[sustran] SUTP Newsletter May - June 2010
SUTP Team
sutp at sutp.org
Fri Jul 2 21:13:58 JST 2010
****** SUTP Newsletter ******
****** Issue 03/10 May - June 2010 ******
A PDF version of the newsletter can be downloaded from
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An online version is also available at
http://www.sutp.org/newsletters/NL-May-June-10.html
***** Recent News from GTZ-SUTP *****
Johannesburg on the move during the Soccer World Cup
For the Soccer World Cup, the organizers expected thousands of fans from
all over the world in Johannesburg. The city has become a meeting point
for people from different countries and cultures, all connected to each
other by their passion for the same sport. The good news is that the
thousands of visitors to the four million metropolis do not need to
worry about getting to the two stadiums, Soccer City and Ellis Park, in
the quickest, safest and most comfortable way. Commissioned by the
German Federal Government, the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)
Bankengruppe financed the planning of a new public transport system in
Johannesburg and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) is advising the
City of Johannesburg on the planning and the construction of its Bus
Rapid Transit System (BRTS), which is envisaged to benefit all users,
especially the urban poor.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2117
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Rea Vaya (Johannesburg) was the winner all the way
With the soccer mania on, passengers on the Rea Vaya BRT found it a
delight to travel in the brand new public transport system in the city,
while car and train users struggled to reach the match venues on time
due to delays. Users reported that travelling on buses running on
dedicated lanes was "hassle-free" and "efficient", and much preferable
to using cars, especially during such an event, when the city was
experiencing serious gridlocks. They found the BRT cheap, convenient and
quick.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2153
Also see some recent photos of the BRT Johannesburg :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=viewcategory&catid=7&Itemid=181&lang=en
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UPCOMING TRAINING COURSE: GTZ training course to precede the
International Public Transport Conference 2010, Kuching, Malayasia in August
The Malaysian Institute of Planners (Sarawak and Sabah Chapter) is
organising an "International Public Transport Conference" from the 2-6th
August 2010 (2 days workshop and 2.5 days conference), in Kuching,
Sarawak, Malaysia. The focus will be on the practical strategies,
collaboration of stakeholders and exchange of workable ideas that will
assist the conference participants in carrying out the works - ranging
from the planning of the urban transport strategies to the
implementation of urban transport projects.
The Conference will be preceded by a two day training session to be led
by GTZ, which will focus on issues related to the planning and
implementation of sustainable public transportation systems.
Read more (for registration and program):
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2105
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GTZ SUTP participates in Velo-city 2010 in Copenhagen
Carlosfelipe Pardo on behalf of GTZ SUTP facilitated a roundtable
discussion during Velo-city Global 2010 in Copenhagen on June 23rd 2010.
Velo-city is a worldwide event where all cycling-related topics are
discussed with experts from around the world. The
discussion/presentation was entitled "Bicycle policy in Bogotá ten years
after “the golden era”:the challenge of being an example".
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2181
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GTZ transport team at “The heat is on – Climate change and the media”
The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum with its motto “The heat is on –
Climate change and the media” took place from June 21-23 in Bonn,
Germany. The Forum brought together media representatives and
key-figures from the world of politics, culture, business, development
cooperation and science. The aim was to develop strategies within an
interdisciplinary framework regarding the challenges of climate change.
Mr. Daniel Bongardt, transport policy advisor at GTZ, attended the Forum
and organized the workshop “Beyond clean congestion? – Pathways for
Sustainable Mobility”.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2185&Itemid=1&lang=en
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Bridging the Gap Workshop on June 8th
A Bridging the Gap workshop entitled "Climate change and development in
the transport sector: What do you need to achieve GHG mitigation from
land transport" was held on 8th June, 2010. The workshop was hosted by
GTZ in parallel to the UNFCCC climate change negotiations in Bonn and
was attended by almost 80 policy makers, academics and consultants
working both within and external to the transport sector.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2147
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ADB Transport Forum, Manila, 25-27 May 2010
Ministers, key decision makers from industry, top researchers and
representatives of civil society from more than 30 countries came
together at the 2010 ADB Transport Forum in Manila, Philippines, from
25-27 May, where they discussed and debated on the theme "Changing
Course for the Transport Sector." Mr. Manfred Breithaupt, Senior
Transport Advisor, GTZ, and Project Director of GTZ's Sustainable Urban
Transport Project (SUTP), participated in the ADB Transport Forum and
co-organized a session on 'Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban
Transport in Asia'.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2088
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Winners of the Award for Outstanding Innovation in Public Transport
Announced
The winners of their joint Award for Outstanding Innovation in Public
Transport were announced on 27th May, 2010 by the International
Transport Forum (ITF) and the International Association of Public
Transport (UITP). The objective of this award was to acknowledge
innovative public transport projects or initiative(s) that specifically
address quality of service; sustainability of the public transport
system; intermodal interfaces, and collaboration and leadership for
innovation within the public transport sector.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2103
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Former German President addressed global mobility summit
The former German President Horst Köhler was among the list of
prominent speakers and panelists who attended the third International
Transport Forum, from 26-28 May in Leipzig, Germany.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2022
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The Future of Mobility - Shanghai Expo, 24-26 May, 2010
The City of Bremen and GTZ presented three workshops at the “The Future
of Mobility - Options for Sustainable Transport in a Low Carbon Society"
at the Bremen Stand in the Urban Best Practice Area at the Shanghai Expo
from May 24th to 26th, 2010. The workshops focused on three key topics
for sustainable urban transport- ‘Transport and Urban Development’, ‘Low
Carbon Mobility for Cities’ and ‘The Role of Electric Vehicles’.
More than 80 participants attended the event. Mr. Manfred Breithaupt,
Senior Transport Advisor, GTZ, and Project Director of GTZ's Sustainable
Urban Transport Project (SUTP) made a presentation “Towards Livable
Cities- International Experiences” at the workshop.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1976
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Side Event of the German Government on May 12th, 2010
Main trends and drivers of the global transport development and their
impacts and challenges to resolve the problems were discussed during a
Side Event of the German Government at CSD18 titled "Getting Transport
on Track - Global Challenges and Initiatives on Technology Innovation
Solutions and Capacity Development". Mr. Daniel Bongardt, Transport
Policy Advisor, GTZ, made a presentation on 'Sustainable Urban Transport
in Developing Countries – Examples from Indonesia and South Africa'.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2104
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Transport at CSD 18, May 3-14, in New York
This year CSD 18 conducted a review of barriers and constraints in
implementation as well as lessons learned and best practices in five
focus areas this year, of which transport was one. As transport does not
usually fall under any other international body's mandate for policy
coordination, this event and process was a unique opportunity to flag
issues in this sector, which is so important from the viewpoint of
sustainable development today.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2069
****** Publications *****
Informal Public Transport: Recommended Reading and Links
In most developing cities, informal public transport or paratransit or
Intermediate Public Transport (IPT), is an important component of their
overall transport services. Compared to formal public transport
services, paratransit vehicles can be more accessible, faster, at times
cheaper and reliable. On the other hand, they are often unregulated, in
oversupply, environmentally unclean, unsafe and unaccountable and hence
unpredictable. Since the quality of public transport services is
essential for measuring liveability of cities, the role of informal
public transport becomes debatable as it faces increasing
pressure/competition to upgrade its services and to integrate with the
formal public transport system.
This reading list released by GTZ, provides a comprehensive overview of
relevant literature on the subject of informal public transport, and
includes topics like regulation, integration, and some useful case studies.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2163
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Transport Demand Management (TDM) module now translated to Bahasa Indonesia
Authored by Todd Litman, Andrea Broaddus and Gopinath Menon, this
document focuses on strategies for implementing TDM measures and on
formulating related policies. Cities contemplating solutions to solve
their urban transport problems, will find this training document useful
while making policy and other decisions. This document has been now
translated into Bahasa Indonesia and is available for download.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2162
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Reading List on Public Transport Integration Updated
This updated reading list released by GTZ aims at providing the reader
with an overview of relevant literature on Public Transport Integration.
Issues range from organizational and institutional aspects – e.g. how
integration of different operators can be achieved and which role
authorities may play – to more technical aspects, such as the
development of integrated ticketing systems. The reading list also
includes best practices and projects on public transport integration
from countries around the world.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2017
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Module 5F: Adapting Urban Transport to Climate Change now in Spanish
This module of the GTZ Sourcebook for Decision-Makers in Developing
Cities is intended to raise awareness and describes the expected impacts
of climate change on urban passenger transport as well as possible
adaptation measures. It was formally launched at the Climate Conference
in Copenhagen (COP15). The module is now available also in Spanish.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2038
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Mission Report from the Bus Conference on Fuelling Public Transport,
6th UITP International Bus Conference, June 11, 2010
Outcomes of this conference targeted at improving bus image and usage
shares is discussed in the Mission Report.
Read more :
http://www.uitp.org/events/2010/lyon/pdf/Missionreportfinal%28Lyon%29.pdf
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Organisation and major players of short distance public transport in
Europe: New developments in the European Union (Updated and revised
edition: May 2010)
The new edition of the brochure published by the UITP European Union
Committee, presents the organisation of public transport in the 27
member states of the European Union.
Read more : http://www.uitp.org/publications/index2.cfm?id=11
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Latest Bridging the Gap (BTG) newsletter on land transport and climate
change
The latest BTG newsletter discusses a proposal for a sectoral mechanism
for transport called REST and report from the recent AWG meetings in
Bonn and a number of key events including the ADB Transport Forum, the
Carbon Expo and CSD18.
Read more :
http://www.transport2012.org/transport-climate-change-news/2010-06-25,newsletter-32010.htm
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GTZ's in-house mobility management practices
Practicing what we preach, here is a compilation of selected measures
implemented by GTZ to encourage its staff to use trains, bicycles and
walking to get to work and on official trips.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2164
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SUTP web page in Spanish and Chinese revised
The idea behind this effort of having and updating the SUTP website in
these two languages is to reach out to a wider audience from Spanish and
Chinese speaking countries and create a more global platform for
dialogue and experience sharing on the subject of sustainable urban
transport.
Read more :
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2054
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****** Upcoming Events ******
01.07.2010 Rome, IT: IMPACTS
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=437&lang=en
01.07.2010 Karachi, PK: Conference on Sustainable Transportation & Traffic
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=440&lang=en
04.07.2010 Stuttgart, D.E: Cities for Mobility World Congress 2010
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=401&lang=en
11.07.2010 Lisbon, PT: 12th World Conference on Transport Research Society
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=386&lang=en
15.07.2010 Lisbon, PT: PANAM 2010
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=388&lang=en
04.08.2010 Kuching, MY: International Conference on Urban Public
Transport: A Platform for Change
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=423&lang=en
23.08.2010 Bangkok,TH : 5th Regional EST
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=447&lang=en
06.09.2010 Moscow, RU: ExpoCityTrans and UITP EURASIA Congress: Public
transport as a tool for the economic growth of city
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=450&lang=en
04.10.2010 Mexico City, MX: 5th International Conference on Sustainable
Transport (ICST)
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=424&lang=en
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A PDF version of the newsletter can be downloaded from
http://www.sutp.org/documents/newsletters/NL-MAY-JUN-2010.pdf
An online version is also available at
http://www.sutp.org/newsletters/NL-May-June-10.html
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