhingra made a presentation titled "Addressing quality concerns for
Public Transport in Indian Cities" in the session on 'How to improve
the quality of public transport?'. The conference was attended by almost
150 delegates from various countries.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2455&Itemid=1&lang=en
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GTZ at the 1st UATP Congress on the African Public Transport and the
Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Mobility for African Cities, 3-7
October 2010 in Dakar, Senegal
Mr. Michael Engelskirchen, GTZ Transport Advisor, was invited to make a
presentation (download here) about the Rea Vaya BRT system in
Johannesburg as a best practice example for the implementation of BRT in
African cities. The presentation was held in the Public Transport, Modal
Choice and integration session on 5th October 2010 and was attended by
more than 300 participants including representatives of ministries
across Africa, the African Union and the World Bank. With some 3,000m2
of exhibition space and 31 exhibitors, including GTZ, this was the
largest public transport exhibition ever to be held in Africa.
Issues of urban mobility and transport of goods are becoming a growing
concern in Africa. Lack of adequate transport infrastructures and
institutional and regulatory framework, infernal congestions,
overloaded buses and trucks resulting in many traffic accidents, road
annoyances, increased CO2 emissions, fares fluctuation, multifaceted
assaults, the proliferation of informal transport operators etc. are
amongst others, some key issues to be addressed for the sustainable
development of public transport in Africa.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2454&Itemid=1&lang=en
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The City of Solo is working on a Sustainable Urban Transport Strategy
and Plans
With the assistance of CDIA and GTZ SUTIP, the City of Solo in Central
Java, Indonesia is working on establishing a Sustainable Urban Transport
Strategy and Implementation Plans. Promoted by SUTIP, the Technical
Agreement was signed by CDIA and the Mayor of Solo in September 2010.
Various stakeholders from the greater area of Solo attended the kickoff
workshop for the technical assistance that was held on October 14, 2010.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2450&Itemid=1&lang=en
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GTZ SUTP participates at the First International World/Transport Share
Forum in Taiwan
The First World Share Transport Forum was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan,
during September 16-18, 2010. The conference is described as "bringing
together leading thinkers and practitioners from around Taiwan, Asia and
the world, to examine the concept of share/transport in a series of
focused collaborative interdisciplinary Master Classes."
Mr. Carlosfelipe Pardo participated on behalf of GTZ-SUTP as a moderator
and panel expert in this event, and made a presentation on 'The
Psychology of Sharing'.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2365&Itemid=1&lang=en
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GTZ at the workshop "The future of carbon financing schemes for
sustainable transport" for Mumbai
Chhavi Dhingra Deb from GTZ-SUTP participated in this two day workshop
organized jointly by the Institute Veolia Environment (Paris), Veolia
Transport (Paris), TERI (New Delhi), TRL (London) and IDDRI (Paris),
held during 28-29 September, 2010 at Mumbai, India.
The objective of the workshop was to get inputs from various experts on
the possible development of a carbon financing mechanism and more
importantly the methodology to be adopted for the same, for funding
future sustainable transport projects in Mumbai city. Representatives
from city authorities, private sector and CDM experts from India and
abroad were amongst those present at the workshop. The discussions
revolved around issues like existing carbon financing schemes for urban
transport and their limitations, the data challenges, need for setting
baselines and possible ideas for financing urban transport projects for
Indian cities.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2405&Itemid=1&lang=en
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GTZ conducts training course on Transportation Demand Management in
Mexico City
GTZ SUTP, Clean Air Institute and CTS Mexico, supported by the Institute
for Transportation and Development Policy, held a training course on
Travel Demand Management (TDM) in English and Spanish language (with
simultaneous translation) during October 7-8, 2010 in Mexico City, as a
side event to the Congress for Sustainable Transport held in the same
city during that week.
30 participants from different cities in Latin America attended the
course, and participants from at least 15 cities in municipalities and
other organizations took part in the course via web-link provided by the
Clean Air Institute as part of their STAQ program.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2347&Itemid=1&lang=en
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* PUBLICATIONS *
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GTZ releases a reading list on Public Bicycle Schemes
Encouraging public bike systems have shown that there can be numerous
short that could be made by a bicycle instead of using motorised modes.
Public bike schemes also encourage creative designs in bikes and also in
the operational mechanisms.
The current document is one of the several efforts of GTZ-Sustainable
Urban Transport Project to bring to the policymakers an easy to access
list of available material on Public Bike Schemes (PBS) which can be
used in their everyday work. The document aims to list out some
influential and informative resources that highlight the importance of
PBS in cities and how the existing situation could be improved.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2447&Itemid=1&lang=en
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GTZ module on Parking Management: A Contribution Towards Liveable Cities
Parking controls and pricing are transport demand management measures
implemented frequently by local authorities, yet little of the academic
literature deals with experience of this policy, preferring instead to
concentrate on the politically “more lucrative” topic of congestion
charging. This module attempts to redress that balance a little. It
discusses the various definitional, operational, planning, institutional
and social challenges around parking practices in cities, and how these
could be overcome. The module also discusses topics like types of
marking, parking demand and common myths associated with vehicle
parking. The publication contains 50 fully illustrated pages, 20
figures, 12 tables and 16 boxes and provides further reading and links
on additional aspects related to parking management.
This new GTZ Sourcebook module on parking management is authored by Tom
Rye, Professor of Transport Policy & Mobility Management in the School
of Engineering and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier. This
module offers measures to address parking problems in developing cities
and is aimed primarily at stakeholders in local, regional or national
governments and anybody with an interest in this issue. This includes
not only traffic engineers but also policy makers, land use planners,
transport planners, urban designers and in general anyone who has an
interest in making parking more efficient and more sustainable.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2471&Itemid=1&lang=en
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GTZ module on Urban Freight in Developing Cities
The economic development of urban agglomerations depends heavily on a
reliable and friction-free supply of goods and materials. At the same
time, freight transportation in urban centres contributes considerably
to air pollution, noise emission and traffic congestion. Decisive action
is necessary in order to optimise urban freight delivery, and thus to
alleviate the negative effects.
This new GTZ Sourcebook module describes the importance of freight
transportation in the context of urban development and provides detailed
information on available options to meet current and future challenges
for urban goods transport in rapidly growing cities of the developing world.
The module has been written by Bernhard O. Herzog, expert in the field
of freight operation and fleet-management with more than 30 years
experience in the field of transport planning and logistics.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2473&Itemid=1&lang=en
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GTZ technical document on Transport Alliances - Promoting Cooperation
and Integration to offer a more attractive and efficient Public Transport
This new GTZ Technical Document # 4 titled “Transport Alliances -
Promoting Cooperation and Integration to offer a more attractive and
efficient Public Transport” summarises the development of the German
public transport alliance system, the so called Verkehrsverbund that is
often regarded as the first and most successful form of integrated
transport in the world.
It offers information on aspects ranging from institutional issues to
best practices in introducing an integrated fare system. This document
also looks at transport alliances in the neighbouring country of
Switzerland.
The publication contains 130 fully illustrated pages 70 figures and 9
tables. Additionally it provides further reading and links on additional
aspects of public transport alliances and public transport integration.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2475&Itemid=1&lang=en
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SUTP Video Portal
The new SUTP video portal presents visuals on the different aspects of
sustainable urban transport. This compilation of interesting videos
shows various scenes taking place on the streets and urban spaces of
cities all over the world – from Shanghai in China to Curitiba in
Brazil.One can see how flaws in urban transport planning can result in
air pollution, traffic congestion, inefficient public transport and
unsatisfied city inhabitants. At the same time, many videos also present
good examples of how to improve transportation and make it comfortable,
attractive, efficient, environmentally friendly and user optimized.
The video portal covers various aspects of urban transport like Mass
Rapid Transit, Cycling, Walking, Parking and Road Safety.
Watch the new SUTP Video Portal now at http://www.sutp.org/video
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* From Partners *
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ITDP launches Transeunte.org
ITDP Mexico launched Transeunte.org, a Mexico City-focused blog that
aims to be an interactive source of news and analysis on transport,
cycling, urban planning, civic culture and public policy.
With Transeunte.org, ITDP Mexico hopes to create an online community
that will promote the renewal of Mexico City’s streets, making them more
livable.
Visit Transeunte – http://www.Transeunte.org
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10 Principles for Transport in Urban Life
Visionary urbanist Jan Gehl and Walter Hook, Executive Director of the
Institute of Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), have together
set out ten keys to creating more sustainable cities in a new publication.
Read more:
http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news_events/news_detail/10_principles/
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Studies Show the Connection Between Travel Times to Food Stores and
Public Health
“The mapping, survey, and research findings presented in this report
clearly demonstrate that the Bay Area, California, most disadvantaged
communities face significant transportation barriers to healthy
activities. In low-income communities of color, where car-ownership
rates are low, inadequate public transit limits access to hospitals,
community clinics, supermarkets, and regional parks. People of color are
disproportionately injured and killed on unsafe streets – a health
crisis in itself that in turn contributes to fears of walking and
bicycling.”
Read more:
http://thecityfix.com/studies-show-the-connection-between-travel-times-to-food-stores-and-public-health/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thecityfix%2Fposts+%28TheCityFix%29
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* Events *
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23.01.2011 Washington D.C., US: TRB 90th Annual Meeting -
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=471&lang=en
27.01.2011 Washington D.C, US: Transforming Transportation 2011 -
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=483&lang=en
10.04.2011 Dubai, AE: 59th UITP WORLD CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION -
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=381&lang=en
26.09.2011 Mexico City, MX: XXIVth World Road Congress - 2011 -
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=389&lang=en
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A PDF version of this newsletter can be downloaded at
http://www.sutp.org/newsletters/NL-Sep-Nov-2010.pdf
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Contact us: Any further queries regarding this document can be addressed
to sutp at sutp.org.
All the documents mentioned here are available for download from the
SUTP website: http://www.sutp.org
For registration please visit
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=registers&lang=uk
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