[sustran] GIZ SUTP Newsletter - May - June 2011

[SUTP Team]

GIZ Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP)

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In this Edition:

    - KOTI and GIZ sign a MoU at the KOTI World Forum
    - GIZ-SUTP and IUT organized a 5-Day training course on Public Transport in Goa from 11-15th July
    - GIZ at the Fifth Asia Pacific Urban Forum, Bangkok, Thailand
    - GIZ participated in the "Working Together for Sustainable and Healthy Urban Transport” workshop in Kyiv
    - BTG Symposium in Bonn: "Moving Transport from CDM to NAMAs"
    - VELOFORUM Ukraine with GIZ participation
    - GIZ at C40 Summit in Sao Paulo (Brazil)
    - GIZ at the International Transport Forum (ITF), Leipzig
    - GIZ-SUTP at the 2nd NTDPC Consultation meeting in Bangalore
    - GIZ Transport Team at the International Conference on Climate Friendly Transport
    - No agreement on Transport at CSD 19!
    - GIZ at the CAI LAC Sustainable Transport Conference in Rosario (9-13 May)
    - Learning Centre at CSD 19

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KOTI and GIZ sign a MoU at the KOTI World Forum

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Korea
Transport Institute (KOTI) and the GIZ Transport Sector -Policy Project.
The MoU envisages cooperation between the two parties in the areas of
transportation, logistics, urban planning, urban mobility and climate
change. This MoU provides opportunities for the urban transport experts
from GIZ and KOTI to work together and expand the existing knowledge on
sustainable urban transport, supporting developing cities in the region
and around Asia. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2692

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GIZ at the Fifth Asia Pacific Urban Forum, Bangkok, Thailand

The GIZ-SUTP and the Transport division of the UNESCAP jointly organised
a breakout session at the Fifth Asia Pacific Urban Forum on the 22nd
June 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. The title of the breakout session was
"Sustainable Urban Transport and Financing”. The event was attended by
more than 40 participants from various backgrounds such as academics,
city government officials, national level officials and UN staff. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2691

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GIZ participated in "Working Together for Sustainable and
Healthy Urban Transport” workshop in Kyiv, Ukraine

The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the World Health
Organization (WHO) Europe co-organized a workshop, titled "Working
Together for Sustainable and Healthy Urban Transport," which discussed
strategies, policies and measures to promote innovative policies to
support walking and cycling as increasingly viable and attractive modes
of urban mobility. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2689 

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BTG Symposium in Bonn: "Moving Transport from CDM to NAMAs"

On the occasion of the climate talks in Bonn, a symposium titled "Moving
transport from CDM to NAMAs" was held by the Bridging the Gap
Initiative. The event attracted nearly 100 participants from developing
and developed countries, representatives of key international aid
agencies as well as leading experts and practitioners in the field of
transport and climate change. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2686

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VELOFORUM Ukraine with GIZ participation

During June 4-5, the Ukrainian VELOFORUM took place in the Ukrainian
capital Kyiv, organised by the Kyiv Cycling Association
(www.avk.org.ua). It gathered more than 50 activists, planners and
decision-makers. The topics included the promotion of cycling, current
examples and practices, technical issues as well as the set up of a
Ukrainian Centre for Cycling Expertise. Armin Wagner, GIZ team leader of
the project “Climate-friendly mobility in Ukrainian cities”, gave a
presentation about the concept of Sustainable Urban Mobility. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2685

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GIZ at C40 Summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil

GIZ organized events around the C40 Summit and participated actively in
the event. The C40 Summit is a biannual event bringing together mayors
of the world’s largest cities to share information on their respective
experiences in dealing with climate change. Before the Summit, GIZ, in
cooperation with the Municipality of Sao Paulo, Ministry of Sports,
Ministry of Cities and CCI developed a workshop on Sustainable Urban
Transport from May 30-31st, which saw 35 participants from the 8 'host
cities' of the 2014 Soccer World Cup. This workshop was delivered by
international and local experts and covered a range of issues on
sustainable urban transport, and was developed to enhance the knowledge
of these Host Cities on the topic to improve their transport projects in
the next years. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2684

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GIZ at the International Transport Forum (ITF), Leipzig, Germany

The 2011 Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF) took
place on May 25-27th, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The theme of the event
was “Transport for Society”. This forum represents a place for the
exchange of ideas about recent developments and the future of transport
among a wide range of transport professionals, including experts from
different transport sub-sectors, decision-makers and members of the
academia. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2669

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GIZ-SUTP at the 2nd NTDPC Consultation meeting in Bangalore, India

The second National Consultation Workshop for the Working Group on Urban
Transport of the National Transport Development Policy Committee (NTDPC)
was held on 3rd June, 2011 in Bangalore. The NTDPC is a High Level
Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. Rakesh Mohan, which has been
constituted to recommend policy initiatives for the entire transport
sector to meet the projected demand in 2030. GIZ-SUTP was present there
as a key stakeholder in urban transport in India, along with several
others, to share its views and suggestions on the scope of work and
approach of the various working groups, each dealing with a different
aspect of urban transport like land-use, ITS, road safety, investments,
etc. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2676

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GIZ Transport Team at the International Conference on Climate 
Friendly Transport in Belgrade, Serbia

The conference was organized by the FP7 project REACT and the Faculty of
Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade. About 150
participants, mostly from the Balkan Region, took part in the event at
the Chamber of Commerce in Belgrade, Serbia. In three parallel sessions,
the conference aimed to discuss the question on how to shape climate
friendly transport in Europe. The theme for the REACT Conference marked
the continuing progress on climate friendly transport theory and
practice leading to a greatly improved application in science and our
lives. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2673

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No agreement on Transport at CSD 19!

At the beginning of May, the Commission on Sustainable Development met
at the 19th session in New York. This was an important event for the
transport community as transport was one of the sectors on the agenda
amongst others like mining, production and chemicals. SLoCaT organized a
learning center on policies for sustainable transport on May, 4th. 
See http://www.slocat.net/event/429 for a copy of the program and
presentations. Unfortunately, the meeting was not able to reach an
agreement, not withstanding an all-nighter from Friday to Saturday! 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2667

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GIZ at the CAI LAC Sustainable Transport Conference in Rosario,
Argentina (9-13 May)

GIZ actively participated in a number of events and activities and
contributed through training courses on Non-motorized transport and
Public Bicycle Planning during the Conference on “Sustainable
Transportation, Air Quality and Climate Change for Latin America and the
Caribbean - How to Achieve Sustainable Urban Transport?", held in
Rosario, Argentina. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2646

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Learning Centre at CSD 19

Within the nineteenth Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) Policy
Session, GIZ contributed to a learning centre on Policies for
Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCat). CSD is an annual meeting of
the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. Transport has
been emphasized in Agenda 21 in several chapters, not limited to,
Chapter 7 on Human Settlements and in Chapter 9 on Atmosphere. The
session sponsored by the SLoCat partnership presented policy actions in
Africa, Asia and Europe. It discussed global ideas on policy options,
including recommendations and tools for tracking sustainability in
transport. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2658

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New Publications 
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Module 4b: Inspection, Maintenance and Roadworthiness reviewed

A key component of a sustainable transport system is an in-use vehicle
testing system. This is essential to ensure that vehicles are properly
maintained, from both an environmental (emissions) and safety
(roadworthiness) perspective. This module provides advice on the types
of inspection and maintenance systems appropriate for a developing
countries and how cities can develop and implement an effective I&M
system. The module has been reviewed and is available for download. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2718

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Urban Transport and Climate Change Action Plans: An Overview

This paper summarises the measures outlined in Climate Change Action
Plans of more than 30 cities in all continents. Its focus is on the
actions proposed in the transport chapter of the relevant plans.
However, in many cases other Urban Transport Planning documents
(Transportation Master Plans, Land Use Plans, etc.) play a key role for
implementing specific measures, while the Climate Action Plans outline
the more general goals. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2690

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Reading List on Low Carbon Transport

Transport is a fast growing sector. A steadily increasing motorisation
along with urbanisation is a trend that can be observed in most
developing countries. This and the oil dependence of the transport
sector lead to considerable growth rates of carbon emissions. Actions to
stop this trend are urgently needed. This paper shows how national
and/or urban low-carbon transportation policies could help countries to
achieve a smart, sustainable economic growth while at the same time
stabilizing and later reducing transport emissions. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2674

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Factsheet: Sustainable Urban Transport: Avoid-Shift-Improve (A-S-I)
Released

Inspired by the principles of sustainability, this alternative approach
focuses on the demand side of transport management as opposed to the
conventional supply side approach. The new approach, known as A-S-I
(from Avoid/Reduce, Shift/Maintain, Improve), seeks to achieve
significant GHG emission reductions, reduced energy consumption, less
congestion, with the final objective to create more liveable cities. The
objective of the A-S-I approach is to promote alternative mobility
solutions and to develop sustainable transport systems. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2660

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GIZ Module 5b: Urban Road Safety now in Chinese

Building on the earlier 2004 version of the SUTP Sourcebook Module 5b,
the revised edition of 'Urban Road Safety' presents up-to-date figures
on the challenge of road safety in developing cities, and outlines
measures to address the problem. The latter range from technical
standards to issues such as awareness raising and financing. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2693

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Module 2c: Parking Management for Developing Cities translated to
Portuguese and Spanish languages

Parking controls and pricing are transport demand management measures
implemented frequently by local authorities, yet little of the academic
literature deals with experience of this policy, preferring instead to
concentrate on the politically “more lucrative” topic of congestion
charging. This module, now available in Portuguese and Spanish
languages, attempts to redress that balance a little. It discusses the
various definitional, operational, planning, institutional and social
challenges around parking practices in cities, and how these could be
overcome. The module also discusses topics like types of marking,
parking demand and common myths associated with vehicle parking.

Portuguese Version: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2670
Spanish Version: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2655

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Module 1f: Financing Sustainable Urban Transport now in Indonesian

This module, now available in Bahasa, is dedicated to policy makers,
financial sector specialists and urban planners/practitioners working on
key challenges related to financing urban transport systems. The
sourcebook 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. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2671

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Upcoming Events:

    30.08.2011 Washington D.C.,US: Safe & Sustainable Mobility for Older People
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=500&lang=en
    
    11.09.2011 Durban, S.A.: Thredbo 12 Conference
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=531&lang=en
    
    20.09.2011 Johannesburg, ZA: Sustainable Transport & Mobility 2011
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=537&lang=en
    
    26.09.2011 Perth, AU: New Urbanism & Smart Transport 2011 Intl. Conference
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=505&lang=en
    
    26.09.2011 Mexico City, MX: XXIVth World Road Congress - 2011
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=389&lang=en
    
    27.09.2011 Singapore, SG: 3rd Annual Sustainable Cities Conference
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=543&lang=en
    
    06.10.2011 Gothenburg, SE: Urban Governance: Getting People on Board!
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=509&lang=en
    
    10.10.2011 Glasgow, UK: European Transport Conference 2011
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=507&lang=en
    
    16.10.2011 Washington D.C., US: Rail~Volution 2011
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=530&lang=en
    
    16.10.2011 Orlando, US: 18th ITS World Congress
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=544&lang=en
    
    18.10.2011 Rio, BR:18th Brazilian Congress of Transport and Traffic
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=512&lang=en
    
    22.10.2011 Changwon, KR: EcoMobility 2011
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=511&lang=en
    
    24.10.2011 Seoul, KR: 11th UITP Asia-Pacific Assembly
    Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=550&lang=en

For a complete list of events visit: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56

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News from Partners and Elsewhere 
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UITP's Metro Service Performance Indicators

The definition, implementation and monitoring of Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs) in public transport service is a critical issue for
two of the pillars of the UITP PTx2 strategy, which sets out the aim to
double the market share of public transport worldwide by 2025.The UITP
Metro Division has defined five important indicators of operational
performance. 

Download: http://www.uitp.org/mos/corebrief/CB_Metro_indicators-en.pdf

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Car Free Day to be Held Every Week

The Car Free Day (HBKB) routine held by the Jakarta Capital City
Government is so far considered successful to reduce air pollution in
Jakarta. Although it was initially conducted only once a month, it is
now receiving a positive response and greater support from various
parties. In fact, due to high demand for car-free days, the Jakarta
Capital City Government plans to hold it every week. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2688

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Tearing Down to Start Again

From cost-benefit analysis for urban roads to tearing down highway
projects, this article discusses how cities are reversing the trend and
have started to shift from promoting just mobility to promoting overall
liveability, as a "new urban values" approach. Read the full article in
the Winter Issue of the ITDP Sustainable Transport Magazine, Issue 22.

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2687

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EMBARQ publishes a new guidebook: "From Here to There"
Communications, marketing and branding principles to help cities improve
public transport

In an attempt to give public transport a competitive edge, EMBARQ
released in May this year a report on marketing and branding public
transport today. The reports aims to help guide cities and public
transit agencies in making mass transit a competitive and desirable
alternative to private vehicles. Titled ”From Here to There: A Creative
Guide to Making Public Transport the Way to Go”, this 29-page report
hopes to encourage cities and transit agencies to think critically and
creatively about how to make public transport the preferred way to
travel. 

Read more: http://www.embarq.org/en/news/11/05/26/new-guidebook-from-here-to-there

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Jamie Lerner receives Leadership in Transport Award at ITF 2011

Jaime Lerner, visionary urban planner from Brazil and pioneer of
globally successful public transport ideas, was the winner of the first
Leadership in Transport Award. The Leadership in Transport Award has
been newly created in 2011 to honour public persons that have
demonstrated exceptional vision and leadership, and thereby have made an
exceptional impact and lasting contribution to transport -be it through
a single, high-profile, high-impact initiative or through a sustained
commitment over a long period of time that has resulted in major
transport advances. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2672

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Metrobus, Argentina’s first BRT system, launched in Buenos Aires

The Metrobus inaugurated in early June this year in Buenos Aires is the
first BRT corridor in Argentina and, according to the city's Mayor; it
represents a significant progress on the development of urban
transportation, allowing for the increased quality of life of more than
100,000 people. The system includes other standard features of BRT,
including physically separated lanes that run in the middle of the
street, elevated station platforms and countdown clocks. 

Read more: http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news/detail/metrobus_argentinas_first_brt_system_launches_in_buenos_aires/

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Ministry of Urban Development Promotes Cycling in Indian Cities

India's Ministry of Urban Development held the first National
Consultation Meeting in Delhi to promote cycling in Indian cities. About
40 delegates from government, academia, business consultancies and NGOs
participated in the half-day workshop. They worked together to develop
guidelines and provide input for developing future cycling projects.

Read more: http://www.embarq.org/en/news/11/06/27/ministry-urban-development-promotes-cycling-indian-cities

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Hangzhou green drive pedals ahead

Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, is taking the
national lead in the bicycle rental system. Launched by the city
authorities in collaboration with Hangzhou Public Bicycle Transportation
Service Development Co ltd in May 2008, “the green drive now includes
60,600 bicycles for the 8.7 million residents”, said Han Linli from the
company. 

Read more: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/usa/business/2011-06/16/content_12716949.htm

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Across Europe, Irking Drivers Is Urban Policy

While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic
flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European
cities are doing the opposite: creating environments openly hostile to
cars. The methods vary, but the mission is clear: to make car use
expensive and just plain miserable enough to tilt drivers toward more
environmentally friendly modes of transportation. 

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/science/earth/27traffic.html?_r=2&hp

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Services" supports developing cities to reach their sustainable
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