From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Wed Sep 1 18:34:54 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:34:54 +0200
Subject: [sustran] What Transportation And Public Health Can Learn From Each
Other About Changing Public Behaviors
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What Transportation And Public Health Can Learn From Each Other About Changing Public Behaviors
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Which of the following is more likely to get you to drive slower down a street? Or to get the majority of car drivers on that street to slow down? ? A long talk with a friend about the dangers of speeding to yourself and others. ? A newly posted sign announcing a lower speed [...]
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From edelman at greenidea.eu Thu Sep 2 10:46:55 2010
From: edelman at greenidea.eu (Todd Edelman)
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:46:55 +0200
Subject: [sustran] =?windows-1252?Q?Forging_Mexico=92s_Identity_Through_St?=
=?windows-1252?Q?reet_Sounds?=
Message-ID: <4C7F020F.2010003@greenidea.eu>
http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/forging-mexicos-identity-through-street-sounds.html
Western culture is known for its ocular-centricism that places emphasis
on deriving meaning through images and visual cues. Yet for many
cultures, sounds can form a large part of their identity. Mexico is one
such country who values sound as an integral part of its heritage.
Recognizing these sounds as a precious cultural commodity, the Mexican
government recently deemed this week National Sound Week, with the goal
of raising awareness about ?endangered sounds.?
USA Today reports:
A series of four notes on a pan flute means the scissor-sharpening man
is in the neighborhood. A ringing hand bell means the garbage truck is
here. In parks on weekends, balloon vendors announce themselves with a
buzzing plastic whistle.
The sounds are not just noise, say some. They are part of Mexico?s
culture, and the government is celebrating them, including ?sound walks?
through cities, performances of recorded street noise and a contest to
choose ?The Most Beautiful Sound in Mexico.?
?People who come from other countries may be bothered by all this noise,
but for Mexicans, these sounds are part of our identity,? said ?lvaro
Hegewisch, director of Mexico?s Fonoteca Nacional, or National Audio
Archive.
?During the week, government-run radio stations will play two-minute
segments featuring Mexico?s ?endangered sounds,? such as the tip-tap of
cobblers hammering nails into leather or the notoriously out-of-tune
organs played by Mexico City?s organ grinders.
The government has also recognized that this threat of ?audio
extinction? is related to the rise of literacy and the further
development of its country to meet other Westernized standards.
USA Today: ?Mexico celebrates its unique street sounds this week?
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From paulbarter at nus.edu.sg Thu Sep 2 10:47:16 2010
From: paulbarter at nus.edu.sg (Paul Barter)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:47:16 +0800
Subject: [sustran] Important parking ruling by India's Supreme Court
Message-ID: <6F850E42E4589F45AE2799F34B645C360170EC2559@MBX06.stf.nus.edu.sg>
Yesterday there was an important parking ruling by India's Supreme Court. My question is: Does it outlaw 'parking unbundling'?
India's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that developers cannot sell parking spaces as independent real-estate units. The court ruled that parking areas are 'common areas and facilities'. This upholds an earlier Bombay High Court ruling.
I fear that this ruling may be misunderstood to mean that unbundling of parking has been forbidden completely. Some may even claim that charging for off-street parking has been outlawed.
But I would argue that India's Supreme Court has ruled out only ONE KIND OF UNBUNDLING. It forbids the option of buying and selling parking separately as real-estate.
For example, managing parking as 'common areas' is compatible with having a system of parking permits for tenants. These can be priced of course. Managing parking as 'common area' is also compatible with deciding to charge visitors for parking, which would be most relevant for commercial complexes.
See http://www.reinventingparking.org/2010/09/important-parking-ruling-by-indias.html for more information.
Any thoughts on this from India? Have I interpreted this ruling and its implications correctly?
Paul
Paul A. Barter | Assistant Professor
LKY School of Public Policy | National University of Singapore
469C Bukit Timah Road | Singapore 259772
Tel: +65-6516 3324 | Fax: +65-6778 1020 | paulbarter@nus.edu.sg
http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx
From edelman at greenidea.eu Thu Sep 2 10:51:24 2010
From: edelman at greenidea.eu (Todd Edelman)
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:51:24 +0200
Subject: [sustran] South-east Asian Highway Hits Roadblock in Burma (Re: AsDB)
Message-ID: <4C7F031C.7090308@greenidea.eu>
BANGKOK, Aug 31, 2010 (IPS) - With its thick forest cover and abundant
wildlife, the Dawna mountain range in south-eastern Burma is coming in
the way of a flagship highway project being pushed by one of Asia?s
premier financiers of roads.
The still-to-be-built 40-kilometre stretch to go across the mountain in
military-ruled Burma is key to making the Asian Development Bank?s
(AsDB) East-West Corridor a reality. It is part of the Manila-based
bank?s 1,450-km long highway, billed to facilitate easier transport of
goods and services across mainland South-east Asia.
The planned road will link the already completed 18-km road and a 200-km
highway on either side of the mountain in that corner of Burma, also
known as Myanmar. The AsDB?s blueprint seeks to connect the Burmese port
city of Moulmein, on the Andaman Sea, with the Vietnamese city of Da
Nang, on the coast of the South China Sea.
But this short distance of asphalt will test the bank?s commitment to
keeping environmental and social costs to a minimum in the projects that
are part of the economic integration agenda of its Greater Mekong
Subregion (GMS) Programme.
"The area they have chosen to build the road is a part of the mountain
with forests and wildlife," said Naing Htoo, Burma project coordinator
for Earthrights International, a U.S-based green lobby. "It will result
in increasing logging of teak and killing wildlife."
In addition, the ethnic Karen who live in the area where the road will
run through feat that it would make it easier for more Burmese troops to
come in to combat the Karen National Union, a rebel force that has been
waging a separatist war for six decades.
"The Dawna mountain area has a KNU presence and bringing in Burmese
troops will result in more militarisation and abuse," Naing Htoo told
IPS. "There are already signs of such violations, as land owned by
locals close to the road?s route has been confiscated."
For now, concerns that road construction will also result in rights
violations such as forced labour, which the Burmese regime has been
accused of, appears unfounded. "Since February 2007 some 430 (forced
labour) complaints have been received from all over the country, however
no complaints have been received alleging forced labour in respect to
the East-West corridor highway project," Steve Marshall, head of the
International Labour Organisation?s Burma office, told IPS.
The AsDB is taking cover behind its non-involvement in providing direct
funds to Burma to sidestep the questions that environmentalists and
human rights activists are raising about the road across the Dawana
range. The bank has stopped development funding in Burma for the past
two decades due to the country?s financial and political troubles.
"ADB has not provided any direct assistance to Myanmar for over 20
years, and ADB has no plans to provide any new direct assistance to
Myanmar," said Pradeep Srivastava, a senior regional cooperation
specialist at the bank, in an e- mail interview. "Since ADB does not
operate in Mynamar, questions about the East-West Economic Corridor or
other matters within the country can be best answered by officials in
Myanmar."
Likewise, any hint of a policy change by the bank to fund an
infrastructure project in Burma would be met by opposition from the
United States and the European Union (EU), which enjoy sufficient clout
in the AsDB?s operations.
"Infrastructure development in a conflict area like the highway project
is certain to be met by strong opposition from the U.S. government and
many EU countries," said Yuki Akimoto, co-director of the Tokyo-based
Burma Information Network ? Japan, which monitors the work of
international financial institutions. "It may be difficult to abide by
the ADB?s own environmental and social safeguard policies."
"The Burma stretch is key to the realisation of the East- West Economic
Corridor," she said in an interview. "The ADB has been encouraging other
entities to help build that stretch. As such, Thailand has been helping
build part of the highway and Japan has been very keen on it, too."
The bank?s GMS programme began in 1992 to promote economic growth in the
six countries that share the Mekong River, South-east Asia?s largest
body of water. These are Burma, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and
Vietnam.
By 2005, over 10 billion U.S. dollars worth of investments had poured in
to finance the building of roads, bridges, airports, seaports, power
lines and hotels across this sub-region. Loans for the transport sector
from the bank and other funders topped that amount, accounting for
nearly half, or 4.8 billion U.S. dollars.
But projects such as the transport corridor will have "costs that go
with the project," said Avilash Roul, executive director of the NGO
Forum on the ADB, a Manila- based watchdog of the bank. "Based on its
studies, the ADB admits that the road project will increase the threat
of communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, avian flu, human and wildlife
trafficking, and degradation of environment and natural resources."
"From the ground, local communities claim that they were not consulted
about the project," he explained in an interview, echoing a complaint
that villagers in the Burma stretch of the transport corridor have made
to activists.
"Local communities were never consulted when the first phase of the
highway in Myamnar was being built and they have not been approached for
the phase across the mountain," said Naing Htoo. "Workers in rubber
plantations and fruit farmers have lost their livelihoods." (END)
--
Todd Edelman
Green Idea Factory,
a member of the OPENbike team
Mobile: ++49(0)162 814 4081
edelman@greenidea.eu
www.greenidea.eu
todd@openbike.se
www.openbike.se
Skype: toddedelman
Urbanstr. 45
10967 Berlin
Germany
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From datar.ashok at gmail.com Thu Sep 2 13:23:41 2010
From: datar.ashok at gmail.com (ashok datar)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:53:41 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: Important parking ruling by India's Supreme Court
In-Reply-To: <6F850E42E4589F45AE2799F34B645C360170EC2559@MBX06.stf.nus.edu.sg>
References: <6F850E42E4589F45AE2799F34B645C360170EC2559@MBX06.stf.nus.edu.sg>
Message-ID:
Paul Baxter,
You are right in providing a precise interpretation . However, there is
always a possibility of misunderstanding and we in India need to take up and
even educate the authorities as well as the courts that private parking can
and should not be considered public infra structure
and appropriate, fair and transparent pricing alongwith strict rules and
compliance machinery to ensure that road spaces are not carelessly and
freely used for parking - treating them as " public areas and hence free
parking to be allowed " this is a sad libertarian view
and needs to be curbed when the parking chaos is growing in a compounding
manner.
ashok datar
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:17 AM, Paul Barter wrote:
> Yesterday there was an important parking ruling by India's Supreme Court.
> My question is: Does it outlaw 'parking unbundling'?
>
> India's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that developers cannot sell parking
> spaces as independent real-estate units. The court ruled that parking areas
> are 'common areas and facilities'. This upholds an earlier Bombay High Court
> ruling.
>
> I fear that this ruling may be misunderstood to mean that unbundling of
> parking has been forbidden completely. Some may even claim that charging for
> off-street parking has been outlawed.
>
> But I would argue that India's Supreme Court has ruled out only ONE KIND OF
> UNBUNDLING. It forbids the option of buying and selling parking separately
> as real-estate.
>
> For example, managing parking as 'common areas' is compatible with having a
> system of parking permits for tenants. These can be priced of course.
> Managing parking as 'common area' is also compatible with deciding to
> charge visitors for parking, which would be most relevant for commercial
> complexes.
>
> See
> http://www.reinventingparking.org/2010/09/important-parking-ruling-by-indias.htmlfor more information.
>
> Any thoughts on this from India? Have I interpreted this ruling and its
> implications correctly?
>
> Paul
>
>
> Paul A. Barter | Assistant Professor
> LKY School of Public Policy | National University of Singapore
> 469C Bukit Timah Road | Singapore 259772
> Tel: +65-6516 3324 | Fax: +65-6778 1020 | paulbarter@nus.edu.sg
> http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx
> --------------------------------------------------------
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> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
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From sudhir at cai-asia.org Thu Sep 2 19:25:28 2010
From: sudhir at cai-asia.org (Sudhir)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:25:28 +0800
Subject: [sustran] Walkability Survey - Pedestrian Preference survey
Message-ID:
CAI-Asia is conducting a web survey. Your responses are important to us. As
part of our Walkability program we are carying out this online survey on
pedestrian facilities and needs. Please help us by filling up the survey and
passing it on.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/walkability
We would make the results online @
http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/whatwedo/projects/Walkability and would
announce it in sustran...
regards
Sudhir Gota
Transport Specialist
CAI-Asia Center
Units 3504-05, 35th Floor, Robinsons-Equitable Tower,
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From krc12353 at gmail.com Thu Sep 2 12:29:02 2010
From: krc12353 at gmail.com (Karthik Rao-Cavale)
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 23:29:02 -0400
Subject: [sustran] Re: Important parking ruling by India's Supreme Court
In-Reply-To: <6F850E42E4589F45AE2799F34B645C360170EC2559@MBX06.stf.nus.edu.sg>
References: <6F850E42E4589F45AE2799F34B645C360170EC2559@MBX06.stf.nus.edu.sg>
Message-ID:
Attaching the fulltext of the judgment. Thanks, Paul, for bringing this to
our attention.
Having read the text, I am mildly discomfited by the idea of parking as a
"common area" - common areas should be areas everyone can use; a lot of
people cannot use parking because they (wisely) don't own cars. Here's my
analysis of the judgment.
-------
The court asks four questions:
"(i) whether stand
alone ?garage? or in other words ?garage? as an independent unit
by itself is a ?flat? within the meaning of Section 2(a-1) of
MOFA; (ii) whether stilt parking space/open parking space of a
building regulated by MOFA is a ?garage?; (iii) If the answer to
aforesaid questions is in the negative, whether stilt parking
space/open parking space in such building is part of ?common
areas and facilities? and (iv) what are the rights of the promoter
vis-?-vis society (of flat purchasers) in respect of open parking
space/s / stilt parking space/s."
It was obvious that the court ruled out considering parking spots as "flats"
- to do so would have violated the particular act under which the housing
complex was registered. The second part is what worries me - a stilt parking
lot is not accepted as a garage simply because there are no walls to protect
a car! (I wonder that our courts are so eager to protect cars and so
reluctant to protect people - otherwise we wouldn't have tolerated so many
homeless people in India) And thus we have the absurd conclusion that stilt
parking is a common area. A ridiculous comparison is made -
"Can a promoter take common
passage/lobbies or say stair case or RG area out of purview of
`common areas and facilities? by not prescribing or defining the
same in the `common areas??"
Of course lobbies and stair cases are common areas! Everyone uses them. But
car parking is not common! Cars can't share - didn't you know that?
-----------
But I am not too worried. This judgment essentially hinges on a very
limiting interpretation of the word 'garage' in the MOFA (Maharashtra
Ownership of Flats Act). It does not apply to other states, and it does not
apply to housing complexes registered under other acts (though the number of
MOFA complexes in Mumbai is not small at all). And all it takes to restore
stilt parking to the status of "garage" is a minor amendment in the
Maharashtra legislative assembly that garages don't need walls (and I hope
they will also legislate that humans do need walls - and a roof - but that
is a different story). Given that builders are so heavily represented in our
legislature, I have no doubt that this will be done very very soon.
Even so, the act itself does not allow parking unbundling to the extent that
parking spots can be sold and bought in the open market. It only allows for
these spaces to be sold as a part of another flat (as a garage) for extra
compensation. Real parking unbundling - as I understand it - will need a
major revision to the MOFA.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
karthik
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Paul Barter wrote:
> Yesterday there was an important parking ruling by India's Supreme Court.
> My question is: Does it outlaw 'parking unbundling'?
>
> India's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that developers cannot sell parking
> spaces as independent real-estate units. The court ruled that parking areas
> are 'common areas and facilities'. This upholds an earlier Bombay High Court
> ruling.
>
> I fear that this ruling may be misunderstood to mean that unbundling of
> parking has been forbidden completely. Some may even claim that charging for
> off-street parking has been outlawed.
>
> But I would argue that India's Supreme Court has ruled out only ONE KIND OF
> UNBUNDLING. It forbids the option of buying and selling parking separately
> as real-estate.
>
> For example, managing parking as 'common areas' is compatible with having a
> system of parking permits for tenants. These can be priced of course.
> Managing parking as 'common area' is also compatible with deciding to
> charge visitors for parking, which would be most relevant for commercial
> complexes.
>
> See
> http://www.reinventingparking.org/2010/09/important-parking-ruling-by-indias.htmlfor more information.
>
> Any thoughts on this from India? Have I interpreted this ruling and its
> implications correctly?
>
> Paul
>
>
> Paul A. Barter | Assistant Professor
> LKY School of Public Policy | National University of Singapore
> 469C Bukit Timah Road | Singapore 259772
> Tel: +65-6516 3324 | Fax: +65-6778 1020 | paulbarter@nus.edu.sg
> http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
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> http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss to join the real
> sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
>
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> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
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From sutp at sutp.org Fri Sep 3 15:41:06 2010
From: sutp at sutp.org (Sustainable Urban Transport Project)
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:11:06 +0530
Subject: [sustran] GTZ-SUTP Newsletter July-August 2010
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****** SUTP Newsletter ******
****** Issue 04/10 July - August 2010 ******
A PDF version of the newsletter can be downloaded from
http://www.sutp.org/documents/newsletters/NL-Jul-Aug-2010.pdf
An online version is also available at
http://www.sutp.org/newsletters/NL-JUL-AUG-2010.html
***** Latest Publications *****
Module 1F: Financing Sustainable Urban Transport
Urban transport has historically not received the attention, careful
planning and financial support it deserves in order to function in a
sustainable manner. As a step to address this issue, this new GTZ Sourcebook
module provides detailed information on available options for financing
urban transport. It presents different financing instruments and ways in
which they can be best used, and how to optimally combine them. This module
is dedicated to policy makers, financial sector specialists and urban
planners/practitioners working on key challenges related to financing urban
transport systems. The module provides options to close the gap between the
ever growing demand for efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly
urban transport systems on one hand, and the dwindling financial resources
available to state and local authorities on the other.
In this module, the author, Mr. Ko Sakamoto, Senior Transport Consultant at
the UK Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) and an expert in the field of
finance, builds upon work done earlier by Dr. Gerhard Metschies. This
document also has substantial research inputs by Mr. Stefan Belka, GTZ. The
Sourcebook module covers the following subject area:
-The importance of finance in sustainable urban transport (Why is financing
important, who is involved and what is the scale of resources?)
-The double challenge: financing sustainable urban transport, sustainably
(What is a sustainable urban transport system, how can it be financed and
what are the barriers need to be acknowledged?)
-Approaches towards a sustainable system (Understanding and managing the
financial requirements & the various financing options and mechanisms)
-Financing Instruments at local, national and international level
-Optimally combining the financial options
-Summary of key points and necessary actions
The publication contains 98 illustrated pages, 19 tables, 58 boxes and 42
figures. Additionally it provides further reading and links on financing &
pricing and climate funds issues.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2293&Itemid=1
---------------
GTZ's latest technical document -"Public Bicycles: Applying the Concept in
Developing Cities"
GTZ's latest publication on urban transport, "Public Bicycle Schemes:
Applying the Concept in Developing Cities (Examples from India)" is the
third in its technical documents series. The document is authored by Ms.
Chhavi Dhingra and Mr. Santhosh Kodukula of GTZ-SUTP.
The objective of this technical document is to familiarize city authorities,
transport planners, businesses, civil society representatives and policy
makers in developing cities, with the concept and various components of a
public bicycle program, and to provide initial guidance and advice on
designing and implementing such a program in Indian cities.
This document presents the experience of bike sharing programs from a few
cities in Europe and Asia, and analyses the developing country climate
(taking India as an example) for encouraging such programs in developing
cities. An analysis of the existing bicycle rental programs in India and
their challenges, validates and reinforces the document's objectives. The
document also makes practical suggestions and recommendations for developing
cities who want to implement them.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2280&Itemid=1
---------------
GTZ?s Reading List on Urban Transport and Health is out
Transport is a key factor for human health. Increasingly, health aspects
have been assuming prime influence on transport development policies, as
transport affects the health of the whole city?s population through its
positive and negative impacts on the living environment. Direct and indirect
negative health impacts from urban transport include injuries from road
traffic accidents, noise annoyances and disturbances, respiratory problems
due to air pollution, overweight/obesity associated with reduced physical
activity as a result of choosing driving instead of walking or cycling,
stress, fatigue, social exclusion, etc. Furthermore, motorized transport is
a major contributor to climate change as it emits green house gases (GHG).
Therefore, there is a need to take into account impact on human health while
formulating transport related policies. This reading list called ?Urban
Transport and Health? released by GTZ provides the reader with a whole
variety of research topics, studies, reports and other sources related to
the subject of urban transport and health.
The reading list is organized as follows:
- Key organisations in the field
- Transport as access to health services
- Air pollution, noise and congestion
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change
- Road traffic safety and protection against accidents
- Health benefits of public transit, walking and cycling
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2295&Itemid=1
---------------
GTZ Survey Report on Bangkok BRT
Mr. Santhosh Kodukula, Urban Transport Specialist of GTZ-SUTP, visited the
recently opened Bangkok Bus Rapid Transit System - a new addition to the
existing mass transit systems of the city. His observations during his visit
to the system have been documented and are available as a survey report.
The system started on 29 May, 2010 and is called the Bangkok Rapid Transit
or BRT. The route is currently 15.9 kilometres long with 12 stations. The
system has distinct buses that are exclusive to the BRT route. According to
the Office of the Traffic and Transport Policy and Planning's (OTP) master
plan for Bangkok, the final BRT system will be 110 kilometres with 5 routes.
More information on the BRT in Bangkok can be found in the report, which
also suggests some improvements for the existing system. Should you have any
suggestions, comments or queries, you may contact Mr. Kodukula on his email
santhosh.kodukula(at)sutp.org.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2279&Itemid=1
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Reading list ? Electric Mobility is now out
In order to address way to cater with the limited fossil fuel availability
and the increasing CO2 emissions, electric mobility is increasingly
discussed as an innovative alternative to gasoline-powered transport. In
urban areas, promoting electric vehicles could offer a locally
emissions-free and quiet transport system; and also reduce the dependence on
fossil fuels. However, the sustainability of the electric mobility is
challenged if the non-local energy sources are not renewable. Finally, the
reduction of CO2 emission is dependent on the energy mix. This reading list
provides not only an overview of policies of and planning for electric
mobility, it gives also an in-depth look at its recent technology and
expertise. The structure of the reading list is organized as follows:
? History of and prospects for electric mobility
? Policy of and planning for electric mobility
? Impacts and benefits of electric mobility
? Development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure
? Technology and design of electric cars
? Energy source and energy storage/battery
? Electric two- and three-wheeler
? Webpages of organizations and internet portals
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2207&Itemid=1
------------
ITDP White Paper on "A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Low-Carbon
Transport- Financing the Vision ASAP"
by K. Sakamoto, H. Dalkmann and D. Palmer.
The work is made in contribution to the aims of the Partnership on
Sustainable Low-Carbon Transport (SLoCaT Partnership), a group of
organisations working to enhance the contributions of the transport sector
in addressing climate change within the context of sustainable development.
This White Paper draws from and is intended to contribute to a number of
other related initiatives, for example the work conducted by the German
Technical Cooperation (GTZ) on its Sourcebook Module on Financing
Sustainable Transport.
The paper is an initial attempt to identify the challenges and actions
needed to finance the paradigm shift towards sustainable, low-carbon
transport in developing countries. It is meant to be a living document, to
which further work by SLoCaT members can be added.
Download here:
http://www.itdp.org/documents/A_Paradigm_Shift_toward_Sustainable_Transport.
pdf
***** Recent News from GTZ-SUTP *****
E-learning course ?Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries?
The Local Development Programme of UNITAR, in partnership with GTZ, the
German Technical Cooperation, is launching a new e-learning course on
?Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries?, running from 4 October
2010 to 18 March 2011. The e-course aims to enhance the capacity of local
decision makers and urban and transportation planners in order to formulate
and implement appropriate policies that contribute to sustainability in
urban transport in developing countries. It allows an analysis of the main
issues of sustainable transport including transport demand management,
improved public and non-motorized transport, environmental protection, road
safety, and gender in transport.
The 6-module course is based on sound adult pedagogical principles
including, among others, self-assessment activities and case study, as well
as social elements such as peer-to-peer review and a discussion board. It is
distributed in such a way to ensure the achievement of the learning
objectives in a flexible manner, as participants can choose the learning
pace that is the most adequate to them.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2281&Itemid=1
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GTZ at the Fifth Regional EST Forum, 23-25 August 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of the Kingdom of
Thailand, the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan, United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP),
and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), with support
from various international organizations and donor agencies, jointly
organized the Fifth Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST)
Forum from 23 to 25 August 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the theme ?A New
Decade in Sustainable Transport?.
For the event, the GTZ transport team prepared a background paper entitled
"Beyond the Fossil City: Towards Low Carbon Transport and Green Growth".
This paper discussed what national and/or urban low-carbon transportation
policy packages exist and how they could help countries win the battle
against climate change, how sustainable development policies and measures in
the transport sector could include a variety of co-benefits, and the role
that global policies and deals on emissions control for developing countries
could potentially play.
Mr. Manfred Breithaupt, Project Director of GTZ's Sustainable Urban
Transport Project (SUTP) and one of the UNCRD EST experts introduced the
background paper and made a presentation titled "Low-Carbon Land Transport
Options towards reducing Climate Impacts and achieving Co-Benefits".
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2294&Itemid=1
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GTZ?s training course on Sustainable Urban Transport in Kuching, Sarawak,
Malaysia
The GTZ-SUTP along with Land Transport Authority (LTA) Academy, Singapore
and the Malaysian Institute of Planners conducted a 2 day course on
"Sustainable Urban Transport" from 2 to 3 August 2010, in Kuching, Sarawak,
Malaysia. The training course was a pre-event to the International Public
Transport Conference held from 3-6 August 2010. The trainers for the course
were Mr. Manfred Breithaupt (GTZ), Mr. Santhosh Kodukula (GTZ) and Mr. Low
Chow Kuang (LTA).
The first day of the training course focussed on the general concepts of
sustainable urban transport and public transport improvement and the second
day focussed on the issues of non-motorised transport and travel demand
management.
More than 30 people attended the training course. The participants were
mainly urban and transport planners working in various local governments
including Kuching, Kuala Lumpur, Iskandar and Brunei.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2105&Itemid=1
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GTZ participates in Cities for Mobility World Congress 2010 at Stuttgart
GTZ-SUTP members took part in various activities during the Cities for
Mobility World Congress 2010 which was held during 4-6 July 2010 in
Stuttgart (Germany). Mr. Manfred Breithaupt and Mr. Carlos Pardo were part
of a roundtable discussion on Large events moderated by Mr. Pardo. Mr.
Breithaupt gave a presentation on the key aspects of Johannesburg's BRT Rea
Vaya and its relationship to the World Cup in Johannesburg.
Ms. Montserrat Miramontes took part in a plenary discussion of all
roundtable topics.
In plenary sessions, Mr. Carlos Pardo gave a presentation about Bogot?'s
current transport policy and its evolution since 1998-2000, the period when
most transport improvements in the city were implemented.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2206&Itemid=1
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GTZ at the 2nd World Urban Transport Leaders Summit in Singapore
The 2nd World Urban Transport Leaders Summit (WULTS) entitled "Transforming
Urban Transport for Liveable and Sustainable Cities? took place from 30th
June - 1st July, 2010, in Singapore.
Plenary forums covered key issues such as new vision, governance,
sustainable urban solutions, green and eco-friendly transport, future
transport innovations, etc. The Summit also featured a Policy Dialogue with
top leaders and experts, and site visits to the latest transport initiatives
in Singapore.
Mr. Manfred Breithaupt, GTZ Senior Transport Advisor and Project Director of
GTZ's Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP), participated in the Summit
and made a presentation on ?Latest Developments in BRT from Around the
World".
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2191&Itemid=1
****** From Partners *****
Experts recommend car control for Asian cities
In a recent edition of the Centre for Science (CSE) publication called "Down
to Earth", experts from the field of sustainable urban transportation voiced
their thoughts on improving the urban transport mess of Asian cities. The
ideas included parking restraint measures, congestion charging, provision of
better public transport and non-motorized transport services and use of
economic instruments to control car usage.
Mr. Manfred Breithaupt, Senior Transport Advisor, GTZ, and Project Director
of GTZ's SUTP pointed out that restricting car usage must be accompanied
with an improvement in public transport and non-motorised transport services
as an obvious alternative to driving, and using traffic calming measures and
economic instruments should be seriously considered by developing cities.
Read more:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2278&Itemid=1
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UITP: French government wants to invest 55 billion euro in urban public
transport
A draft French national transport infrastructure scheme (SNIT) was presented
on 13 July by the French Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo. The proposal,
which is due to be adopted at the end of 2010, sets out a total of 170
billion euros worth of investment in alternatives to road transport over 20
to 30 years, including 55 billion euros for urban public transport.
The investment proposed by the French government is in line with the
sustainable development goals set out in the Grenelle de l?Environnement,
the French government?s environment action plan.
Read more: http://www.uitp.org/news/pics/pdf/PR-Investissement_EN.pdf
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ITDP: Buenos Aires launches Bike-to-Work program
The Buenos Aires city government recently initiated a bike-to-work program,
its latest effort to get residents on bikes and out of their cars. With a
presentation from ITDP, the government held a conference with business
leaders to outline various means of encouraging their employees to commute
by bicycle, as well as the accompanying advantages for the companies,
employees, and environment. Shortly after, a number of companies, including
Coca-Cola, and Telef?nica, signed an agreement with the city in which they
commit to encouraging sustainable mobility among their employees. At the end
of 2010, ITDP will assess the companies who signed the agreement and will
honor those which have made the most progress towards promoting sustainable
transportation among their employees.
Read more:
http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news_events/news_detail/buenos_aires_launches_
bike-to-work_program/
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Parisar Report: Pedestrian crossing facilities in Pune
This report presents the results of a survey of pedestrians using Foot
Over-Bridges (FOBs) and Foot Under-Bridges (FUBs), as well as the findings
of a usability analysis of these facilities in Pune. This study was
triggered by the controversy surrounding the construction of the FUB at
Goodluck chowk in Deccan Gymkhana area in late 2009.
The people asked showed a strong preference for at-grade crossing over using
either FUBs or FOBs, provided safe at-grade crossing was available.
Pedestrian counts backed up that statement: at FOBs and FUBs where at-grade
crossing with calculated risk was possible, people tended to do so. A sad,
but perhaps not surprising, finding was that the majority of interviewees
(over 60%) said that the traffic situation in Pune had changed for the worse
in the last five years. Missing safe at-grade crossings is just one example
of this development.
The usability analysis of FOBs and FUBs found that many of these facilities
are poorly designed, particularly for the children and the elderly. However,
the surveys also showed that FUBs ? if they are well designed ? can be
relatively more popular among pedestrians as they are more convenient and
safe to use for all. But even at such subways, pedestrian preference was to
cross the road at-grade if safe crossings were possible. Therefore, it is
recommended that Pune Municipal Corporation should strive towards provide
such safe at-grade crossings for pedestrians rather than build more FOBs,
FUBs and skywalks.
Read more:
http://www.parisar.org/activities/analysesreports/121-pedestrian-crossing-fa
cilities-in-pune.html
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Parisar Report: Women Bicyclists of Pune
In Pune, and India as a whole, women who cycle may be viewed from a
different perspective than male cyclists. Similarly, the problems and issues
faced them also are likely to be different than male cyclists. To understand
these differences, Priyanka Gupta, a student from the Department of
Sociology in Pune University conducted a survey among women cyclists working
in Pune. This survey was conducted in September 2009.
This survey tries to understand the attitudes of women to cycling, the
problems faced by them and what could be done better to encourage more women
to cycle. Twenty women, unevenly distributed in three localities of Pune
were surveyed. Factors such as age profile, education, socio-economic status
and profession were taken into account This survey, though done on a small
scale, gave valuable insights into the unique issues that women face as
cyclists. Problems they face, in terms of attitude of motorists, their own
family members and the society were explored. The efficacy and usage of
cycle tracks was again gauged in this survey.
Read more:
http://www.parisar.org/activities/analysesreports/120-women-bicyclists-of-pu
ne.html
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27.09.2010 Shanghai, CN: Linking Cities to Finance
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03.10.2010 Dakar, SN:1stCongress & Exhibition on African Public Transport
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04.10.2010 Mexico.D.F, MX: Intl Conf. on Sustainable Transport
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25.10.2010 Buenos Aires, AR: CODATU XIV
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25.10.2010 New Delhi, IN: MetroRail 2010, Asia
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09.11.2010 Singapore, SG: Better Air Quality 2010
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From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Sat Sep 4 01:24:55 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:24:55 +0200
Subject: [sustran] Kaohsiung 2010 Papers: Latest from the Fellows program:
China and India
Message-ID: <043301cb4b84$8d910990$a8b31cb0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
One of the not inconsiderable advantages of working as the editor and
webmaster for this program is that one has the luck/job of having to read
every submitted paper carefully and at least twice. First to decide if it is
appropriate for the Kaohsiung 2010 conference, and second just to make sure
that the language and presentation is in good order. This permits me to have
pretty good familiarity with what is being submitted, and it is for me an
excellent opportunity to learn from others, young and not so young. I am
impressed and I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity as well.
Eric Britton
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Kaohsiung 2010 Papers: Thoughts on
Share/Transport from Chengdu, China
E. Britton, editor
| 3 September 2010 at 17:47 | Categories:
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public
transport, sharing |
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This essay has been contributed by one of the 2010 Jason Chang International
Fellows, Jane Voodikon, who introduces herself as follows: "Since my
interest in transportation and planning is purely personal - I have no
professional background in any transportation-related field - I hope to walk
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This essay contests the idea that streets are for travel alone by critically
examining the logic and language employed by the elite to delegitimize two
marginalized groups using streets for non-travel purposes: hawkers and
pavement-dwellers. Further, court cases interpreting constitutional
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From krc12353 at gmail.com Sat Sep 4 03:32:39 2010
From: krc12353 at gmail.com (Karthik Rao-Cavale)
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:32:39 -0400
Subject: [sustran] Re: How many more conferences??
In-Reply-To: <4c75e94b.2948960a.406d.70ce@mx.google.com>
References:
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Message-ID:
Ma'am,
http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/kaohsiung-2010-papers-are-streets-meant-for-travel-alone/
This paper I wrote for the Kaohsiung Conference might respond to your point
about the hawkers. It was not intended as a response, but I hope it serves
the counter your arguments against the hawkers. There is, I believe, great
potential for collaboration between hawkers and walkers - they go hand in
hand! It would be a tragedy if we allowed these synergies to be ignored and
continued fighting among ourselves while the motorcar lobby continues to
prey on space that belongs to us.
Regards,
karthik
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Kanthi Kannan wrote:
> Dear all
>
>
>
> Greetings!!
>
>
>
> It is sad to read about more and more conferences that talk about how urban
> transport needs to change its image and as to how the NMT is so critical
> and
> PT has to be improved.
>
>
>
> When will we implement? Or even talk about the basic steps that need to be
> taken??
>
>
>
> Even today many of our municipal commissioner talk about how roads are the
> priority and how only people like us talk about pedestrian infrastructure.
> To make these people understand our perspective is a tough ask because even
> as they do, they get transferred out.
>
>
>
> The questions that we need to raise are this:
>
>
>
> 1. Is there a clear cut implementation plan after the conferences?
> 2. In India, the urban transport is a state subject and hence the
> centre can only formulate the policy. Yet there is a lot that the central
> urban transport can do; they can call a meeting of the stakeholders say in
> the state capital and get the state urban authorities to attend the meeting
> and get a clear cut directive laid down.
>
>
>
> It is really tragic that in the 21st century we are subjected to the
> humiliating sight of men relieving themselves and we as a nation unable to
> stop them. Who is responsible for this?
>
>
>
>
>
> I find it strange that in all our conferences, we do have the government
> representatives and yet there does not seem to be any change on the ground.
>
>
>
> IT is time that WE STOPPED TALKING AND
>
>
>
> A. Ensured that pedestrian are able to cross the road
> B. Encroachments such as vehicles parked on the footpaths, debris on
> the footpaths was removed/ banned
> C. Stop men relieving themselves in the open
>
>
>
> The minute we talk about clearing up of footpaths, there is a great lobby
> that talks about the hawkers. FORGET THE HAWKERS.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Kanthi
>
>
>
> THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK
>
>
>
> PS: I am not giving up. We shall win in the end but prolonging the war is
> expensive and a lot of lives are lost. Prevent loss of life
>
>
>
> KK
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
--
karthik
From yanivbin at gmail.com Sat Sep 4 16:24:21 2010
From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur)
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 12:54:21 +0530
Subject: [sustran] As cities grow,
transportation plans must head for the future
Message-ID:
As cities grow, transportation plans must head for the futureRadheshyam
Jadhav, Sep 3, 2010, 04.07am IST
PUNE: One of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission's
(JNNURM)
visions is to have cities where the public mass transport system rules.
Which is why projects like the Bus Rapid Transit
System
( BRTS ) have
become so important in
Pune and
Ahemdabad .
But experts say that in states like Maharashtra where urban corridors in the
vicinity of the cities are emerging as a result of intensified urbanisation,
the city-centric focus of urban transportation must change to include a
larger area that will cater to an urban conglomeration.
As far back as 1988, the national commission on urbanisation had identified
329 urban centres as generators of economic momentum (GEMs) where
development activities should converge.
The government of India's National
Atlas
and
Thematic Mapping Organisation's (NATMO) study had identified 25 urban
corridors. The Centre for Policy
Research
(CPR)
study specifically looked at Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and
Andhra Pradesh. The findings of the study confirmed the emergence of the
earlier corridors with a few new corridors.
The CPR study
identified four corridors in Maharashtra-- Mumbai-Thane (to Ahmedabad),
Mumbai-Pune, Mumbai-Nashik-Dhule-Amravati-Nagpur, and
Pune-Ahmednagar-Aurangabad-Jalgaon. It also indicated the likely percentage
of population that would settle along these corridors. The picture that
emerges is clearly one of strong and spectacular growth along the
corridors.
"The implications of the corridor development are many. They will be
multi-nodal, but not well-connected functionally. Such connectivity will
require careful planning and policy choices on whether the corridors need to
be continuous or not. The location of future economic activities,
residential development, infrastructure together with integration of
multi-nodal centres both spatially and functionally, would have to be
planned and visualised," K C Sivaramakrishnan and B N Singh said in their
study on urbanisation.
Another study by the ministry of urban development, the total requirement of
funds for urban transport in 87 identified cities by 2030 is estimated at Rs
4,35,380 crore.
The gap between the investment demand and likely availability of funds from
budgetary sources of central, state and urban local bodies is wide. While it
is difficult to ascertain the actual amount due to uncertainty of proposals
from these government bodies, they have been advised to set up a dedicated
urban transport fund at the state and city levels to mitigate the gap.
Former assistant director of the state town planning department Ramchandra
Gohad
who
is now with the Pune Metropolitan Planning Committee's (PMPC) land-use
committee said that the immediate need was to establish the Pune
Metropolitan Development
Authority
(PMRDA).
"Once the PMRDA is
a physical entity,
JNNURM funds
could be claimed for a wider network of the Pune metropolitan region area
spread over 3,000 sq km. As per the 74th constitutional amendment, PMPC will
prepare and implement an integrated development plan for a region. Areas
falling under the metropolitan region includes municipal councils, panchayat
samitis and gram panchayats, should get benefit of JNNURM funds," said
Gohad.
On its part, the government has launched the Sustainable Urban Transport
Project
at
an estimated cost of Rs.1439.01 crore. The proposal involves seeking grants
from the global environment facility through the World
Bank
and United Nations Development
Programme
and
loans from the World Bank to the cities through the state governments and
central assistance under the JNNURM, urban transport planning and capacity
building schemes, contribution from the states and the implementing
agencies.
"Road conditions in cities like Nanded are poor and managed inadequately.
The bus transport system run by the Maharashtra Road State Transport
Corporation
has
become defunct," states the City Development
Plan
(CDP)
submitted to the central government by the Nanded Municipal
Corporation.
The CDP has insisted on better connectivity with urban conglomerations.
The urban corridors surrounding the areas of cities like
Mumbai,
Pune and Nagpur are
growing fast as people from other parts of the state and other states settle
outside the main city because of housing affordability.
According to the Economic
Survey
of
Maharashtra released in April 2010, there has been a rapid growth in the
density of population. The 2001 census puts the density (number of people
per sq km) of the population was 315 and this number may increase to 366 in
2011. This indicates a rise of 51 people per sq km putting an additional
burden on the existing infrastructure. The survey also indicates a 5.4 per
cent rise in the population of potential work force (15-59 age group) in
2011.
Emerging corridors in Maharashtra
The percentages of the urban population likely to be located in these
corridors by 2021 is indicated
Mumbai-Thane (to Ahmedabad): 42%
Mumbai-Pune: 11% (excluding Mumbai)
Mumbai-Nashik-Dhule-Amravati-Nagpur: 21% (excluding Mumbai),
Pune-Ahmednagar-Aurangabad-Jalgaon: 6%
( Source - The Centre for Policy Research)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/As-cities-grow-transportation-plans-must-head-for-the-future/articleshow/6482202.cms
From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Sat Sep 4 17:31:56 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:31:56 +0200
Subject: [sustran] How many more conferences??
Message-ID: <009d01cb4c0b$a726a4f0$f573eed0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Friends. Here's my problem.
How is it that a country like India, with so many good and wise people
working on and understanding in many profound ways the challenges and
possibilities of the New Mobility Agenda at its best, continue to do so very
very badly when it comes to spending money and making even half decent
policy and investment decisions.
This strikes me particularly as I read some of the very fine papers coming
in from our Young Scholars for the Kaohsiung conference, which strike me by
the quality of their understanding and lucidity (and generosity of spirit)
on many (but not all '-) of these matters.
I am not V. S. Naipal (with all the prejudices that entails), but I suspect
there is something very profound going on in that huge continent of a
country which I as a naive guy from the Unglobal North simply is not capable
of understanding.
We are thinking very seriously of organizing the 2010 World Share/Transport
Forum in India, but maybe it will just be more flapping of the arms and
sugared words shared among a few wise but powerless souls. Why do it if it
serves no good purpose?
Can someone out there help me out?
Eric Britton
Co-Chairman, World Share/Transport Forum - Kaohsiung 2010
. Www.kaohsiung.sharetransport.org
. http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/kaohsiung/
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From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Sun Sep 5 01:53:37 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 18:53:37 +0200
Subject: [sustran] IFRTD - Colin Relf Young Voices Award 2010
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THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR RURAL TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT (IFRTD)
is pleased to announce the
COLIN RELF YOUNG VOICES AWARD 2010
'Exploring New Thinking in Rural Transport'
Colin Relf was a founding member of IFRTD and a strong supporter of the
network and its activities throughout his life. He was a pioneer in
highlighting the fact that large-scale investments in transport
infrastructure were not sufficiently improving the lives of rural people,
and the need for an integrated approach to transport taking into account
socio-economic considerations.
The Colin Relf Young Voices Award celebrates Colin's interest in rural
transport and his concern with promoting and motivating the people with whom
he worked. The aim of this award is to encourage young people from
developing countries to express, in writing, their innovative ideas,
perspectives and approaches to rural transport and sustainable development.
Award open to young people (35 years and under) from developing countries.
An opportunity to have your writing published and disseminated by IFRTD.
Submissions welcome in English, French and Spanish.
1st Prize of USD 600
2nd Prize of USD 300
3rd Prize of USD 200
This year's award has kindly been sponsored by IT Transport:
www.ittransport.co.uk
Please turn over for the Colin Relf Young Voices Award 2010 award questions,
details of how to make a submission and the award rules.
http://www.ifrtd.org/en/membership/Colin_Relf_award.php
COLIN RELF YOUNG VOICES AWARD 2010
Please answer either Question 1. or Question 2.
QUESTION 1. RURAL TRANSPORT AND HEALTH
It is widely recognised that the health related Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) are seriously off track. For instance, it is estimated that every
year 536,000 women die as a result of complications during pregnancy and
childbirth mainly in developing countries; and in 2008, 8.8 million young
children died from preventable diseases or treatable causes. In addition,
an estimated 2 million people die each year due to AIDs-related illnesses
worldwide.
This situation is critical and key barriers need to be addressed in order
for improvements in healthcare in developing countries to be achieved. Among
them are weak and poor functioning health systems and inadequate access to
healthcare services. The ability of rural people, in particular, to reach
health services can be limited by distance, geography and costs among other
factors.
Drawing on examples from a local and/or national context, discuss the role
that transport infrastructure and mobility (ie. transport services) play in
improving poor communities' access to health services in the face of the
urgent need to achieve MDGs 4, 5 and 6. Explain major constraints facing
developing countries in ensuring efficient rural transport infrastructure
and mobility to meet basic access needs. What strategies would you suggest
to ensure that transport infrastructure and mobility are improved, and to
bring about better synergies between the transport and health sectors?
QUESTION 2. RURAL TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
The transport sector contributes up to 14% of Greenhouse Gas emissions. Most
of these emissions are produced in urban areas and consequently countries
are prioritising climate change mitigation activities. However, the impacts
of climate change will also be evident in rural transport infrastructure and
services. It is expected that basic access will become worse, travelling to
and from the road networks will become more difficult and existing
infrastructure may be seriously damaged and/or require more frequent
maintenance.
What are the likely effects of climate change on rural transport in
developing countries? Reflecting on examples from a local and/or national
context, discuss the role that non motorised transport systems and means of
transport, including footpaths, trails and rural waterways, can play in
addressing the accessibility and mobility needs of poor communities in a
climate challenged world. What must be done to ensure that these options are
not neglected by decision and policy makers?
Submission Deadline: 15th October 2010
How to Enter:
Entries should be sent to the attention of the Award Coordinator by post,
fax or email using the following details: Colin Relf Award Coordinator,
IFRTD, CAN Mezzanine, 49-51 East Road London, N1 6AH. United Kingdom.
Email: colinrelfaward@ifrtd.org Fax:
+44 (0)20 7250 8322
Award Rules:
1. One entry per person per award round. Proof of age (35 or under) will be
requested for entrants shortlisted.
2. Entries should be between 2000 and 2500 words, entries exceeding this
limit will be disqualified.
3. Entries can be submitted in English, French or Spanish.
4. Identification of plagerism will lead to disqualification from this and
future Colin Relf award rounds.
5. One photo can be included with your entry (maximum size 500kb if sent
electronically).
6. Entries must be received by the Award Coordinator by the end of 15th
October 2010.
7. Prizes are as follows: 1st Prize - USD 600. 2nd Prize - USD 300. 3rd
Prize - USD 200.
8. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winning entries will be published on IFRTD's
websites. IFRTD reserves the right to publish all entries received on any
of the IFRTD websites. Full credit will be given to the author at all times.
9. IFRTD cannot enter into correspondence regarding the selection of
winners.
Judging and Criteria:
Judging will be carried out by a panel of experts engaged with IFRTD. The
judges are looking for entries that:
* Answer the question (this is paramount)
* Focus on rural rather than urban transport
* Advance current thinking on rural transport
* Address issues of poverty reduction and sustainable development.
* Take a practical/implementation oriented perspective
* Are well structured with a clear argument.
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From kanthikannan at gmail.com Mon Sep 6 13:50:23 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (Kanthimathi Kannan)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:20:23 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: Walking in Mumbai :Good News
Message-ID:
Dear all
Sounds Interesting!!
Regards
Kanthi
A pilot project to survey the state of footpaths and pedestrian
infrastructure between the busy Andheri railway station and Seven Bungalows
has been initiated by the environment cell of the Mumbai Regional Congress
Committee (MRCC). The aim is to enable the creation of a walking policy and
a manual to aid the preparation of pedestrian-friendly policies.
The project will be implemented in four stages. The first step will entail
identification of the key problems of pedestrians. In the second stage, a
comparative analysis with other cities will be done to see how certain
aspects of pedestrian infrastructure there could be emulated in the city?s
environment. Proposing a walking policy and a walking manual will follow.
Lastly, various civil society groups will be empowered to take up walking
environment improvement projects.
The brain behind the initiative, Rishi Aggarwal of MRCC?s environment cell,
said it is an attempt at creating a good walking environment for the city?s
harried pedestrians. He pointed out that according to Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Authority?s comprehensive transport survey, out of the
2.5 crore trips made by commuters in the city every day, 1.5 crore are of
pedestrians. The need for pedestrian-friendly policies in the city is thus
immense.
The inspiration behind the initiative, said Aggarwal, is Bogota?s former
mayor Enrique Penalosa, who is credited with making the Columbian capital
pedestrian-friendly. Aggarwal said such initiatives could be taken up at the
local level by citizens across the city and the state ? to study the
conditions of the pedestrian infrastructure ? and then they can act as
pressure groups so that their elected representatives initiate policy
changes at the state level.
The chairperson of the cell, Puja Sukhija, said, ?The environment cell
intends to take up initiatives which lead to change at the policy level, as
well as small, local level change that?s immediate. In this case, for
example, highlighting hurdles to walking, like paver blocks placed on the
footpath to the concerned authorities, could provide the pedestrians some
relief.?
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_soon-a-policy-to-make-walking-in-mumbai-a-less-harrowing-experience_1433625
From kanthikannan at gmail.com Mon Sep 6 14:01:45 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (Kanthimathi Kannan)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:31:45 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: Forget about Footpaths but at least do something about
crossings!!
Message-ID:
Dear all
Greetings!!
After my mail regarding how many more conferences, there was an interesting
discussion in the forum. There is a lot of debate and discussion about
whether walkways need to be reserved for walkers etc.
But for the moment lets forget about footpaths and talk about pedestrian
crossings. It is a nightmare to cross any road in Hyderabad. Can we all do
something about this? Try to project this in the national media? / talk to
the government authorities who can take a few decisions? /
But I think that we all agree that something needs to be done and that too
urgently.
Any ideas/ suggestions??
Thanks
Regards
Kanthi
THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK
From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Mon Sep 6 15:51:47 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 08:51:47 +0200
Subject: [sustran] India lives in her cities too!
Message-ID: <018601cb4d90$001dbf50$00593df0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
There is food for thought here that I can only strongly recommendation to
the members of this group. Eric Britton
Transit
as a social space
Karthik Rao-Cavale |
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, Suketu Mehta
, Maximum City
, Raj Rao
| Categories: Mumbai
, Needs
of the poor, Suburban
Rail, social
spaces | URL:
http://wp.me/pZUdv-3u
In a previous post, I had argued that air-conditioning transit is a wasteful
and avoidable expenditure that adds little to the comfort of the commuter,
and that city planners should instead seek to reduce crowding in transit by
increasing the frequency of service. This, thankfully, is being attempted
for the Mumbai commuter rail system through [...]
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, Race Course
| Categories: Equity
in
Planning, Metro
, Mumbai ,
Rehabilitation
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Amitabh Bachchan, the famous Bollywood actor, recently stirred up a
controversy when he complained in his blog about the intrusion of his
privacy due to the construction of the Mumbai Metro near his mansion
"Prateeksha" in Juhu. The city responded with anger - public interest cannot
be compromised for the benefit for one person, however [...]
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Vendors
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August 30, 2010 at 8:47 PM | Tags: Jane Jacobs
, eyes on the
street, hawkers
| Categories: Bangalore
, Mumbai
, Needs
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Needs, Skywalk
, Street
Vendors, homeless
persons,
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Street vendors and homeless persons should be welcome on streets - between
the two groups, they occupy the streets at all times of the day and night,
providing stray walkers at night the security of not having to worry about
being the only person on the street. And yet, we find that governments
respond to their presence in exactly the opposite manner - Mumbai wants to
get security to keep people from "encroaching" the elevated walkways when
they could have gotten these "encroachers" to themselves serve as security -
at so much less expense and freeing up so much time of the already
overworked Mumbai Police.
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From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 09:01:49 +0200
Subject: [sustran] World Streets: Weekly digest for 6 September 2010
Message-ID: <019901cb4d91$6735b200$35a11600$@britton@ecoplan.org>
A very busy week on World Streets, which in addition to our usual excellent
articles and world-wide coverage is bringing you some of the most
internationally relevant papers being prepared in support of next week's
first World Share/Transport Forum in Kaohsiung, concerning which of course
you can read all about at Www.kaohsiung.sharetransport.org.
Also for a quick update on the content and contributions of the Jason Chang
International Fellows program, have a look at
http://future.sharetransport.org/, where you will also find good information
on both the program goals and contents but also the cultural program which
aims to give the international visitors a real taste of life in Southern
Taiwan.
And next year in China. And 2012 in India. Be a part of it. Sharing: Smarter
than you thought.
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Kaohsiung
2010 Papers: Employer Share/Transport
E. Britton, editor
| 6 September 2010 at 01:39 | Categories: Kaohsiung
, economics
, more choices
, parking
, rideshare
, sharing
| URL:
http://wp.me/psKUY-XE
Rory McMullan, Project Administrator of this year's Kaohsiung conference, is
one of the keynote speakers in the session which is reporting on
ride/sharing as a tool for affordable and fair sustainable transport in and
around our cities world-wide. In this presentation he undertakes to
introduce a range of employer share/transport services for larger pubic
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for speed
E. Britton, editor
| 4 September 2010 at 02:07 | Categories: event
, health
safety, media
, shared
space, slower
, street
| URL:
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As our regular readers know well, World/Streets believes that there are a
lot of excellent reasons for slowing down. And every time we run into
something that we think can help advance this worthy objective, well here we
are. This time the irrepressible Elizabeth Press, peripatetic videographer
from New York City's StreetFilms project, got on [...]
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2010 Papers: Thoughts on
Share/Transport from Chengdu, China
E. Britton, editor
| 3 September 2010 at 17:47 | Categories: Kaohsiung
, climate
, policy
, public
transport,
sharing | URL:
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This essay has been contributed by one of the 2010 Jason Chang International
Fellows, Jane Voodikon, who introduces herself as follows: "Since my
interest in transportation and planning is purely personal - I have no
professional background in any transportation-related field - I hope to walk
away from Kaohsiung 2010 with a more informed picture [...]
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2010 Papers: Are streets meant for travel
alone?
E. Britton, editor
| 3 September 2010 at 16:34 | Categories: Global South
, Kaohsiung
, behavior
, shared space
, sharing
, slower
, street
| URL:
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This essay contests the idea that streets are for travel alone by critically
examining the logic and language employed by the elite to delegitimize two
marginalized groups using streets for non-travel purposes: hawkers and
pavement-dwellers. Further, court cases interpreting constitutional
guarantees in the context of hawkers and pavement-dwellers are examined.
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2010 Papers:
Share/Transport in India - Threats, Challenges, Opportunities
E. Britton, editor
| 3 September 2010 at 01:48 | Categories: Kaohsiung
, bike bicycle
, bikeshare
, cities
, design
, health
safety,
infrastructure
, pedestrian ,
sharing | URL:
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Sharing is an inherently natural process of establishing a joint use of
resources It is a primarily self-initiated and regulated process. In this
regard share transport can be seen as an informal, unregulated or loosely
regulated, low-cost (even works on micro credit, when loose change is
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2010 Papers: On ride-sharing and efficiency
E. Britton, editor
| 2 September 2010 at 01:47 | Categories: cars
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, sharing
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When I was at university the only way I could afford to get home was to
share a car with someone. I set up a notice board in the student union to
help me find a lift home. The notice board quickly became popular and every
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2010 Papers: Making ridesharing easy
E. Britton, editor
| 1 September 2010 at 12:59 | Categories: cars
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project,
rideshare , sharing
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As I sat in traffic on Auckland's North-Western motorway, all alone in my
cocoon, I could see that others were doing the same. Looking across, I could
see each person, alone in their car, and I wondered if they might be heading
to the same place as me?
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Public Behaviors
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| 1 September 2010 at 02:27 | Categories: behavior
, health
safety,
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Which of the following is more likely to get you to drive slower down a
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Kaohsiung
2010 Papers: Street sharing in Nepal
E. Britton, editor
| 31 August 2010 at 13:39 | Categories: Global South
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, street
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In most developing world cities, the vast majority of citizens walk as part
of their daily social, recreational, and livelihood activities. Every trip
begins and ends with a walking trip. Nearly all trips made by people entail
some walking, either directly to a destination or to another mode of
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E. Britton, editor
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The Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice is the long standing idea
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From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Tue Sep 7 00:59:53 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:59:53 +0200
Subject: [sustran] Street photos and contacts in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
Message-ID: <052401cb4ddc$8df8ae60$a9ea0b20$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Sharing: Smarter than you thought.
?????????
English :
www.kaohsiung.sharetransport.org
Chinese :
www.kaohsiung-sharetransport.com.tw
Contact:
http://tinyurl.com/ks2010-contacts
Jeroen Swolfs is a talented photographer who takes pictures of streets in
countries around the world. .If you go to Word Streets today for instance
you will see a fine street shot of traffic in Cambodia. You can check out
his pictures in a couple of dozen countries via
http://www.streetsoftheworld.nl/
Jeroen and his camera are about to hit the road for a trip that will take
them to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran starting next week. He has asked for
contacts,. And who are we to say no.
Thanks if you have some ideas for him. His email address is jeroen.streets@gmail.com
Eric Britton |
WorldStreets.org |
NewMobility.org | Skype: newmobility
8, rue Jospeh Bara | Paris 75006 France | +331 7550 3788
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From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Tue Sep 7 01:49:21 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 18:49:21 +0200
Subject: [sustran] How many more conferences??
In-Reply-To:
References: <7385686760928092618@unknownmsgid>
Message-ID: <056401cb4de3$76f84c50$64e8e4f0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Couple of quick points about my mail on this of 4 Sept.
1. The planned date for India conference of the World Share/Transport
Forum is 2012 (not 2010).
2. I really believe in this approach and I do hope that many of you will
follow the manner in which we are trying to open the door in Kaohsiung,
along with the rather broad array of ways of following up (collaborative
workshops, master classes, city dialogues, etc.). Now that's at
Www.kaohsiung.sharetransport.org
3. And of course everything that I have said with really quite a bit of
passion on the topic of the huge split between what is known and appreciated
at the leading edge in India, and the for the most part terribly backward
polices and investments that rule the day in our sector in that great and
sprawling country --- well that can of course be equally said of my much
beloved native country the USA (and believe me it's not always easy), which
is not only racing steadily backward in terms of all the key global
indicators in our sector, but is in the process serving as the perverse
model and excuse for all the rest.
I am by the blood that runs in my veins an optimist. And I know that a
number of us and yet others are going to get together to bring the
share/transport agenda into the leading edge of transport policy and
practice in many parts of the world - and I want you to now that I am
already boiling to work with you all to make it a major shaping event in
India, as soon as we can get to work on it. Today might be a good day to
start.
Sharing, after all, is our only choice.
Eric Britton
From kanthikannan at gmail.com Tue Sep 7 15:42:27 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (Kanthi Kannan)
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:12:27 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: How many more conferences??
In-Reply-To: <056401cb4de3$76f84c50$64e8e4f0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Message-ID: <4c85dee1.214b640a.736d.281d@mx.google.com>
Dear Eric and others
Greetings!!
In my mail regarding "How Many More Conferences" my intention was not to
target any specific conference but to discuss the issue and try and find out
if we as a collective group could really change at least a few things on the
ground.
In Hyderabad, the situation is becoming worse because of the footpath
encroachment by vehicles and also the dustbins on the footpaths. The
authorities turn a blind eye to this and only want vehicular traffic to move
rapidly.
They have in fact made a zone of almost 6 km without any signals and all the
motorists are only too happy about this move.
Also I feel that we need to re-examine our core issues and what we can do
for implementing these ideas.
Let me again state that I have nothing against conferences and definitely
our group is pro sharing.
My only plea is for all of us to examine and try and find out what needs to
be done.
I think that all of us are optimists and particularly those from India
otherwise we will not be able to campaign and fight the battle at all.
We know that we will win (I keep stating this in all the interviews that I
give to the local media) but again when and therefore at what cost needs to
be thought.
Warm Regards
Kanthi
-----Original Message-----
From: sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org
[mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org] On
Behalf Of eric britton
Sent: 06 September 2010 22:19
To: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com; sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org
Cc: 'Dinesh Mohan'; rishiagg@gmail.com
Subject: [sustran] How many more conferences??
Couple of quick points about my mail on this of 4 Sept.
1. The planned date for India conference of the World Share/Transport
Forum is 2012 (not 2010).
2. I really believe in this approach and I do hope that many of you will
follow the manner in which we are trying to open the door in Kaohsiung,
along with the rather broad array of ways of following up (collaborative
workshops, master classes, city dialogues, etc.). Now that's at
Www.kaohsiung.sharetransport.org
3. And of course everything that I have said with really quite a bit of
passion on the topic of the huge split between what is known and appreciated
at the leading edge in India, and the for the most part terribly backward
polices and investments that rule the day in our sector in that great and
sprawling country --- well that can of course be equally said of my much
beloved native country the USA (and believe me it's not always easy), which
is not only racing steadily backward in terms of all the key global
indicators in our sector, but is in the process serving as the perverse
model and excuse for all the rest.
I am by the blood that runs in my veins an optimist. And I know that a
number of us and yet others are going to get together to bring the
share/transport agenda into the leading edge of transport policy and
practice in many parts of the world - and I want you to now that I am
already boiling to work with you all to make it a major shaping event in
India, as soon as we can get to work on it. Today might be a good day to
start.
Sharing, after all, is our only choice.
Eric Britton
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From bruun at seas.upenn.edu Wed Sep 8 02:29:32 2010
From: bruun at seas.upenn.edu (bruun at seas.upenn.edu)
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:29:32 -0400
Subject: [sustran] Re: How many more conferences??
In-Reply-To: <4c85dee1.214b640a.736d.281d@mx.google.com>
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Message-ID: <20100907132932.198799x4ad66k5fg@webmail.seas.upenn.edu>
Dear Kanthi, Eric and others:
I think the thrust of this discussion is that many changes most of us
on this listserve would like to see seem to get talked and studied to
death. My example from the US is Transit Signal Priority (TSP). For
years people would be studying algorithms even though there are lots
from other countries that could be borrowed. Also, cost-benefit
analyses would be performed and presented. But the real problem was
institutions and political power (or lack thereof), not technical
understanding or lack of strong justifications for TSP.
My personal experience is that, unless there is a real champion in the
local or state government, trying
to educate decision makers is a waste of time. I know that this isn't
true everywhere, but it is often the case. For example, where I live,
Philadelphia, the attitude of many politicians is based on their
experience of growing up here. To many of them, transit was seen as
just for the poor and maybe as a supplement for the peak hours. These
people don't see it as important to the fabric of the city. But I
don't say they are anti-transit, they often aren't well informed about
other urban issues either, like energy conservation, housing, parking,
etc. Often it is wishful thinking to view them as academic types who
try hard to inform themselves.
It is hard to have successful outreach to the public, either. In the
US, deregulation of TV and radio have made it so that there are very
few public service ads or TV shows where the public can learn about
different possibilities. One must be very self motivated. Meanwhile,
there is no shortage of unfair statements that news shows leave
unchallenged. For example, there is always mention of transit as
requiring subsidies, but almost never any mention of the fact that
auto use is highly subsidized and competing for our tax money beside
transit, schools, parks, fire, police, etc.
Also, even well-intentioned decison makers can't do anything if the
governance structures are undemocratic or obsolete. So, I think if any
conferences are to be held, they don't need to be about engineering
and cost-benefit technical analyses, they need to be about means of
outreach to the public to inform them about alternatives, and about
legislative changes to make institutions more responsive to
aforementioned technical analyses.
Eric Bruun
Quoting Kanthi Kannan :
> Dear Eric and others
>
> Greetings!!
>
> In my mail regarding "How Many More Conferences" my intention was not to
> target any specific conference but to discuss the issue and try and find out
> if we as a collective group could really change at least a few things on the
> ground.
>
> In Hyderabad, the situation is becoming worse because of the footpath
> encroachment by vehicles and also the dustbins on the footpaths. The
> authorities turn a blind eye to this and only want vehicular traffic to move
> rapidly.
>
> They have in fact made a zone of almost 6 km without any signals and all the
> motorists are only too happy about this move.
>
> Also I feel that we need to re-examine our core issues and what we can do
> for implementing these ideas.
>
> Let me again state that I have nothing against conferences and definitely
> our group is pro sharing.
>
> My only plea is for all of us to examine and try and find out what needs to
> be done.
>
> I think that all of us are optimists and particularly those from India
> otherwise we will not be able to campaign and fight the battle at all.
>
> We know that we will win (I keep stating this in all the interviews that I
> give to the local media) but again when and therefore at what cost needs to
> be thought.
>
> Warm Regards
>
> Kanthi
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org
> [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org] On
> Behalf Of eric britton
> Sent: 06 September 2010 22:19
> To: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com; sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org
> Cc: 'Dinesh Mohan'; rishiagg@gmail.com
> Subject: [sustran] How many more conferences??
>
> Couple of quick points about my mail on this of 4 Sept.
>
>
>
> 1. The planned date for India conference of the World Share/Transport
> Forum is 2012 (not 2010).
>
> 2. I really believe in this approach and I do hope that many of you will
> follow the manner in which we are trying to open the door in Kaohsiung,
> along with the rather broad array of ways of following up (collaborative
> workshops, master classes, city dialogues, etc.). Now that's at
> Www.kaohsiung.sharetransport.org
>
> 3. And of course everything that I have said with really quite a bit of
> passion on the topic of the huge split between what is known and appreciated
> at the leading edge in India, and the for the most part terribly backward
> polices and investments that rule the day in our sector in that great and
> sprawling country --- well that can of course be equally said of my much
> beloved native country the USA (and believe me it's not always easy), which
> is not only racing steadily backward in terms of all the key global
> indicators in our sector, but is in the process serving as the perverse
> model and excuse for all the rest.
>
>
>
> I am by the blood that runs in my veins an optimist. And I know that a
> number of us and yet others are going to get together to bring the
> share/transport agenda into the leading edge of transport policy and
> practice in many parts of the world - and I want you to now that I am
> already boiling to work with you all to make it a major shaping event in
> India, as soon as we can get to work on it. Today might be a good day to
> start.
>
>
>
> Sharing, after all, is our only choice.
>
>
>
> Eric Britton
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
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> http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss to join the real
> sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
>
> ================================================================
> SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred,
> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
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> real sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
>
> ================================================================
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> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing
> countries (the 'Global South').
>
>
From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Wed Sep 8 13:33:02 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 06:33:02 +0200
Subject: [sustran] Kaohsiung 2010 Papers. Sharing/Strategy for a Small Planet.
Part I
Message-ID: <00cf01cb4f0e$efbfc510$cf3f4f30$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Several of my colleagues working with or watching the preparations for next
weeks Kaohsiung conference on sharing in transport have suggested that the
following piece is important enough to take your time with it. That is very
kind but in fact I hesitated yesterday because it really does need more work
(and its second half). That said I bend to their judgment and here it is.
Comments of course as always hugely welcome. Thanks. Eric Britton
Kaohsiung
2010 Papers. Sharing/Strategy for a
Small Planet. Part I
E. Britton, editor
| 7 September 2010 at 16:54 | Categories: Kaohsiung
, behavior
, cars
, climate
, philosophy
, sharing
| URL:
http://wp.me/psKUY-Ye
After many decades of a single dominant city-shaping transportation pattern
- i.e., for those who could afford it: owning and driving our own cars,
trucks, motorcycles and bicycles, getting into taxis by ourselves, riding in
streets that are designed for cars and not much else -- there is
considerable evidence accumulating that we have already [...]
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From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Thu Sep 9 15:39:29 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:39:29 +0200
Subject: [sustran] [World Streets] Kaohsiung 2010 Papers: Will Carsharing Work
in China?
Message-ID: <00c701cb4fe9$c3b2f290$4b18d7b0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
This article on carsharing in China is well done by one of our Chang Fellows from the Kaohsiung 2010 conference and program. If you have comments, it would be good if you could also make them directly on the World Streets site. (Again the reference for Kaohsiung is Www.kaohsiung.sharetransport.org .)
Kaohsiung 2010 Papers: Will Carsharing Work in China?
E. Britton, editor | 9 September 2010 at 08:20 | Categories: China , Kaohsiung , cars , carshare , young people | URL: http://wp.me/psKUY-YL
Although the interest is increasing, research about carsharing in China is still at a low level. The objective of this paper is to assess the feasibility for carsharing to work in China, and to find out which city in China is best suited for carsharing to first be tested. Therefore, this paper evaluates current transport [...]
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From peebeebarter at gmail.com Fri Sep 10 09:03:35 2010
From: peebeebarter at gmail.com (Paul Barter)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:03:35 +0800
Subject: [sustran] =?windows-1252?Q?Fwd=3A_=93Our_Cities_Ourselves=3A_10_P?=
=?windows-1252?Q?rinciples_for_Transport_in_Urban_Life=22?=
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Message-ID:
This is relevant for sustran-discuss too.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Pascal van den Noort
Gehl & Hook: a cool
duo
Urban consultant Jan Gehl and
Walter Hookhave together set out ten key steps
to creating more sustainable cities in a
new publication ?Our Cities Ourselves: 10 Principles for Transport in Urban
Life?. What
are the ten principles of sustainable transport? 1. Walk the walk: Create
great pedestrian environments 2. Powered by people: Create a great
environment for bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles 3. Get on the bus:
Provide great, cost-effective public transport 4. Cruise control: Provide
access for clean passenger vehicles at safe speeds and in significantly
reduced numbers 5. Deliver the goods: Service the city in the cleanest and
safest manner. 6. Mix it up: Mix people and activities, buildings and
spaces. 7. Fill it in: Build dense, people and transit oriented urban
districts that are desirable. 8. Get real: Preserve and enhance the local,
natural, cultural, social and historical assets. 9. Connect the blocks: Make
walking trips more direct, interesting and productive with small-size,
permeable buildings and blocks. 10. Make it last: Build for the long term.
Sustainable cities bridge generations. They are memorable, malleable, built
from quality materials, and well maintained. Velo Mondial is happy to
promote both authors and their 10
principles
.
Pascal J.W. van den Noort
Executive Director Velo Mondial
operations@velomondial.net
+31206270675 landline
+31627055688 mobile phone
Click here to follow Velo Mondial's
Blog
Visit Velo Mondial's blog here
From peebeebarter at gmail.com Fri Sep 10 09:04:04 2010
From: peebeebarter at gmail.com (Paul Barter)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:04:04 +0800
Subject: [sustran] =?windows-1252?Q?Fwd=3A_=93Our_Cities_Ourselves=3A_10_P?=
=?windows-1252?Q?rinciples_for_Transport_in_Urban_Life=22?=
In-Reply-To: <1BF2D9A9-408B-4203-9E04-CC48F2FF9A22@velomondial.net>
References: <81767875-74B2-401B-AC73-39C0C590F668@velomondial.net>
<1BF2D9A9-408B-4203-9E04-CC48F2FF9A22@velomondial.net>
Message-ID:
This is relevant for sustran-discuss too.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Pascal van den Noort
Gehl & Hook: a cool
duo
Urban consultant Jan Gehl and
Walter Hookhave together set out ten key steps
to creating more sustainable cities in a
new publication ?Our Cities Ourselves: 10 Principles for Transport in Urban
Life?. What
are the ten principles of sustainable transport? 1. Walk the walk: Create
great pedestrian environments 2. Powered by people: Create a great
environment for bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles 3. Get on the bus:
Provide great, cost-effective public transport 4. Cruise control: Provide
access for clean passenger vehicles at safe speeds and in significantly
reduced numbers 5. Deliver the goods: Service the city in the cleanest and
safest manner. 6. Mix it up: Mix people and activities, buildings and
spaces. 7. Fill it in: Build dense, people and transit oriented urban
districts that are desirable. 8. Get real: Preserve and enhance the local,
natural, cultural, social and historical assets. 9. Connect the blocks: Make
walking trips more direct, interesting and productive with small-size,
permeable buildings and blocks. 10. Make it last: Build for the long term.
Sustainable cities bridge generations. They are memorable, malleable, built
from quality materials, and well maintained. Velo Mondial is happy to
promote both authors and their 10
principles
.
Pascal J.W. van den Noort
Executive Director Velo Mondial
operations@velomondial.net
+31206270675 landline
+31627055688 mobile phone
Click here to follow Velo Mondial's
Blog
Visit Velo Mondial's blog here
From peebeebarter at gmail.com Fri Sep 10 15:15:56 2010
From: peebeebarter at gmail.com (Paul Barter)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:15:56 +0800
Subject: [sustran] Walkway parking - a problem almost everywhere?
Message-ID:
A new post at Reinventing Parking may be of interest to many
sustran-discussers.
Walkway parking - a problem almost
everywhere?
Parked motor vehicles on pedestrian facilities are a serious problem in
many cities around the world. Are they a problem where you live?
Read more at
http://www.reinventingparking.org/2010/09/walkway-parking-problem-almost.html
The post is not a carefully thought-out treatise on this subject. It is
about highlighting the issue and showing that it afflicts several
continents.
Best wishes,
Paul
From edelman at greenidea.eu Mon Sep 13 04:52:33 2010
From: edelman at greenidea.eu (Todd Edelman)
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:52:33 +0200
Subject: [sustran] Green Idea Factory Blog: Don't believe the
Hyper-illumination
Message-ID: <4C8D2F81.1050801@greenidea.eu>
Don't believe the Hyper-illumination
Green Idea Factory Blog, 12 Sept 2010
(This expands on something I posted recently to these fora... now
mentioning also some specific products, and with illustrations....)
"Cycling is generally very safe.
For celebrations on a "bike theme" or not, certain special events etc.
the MonkeyLectric Bike Wheel Light is
lovely and wonderful, but it represents an extreme version of what I
call "Hyper-illumination" creating both acute (at the moment of use) and
chronic (cultural) danger for other vulnerable road users (VRU's, both
pedestrians and cyclists), even those - only in the case of cyclists, of
course - who are legally illuminated..."
To read on, please see
http://greenideafactory.blogspot.com/2010/09/dont-believe-hyper-illumination.html
--
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Green Idea Factory,
a member of the OPENbike team
Mobile: ++49(0)162 814 4081
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From kanthikannan at gmail.com Mon Sep 13 21:49:17 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (Kanthi Kannan)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:19:17 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: APHRC and R2W: Sept 13, 2010: Group
Message-ID: <4c8e1ddc.9882e50a.50dc.ffffbe75@mx.google.com>
Sept 13, 2010
Dear all
A Small Step in the forward direction :) Read On!!
Regards
Kanthi Kannan
THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/ghmc-stirs-after-shrc-prod-332
Sept. 12: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to
restore footpaths or pavements in the city so that pedestrians have some
place to walk safely. Earlier attempts to do this have fizzled out mid-way,
but this time the GHMC may be compelled to act.
The civic body's concern for pedestrians comes after a complaint to the
Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission about the misuse of pavements
and the civic body's indifference to the plight of pedestrians.
Ms Kanthimathi Kannan, founder president of Right to Walk Foundation, an
NGO, approached the APSHRC stating that despite complaints being lodged with
the GHMC, clear walking space on footpaths was not available for
pedestrians.
Responding to the petition, the commission asked the GHMC about its action
plan to make footpaths pedestrian-friendly. The GHMC sprang into action and
proposed a footpaths restoration project, which will partly be privately
funded. The GHMC proposes to remove encroachments like poles, shops and even
trees that obstruct the right of way of pedestrians, widen the footpaths and
work out strategies to stop people from using them as urinals.
Given the GHMC's poor record in implementing its own plans, there is
scepticism about whether it will really act this time or whether this is
just a game-plan to mollify the SHRC.
From agimjo at gmail.com Mon Sep 13 22:46:27 2010
From: agimjo at gmail.com (Joachim Bergerhoff)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:46:27 +0200
Subject: [sustran] Re: APHRC and R2W: Sept 13, 2010: Group
In-Reply-To: <4c8e1ddc.9882e50a.50dc.ffffbe75@mx.google.com>
References:
<4c8e1ddc.9882e50a.50dc.ffffbe75@mx.google.com>
Message-ID:
Dear Kanthi,
the effective recognition of pedestrian rights as a daily, practical
materialization of the fundamental human rights is (would be) a huge step
forward ! It is great to hear that a Human Rights Commission is actually
getting involved in this. Thanks for the good news.
Shouldn't there be UN Yellow Helmets to help enforce pedestrian rights and
save many lives everywhere ?
Good luck !
Joachim
On 13 September 2010 14:49, Kanthi Kannan wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Sept 13, 2010
>
>
>
>
>
> Dear all
>
>
>
> A Small Step in the forward direction :) Read On!!
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Kanthi Kannan
>
>
>
> THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/ghmc-stirs-after-shrc-prod-332
>
>
>
> Sept. 12: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to
> restore footpaths or pavements in the city so that pedestrians have some
> place to walk safely. Earlier attempts to do this have fizzled out mid-way,
> but this time the GHMC may be compelled to act.
>
> The civic body's concern for pedestrians comes after a complaint to the
> Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission about the misuse of pavements
> and the civic body's indifference to the plight of pedestrians.
>
> Ms Kanthimathi Kannan, founder president of Right to Walk Foundation, an
> NGO, approached the APSHRC stating that despite complaints being lodged
> with
> the GHMC, clear walking space on footpaths was not available for
> pedestrians.
>
> Responding to the petition, the commission asked the GHMC about its action
> plan to make footpaths pedestrian-friendly. The GHMC sprang into action and
> proposed a footpaths restoration project, which will partly be privately
> funded. The GHMC proposes to remove encroachments like poles, shops and
> even
> trees that obstruct the right of way of pedestrians, widen the footpaths
> and
> work out strategies to stop people from using them as urinals.
>
> Given the GHMC's poor record in implementing its own plans, there is
> scepticism about whether it will really act this time or whether this is
> just a game-plan to mollify the SHRC.
>
>
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> If you get sustran-discuss via YAHOOGROUPS, please go to
> http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss to join the real
> sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
>
> ================================================================
> SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred,
> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
From krishkaran at gmail.com Mon Sep 13 22:58:53 2010
From: krishkaran at gmail.com (krishna gopal)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:28:53 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: APHRC and R2W: Sept 13, 2010: Group
In-Reply-To:
References: <4c8e1ddc.9882e50a.50dc.ffffbe75@mx.google.com>
Message-ID:
Dear Ms.Kanthimathi
I do remember at one of the seminars I asked one of the famous
transportation expert, when most of the travel in a city is accomplished by
walking why should not they include walking as a mode and impart as much
significance as all other modes of transport, he even refused to take up my
question.
We are born free, but in the midst we are curtailed from walking free, by
calling walkers as "jaywalkers"( in chennai at one point of time scores of
people were rounded up and fined instantly by the mobile courts).
Atleast there is a glimmer of hope, from the movement you started in GHMC to
force the authorities to take a look at the footpaths and give it a place it
deserves in their agenda of action.
May I wish many movements like this flower in all the Cities to make our
footpaths a wonderful place to walk
Wishing you good luck
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Joachim Bergerhoff wrote:
> Dear Kanthi,
>
> the effective recognition of pedestrian rights as a daily, practical
> materialization of the fundamental human rights is (would be) a huge step
> forward ! It is great to hear that a Human Rights Commission is actually
> getting involved in this. Thanks for the good news.
>
> Shouldn't there be UN Yellow Helmets to help enforce pedestrian rights and
> save many lives everywhere ?
>
> Good luck !
>
> Joachim
>
>
>
> On 13 September 2010 14:49, Kanthi Kannan wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sept 13, 2010
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear all
> >
> >
> >
> > A Small Step in the forward direction :) Read On!!
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> >
> > Kanthi Kannan
> >
> >
> >
> > THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/ghmc-stirs-after-shrc-prod-332
> >
> >
> >
> > Sept. 12: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided
> to
> > restore footpaths or pavements in the city so that pedestrians have some
> > place to walk safely. Earlier attempts to do this have fizzled out
> mid-way,
> > but this time the GHMC may be compelled to act.
> >
> > The civic body's concern for pedestrians comes after a complaint to the
> > Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission about the misuse of
> pavements
> > and the civic body's indifference to the plight of pedestrians.
> >
> > Ms Kanthimathi Kannan, founder president of Right to Walk Foundation, an
> > NGO, approached the APSHRC stating that despite complaints being lodged
> > with
> > the GHMC, clear walking space on footpaths was not available for
> > pedestrians.
> >
> > Responding to the petition, the commission asked the GHMC about its
> action
> > plan to make footpaths pedestrian-friendly. The GHMC sprang into action
> and
> > proposed a footpaths restoration project, which will partly be privately
> > funded. The GHMC proposes to remove encroachments like poles, shops and
> > even
> > trees that obstruct the right of way of pedestrians, widen the footpaths
> > and
> > work out strategies to stop people from using them as urinals.
> >
> > Given the GHMC's poor record in implementing its own plans, there is
> > scepticism about whether it will really act this time or whether this is
> > just a game-plan to mollify the SHRC.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > If you get sustran-discuss via YAHOOGROUPS, please go to
> > http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss to join the real
> > sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
> >
> > ================================================================
> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred,
> > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> > (the 'Global South').
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
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> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
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From datar.ashok at gmail.com Tue Sep 14 03:44:32 2010
From: datar.ashok at gmail.com (ashok datar)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:14:32 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: APHRC and R2W: Sept 13, 2010: Group
In-Reply-To:
References: <4c8e1ddc.9882e50a.50dc.ffffbe75@mx.google.com>
Message-ID:
dear Kanthi,
dont be pessimistic. I am sure with your commitment, it will work
would keep us posted on ur progress so that we can replicate
ashok datar
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Joachim Bergerhoff wrote:
> Dear Kanthi,
>
> the effective recognition of pedestrian rights as a daily, practical
> materialization of the fundamental human rights is (would be) a huge step
> forward ! It is great to hear that a Human Rights Commission is actually
> getting involved in this. Thanks for the good news.
>
> Shouldn't there be UN Yellow Helmets to help enforce pedestrian rights and
> save many lives everywhere ?
>
> Good luck !
>
> Joachim
>
>
>
> On 13 September 2010 14:49, Kanthi Kannan wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sept 13, 2010
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear all
> >
> >
> >
> > A Small Step in the forward direction :) Read On!!
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> >
> > Kanthi Kannan
> >
> >
> >
> > THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/ghmc-stirs-after-shrc-prod-332
> >
> >
> >
> > Sept. 12: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided
> to
> > restore footpaths or pavements in the city so that pedestrians have some
> > place to walk safely. Earlier attempts to do this have fizzled out
> mid-way,
> > but this time the GHMC may be compelled to act.
> >
> > The civic body's concern for pedestrians comes after a complaint to the
> > Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission about the misuse of
> pavements
> > and the civic body's indifference to the plight of pedestrians.
> >
> > Ms Kanthimathi Kannan, founder president of Right to Walk Foundation, an
> > NGO, approached the APSHRC stating that despite complaints being lodged
> > with
> > the GHMC, clear walking space on footpaths was not available for
> > pedestrians.
> >
> > Responding to the petition, the commission asked the GHMC about its
> action
> > plan to make footpaths pedestrian-friendly. The GHMC sprang into action
> and
> > proposed a footpaths restoration project, which will partly be privately
> > funded. The GHMC proposes to remove encroachments like poles, shops and
> > even
> > trees that obstruct the right of way of pedestrians, widen the footpaths
> > and
> > work out strategies to stop people from using them as urinals.
> >
> > Given the GHMC's poor record in implementing its own plans, there is
> > scepticism about whether it will really act this time or whether this is
> > just a game-plan to mollify the SHRC.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > If you get sustran-discuss via YAHOOGROUPS, please go to
> > http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss to join the real
> > sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
> >
> > ================================================================
> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred,
> > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> > (the 'Global South').
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> If you get sustran-discuss via YAHOOGROUPS, please go to
> http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss to join the real
> sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
>
> ================================================================
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> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
--
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From kanthikannan at gmail.com Tue Sep 14 12:40:17 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (kanthikannan)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:10:17 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: APHRC and R2W: Sept 13, 2010: Group
In-Reply-To:
References: <4c8e1ddc.9882e50a.50dc.ffffbe75@mx.google.com>
Message-ID:
Dear Gopal ji
Greetings!!
Thanks. The challenge is to campaign relentlessly and keep people motivated
to do so. Often many of us feel fed up because we know that the authorities
know what the issue is and how to sort it out. It is not rocket science and
yet they do not want to do anything about it and they only want to encourage
Metro Rail kind of projects.
Tomorrow is the next hearing and we will file a petition seeking time lines
from both the municipal and the police regarding pedestrian infrastructure.
Thanks
Regards
Kanthi
THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 7:28 PM, krishna gopal wrote:
> Dear Ms.Kanthimathi
>
> I do remember at one of the seminars I asked one of the famous
> transportation expert, when most of the travel in a city is accomplished by
> walking why should not they include walking as a mode and impart as much
> significance as all other modes of transport, he even refused to take up my
> question.
>
> We are born free, but in the midst we are curtailed from walking free, by
> calling walkers as "jaywalkers"( in chennai at one point of time scores of
> people were rounded up and fined instantly by the mobile courts).
>
> Atleast there is a glimmer of hope, from the movement you started in GHMC
> to
> force the authorities to take a look at the footpaths and give it a place
> it
> deserves in their agenda of action.
>
> May I wish many movements like this flower in all the Cities to make our
> footpaths a wonderful place to walk
>
> Wishing you good luck
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Joachim Bergerhoff >wrote:
>
> > Dear Kanthi,
> >
> > the effective recognition of pedestrian rights as a daily, practical
> > materialization of the fundamental human rights is (would be) a huge step
> > forward ! It is great to hear that a Human Rights Commission is actually
> > getting involved in this. Thanks for the good news.
> >
> > Shouldn't there be UN Yellow Helmets to help enforce pedestrian rights
> and
> > save many lives everywhere ?
> >
> > Good luck !
> >
> > Joachim
> >
> >
> >
> > On 13 September 2010 14:49, Kanthi Kannan
> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sept 13, 2010
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear all
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > A Small Step in the forward direction :) Read On!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Kanthi Kannan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/ghmc-stirs-after-shrc-prod-332
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sept. 12: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has
> decided
> > to
> > > restore footpaths or pavements in the city so that pedestrians have
> some
> > > place to walk safely. Earlier attempts to do this have fizzled out
> > mid-way,
> > > but this time the GHMC may be compelled to act.
> > >
> > > The civic body's concern for pedestrians comes after a complaint to the
> > > Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission about the misuse of
> > pavements
> > > and the civic body's indifference to the plight of pedestrians.
> > >
> > > Ms Kanthimathi Kannan, founder president of Right to Walk Foundation,
> an
> > > NGO, approached the APSHRC stating that despite complaints being lodged
> > > with
> > > the GHMC, clear walking space on footpaths was not available for
> > > pedestrians.
> > >
> > > Responding to the petition, the commission asked the GHMC about its
> > action
> > > plan to make footpaths pedestrian-friendly. The GHMC sprang into action
> > and
> > > proposed a footpaths restoration project, which will partly be
> privately
> > > funded. The GHMC proposes to remove encroachments like poles, shops and
> > > even
> > > trees that obstruct the right of way of pedestrians, widen the
> footpaths
> > > and
> > > work out strategies to stop people from using them as urinals.
> > >
> > > Given the GHMC's poor record in implementing its own plans, there is
> > > scepticism about whether it will really act this time or whether this
> is
> > > just a game-plan to mollify the SHRC.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> > > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > > If you get sustran-discuss via YAHOOGROUPS, please go to
> > > http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss to join the
> real
> > > sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
> > >
> > > ================================================================
> > > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred,
> > > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing
> countries
> > > (the 'Global South').
> > >
> > --------------------------------------------------------
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From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Tue Sep 14 18:41:13 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (Eric Britton)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:41:13 +0200
Subject: [sustran] World Streets: Weekly digest for 13 September 2010
Message-ID: <018c01cb53f0$fd8269f0$f8873dd0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Cycling
as the catalyst for more human and
sustainable transport
Eric Britton,
editor | 10 September 2010 at 02:04 | Categories: bike bicycle
, bikeshare
, health
safety,
infrastructure
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The interest for a human and sustainable transport is growing in the public
and private sector, at local, national and global level. Our cities and our
planet cannot rely on cars for our transport needs, even if they become more
energy-efficient or even carbon neutral. We have to create accessibility for
people. With current planning [...]
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Kaohsiung
2010 Papers: Will Carsharing Work in China?
Eric Britton,
editor | 9 September 2010 at 08:20 | Categories: China
, Kaohsiung
, cars
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Although the interest is increasing, research about carsharing in China is
still at a low level. The objective of this paper is to assess the
feasibility for carsharing to work in China, and to find out which city in
China is best suited for carsharing to first be tested. Therefore, this
paper evaluates current transport [...]
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Who
read World Streets this morning?
Eric Britton,
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World Streets makes the claim that it is a truly international journal and
world-wide collaborative effort. That's an easy claim to make, but just to
put some muscle on it here is a map showing the points of origin of the
readers who have come in thus far this morning. A day pretty much like
[...]
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Kaohsiung
2010 Papers. Sharing/Strategy for a
Small Planet. Part I
Eric Britton,
editor | 7 September 2010 at 16:54 | Categories: Kaohsiung
, behavior
, cars
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After many decades of a single dominant city-shaping transportation pattern
- i.e., for those who could afford it: owning and driving our own cars,
trucks, motorcycles and bicycles, getting into taxis by ourselves, riding in
streets that are designed for cars and not much else -- there is
considerable evidence accumulating that we have already [...]
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From kanthikannan at gmail.com Tue Sep 14 12:45:05 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (kanthikannan)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:15:05 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: APHRC and R2W: Sept 13, 2010: Group
In-Reply-To:
References: <4c8e1ddc.9882e50a.50dc.ffffbe75@mx.google.com>
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Dear Ashok ji
Thanks but we are not pessimistic. But we need to realise that this is just
the beginning of the solution and not the end of the problem.
As I mentioned earlier we know that we shall win the War but why do we need
to lose so many lives in the meantime?
There is money to build flyovers. ( PVNR Flyover cost the exchequer 600
Crores) and yet the government does not want to spend Rs. 6000 on manning a
pedestrian crossing.
Ironical that our government officials who come to all our conferences seem
to have amnesia once they get back to their home base.
Thanks
Regards
Kanthi
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:14 AM, ashok datar wrote:
> dear Kanthi,
> dont be pessimistic. I am sure with your commitment, it will work
> would keep us posted on ur progress so that we can replicate
> ashok datar
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Joachim Bergerhoff wrote:
>
>> Dear Kanthi,
>>
>> the effective recognition of pedestrian rights as a daily, practical
>> materialization of the fundamental human rights is (would be) a huge step
>> forward ! It is great to hear that a Human Rights Commission is actually
>> getting involved in this. Thanks for the good news.
>>
>> Shouldn't there be UN Yellow Helmets to help enforce pedestrian rights and
>> save many lives everywhere ?
>>
>> Good luck !
>>
>> Joachim
>>
>>
>>
>> On 13 September 2010 14:49, Kanthi Kannan wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sept 13, 2010
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Dear all
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > A Small Step in the forward direction :) Read On!!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Kanthi Kannan
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/ghmc-stirs-after-shrc-prod-332
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sept. 12: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided
>> to
>> > restore footpaths or pavements in the city so that pedestrians have some
>> > place to walk safely. Earlier attempts to do this have fizzled out
>> mid-way,
>> > but this time the GHMC may be compelled to act.
>> >
>> > The civic body's concern for pedestrians comes after a complaint to the
>> > Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission about the misuse of
>> pavements
>> > and the civic body's indifference to the plight of pedestrians.
>> >
>> > Ms Kanthimathi Kannan, founder president of Right to Walk Foundation, an
>> > NGO, approached the APSHRC stating that despite complaints being lodged
>> > with
>> > the GHMC, clear walking space on footpaths was not available for
>> > pedestrians.
>> >
>> > Responding to the petition, the commission asked the GHMC about its
>> action
>> > plan to make footpaths pedestrian-friendly. The GHMC sprang into action
>> and
>> > proposed a footpaths restoration project, which will partly be privately
>> > funded. The GHMC proposes to remove encroachments like poles, shops and
>> > even
>> > trees that obstruct the right of way of pedestrians, widen the footpaths
>> > and
>> > work out strategies to stop people from using them as urinals.
>> >
>> > Given the GHMC's poor record in implementing its own plans, there is
>> > scepticism about whether it will really act this time or whether this is
>> > just a game-plan to mollify the SHRC.
>> >
>> >
>> >
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From kanthikannan at gmail.com Tue Sep 14 13:42:09 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (Kanthimathi Kannan)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:12:09 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: The Hindu Report Sept 14, 2010 : UMTA
Message-ID:
Dear all
Greetings!!
We seem to be in festival mode. Read on :)
Regards
Kanthi
http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/14/stories/2010091461320300.htm
*Hike traffic fines, says panel*
Staff Reporter
HYDERABAD: Increasing traffic fine amounts by five times and finding a
solution to demands for installing statues at junctions which end up as
obstructions, facilities for pedestrians and so on are on top of agenda of
the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) sub-committee.
On the installation of the statutes, one of the meetings of the
sub-committee decided to address the government to issue an order ?not to
install statues at the junctions in the city, which are going to be traffic
obstructions/bottlenecks for the free flow of traffic as a matter of
policy'. The need was felt in view of requests for statues in big numbers.
The committee also felt that the present amount of traffic fine at Rs.100
was not enough to act as a deterrent for those violating the provisions of
Motor Vehicle Act. The deliberations veered around the idea of hiking it to
a level that could deter the motorists and looked at enhancing it to at
least five times. This would make the fine aspect in the city for traffic
violations on par with other metros in the country.
It also took note of the absence of proper pedestrianisation in the
city. *Recording
that ?the public have no place to walk safely', the committee recommended
for proper footpaths and it was decided to identify three important
stretches in the first phase and developing the facility for pedestrians.*
*Also underscored was the need for controlling the encroachments and parking
on existing footpaths. *For crossing roads, it was decided to have
foot-over-bridges at some identified places and have ones that are set up
with as light structure, be transparent and open to sky.
From carlosfpardo at gmail.com Fri Sep 17 17:10:17 2010
From: carlosfpardo at gmail.com (Carlosfelipe Pardo)
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:10:17 -0500
Subject: [sustran] TDM training course - Mexico City - October 7-8, 2010
Message-ID: <4C932269.50001@gmail.com>
*TDM training course to be held in Mexico City from 7-8 October,
2010*
A training course on Travel Demand Management (TDM) in English and
Spanish languages (with simultaneous translation) will be held in Mexico
City from 7-8 October, 2010. Organized jointly by GTZ SUTP, CTS Mexico
and CAI LAC, and supported by ITDP, this course will describe principles
of TDM, strategies of demand management and will include activities with
participants on hypothetical situations for their cities. Topics will
include methodologies to implement congestion charging, fuel policies,
pricing schemes and parking management, ?push and pull? policies, among
others.
Course descriptions including program and registration details are
available in English
and
Spanish in
the following website:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2347&Itemid=1&lang=en
From blueboypjb at yahoo.com Mon Sep 20 22:15:40 2010
From: blueboypjb at yahoo.com (Zuhair Rana)
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:15:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [sustran] Research study: households' residential location choice and
mobility patterns
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Hello Friends,Please spare FIVE minutes and go through the following message and also?forward this message to your friends/colleges with personal request. All replies should be sent to the following email ID:?blueboypjb@yahoo.comMany Thanks and with kind regardsRana---------------------------------------------RESIDENTIAL LOCATION CHOICE PREFERENCE AND MOBILITY PATTERNS?Dear Participants,?School?of?Built Environment,?University of Ulster?is carrying out a research study?residential location choice and households' mobility patterns.?The purpose of the study is to improve our understanding about the ways in which urban planning, especially the location of residential areas, influences travel behaviour among residents. Such knowledge may contribute to the reduction of traffic problems and improve the environment. We hope that you will be able to spare just?FIVE MINUTES?and write your opinions which will be very valuable in developing a research
questionnaire. Participation is open to all adults. All replied should me sent to the following email:?bluboypjb@yahoo.com?Information collected from this survey will be kept confidentially and used for research purposes only. Ethical Approval has been granted by the University of Ulster. If you have specific questions or comments please contact me.?
Thank you very much for your co-operation!??To develop a research survey we need your own brief?STATEMENTS /OPINIONS?regarding your residential location choice perception/preference.?The following key factors in housing location choice have been shown to be important:?Housing factors (number of rooms, aesthetic aspects of building, parking, garden)Neighbourhood?index (near to school, shopping centre, park, friends & relatives)Residential built environment (quietness, green area, safety, attraction)Accessibility?(job, connection to?public transport)Car dependency (habit, attitude)Cost (housing cost - monthly rent/mortgage, transportation cost)Social Status (neighbourhood compatible with lifestyle, social compatibility)?Can you please write your?OWN?statement(s) that best suits your preferences for residential location choice???Examples:?? (i) Access to public transport is important for my housing location??????????? ?????
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?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?(ii) A green and quiet neighbourhood??????????? ????? ??????
?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (iii) School/grocery store at walking distance is 1st?priority for my family??Note:?The?best way to write the statement is using?INTUITIVE?thought.?Please write in your?statements?in the space provided below?1st?Statement ?????????????????????????2nd?Statement ???????????????????????.?3rd?Statement ?????????????????????????4th?Statement ??????????????????????????Best wishes,?Rana Zahid02D10, School of Built Environment,Shore Road,?Jordanstown,University of Ulster, BT37 0QB
From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Fri Sep 24 23:55:59 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:55:59 +0200
Subject: [sustran] [World Streets ] Street Talk: Illich's Habitual Passenger,
part I
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Street
Talk: Illich's Habitual Passenger, part I
Eric Britton,
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"The habitual passenger cannot grasp the folly of traffic based
overwhelmingly on transport*. His inherited perceptions of space and time
and of personal pace have been industrially deformed. He has lost the power
to conceive of himself outside the passenger role. Addicted to being carried
along, he has lost control over the physical, social, and [...]
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From yanivbin at gmail.com Sun Sep 26 03:16:45 2010
From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur)
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 23:46:45 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Here, pedestrians tread on loose, broken tiles
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Here, pedestrians tread on loose, broken tilesTNN, Sep 25, 2010, 04.23am IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Here-pedestrians-tread-on-loose-broken-tiles/articleshow/6622768.cms
PUNE: Footpaths are intended for safe pedestrian walking where all other
forms of traffic are excluded and prohibited. However, a look at what
Fergusson College and Jangli Maharaj roads have for footpaths are a
revelation in exactly what they should not be.
Here's what is wrong with them. The tiles that were laid recently are broken
in several places, others are loose, many are missing at several places and
rubble lies scattered on the edges.
However, top civic officials, Vinay Deshpande, PMC's officer on special duty
for Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission projects and additional
city engineer (roads) Vivek Kharwadkar maintained that all is well with the
tiles and the footpaths on both roads.
After the conversion of both arterial roads into one-ways over a year ago,
the Pune Municipal Corporation got down to work on providing proper
footpaths recently. Work on laying the tiles began two months ago and is
still in progress.
Citizens' groups are already miffed about the one-ways that were enforced
without completing the footpaths, pedestrian crossings and refuges.
Pedestrians had
expected that what took so long to make would be of some quality and offer
safety. However, there are mounting complaints.
Tripping and skidding top the list of problems. "The FC road footpaths have
become as dangerous as the roads. They have been fit with regular tiles, not
anti-skid ones. Moreover, they are light-coloured and given the amount of
footfalls, they are bound to be dirty forever," said a senior citizen.
"When compared to the inter-locking blocks, these tiles are slippery. One
has to walk cautiously and a feeling that one may skid anytime is always
there," said Pravin Nimkar, a first-year student of hotel management, who
uses the footpath
on
Fergusson College Road frequently.
"The glossy tiles on the footpaths are a waste of money. They are likely to
get dislodged soon. The inter-locking blocks were more pedestrian friendly,"
said Raj Kashid, a third-year student of Fergusson College.
Travel consultant Prasad Rajwade said that the tiles looked good but were
down on utility. "One has to tread cautiously," he said. Kiran Bhalerao, a
post-graduate student at Fergusson College, said the true test would be when
it rained. "These glossy tiles are going to be dangerously slippery when it
rains," she added.
Others like Preeti and Nitish Panicker found no fault with the tiles. "They
have given the footpath a better look. The gaps between tiles provide the
grip. They are not slippery," they said.
Citizens' groups like Pedestrians First have taken up the matter with
municipal commissioner Mahesh Zagade. Prashant Inamdar of the organisation
has written that the tiles' surface does not have adequate anti-skid
properties and senior citizens could slip over them. Rains could worsen the
situation, he said.
"It is not clear why the tiles are getting dislodged and are damaged on such
a large scale. The thickness of the tile is about 10 mm, which appears to be
inadequate for proper fixing. The tiles appear to be suited more for indoor
or restricted outdoor use, rather than for heavy use on a footpath. Since
the tiles are aesthetically appealing and easily removable, they can be
pilfered," he said.
The very task of laying the tiles was cumbersome, Inamdar added. "The tile
is small which makes the process time-consuming. It requires quality
workmanship which is not always available. Although the PMC's motive to make
the footpaths look good is commendable, there are flaws," he said.
But an unfazed civic body maintained that the tiles were anti-skid ones.
Deshpande said that similar tiles were being used in other cities, adding
that it was a conscious decision to use these tiles instead of interlocking
blocks.
"The tiles are of good anti-skid quality and no fungus will grow even if
there is water absorption below the tiles. We have noticed that some
anti-social elements have broken the tiles deliberately. A police complaint
has been filed. At one place, we found that a restaurant owner had thrown
soapy water to clean them and they had become slippery. We have directed him
to desist from such acts," Deshpande added.
Kharwadkar said there were no complaints about the tiles used on the
footpath on J M road.
From patwardhan.sujit at gmail.com Mon Sep 27 04:20:58 2010
From: patwardhan.sujit at gmail.com (Sujit Patwardhan)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:50:58 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Check the Growth of Private Vehicles
In-Reply-To:
References:
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26 September 2010
About time too!!!
--
Sujit
*Source*:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/High-road-tax-parking-rates-can-reduce-car-use-in-Delhi-CSE/articleshow/6629621.cms
[image: ET Logo.gif]
High road tax, parking rates can reduce car use in Delhi: CSE*
Centre for Science and Environment has suggested to Delhi Government to
check growth of private vehicles and overcome the traffic mess in the city.*
NEW DELHI: Levying of hefty road tax, introduction of congestion charge and
putting high premium on parking are some of the measures the Centre for
Science and Environment has suggested to Delhi Government to check growth of
private vehicles and overcome the traffic mess in the city.
In a letter to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, CSE citing examples of various
cities including London, Stockholm and Tokyo, said experience from across
the world showed that parking controls, parking pricing along with taxes top
the list as first generation car restraint measures.
"With hidden subsidies like low charges for road usage and parking, cars
have completely taken over the road space," the CSE said adding Indian
cities charge a "pittance" for road usage and for parking as compared to
many other world cities which must reverse.
According to statistics, there are nearly 65 lakh vehicles registered in the
city while the total number of vehicles in Delhi is more than the total
number of vehicles in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. On an average over 1,000
vehicles are added to the city roads everyday.
Favouring massive spending in further scaling up public transport system,
the CSE said a part of the funding can be met if the cars are made to pay
for the externalities.
"For instance, Stockholm expects to generate equivalent to Rs 366 crore from
congestion charges annually from this year that will be used for transit
development," the CSE said also analysing the situation in major Indian
cities.
Noting that Delhi must tap the revenue streams from "congestion charges and
restraint taxes", the prominent environmental NGO said cars cannot continue
to enjoy direct and hidden subsidy and privileges on roads.
Holding that the growing car volume has resulted in increase in pollution
level in the city, the CSE said right price tag on cars and its usages will
make a difference and encourage people to move to public transport.
The letter said despite having a high car ownership of 350 cars per 1,000
people, Tokyo provides less parking slots --only 0.5 slots per 100 square
metres in commercial buildings. But Delhi with 85 cars per 1,000 people
provides 2 to 3 parking slots per 100 square metres.
"With congestion tax and good public transport, central London has reduced
traffic volume by 25 per cent, congestion by 30 per cent. Singapore with
ownership restrictions has kept the annual car growth rate well within 3 per
cent as opposed to more than 10 per cent in Delhi," the CSE said.
"Indian cities including Delhi have begun to prepare parking policy but this
must include parking controls and pricing to dampen car usage," it said.
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From banmt at yahoo.com Mon Sep 27 21:26:27 2010
From: banmt at yahoo.com (AD)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:26:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [sustran] First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
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Source:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201009/First-urban-railway-route-in-Hanoi-under-construction-937891/
Looking forward to see the fare and wonder how could they make it more tempted
than that of riding a motorcycle for people.
From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Tue Sep 28 01:32:02 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:32:02 +0200
Subject: [sustran] First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
In-Reply-To: <790809.15044.qm@web112106.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References:
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Source:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201009/First-urban-railway-route-in-Hano
i-under-construction-937891/ (With AD's comment: " Looking forward to see
the fare and wonder how could they make it more tempted than that of riding
a motorcycle for people."
As someone who loves Vietnam deeply and has a bit of experience in transport
in cities, including in Asia, I find this very distressing and all too
familiar. Why on earth should anyone in a situation in which transport OD
requirements are many-to-many and all-the-time, decide to spend scarce
taxpayer dollars on a terrible expensive 19th century mobility system.
If the French really want to help Hanoi, they should be proposing a light
on-surface Strasburg style tramway. They could make their money and do good
at the same time. But an 80 kph heavy rail system in the middle of the city
and costing a billion Euros (as surely it will), is no kind favor.
Shame on you European Investment Bank and Asian Development Bank for going
along with this hubris-inspired billion dollar mistake.
Eric Britton
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From kanthikannan at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 12:53:40 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (Kanthi Kannan)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:23:40 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
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Dear Sujit, Eric and others
Greetings!!
I think that this forum should be string enough to stop this since the forum
has a lot of contacts and influence with the ADB. If we are unable to stop
this from happening, then we cannot halt the metros in all our cities and a
scam that will put the CWG scam to shame
Let us do something about this and STOP THIS
Not sure how. But we have to take action
Regards
Kanthi
_____
From: Sujit Patwardhan [mailto:patwardhan.sujit@gmail.com]
Sent: 28 September 2010 01:07
Subject: Fwd: [NewMobilityCafe] First urban railway route in Hanoi under
construction
Who will say "Shame on you" to the Metro being planned for Pune?
Half of us seem to be excited no end by the possibility of getting this -
"a terrible expensive 19th century mobility system."
.....as Eric Britton rightly calls it.
Wake up before it is too late and Pune is permanently ruined !!!!
--
Sujit
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: eric britton
Date: Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Subject: [NewMobilityCafe] First urban railway route in Hanoi under
construction
Source:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201009/First-urban-railway-route-in-Hano
i-under-construction-937891/ (With AD's comment: " Looking forward to see
the fare and wonder how could they make it more tempted than that of riding
a motorcycle for people."
As someone who loves Vietnam deeply and has a bit of experience in transport
in cities, including in Asia, I find this very distressing and all too
familiar. Why on earth should anyone in a situation in which transport OD
requirements are many-to-many and all-the-time, decide to spend scarce
taxpayer dollars on a terrible expensive 19th century mobility system.
If the French really want to help Hanoi, they should be proposing a light
on-surface Strasburg style tramway. They could make their money and do good
at the same time. But an 80 kph heavy rail system in the middle of the city
and costing a billion Euros (as surely it will), is no kind favor.
Shame on you European Investment Bank and Asian Development Bank for going
along with this hubris-inspired billion dollar mistake.
Eric Britton
WorldStreets.org | NewMobility.org | Skype: newmobility
8, rue Jospeh Bara | Paris 75006 France | +331 7550 3788
--
--------------------------------------------------------------------
"..each million we invest into urban motorways is an investment
to destroy the city"
Mayor Hans Joachim Vogel
Munich 1970
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Sujit Patwardhan
patwardhan.sujit@gmail.com
sujitjp@gmail.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
Yamuna, ICS Colony, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune 411 007, India
Tel: +91 20 25537955
Cell: +91 98220 26627
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
Parisar: www.parisar.org
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Tue Sep 28 17:23:48 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:23:48 +0200
Subject: [sustran] First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
Message-ID: <00ec01cb5ee6$7bdd49a0$7397dce0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Your point is a good one Roland (I am just back an advisory mission in
Taipei), but let me try this on you.
That system was planned and decided back in the eighties, almost a
generation ago, when the basic movement patterns were quite different than
they are in Asian cities today. Also it was well before the
hyper-scooterization of many Asian cities. A phenomenon which in my book
changes everything.
I would say that their most likely model" is the metro in Kaohsiung, opened
last year to a resounding thud in ridership, in a city in which three
quarters of the population own and use motorized two wheelers as their
favorite means of getting around. And during which ridership levels are les
than one third predicted, and necessary for the survival of the existing
ownership structure. Keep you eye on Kaohsiung where their first class and
wonderfully executed KMRT is almost certain to go bottom up in the coming
months.
I do not rejoice from this news, far from it. And I am also sure that the
Kaohsiung metro will in time find its place but it will take time, brains
and policy to make it into a real transportation asset for the city. And all
that with six billion US dollars already under the surface of the city.
Our cities have changed. So to must be our responses. I hope from the bottom
of my heart that Hanoi and other cities across Asia that would like to build
their own albatross will consider this and act on it.
Eric
PS. And please dear friends and colleagues, take this argument apart. I can
stand the pain.
From: NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Roland Sapsford
Sent: Monday, 27 September, 2010 20:54
To: NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [NewMobilityCafe] First urban railway route in Hanoi under
construction
Hi Eric
I don't know Vietnam but this has perhaps been inspired by the MRT in
Taipei, which locals say has made a very large difference to travel
patterns and congestion?
Cheers
Roland
On 28/09/2010 5:32 a.m., eric britton wrote:
>
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201009/First-urban-railway-route-in-Hano
> i-under-construction-937891/
--
______________
Roland Sapsford
+64-4-9341106(w); +64-4-3851105(h); +64-21-651105(m)
"the most insidious form of ignorance is misplaced certainty"
(Robert Costanza)
.
__,_._,___
From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Tue Sep 28 17:33:50 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:33:50 +0200
Subject: [sustran] First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
Message-ID: <00fa01cb5ee7$e246d3e0$a6d47ba0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Is this a possibility? Each time that one of our major international
institutions is called on to finance such a possibly inappropriate project,
we ask for their support to prepare a Plan B. showing how an alternative
series of investments and policies could, for the same amount of money, have
a more positive, most sustainable and more just (and much faster) impact on
the city.
With the right team behind and the necessary resources, a credible job of a
sketch plan could be completed in a couple of months max.
I promise you that this could be done and done well. But we do need to sell
the idea.
Eric Britton
-----Original Message-----
From: sustran-discuss-bounces+fekbritton=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org
[mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+fekbritton=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org] On
Behalf Of Kanthi Kannan
Sent: Tuesday, 28 September, 2010 05:54
To: 'Sujit Patwardhan'; 'eric britton'; 'sustran-discuss'
Subject: [sustran] Re: First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
Dear Sujit, Eric and others
Greetings!!
I think that this forum should be string enough to stop this since the forum
has a lot of contacts and influence with the ADB. If we are unable to stop
this from happening, then we cannot halt the metros in all our cities and a
scam that will put the CWG scam to shame
Let us do something about this and STOP THIS
Not sure how. But we have to take action
Regards
Kanthi
_____
From: Sujit Patwardhan [mailto:patwardhan.sujit@gmail.com]
Sent: 28 September 2010 01:07
Subject: Fwd: [NewMobilityCafe] First urban railway route in Hanoi under
construction
Who will say "Shame on you" to the Metro being planned for Pune?
Half of us seem to be excited no end by the possibility of getting this -
"a terrible expensive 19th century mobility system."
.....as Eric Britton rightly calls it.
Wake up before it is too late and Pune is permanently ruined !!!!
--
Sujit
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: eric britton
Date: Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Subject: [NewMobilityCafe] First urban railway route in Hanoi under
construction
Source:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201009/First-urban-railway-route-in-Hano
i-under-construction-937891/ (With AD's comment: " Looking forward to see
the fare and wonder how could they make it more tempted than that of riding
a motorcycle for people."
As someone who loves Vietnam deeply and has a bit of experience in transport
in cities, including in Asia, I find this very distressing and all too
familiar. Why on earth should anyone in a situation in which transport OD
requirements are many-to-many and all-the-time, decide to spend scarce
taxpayer dollars on a terrible expensive 19th century mobility system.
If the French really want to help Hanoi, they should be proposing a light
on-surface Strasburg style tramway. They could make their money and do good
at the same time. But an 80 kph heavy rail system in the middle of the city
and costing a billion Euros (as surely it will), is no kind favor.
Shame on you European Investment Bank and Asian Development Bank for going
along with this hubris-inspired billion dollar mistake.
Eric Britton
WorldStreets.org | NewMobility.org | Skype: newmobility
8, rue Jospeh Bara | Paris 75006 France | +331 7550 3788
--
--------------------------------------------------------------------
"..each million we invest into urban motorways is an investment
to destroy the city"
Mayor Hans Joachim Vogel
Munich 1970
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Sujit Patwardhan
patwardhan.sujit@gmail.com
sujitjp@gmail.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
Yamuna, ICS Colony, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune 411 007, India
Tel: +91 20 25537955
Cell: +91 98220 26627
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
Parisar: www.parisar.org
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
From kanthikannan at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 20:53:47 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (Kanthi Kannan)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:23:47 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
In-Reply-To: <00fa01cb5ee7$e246d3e0$a6d47ba0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Message-ID: <4ca1d757.0a9c8e0a.6c49.ffffad61@mx.google.com>
Dear Eric and others
Greetings!!
I think that we really need to sell our idea. I am sure that an alternative
Plan B can be discussed and also made.
Others, your thoughts on this?
Regards
Kanthi
-----Original Message-----
From: sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org
[mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org] On
Behalf Of eric britton
Sent: 28 September 2010 14:04
To: sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org; WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com;
NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sustran] First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
Is this a possibility? Each time that one of our major international
institutions is called on to finance such a possibly inappropriate project,
we ask for their support to prepare a Plan B. showing how an alternative
series of investments and policies could, for the same amount of money, have
a more positive, most sustainable and more just (and much faster) impact on
the city.
With the right team behind and the necessary resources, a credible job of a
sketch plan could be completed in a couple of months max.
I promise you that this could be done and done well. But we do need to sell
the idea.
Eric Britton
-----Original Message-----
From: sustran-discuss-bounces+fekbritton=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org
[mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+fekbritton=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org] On
Behalf Of Kanthi Kannan
Sent: Tuesday, 28 September, 2010 05:54
To: 'Sujit Patwardhan'; 'eric britton'; 'sustran-discuss'
Subject: [sustran] Re: First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
Dear Sujit, Eric and others
Greetings!!
I think that this forum should be string enough to stop this since the forum
has a lot of contacts and influence with the ADB. If we are unable to stop
this from happening, then we cannot halt the metros in all our cities and a
scam that will put the CWG scam to shame
Let us do something about this and STOP THIS
Not sure how. But we have to take action
Regards
Kanthi
_____
From: Sujit Patwardhan [mailto:patwardhan.sujit@gmail.com]
Sent: 28 September 2010 01:07
Subject: Fwd: [NewMobilityCafe] First urban railway route in Hanoi under
construction
Who will say "Shame on you" to the Metro being planned for Pune?
Half of us seem to be excited no end by the possibility of getting this -
"a terrible expensive 19th century mobility system."
.....as Eric Britton rightly calls it.
Wake up before it is too late and Pune is permanently ruined !!!!
--
Sujit
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: eric britton
Date: Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Subject: [NewMobilityCafe] First urban railway route in Hanoi under
construction
Source:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201009/First-urban-railway-route-in-Hano
i-under-construction-937891/ (With AD's comment: " Looking forward to see
the fare and wonder how could they make it more tempted than that of riding
a motorcycle for people."
As someone who loves Vietnam deeply and has a bit of experience in transport
in cities, including in Asia, I find this very distressing and all too
familiar. Why on earth should anyone in a situation in which transport OD
requirements are many-to-many and all-the-time, decide to spend scarce
taxpayer dollars on a terrible expensive 19th century mobility system.
If the French really want to help Hanoi, they should be proposing a light
on-surface Strasburg style tramway. They could make their money and do good
at the same time. But an 80 kph heavy rail system in the middle of the city
and costing a billion Euros (as surely it will), is no kind favor.
Shame on you European Investment Bank and Asian Development Bank for going
along with this hubris-inspired billion dollar mistake.
Eric Britton
WorldStreets.org | NewMobility.org | Skype: newmobility
8, rue Jospeh Bara | Paris 75006 France | +331 7550 3788
--
--------------------------------------------------------------------
"..each million we invest into urban motorways is an investment
to destroy the city"
Mayor Hans Joachim Vogel
Munich 1970
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Sujit Patwardhan
patwardhan.sujit@gmail.com
sujitjp@gmail.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
Yamuna, ICS Colony, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune 411 007, India
Tel: +91 20 25537955
Cell: +91 98220 26627
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
Parisar: www.parisar.org
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
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From agimjo at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 21:05:52 2010
From: agimjo at gmail.com (Joachim Bergerhoff)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:05:52 +0200
Subject: [sustran] Re: First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
In-Reply-To: <4ca1d757.0a9c8e0a.6c49.ffffad61@mx.google.com>
References: <4ca1d757.0a9c8e0a.6c49.ffffad61@mx.google.com>
Message-ID:
Eric, this plan B proposal is excellent.
You can sign me up ! Only make sure it will not lead the promoters of mega
projects to revert back to road projects because these public transport
people cannot agree among themselves. There should be plan B alternatives or
amendments to heavy rail, for sure, there MUST be plan B for heavy road
projects, too, and before all. Hence, your proposal should be formulated as
to include all urban transport infrastructure schemes, not only rail and
metro.
Joachim
On 28 September 2010 13:53, Kanthi Kannan wrote:
> Dear Eric and others
>
> Greetings!!
>
> I think that we really need to sell our idea. I am sure that an alternative
> Plan B can be discussed and also made.
>
> Others, your thoughts on this?
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Kanthi
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org
> [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan
> =gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org] On
> Behalf Of eric britton
> Sent: 28 September 2010 14:04
> To: sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org; WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com;
> NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [sustran] First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
>
> Is this a possibility? Each time that one of our major international
> institutions is called on to finance such a possibly inappropriate project,
> we ask for their support to prepare a Plan B. showing how an alternative
> series of investments and policies could, for the same amount of money,
> have
> a more positive, most sustainable and more just (and much faster) impact on
> the city.
>
> With the right team behind and the necessary resources, a credible job of a
> sketch plan could be completed in a couple of months max.
>
> I promise you that this could be done and done well. But we do need to sell
> the idea.
>
> Eric Britton
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sustran-discuss-bounces+fekbritton=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org
> [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+fekbritton
> =gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org] On
> Behalf Of Kanthi Kannan
> Sent: Tuesday, 28 September, 2010 05:54
> To: 'Sujit Patwardhan'; 'eric britton'; 'sustran-discuss'
> Subject: [sustran] Re: First urban railway route in Hanoi under
> construction
>
> Dear Sujit, Eric and others
>
> Greetings!!
>
> I think that this forum should be string enough to stop this since the
> forum
> has a lot of contacts and influence with the ADB. If we are unable to stop
> this from happening, then we cannot halt the metros in all our cities and a
> scam that will put the CWG scam to shame
>
> Let us do something about this and STOP THIS
>
> Not sure how. But we have to take action
>
> Regards
>
> Kanthi
> _____
>
> From: Sujit Patwardhan [mailto:patwardhan.sujit@gmail.com]
> Sent: 28 September 2010 01:07
> Subject: Fwd: [NewMobilityCafe] First urban railway route in Hanoi under
> construction
>
> Who will say "Shame on you" to the Metro being planned for Pune?
> Half of us seem to be excited no end by the possibility of getting this -
>
> "a terrible expensive 19th century mobility system."
>
> .....as Eric Britton rightly calls it.
>
> Wake up before it is too late and Pune is permanently ruined !!!!
> --
> Sujit
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: eric britton
> Date: Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 10:02 PM
> Subject: [NewMobilityCafe] First urban railway route in Hanoi under
> construction
>
>
> Source:
>
>
>
> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201009/First-urban-railway-route-in-Hano
>
> i-under-construction-937891/ (With AD's comment: " Looking forward to see
> the fare and wonder how could they make it more tempted than that of riding
> a motorcycle for people."
>
> As someone who loves Vietnam deeply and has a bit of experience in
> transport
> in cities, including in Asia, I find this very distressing and all too
> familiar. Why on earth should anyone in a situation in which transport OD
> requirements are many-to-many and all-the-time, decide to spend scarce
> taxpayer dollars on a terrible expensive 19th century mobility system.
>
> If the French really want to help Hanoi, they should be proposing a light
> on-surface Strasburg style tramway. They could make their money and do good
> at the same time. But an 80 kph heavy rail system in the middle of the city
> and costing a billion Euros (as surely it will), is no kind favor.
>
> Shame on you European Investment Bank and Asian Development Bank for going
> along with this hubris-inspired billion dollar mistake.
>
> Eric Britton
>
> WorldStreets.org | NewMobility.org | Skype: newmobility
> 8, rue Jospeh Bara | Paris 75006 France | +331 7550 3788
>
>
>
>
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> "..each million we invest into urban motorways is an investment
> to destroy the city"
>
> Mayor Hans Joachim Vogel
> Munich 1970
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Sujit Patwardhan
> patwardhan.sujit@gmail.com
> sujitjp@gmail.com
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------
> Yamuna, ICS Colony, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune 411 007, India
> Tel: +91 20 25537955
> Cell: +91 98220 26627
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------
> Parisar: www.parisar.org
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
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> sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
>
> ================================================================
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> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
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>
> ================================================================
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> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Tue Sep 28 21:28:00 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:28:00 +0200
Subject: [sustran] Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
In-Reply-To:
References: <4ca1d757.0a9c8e0a.6c49.ffffad61@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <01c101cb5f08$98ccb240$ca6616c0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
The Plan B approach, as I understand, it does not in its early stages at
least differentiate between the various categories or delivery systems of
transport.
The first step is to ask the Plan A team - whether for rail, roads, some
favored technology or other - to share with us opening their specific
objectives and priorities, including the all important time vector, for the
project they have in mind. Overall investments in all stages of the
project, year by year budgets, and their specific performance, service,
environmental, financial or other requirements and impacts. (This is very
rough as sketched out here but we can develop of course.)
The Plan B team then looks at this and in cooperation with local partners
and collaborators, including the media, comes up with a series of
alternative proposals (in sum, ways of getter spending that couple of
billion dollars and getting earlier and broader impacts). So if for example
the Hanoi budget is one billion Euros for 13 kms of line, we will examine
their targets, time lines, etc., and come up with something that gives a LOT
better value for that money. (Should not be hard to do).
Now this can be done for road, bridge or technology as well as mega-transit
and perhaps misguided investment projects (if for politicians sexy, and for
suppliers simply delicious). Moreover, our Plan B will surely have a
significant interface with the existing road and parking infrastructure,
both of which are of course parts of the necessary solution.
All we need is to find some creative personality working with these major
international funding sources who is willing to entertain and support such a
test run. There are a lot of candidates, and I would also like to say that
it will be important that the host city sees us as friends and allies for a
better and fairer city, and not someone who wishes to rip their shiny toys
out of the clenching hands.
Does this advance this at all?
Eric Britton |
WorldStreets.org |
NewMobility.org | Skype: newmobility
8, rue Jospeh Bara | Paris 75006 France | +331 7550 3788
From kanthikannan at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 22:21:32 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (Kanthi Kannan)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:51:32 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID: <4ca1ebe6.8a75df0a.3055.ffff9508@mx.google.com>
Dear Joachim, Eric and others
Greetings!!
Let us as Eric has described the Plan B, try and work towards getting a team
involved. I am ready to be part of the team (Not that I know much:-))
Others please share your thoughts and let us get a team in place and help
come out with a concrete Plan B.
Eric and Joachim please take the lead and advise us and let us know how each
of us can get involved.
Remember that once we leave this chance it will be toooooooooooooooooo late
as Sujit has been pointing out time and again
Regards
Kanthi
_____
From: Joachim Bergerhoff [mailto:agimjo@gmail.com]
Sent: 28 September 2010 18:13
To: eric britton; Kanthi Kannan
Subject: Re: Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
Eric, Kanthi,
ISOCARP has a formula for such interventions, I guess, when it comes to
assembling a team and sending it to a place for a quick and efficient first
or second look at an urban planning problem:
http://www.isocarp.org/index.php?id=99
Which organisation, do you think, could host the transport plan B team ?
Joachim
On 28 September 2010 14:28, eric britton wrote:
The Plan B approach, as I understand, it does not in its early stages at
least differentiate between the various categories or delivery systems of
transport.
The first step is to ask the Plan A team - whether for rail, roads, some
favored technology or other - to share with us opening their specific
objectives and priorities, including the all important time vector, for the
project they have in mind. Overall investments in all stages of the
project, year by year budgets, and their specific performance, service,
environmental, financial or other requirements and impacts. (This is very
rough as sketched out here but we can develop of course.)
The Plan B team then looks at this and in cooperation with local partners
and collaborators, including the media, comes up with a series of
alternative proposals (in sum, ways of getter spending that couple of
billion dollars and getting earlier and broader impacts). So if for example
the Hanoi budget is one billion Euros for 13 kms of line, we will examine
their targets, time lines, etc., and come up with something that gives a LOT
better value for that money. (Should not be hard to do).
Now this can be done for road, bridge or technology as well as mega-transit
and perhaps misguided investment projects (if for politicians sexy, and for
suppliers simply delicious). Moreover, our Plan B will surely have a
significant interface with the existing road and parking infrastructure,
both of which are of course parts of the necessary solution.
All we need is to find some creative personality working with these major
international funding sources who is willing to entertain and support such a
test run. There are a lot of candidates, and I would also like to say that
it will be important that the host city sees us as friends and allies for a
better and fairer city, and not someone who wishes to rip their shiny toys
out of the clenching hands.
Does this advance this at all?
Eric Britton |
WorldStreets.org |
NewMobility.org | Skype: newmobility
8, rue Jospeh Bara | Paris 75006 France | +331 7550 3788
From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Wed Sep 29 00:25:41 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:25:41 +0200
Subject: [sustran] On the road with one of Cairo's first female taxi drivers
Message-ID: <022701cb5f21$6b748930$425d9b90$@britton@ecoplan.org>
On the road with one of Cairo's first female taxi drivers
Eric Britton, editor | 28 September 2010 at 10:22 | Categories: media , pattern change, taxi , women | URL: http://wp.me/psKUY-101
We cannot of course be sure if you are following all of our web of key themes that together create the bedrock of World Streets, but two of these that are most important to us are (a) the importance of "pattern change" and, of course our old friends will say, (b) the role of women as [...]
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From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Wed Sep 29 16:45:47 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:45:47 +0200
Subject: [sustran] [World Streets] Energy and Equity, Ivan Illich.
Message-ID: <00fc01cb5faa$56b45910$041d0b30$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Energy and Equity, Ivan Illich.
Eric Britton, editor | 29 September 2010 at 08:58 | Categories: bike bicycle , energy , equity , philosophy , public space, vision | URL: http://wp.me/psKUY-10e
Earlier this week I proposed the idea of a group read and commentary on Illich's incisive and important 1974 book "Energy and Equity", but as I thrashed through my personal library I was unable to lay my hands on what I remember as a small book with a yellow cover. Luckily Jane Voodikon, a Jason [...]
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From banmt at yahoo.com Wed Sep 29 19:11:42 2010
From: banmt at yahoo.com (AD)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:11:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [sustran] Fw: Re: Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
In-Reply-To: <4ca1ebe6.8a75df0a.3055.ffff9508@mx.google.com>
References: <4ca1ebe6.8a75df0a.3055.ffff9508@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <54688.70784.qm@web112119.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Sorry but I don't fully understand how the plan B works (through whom or
organization and how) to stop what the government already aimed for? Maybe
someone here can please instruct how to start ...
AD.
________________________________
From: Kanthi Kannan
To: Joachim Bergerhoff ; eric britton
; sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org
Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 8:21:32 PM
Subject: [sustran] Re: Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
Dear Joachim, Eric and others
Greetings!!
Let us as Eric has described the Plan B, try and work towards getting a team
involved. I am ready to be part of the team (Not that I know much:-))
Others please share your thoughts and let us get a team in place and help
come out with a concrete Plan B.
Eric and Joachim please take the lead and advise us and let us know how each
of us can get involved.
Remember that once we leave this chance it will be toooooooooooooooooo late
as Sujit has been pointing out time and again
Regards
Kanthi
_____
From: Joachim Bergerhoff [mailto:agimjo@gmail.com]
Sent: 28 September 2010 18:13
To: eric britton; Kanthi Kannan
Subject: Re: Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
Eric, Kanthi,
ISOCARP has a formula for such interventions, I guess, when it comes to
assembling a team and sending it to a place for a quick and efficient first
or second look at an urban planning problem:
http://www.isocarp.org/index.php?id=99
Which organisation, do you think, could host the transport plan B team ?
Joachim
On 28 September 2010 14:28, eric britton wrote:
The Plan B approach, as I understand, it does not in its early stages at
least differentiate between the various categories or delivery systems of
transport.
The first step is to ask the Plan A team - whether for rail, roads, some
favored technology or other - to share with us opening their specific
objectives and priorities, including the all important time vector, for the
project they have in mind. Overall investments in all stages of the
project, year by year budgets, and their specific performance, service,
environmental, financial or other requirements and impacts. (This is very
rough as sketched out here but we can develop of course.)
The Plan B team then looks at this and in cooperation with local partners
and collaborators, including the media, comes up with a series of
alternative proposals (in sum, ways of getter spending that couple of
billion dollars and getting earlier and broader impacts). So if for example
the Hanoi budget is one billion Euros for 13 kms of line, we will examine
their targets, time lines, etc., and come up with something that gives a LOT
better value for that money. (Should not be hard to do).
Now this can be done for road, bridge or technology as well as mega-transit
and perhaps misguided investment projects (if for politicians sexy, and for
suppliers simply delicious). Moreover, our Plan B will surely have a
significant interface with the existing road and parking infrastructure,
both of which are of course parts of the necessary solution.
All we need is to find some creative personality working with these major
international funding sources who is willing to entertain and support such a
test run. There are a lot of candidates, and I would also like to say that
it will be important that the host city sees us as friends and allies for a
better and fairer city, and not someone who wishes to rip their shiny toys
out of the clenching hands.
Does this advance this at all?
Eric Britton |
WorldStreets.org |
NewMobility.org | Skype: newmobility
8, rue Jospeh Bara | Paris 75006 France | +331 7550 3788
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South').
From krishkaran at gmail.com Wed Sep 29 20:17:51 2010
From: krishkaran at gmail.com (krishna gopal)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:47:51 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: Fw: Re: Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
In-Reply-To: <54688.70784.qm@web112119.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References: <4ca1ebe6.8a75df0a.3055.ffff9508@mx.google.com>
<54688.70784.qm@web112119.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID:
Though the intent is very good, wherein the Plan B will generate the
expected buy-in ( political and public) from the so called identified
friendly city. It may sound pessimistic, but if we look at in other sense,
making the local self governments where the democratic process and pressure
can be brought on to act only by sustained effort to educate the policy
makers( political and executive) through lobbying by the active public
groups may work out in the long run. It may take some time, but to educate
the general public to understand the scale of this issues( of finances and
long term environmental sustainability of these projects) sounds a better
way
But, I agree in totality the need for a PLAN A or B, immediately so that a
change can be brought about to break the thinking of statu-quoists.
Regards
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 3:41 PM, AD wrote:
> Sorry but I don't fully understand how the plan B works (through whom or
> organization and how) to stop what the government already aimed for? Maybe
> someone here can please instruct how to start ...
>
>
>
> AD.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Kanthi Kannan
> To: Joachim Bergerhoff ; eric britton
> ; sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org
> Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 8:21:32 PM
> Subject: [sustran] Re: Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
>
> Dear Joachim, Eric and others
>
>
>
> Greetings!!
>
>
>
> Let us as Eric has described the Plan B, try and work towards getting a
> team
> involved. I am ready to be part of the team (Not that I know much:-))
>
>
>
> Others please share your thoughts and let us get a team in place and help
> come out with a concrete Plan B.
>
>
>
>
>
> Eric and Joachim please take the lead and advise us and let us know how
> each
> of us can get involved.
>
>
>
> Remember that once we leave this chance it will be toooooooooooooooooo late
> as Sujit has been pointing out time and again
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Kanthi
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Joachim Bergerhoff [mailto:agimjo@gmail.com]
> Sent: 28 September 2010 18:13
> To: eric britton; Kanthi Kannan
> Subject: Re: Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
>
>
>
> Eric, Kanthi,
>
>
>
> ISOCARP has a formula for such interventions, I guess, when it comes to
> assembling a team and sending it to a place for a quick and efficient first
> or second look at an urban planning problem:
> http://www.isocarp.org/index.php?id=99
>
>
>
> Which organisation, do you think, could host the transport plan B team ?
>
>
>
> Joachim
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 28 September 2010 14:28, eric britton wrote:
>
> The Plan B approach, as I understand, it does not in its early stages at
> least differentiate between the various categories or delivery systems of
> transport.
>
>
>
> The first step is to ask the Plan A team - whether for rail, roads, some
> favored technology or other - to share with us opening their specific
> objectives and priorities, including the all important time vector, for the
> project they have in mind. Overall investments in all stages of the
> project, year by year budgets, and their specific performance, service,
> environmental, financial or other requirements and impacts. (This is very
> rough as sketched out here but we can develop of course.)
>
>
>
> The Plan B team then looks at this and in cooperation with local partners
> and collaborators, including the media, comes up with a series of
> alternative proposals (in sum, ways of getter spending that couple of
> billion dollars and getting earlier and broader impacts). So if for example
> the Hanoi budget is one billion Euros for 13 kms of line, we will examine
> their targets, time lines, etc., and come up with something that gives a
> LOT
> better value for that money. (Should not be hard to do).
>
>
>
> Now this can be done for road, bridge or technology as well as mega-transit
> and perhaps misguided investment projects (if for politicians sexy, and for
> suppliers simply delicious). Moreover, our Plan B will surely have a
> significant interface with the existing road and parking infrastructure,
> both of which are of course parts of the necessary solution.
>
>
>
> All we need is to find some creative personality working with these major
> international funding sources who is willing to entertain and support such
> a
> test run. There are a lot of candidates, and I would also like to say that
> it will be important that the host city sees us as friends and allies for a
> better and fairer city, and not someone who wishes to rip their shiny toys
> out of the clenching hands.
>
>
>
> Does this advance this at all?
>
>
>
>
>
> Eric Britton |
> WorldStreets.org |
> NewMobility.org | Skype: newmobility
>
> 8, rue Jospeh Bara | Paris 75006 France | +331 7550 3788
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
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> http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss to join the real
> sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
>
> ================================================================
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> equitable
> and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries (the 'Global
> South').
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
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>
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> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
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From rushdia at gmail.com Wed Sep 29 22:06:32 2010
From: rushdia at gmail.com (Rushdia Mehreen)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:06:32 -0400
Subject: [sustran] Fwd: Hyderabad City Dialogue on Air Quality and
Transportation-7 Oct
References:
Message-ID: <3C272041-8E46-49CD-B85F-04470DC64503@gmail.com>
Hi,
Some of you might find this interesting/may be able to attend.
"This is part of our ongoing effort to engage with the policy makers to strengthen the policy action on clean air and public health as well as urban mobility in our cities and raise public awareness."
Please see below for details.
Rushdia
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Ramachandraiah Chigurupati
> Date: 29 September, 2010 3:55:22 AM EDT
> Subject: Hyderabad City Dialogue on Air Quality and Transportation-7 Oct
>
> Hyderabad City Dialogue on Air Quality and Transportation Challenge: An Agenda For Action
>
>
>
> Organised by:
>
> Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board and Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
>
>
>
> October 07, 2010 9.30 AM for Half-a-day till 2.00 pm followed by refreshments
>
>
>
> Venue: APPCB Auditorium, Paryavaran Bhavan, A-3, Industrial Estate, Sanatnagar, Hyderabad
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board is jointly organizing a half a day event -- ?Hyderabad City Dialogue on Air quality and transportation challenge: An agenda for action? on October 07, 2010 at 9.30 am in APPCB auditorium at Paryavaran Bhavan, A-3, Industrial Estate, Sanatnagar, Hyderabad.
>
>
>
> This is part of our ongoing effort to engage with the policy makers to strengthen the policy action on clean air and public health as well as urban mobility in our cities and raise public awareness. It is very encouraging to know that Hyderabad has already planned and implemented a variety of measures to reduce air pollution and is on its way to evolve the next generation policy measures. This dialogue forum will help to capture the learning in our cities, and help to evolve strategies for policy action.
>
>
>
> This collaborative workshop will bring together the key regulators and policy makers from the city, experts, civil society groups and industry representatives who are involved with city governance, air pollution and transportation policies. This will also be an opportunity to share our experiences and lessons from Delhi and other cities as well.
>
>
>
> The objective is to find ways to address critical issues of common concerns and look at a range of strategies for air quality management; public health protection; and the challenges of public transport and congestion reduction strategies. Solutions can emerge from deeper understanding of our mutual concerns, the diversity of issues, and, implementation challenges in our cities.
>
>
>
> Your participation in the workshop will help to set the terms of the debate for the future roadmap in our cities. We will be very happy to hear from you. You may send a line of confirmation to my colleague Vivek Chattopadhyaya (vivek@cseindia.org), who is coordinating this event.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dr. C. Ramachandraiah
> Professor in Urban Studies
> Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS)
> Nizamiah Observatory Campus
> Begumpet, HYDERABAD - 500016, India
> Tel: +91 40 2341 6611
> Fax: +91 40 2340 6808
>
> ?There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest?, - Elie Wiesel (Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, December 11, 1986).
>
>
>
From kanthikannan at gmail.com Wed Sep 29 23:25:50 2010
From: kanthikannan at gmail.com (Kanthi Kannan)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:55:50 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: Hyderabad City Dialogue on Air Quality
andTransportation-7 Oct
In-Reply-To: <3C272041-8E46-49CD-B85F-04470DC64503@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4ca34c75.1156730a.4e82.1922@mx.google.com>
Dear all
Greetings!!
I am attending the conference. I think that the dialogue will prove to be
useful.
Thanks
Kanthi
-----Original Message-----
From: sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org
[mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org] On
Behalf Of Rushdia Mehreen
Sent: 29 September 2010 18:37
To: Sustran
Cc: Ramachandraiah Chigurupati
Subject: [sustran] Fwd: Hyderabad City Dialogue on Air Quality
andTransportation-7 Oct
Hi,
Some of you might find this interesting/may be able to attend.
"This is part of our ongoing effort to engage with the policy makers to
strengthen the policy action on clean air and public health as well as urban
mobility in our cities and raise public awareness."
Please see below for details.
Rushdia
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Ramachandraiah Chigurupati
> Date: 29 September, 2010 3:55:22 AM EDT
> Subject: Hyderabad City Dialogue on Air Quality and Transportation-7 Oct
>
> Hyderabad City Dialogue on Air Quality and Transportation Challenge: An
Agenda For Action
>
>
>
> Organised by:
>
> Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board and Centre for Science and
Environment, New Delhi
>
>
>
> October 07, 2010 9.30 AM for Half-a-day till 2.00 pm followed by
refreshments
>
>
>
> Venue: APPCB Auditorium, Paryavaran Bhavan, A-3, Industrial Estate,
Sanatnagar, Hyderabad
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment in collaboration with
the Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board is jointly organizing a
half a day event -- "Hyderabad City Dialogue on Air quality and
transportation challenge: An agenda for action" on October 07, 2010 at 9.30
am in APPCB auditorium at Paryavaran Bhavan, A-3, Industrial Estate,
Sanatnagar, Hyderabad.
>
>
>
> This is part of our ongoing effort to engage with the policy makers to
strengthen the policy action on clean air and public health as well as urban
mobility in our cities and raise public awareness. It is very encouraging to
know that Hyderabad has already planned and implemented a variety of
measures to reduce air pollution and is on its way to evolve the next
generation policy measures. This dialogue forum will help to capture the
learning in our cities, and help to evolve strategies for policy action.
>
>
>
> This collaborative workshop will bring together the key regulators and
policy makers from the city, experts, civil society groups and industry
representatives who are involved with city governance, air pollution and
transportation policies. This will also be an opportunity to share our
experiences and lessons from Delhi and other cities as well.
>
>
>
> The objective is to find ways to address critical issues of common
concerns and look at a range of strategies for air quality management;
public health protection; and the challenges of public transport and
congestion reduction strategies. Solutions can emerge from deeper
understanding of our mutual concerns, the diversity of issues, and,
implementation challenges in our cities.
>
>
>
> Your participation in the workshop will help to set the terms of the
debate for the future roadmap in our cities. We will be very happy to hear
from you. You may send a line of confirmation to my colleague Vivek
Chattopadhyaya (vivek@cseindia.org), who is coordinating this event.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dr. C. Ramachandraiah
> Professor in Urban Studies
> Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS)
> Nizamiah Observatory Campus
> Begumpet, HYDERABAD - 500016, India
> Tel: +91 40 2341 6611
> Fax: +91 40 2340 6808
>
> "There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there
must never be a time when we fail to protest", - Elie Wiesel (Nobel Peace
Prize Lecture, December 11, 1986).
>
>
>
--------------------------------------------------------
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http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
--------------------------------------------------------
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================================================================
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equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
(the 'Global South').
From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Thu Sep 30 00:01:32 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:01:32 +0200
Subject: [sustran] Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
In-Reply-To: <54688.70784.qm@web112119.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References: <4ca1ebe6.8a75df0a.3055.ffff9508@mx.google.com>
<54688.70784.qm@web112119.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <022901cb5fe7$3657a9f0$a306fdd0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
>> Sorry but I don't fully understand how the plan B works (through whom or
organization and how) to stop what the government already aimed for? Maybe
someone here can please instruct how to start ... <<
Good question, and forces me to at least start to go from the broad
conceptual level to something more concrete. Let me take a first stab at it.
The idea is to develop a procedure whereby any large and costly project
(Plan A) should be subjected to an intense independent alternatives analysis
(Plan B) the objective of which would be to show alternate ways in which
this money could be spent with greater and more democratic impacts at the
same or possibly greatly reduced costs. The analogy might be along the lines
of the now traditional environmental impact statement, but with another sets
of objectives and rules.
Both Plan A and Plan B should be made publically available, and the decision
makers should be required to justify their final choices openly on the base
of public information and refutation.
The trick for the mega projects -- road or heavy PT -- is that the details
tend to be swept under the rug and not widely shared. Nor is the decision
process and criteria openly discussed. The fact is that such projects are
always driven for the most part by special interests who lobby silently and
often all too efficiently in the private corridors of power. The sad part is
that they always find plenty of money for payoffs -- and for high profile
public relations with the media -- and these often do the job.
Basically we would like to see this developed and then incorporated into the
law -- or in a first instance at least into the procedures of public
institutions providing finance or other forms of support for these mega
projects.
Ideally in time and with a couple of convincing iterations and
demonstrations, the advantages of this approach would become so clear that
responsible governments would start to adapt. And if we can see this at the
leading edge, it will be less of a job to bring the less open governments
into the fold.
Or so one fondly hopes.
So . . . . Where can we start to develop a strong and highly qualified
consensus to urge the public banks and funding agencies to give this a try.
This forum can be a starting place, and certainly if we can get the 50+
members of SLoCaT behind this, we would be off to a flying start.
Next?
Eric Britton | WorldStreets.org | NewMobility.org | Skype: newmobility
8, rue Jospeh Bara | Paris 75006 France | +331 7550 3788
From kppadiyar at gmail.com Thu Sep 30 02:44:21 2010
From: kppadiyar at gmail.com (K P Padiyar)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:14:21 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
In-Reply-To: <790809.15044.qm@web112106.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References:
<790809.15044.qm@web112106.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <8E0CE53D89EA4A67903CA618F2039A4A@CompaqPC>
Dear All,
Even though I have subscribed to this group since 2005, I have not
participated in their discussions so far. With my background of more than 16
years of my service life in operating maintaining, planning and designing
suburban rail services of Indian Railways in Mumbai which today carries
nearly 7 million passengers daily on 5 HRT corridors of which two carry main
line passenger and freight traffic also. Design capacity of these corridors
is 1.2 million for dedicated corridors and half that for mainline corridors,
I felt emboldened to muscle in on the august array of transport specialists
on this issue.
According to Demografia 2008, Hanoi is the second largest city of Vietnam
with a population of 3 million with average population density of 154.5
persons/ha. According to global standards for rail based public transport,
this is the only alternative available for meeting the demand - Tokyo, Hong
Kong. Mumbai Moscow. (Dr. Kenworthy's work for UITP and WB in 1990s.). Hanoi
is planning for a capacity of 28000 pphpd which works out as 467 000
trips/day which is low compared to likely demand with CBD densities (Job +
population) exceeding 300 as in Mumbai where Mumbai Island has a density of
800/ha.
Mumbai also had difficulties in acquiring land for Railways which was solved
by promulgating TDR for the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region with an
estimated population of 21 million (17 million in 2001, 2011 census results
are not yet out). It was an innovative solution first issued by local State
Government in 1991 and now copied by other metros of India. Even US is
having such rules in some cities with heavy rail.
Vietnam has a technical collaboration agreement with India, since it was was
united and IR has participated in some of their projects for Railways.
Mumbai has a separate Joint sector Corporation Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation
undertaking Railway component of Mumbai Urban Transport Projects Jointly
funder by IBRD, Indian Government (through IR) and Maharashtra Government.
They are available at www.mrvc.indianrail.gov.in Sanctioned projects
under execution are about 2 billion dollars.
Members of the group needing additional information on Indian high capacity
public transport systems can contact me and I will try my best to get it
from original sources. IR uses wide bodied coaches 3667 mm and Dual traction
system 1500 V. D.C. (under replacement) and 25 kV single phase 50 Hz system
in Mumbai and other metropolitan areas. However Hanoi project as per data on
the site quoted in the letter, mentions Chinese Government's aid for the
project.
Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam has recently got Japanese aid for a Metro Rail
System Project (Financed by the Japan Special Fund) under ADB aegis
www.adb.org/projects/project.asp?id=39500.
With regards.
K. P. Padiyar
--------------------------------------------------
From: "AD"
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 5:56 PM
To:
Subject: [sustran] First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
> Source:
> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201009/First-urban-railway-route-in-Hanoi-under-construction-937891/
>
>
> Looking forward to see the fare and wonder how could they make it more
> tempted
> than that of riding a motorcycle for people.
>
>
>
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From schipper at wri.org Thu Sep 30 02:52:02 2010
From: schipper at wri.org (Lee Schipper)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:52:02 -0400
Subject: [sustran] Re: First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
In-Reply-To: <8E0CE53D89EA4A67903CA618F2039A4A@CompaqPC>
Message-ID: <46E2E1971BCEC1459149FBB1A4B4342C09DBE60E@wricsex029330.WRI.CRM.Local>
I think it is worth mentioning that Hanoi has at least twice the
ownership rate of two-wheelers of any city in India, more than 1 two
wheeler per household. That means that any urban rail way or BRT (one of
each is under development) has to compete with one of the most motorized
populations in the entire world. Here is a bit of background from my
EMBARQ days.
http://www.embarq.org/en/our-work/publications/hanoi-vietnam
Commuting distances are relatively short, one reason why the
conventional bus system started 10 years ago and two wheelers are so
popular, not to mention conventional bicycles and even more conventional
feet. There is a master plan for developing more distant suburbs where
an urban rail network could be useful, but that may depend on how the
authorities deal with the cost of two wheeler fuel and whether there is
a sensible way of charging for increasingly crowded road space in the
main parts of Hanoi.
Lee Schipper, Ph.D.
Project Scientist, Global Metropolitan Studies, UC Berkeley
Senior Research Engineer, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, Stanford
Univ.
phone +1 510 642 6889
fax +1 510 642 6061
cell for emergencies +1 202 262 7476
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From: sustran-discuss-bounces+schipper=wri.org@list.jca.apc.org
[mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+schipper=wri.org@list.jca.apc.org] On
Behalf Of K P Padiyar
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 10:44 AM
To: sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org
Subject: [sustran] Re: First urban railway route in Hanoi under
construction
Dear All,
Even though I have subscribed to this group since 2005, I have not
participated in their discussions so far. With my background of more
than 16 years of my service life in operating maintaining, planning and
designing suburban rail services of Indian Railways in Mumbai which
today carries nearly 7 million passengers daily on 5 HRT corridors of
which two carry main line passenger and freight traffic also. Design
capacity of these corridors is 1.2 million for dedicated corridors and
half that for mainline corridors, I felt emboldened to muscle in on the
august array of transport specialists on this issue.
According to Demografia 2008, Hanoi is the second largest city of
Vietnam with a population of 3 million with average population density
of 154.5 persons/ha. According to global standards for rail based public
transport, this is the only alternative available for meeting the demand
- Tokyo, Hong Kong. Mumbai Moscow. (Dr. Kenworthy's work for UITP and WB
in 1990s.). Hanoi is planning for a capacity of 28000 pphpd which works
out as 467 000 trips/day which is low compared to likely demand with CBD
densities (Job +
population) exceeding 300 as in Mumbai where Mumbai Island has a density
of 800/ha.
Mumbai also had difficulties in acquiring land for Railways which was
solved by promulgating TDR for the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region
with an estimated population of 21 million (17 million in 2001, 2011
census results are not yet out). It was an innovative solution first
issued by local State Government in 1991 and now copied by other metros
of India. Even US is having such rules in some cities with heavy rail.
Vietnam has a technical collaboration agreement with India, since it was
was united and IR has participated in some of their projects for
Railways.
Mumbai has a separate Joint sector Corporation Mumbai Rail Vikas
Corporation undertaking Railway component of Mumbai Urban Transport
Projects Jointly funder by IBRD, Indian Government (through IR) and
Maharashtra Government.
They are available at www.mrvc.indianrail.gov.in Sanctioned projects
under execution are about 2 billion dollars.
Members of the group needing additional information on Indian high
capacity public transport systems can contact me and I will try my best
to get it from original sources. IR uses wide bodied coaches 3667 mm and
Dual traction system 1500 V. D.C. (under replacement) and 25 kV single
phase 50 Hz system in Mumbai and other metropolitan areas. However Hanoi
project as per data on the site quoted in the letter, mentions Chinese
Government's aid for the project.
Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam has recently got Japanese aid for a Metro
Rail System Project (Financed by the Japan Special Fund) under ADB aegis
www.adb.org/projects/project.asp?id=39500.
With regards.
K. P. Padiyar
--------------------------------------------------
From: "AD"
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 5:56 PM
To:
Subject: [sustran] First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
> Source:
> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201009/First-urban-railway-route-i
> n-Hanoi-under-construction-937891/
>
>
> Looking forward to see the fare and wonder how could they make it more
> tempted than that of riding a motorcycle for people.
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
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real
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> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing
countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
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From kppadiyar at gmail.com Thu Sep 30 02:45:10 2010
From: kppadiyar at gmail.com (K P Padiyar)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:15:10 +0530
Subject: [sustran] Re: First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
In-Reply-To: <790809.15044.qm@web112106.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References:
<790809.15044.qm@web112106.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID:
Dear All,
Even though I have subscribed to this group since 2005, I have not
participated in their discussions so far. With my background of more than 16
years of my service life in operating maintaining, planning and designing
suburban rail services of Indian Railways in Mumbai which today carries
nearly 7 million passengers daily on 5 HRT corridors of which two carry main
line passenger and freight traffic also. Design capacity of these corridors
is 1.2 million for dedicated corridors and half that for mainline corridors,
I felt emboldened to muscle in on the august array of transport specialists
on this issue.
According to Demografia 2008, Hanoi is the second largest city of Vietnam
with a population of 3 million with average population density of 154.5
persons/ha. According to global standards for rail based public transport,
this is the only alternative available for meeting the demand - Tokyo, Hong
Kong. Mumbai Moscow. (Dr. Kenworthy's work for UITP and WB in 1990s.). Hanoi
is planning for a capacity of 28000 pphpd which works out as 467 000
trips/day which is low compared to likely demand with CBD densities (Job +
population) exceeding 300 as in Mumbai where Mumbai Island has a density of
800/ha.
Mumbai also had difficulties in acquiring land for Railways which was solved
by promulgating TDR for the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region with an
estimated population of 21 million (17 million in 2001, 2011 census results
are not yet out). It was an innovative solution first issued by local State
Government in 1991 and now copied by other metros of India. Even US is
having such rules in some cities with heavy rail.
Vietnam has a technical collaboration agreement with India, since it was was
united and IR has participated in some of their projects for Railways.
Mumbai has a separate Joint sector Corporation Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation
undertaking Railway component of Mumbai Urban Transport Projects Jointly
funder by IBRD, Indian Government (through IR) and Maharashtra Government.
They are available at www.mrvc.indianrail.gov.in Sanctioned projects
under execution are about 2 billion dollars.
Members of the group needing additional information on Indian high capacity
public transport systems can contact me and I will try my best to get it
from original sources. IR uses wide bodied coaches 3667 mm and Dual traction
system 1500 V. D.C. (under replacement) and 25 kV single phase 50 Hz system
in Mumbai and other metropolitan areas. However Hanoi project as per data on
the site quoted in the letter, mentions Chinese Government's aid for the
project.
Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam has recently got Japanese aid for a Metro Rail
System Project (Financed by the Japan Special Fund) under ADB aegis
www.adb.org/projects/project.asp?id=39500.
With regards.
K. P. Padiyar
--------------------------------------------------
From: "AD"
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 5:56 PM
To:
Subject: [sustran] First urban railway route in Hanoi under construction
> Source:
> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201009/First-urban-railway-route-in-Hanoi-under-construction-937891/
>
>
> Looking forward to see the fare and wonder how could they make it more
> tempted
> than that of riding a motorcycle for people.
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> If you get sustran-discuss via YAHOOGROUPS, please go to
> http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss to join the real
> sustran-discuss and get full membership rights.
>
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> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> (the 'Global South').
>
From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Thu Sep 30 20:10:13 2010
From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:10:13 +0200
Subject: [sustran] Plan B for sustainable mobility in cities
In-Reply-To:
References: <790809.15044.qm@web112106.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <01aa01cb6090$101a0950$304e1bf0$@britton@ecoplan.org>
Dear Mr. Padiyar,
Thank you for your excellent note on demographics and movement in Hanoi,
Saigon and Mumbai. I sincerely believe it is an excellent counterpoint and
challenge which usefully fills out these discussions about alternative
approaches to moving people in 231st century cities.
My position in this at any rate is not to EXCLUDE heavy rail as a possible
solution to the mobility problems of the diverse and spread-out populations
of our Asian cities, but rather simply to ask that the entire process be (a)
carried out in the broad light of public consultation from start to finish
and (b) to provide a proper budget for eventual other and perhaps cheaper
and even better ways of getting the basic movement job done. This is, I
believe, an essential condition for informed decision making especially when
we are dealing with projects that cost taxpayers somewhere hundreds of
millions of dollars, if not more.
I say this, but I am sure that you agree with us on the importance of an
open approach to planning and decision making in our cities.
With kind regards,
Eric Britton
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