[sustran] SUTP Newsletter March April 2010
SUTP Team
sutp at sutp.org
Tue May 4 16:39:49 JST 2010
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The Future of Mobility- Shanghai Expo 2010
The City of Bremen and GTZ are proud to present three workshops on “The
Future of Mobility” at the Bremen Stand in the Urban Best Practice Area
at the Shanghai Expo from May 24th to 26th, 2010. Events are scheduled
from 2 to 5 pm and are focusing on the following three key topics of
sustainable urban transport:
Day 1 - Mon, 24th: Transport and Urban Development
Day 2 - Tue, 25th: Low Carbon Mobility for Cities
Day 3 - Wed, 26th: The Role of Electric Vehicles
Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1976
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Ukrainian version of the module "Transport and Climate Change" is now
available
GTZ announces the release of the Ukrainian version of the module
"Transport and Climate Change". The module summarises the challenges
that climate change mitigation has to face in the transport sector and
presents the major options and instruments to deal with them. The module
is a comprehensive summary of sustainable transport policy options and
sketches out their potential for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.
The module draws on the existing GTZ-sourcebook on sustainable urban
transport and thus offers both a comprehensive overview and a thematic
entry point to the whole world of sustainable transport. To ease access
to more detailed information, the module includes many references to the
other sourcebook modules. The authors, Holger Dalkmann and Charlotte
Brannigan, work at the Centre for Sustainability (C4S) at the Transport
Research Laboratory (TRL), UK. The module has been translated to
Ukrainian Language in the context of the project “Climate-friendly
Mobility in Ukrainian Cities”. The project is financed by the German
Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
in the context of the International Climate Protection Initiative.
Link:
http://www.sutp.org/suteca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72%3A2010-04-23-10-08-52&catid=1%3Aproject-news&Itemid=56&lang=ua
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GTZ MD shares his vision on sustainable transportation
The internet platform Comment: Vision - a joint website of the TV
station “Euronews”, the Newspaper “European Voice” and SHELL - discussed
in March this year the subject “As well as seeking alternative fuels,
should we be changing our entire transportation culture?”. A variety of
experts gave statements to this key question of transport policy, among
them was also GTZ’s managing director Hans-Joachim Preuß. He concluded
that “we need a paradigm shift!. . . changing the transportation culture
is key for sustainable development and prevention of dangerous climate
change”.
Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1955
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Sustainable transport pioneers to speak at Velo-City Global, 2010
Velo-City Global, 2010, to be held from 22-25 June at Copenhagen in
Denmark, aims to bring together cycling experts, city planners, decision
makers, NGOs and researchers from all over the world to discuss the
potential and challenges of cycling. This year this event will exhibit
an exciting line-up of speakers which includes Enrique Peñalosa, Jan
Gehl, Janette Sadik-Khan and John Whitelegg.
Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1995
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GTZ Workshop at the Deutsche Welle Media Forum 2010
The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum will take place from June 21-23 in
Bonn, Germany. The forum is to develop strategies within an
interdisciplinary framework regarding the challenges of climate change.
GTZ is attending the Forum and organizing the Workshop “Beyond clean
congestion? – Pathways for Sustainable Mobility” on Tuesday June 22nd at
11:30. In this workshop the contribution of transport to global carbon
emissions is highlighted and the problem of oil dependency of the
transport sector for the next 20 years is pointed out. Smart urban
planning and investments in low carbon modes will be presented as a
strategy towards sustainable development, and solutions offering
potential to reduce green house emissions and foster economic
development will be discussed.
Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1996
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Further Signatories to the Kyoto Declaration on Environmentally
Sustainable Transport (EST)
On March 16, 2010, 10 further Asian cities signed the Kyoto Declaration
on Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) in Seoul, Korea. One of
the cities to sign the Declaration was Solo, which is a partner in the
GTZ implemented Project “Sustainable Urban Transport Improvements
Project (SUTIP) in Indonesia”, financed by the German Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development.
Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1934
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New Project Flyer of the Bridging the Gap Initiative
The Initiative "Bridging the Gap: Pathways for Transport in a Post 2012
Process" has updated its project flyer. The flyer is available in
English and in Chinese. The Bridging the Gap Initiative works actively
towards integrating transport into the current climate negotiations
through five organizations with strong international expertise in
sustainable transport and climate change, namely - GTZ, TRL, Veolia
Transport, ITDP, and UITP.
Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1956
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GTZ participates in the UN forum on Urban Transport in Seoul, S.Korea
The UN Forum on Climate Change Mitigation, Fuel Efficiency and
Sustainable Development of Urban Transport met from 16-17 March 2010, in
Seoul, Republic of Korea, in preparation for the 18th session of the UN
Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). The Forum included
discussions on topic like enhancing public transport to curb greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions, public private partnerships, financing public
transport in developing countries, etc.
Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1933
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Launch of Public Urban Transport Project in Danang, Vietnam
The "Developing Danang - Environmental City" project was launched
jointly by GTZ and the Danang city government on 3rd March 2010 in
Danang city. Within this project there is a component to support the
introduction of a bus based public transport system in the city.
Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1920
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****** Publications *****
Sustainable Urban Transport:
A Sourcebook for Policy-makers in South Asian Cities Volume 3
GTZ has released the print version of its flagship publication
"Sourcebook on Sustainable Transport" adapted for the South Asian
audience. This version of the publication is third in series of the
volumes on "A Sourcebook for Policy-makers in South Asian Cites", and
has 5 modules. The previously released two volumes have 12 modules, thus
totalling to now 17 modules (of 27 modules) in print form. The foreword
for the 250 page Volume 3 has been written by Dr. M. Ramachandran,
Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, and the
preface is contributed by Prof. H.M. Shivanand Swamy, CEPT University,
Ahmedabad.
Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1987
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Overview of public transport in Sub-Saharan Africa
“Overview of public transport in Sub-Saharan Africa”, is a study that
has been carried out for the Directorate-General for Research in the
European Commission with support of UITP and UATP. The study provides an
overview of public transport in Sub-Saharan African countries, including
historical background information, an overview of public transport
regulations at federal and local level as well as a snapshot on public
transport operators and different modes of public transport.
Link:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1924
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Are vehicle reduction targets justified?
Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute (VTPI) has
released a report on Vehicle Travel Reduction Targets. This report
investigates whether transportation policies should include targets to
reduce vehicle travel and encourage use of alternative modes, better
known as mobility management objectives. Mr. Litman is also the author
of the GTZ Sourcebook module "2b: Mobility Management".
Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1922
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U.S. Parking Policies: An Overview of Management Strategies
ITDP’s recent publication titled “U.S. Parking Policies: An Overview of
Management Strategies”, identifies core sustainable parking principles
and illustrates how smarter parking management can benefit consumers and
businesses in terms of time and money savings, while also leading to
more livable and attractive communities.
Link: http://www.itdp.org/documents/ITDP_US_Parking_Report.pdf
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Vietnamese-German Transport Research Centre Symposium 2010
The Vietnamese-German University (VGU) is a joint project between
Vietnam and Germany with the goal to set up a research-orientated
university in Vietnam. It had its official opening celebrations in
September 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City. Under the framework of VGU the
Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD), Germany, and the University of
Transport and Communications (UTC), Vietnam, decided to continue and to
strengthen their existing cooperation and to establish a Transport
Research Centre in Vietnam.
Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1977
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Outline schedule of the 18th CSD published
The "organisation of work" of the two-week long 18th session of the UN
Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), to be held in New York in
May, has now been published.
Link: http://www.transport2012.org/
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UITP released a new CD on IT solutions for public transport from the
Proceedings of IT-TRANS 2010
Link: http://www.uitp.org/publications/index2.cfm?id=3
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*** New addition to the SUTP India team ***
SUTP welcomes its newest team member, Chhavi Dhingra Deb. A civil and
transportation engineer, Chhavi has almost 5 years of research
experience on issues like transport access, energy and emissions,
policy, institutions and public transport improvement. She can be
reached at Chhavi.Dhingra at gtz.de
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****** Upcoming Events ******
03.05.2010 New York, USA: Committee on Sustainable Development
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=406&lang=en
05.05.2010 Graz, AT: European Conference on Mobility Management
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=441&lang=en
25.05.2010 Lisbon, PT: 16th IRF World Road Meeting
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=361&lang=en
26.05.2010 Leipzig, DE: International Transport Forum 2010
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=404&lang=en
28.05.2010 Bonn, DE: Resilient Cities 2010
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=443&lang=en
30.05.2010 Jerusalem, IL :Conference o Safety and Mobility of Vulnerable
Road Users
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=427&lang=en
02.06.2010 Hong Kong, CN: TRANSED 2010
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=380&lang=en
04.06.2010 Bonn, DE: UNFCCC Side Event Bridging the Gap
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=443&lang=en
07.06.2010 Brussels, BE: Transport Research Arena 2010
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=391&lang=en
08.06.2010 Bonn, DE: Bridging the Gap Workshop
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=444&lang=en
14.06.2010 Boston, USA: Bus Rapid Transit World USA
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=428&lang=en
22.06.2010 Copenhagen, DE: Velo-City 2010
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=421&lang=en
28.06.2010 York, U.K: Towards Car-free Cities
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=432&lang=en
28.06.2010 Singapore: World Cities Summit 2010
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=438&lang=en
30.06.2010 Singapore, World Urban Transport Leaders’ Summit
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=439&lang=en
04.07.2010 Stuttgart,DE:, Cities for Mobility World Congress 2010
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=401&lang=en
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