[sustran] SUTP Newsletter: July-August 2011

SUTP Team sutp at sutp.org
Fri Sep 9 01:49:44 JST 2011


GIZ Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP)
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In this Edition:

- New GIZ project on Transport Demand Management and Climate Change kicked-off in Beijing
- GIZ-SUTP at the Sub-Regional EST Training Workshop cum Policy Dialogue in Ahmedabad
- GIZ at the CSE's International Conference on Parking Reforms
- GIZ-SUTP and IUT conducted a 5-Day training course on Public Transport in Goa from 11-15 July
- Bike Night 2011, Frankfurt
- Vice-Minister Transport from Indonesia visited Germany
- Urban Mobility in Ukrainian cities  now on Facebook and Twitter
- Interview with first Ukrainian cycling advisor
- 2011 Conference on Urban Development and Planning, Yangzhou/China
- GIZ at the “Cities for Mobility” World Congress, Stuttgart


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New GIZ project on Transport Demand Management and Climate Change kicked-off in Beijing

On 3rd August 2011, the city of Beijing and GIZ officially launched a new Sino-German project on sustainable urban transport. The project “Transport Demand Management in Beijing – Emission Reduction in Urban Transport” is funded through the International Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).The aim of this project is to implement sustainable urban transport measures such as improving public transportation, parking space management or infrastructure for cyclists, estimating and monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as disseminate successful approaches in China. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2731

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GIZ-SUTP at the Sub-Regional EST Training Workshop cum Policy Dialogue in Ahmedabad

To create a new paradigm in transport practices for Asian region, the Asian Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Initiative was jointly launched by the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) and Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan (MOEJ) in 2004. 

Recognizing the importance of a sub‐regional approach to address the increasing problems in the transport sector in South Asia, the UNCRD, South Asia Co‐operative Environment Programme (SACEP), Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), and MOEJ co-organized the Sub‐Regional EST Training Workshop‐cum‐Policy Dialogue in South Asia, from 26 to 28 August 2011 in Ahmedabad, India. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2746

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GIZ at the CSE's International Conference on Parking Reforms

Cities must formulate parking strategies to reduce traffic chaos. At the same time, they need to use parking controls and pricing to reduce parking demand and car usage. This is needed to free valuable urban space for other important uses and clean up our air. 

This was the conclusion drawn by a select group of regulators, experts, and civil society representatives from different Indian cities and abroad, who had gathered in the capital today for a conference on Parking Reforms for a Liveable City, organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The Centre has been at the forefront of a campaign to encourage and push Delhi towards adopting a parking strategy. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2743 

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GIZ-SUTP and IUT conducted a 5-Day training course on Public Transport in Goa from 11-15 July

Together with the Institute of Urban Transport (IUT), GIZ-SUTP conducted a 5-day intensive training course covering various aspects of public transport planning and provision in Goa. The course, held from 11th-15th July, attracted 30 participants from all parts of India and various organizations like state bus transport corporations, traffic police, urban development authorities, urban rail compnies, etc. The course spanned over 5 days and covered a whole variety of issues ranging from bus and rail planning, financing and institutions for public transport to social and environmental impacts of public transport, pricing services, benchmarking and performance measurement and marketing and communications strategies.

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2702

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Bike Night 2011, Frankfurt

On August 13th, 2011, a campaign entitled “Bike Night ” took place in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). The objective of the action was to promote cycling as an equally important mode of transport. The event was organised by the German Cyclist’s Federation (ADFC Hessen) and took place during the evening. The participants rode their bikes through the car-free streets of Frankfurt on an approximately 180 minute tour. In order to ensure safety and a trouble-free ride for cyclists, the relevant roads of Frankfurt (including a stretch of the motorway) were, with the assistance of the Hesse State Police, made inaccessible to motorised traffic.

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2736

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Vice-Minister Transport from Indonesia visited Germany

Dr. Bambang Susantono, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Transport in Indonesia visited Germany last month. On July 18th he was welcomed by the Senate of Berlin. Dr. Susantono visited the Traffic Control Center in Berlin and inspected the public transport system and interchange facilities of the city. He was accompanied by Mr. Manfred Breithaupt from GIZ and Dr. Axel Friedrich, Transport Advisor.

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2737

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Urban Mobility in Ukrainian cities now on Facebook and Twitter

Get faster access to news and information about sustainable development and about urban mobility in Ukrainian cities and worldwide with our new Facebook and Twitter accounts! Now you can trace our activities, receive and share latest news and provide your feedback easily. Simply follow us on Facebook and Twitter. More information about the project “Climate-friendly mobility in Ukrainian cities” on www.mobilnist.org.ua

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2723

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Interview with first Ukrainian cycling advisor

Why is the Ukrainian city of Lviv promoting cycling? What are the main barriers? What is the main task of Lviv’s cycling advisor? These questions are answered in the following interview with Oleh Shmid, the first Ukrainian cycling advisor. 

Read the whole interview from http://www.sutp.org/documents/DOC-SUTECA-OSHMID-EN.pdf

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2011 Conference on Urban Development and Planning, Yangzhou/China

From June 27-28, 2011 the conference on Urban Development and Planning, with the topic low-carbon transition and green development of cities took place in Yangzhou. Main supporter was the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. The important conference drew the attention of approximately 1000 participants. Vice Minister Qiu Baoxing provided various presentations. GIZ organized a session on “The Development Course and Experiences of Green Cities – Examples from Germany” with various speakers from Germany. The presentations can be downloaded from http://www.eeeb.org.cn/gtz_eng/data1.php?id=12 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2737

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GIZ at the “Cities for Mobility” World Congress, Stuttgart

The 5th World Congress of Cities for Mobility under the title “Urban Mobility and the Social Space Challenge” took place on July 3-5, 2011 in Stuttgart (Germany). The event focused on the linkage between mobility policies in cities and urban planning. The 5th World Congress of Cities for Mobility attracted policy and decision-makers, engineers, traffic planners, urban planners, energy experts and specialists in the field of development cooperation.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), as a partner of CfM, played an active role during the event with participation and contributions to the poster exhibition, the interactive workshop on “Active Travel” and the contact forum. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2737

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New Publications 

Reading List on Increasing and Volatile Oil Prices: UPDATE is now out!

After the oil price-rally in mid-2008 with peak prices around 140 USD per barrel, the worldwide financial crisis and its side-effects brought prices down to below 40 USD per barrel. The years 2009 to 2011 were mainly characterised by a steady price increase in fossil fuels and moderate price volatility in global markets. Although price levels and volatility have decreased in comparison to 2008’s peaks, this state cannot be expected to last for a long time, as prices again move upwards and the global oil market is subject to highly speculative commodity trades. In this context, the worldwide supply and demand oil and gasoline continue to be a critical issue as they are linked to the global debate on energy security, the role of fossil fuels and especially subsidies. Fuel subsidies are not only a burden to the economy, but they also give misleading price information and encourage wasteful consumption. On the contrary, fuel taxation sets the right (price) signals for sustainable transport, as it is a powerful source of revenue to: a) partially offset the negative side-effects of increasing fuel use and b) invest in infrastructure of more environmentally friendly transport modes.

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2744

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Share the Road: Investment in Walking and Cycling Road Infrastructure

Investing in infrastructure for walking and cycling yields massive benefits in terms of environment, safety and accessibility. It reduces GHG emissions and improves air quality, helps protect vulnerable road users and increases affordable access to vital services and other transport modes. 

The ‘Share the Road’ initiative published ‘Share the Road: Investment in Walking and Cycling Road Infrastructure ’. ‘Share the Road’ is a UNEP initiative, co-founded by the FIA Foundation and developed since 2008. It brings together the environment and safety agendas, in the context of urban transport in the developing world where the majority of people, those moving by foot or bicycle, are disadvantaged on the road. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2707

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Promotion of Cycling in Germany: National Cycling Plans

Germany’s planning efforts to promote cycling as part of a sustainable transport policy can be seen in the “National Cycling Plan 2002-2012”, adopted by the government in 2002. 

In 2002, cycling in Germany had a modal share of 9%. By 2008, 10% of all journeys nationwide were being made on a bicycle. The significance of bicycles in transport has increased during the period 2002-2008: bicycles enjoyed the largest growth of any mode of transport (17%).

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2721

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Parking Brochure: Demystifying Parking Management for Developing Cities

Parking management offers a broad and open field of discussions. Cities often try to solve the parking problem by increasing parking supply. By now, it has been internationally proven that more parking spaces cause more traffic. 

This brochure gives some ideas about parking management and shows benefits of a successful implementation. The ideas in this publication are elaborated in the GIZ SUTP's publication titled "Parking Management: A Contribution Towards Liveable Cities". The idea of the brochure is to be a quick read guide for professionals, which might help them to come to innovative solutions to manage parking in their respective cities. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2703

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Module 4e: Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Spanish reviewed

The transport sector also benefits from the development of new technologies. The so-called Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) enables safer, affordable and environmentally friendly transport systems. The objective of this module is to display to decision makers the various advantages of different ITS measures and how it could be implemented in their cities urban transport systems for best outcomes.

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2724

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Case Study #3: Sustainable Urban Mobility in Istanbul

GIZ SUTP released its third document in the case study series. The paper is titled "Sustainable Urban Mobility: The Example of Istanbul". This study assesses the transport problems Istanbul currently faces and gives an overview of the sustainable transport strategies available to the city. In particular, BRT related measures are outlined. The paper gives orientation for transport planners and policy makers who wish to promote sustainable urban mobility in their cities. The document is 30 pages long, full colour pictures. 

Read more: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2748

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Bulletin No 8 – Climate-friendly mobility in Ukrainian cities

Issues include: New cycling infrastructure in city of Vinnitsia, What is Sustainable Mobility?, 30 km/h-rule in Graz/Austria and information about ELTIS.org. 

Download here: http://www.mobilnist.org.ua/mfwl/Bulletin_8.pdf

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Upcoming Events:

12.09.2011 Brussels, BE: ICLEI European Convention 2011
Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=557&lang=en

13.09.2011 Brussels,BE: Effective Solutions for Green Urban Transport
Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=558&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

03.10.2011 Mexico City, MX: VII Int'l Congress on Sustainable Transport
Link: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=56&func=details&did=555&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

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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Guangzhou BRT Reduces CO2 Emissions by 86,000 Tonnes Annually

Guangzhou, China opened its first, 22.5-kilometer Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in 2010 in an effort to cut congestion on one of the city's busiest roads, Zhongshan Avenue, and to improve the efficiency of the city's bus system. ITDP started collecting data before the project was built and continues to monitor the project's impacts. ITDP has just released preliminary findings focused on the emissions impacts of the system.

Download: http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news/detail/guangzhou_brt_reduces_co2_emissions_by_86000_tonnes_annually

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U.S. Cities Reinventing Buses as Modern, Efficient, and Effective

A new independent study, issued by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy rates Los Angeles, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Eugene and Pittsburgh as the nation’s leading cities for bus-based transportation because of their high-quality bus rapid transit systems (BRT). BRT combines the flexibility of buses with the speed and priority of light rail, but at a fraction of the cost of rail. The study rates three new BRT systems currently in planning in the San Francisco Bay Area, Montgomery County, Maryland and Chicago as the best prospects to achieve an even higher “gold-standard” BRT, something that does not currently exist in the United States.

Read more: http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news/detail/u.s._cities_reinventing_buses_as_modern_efficient_and_effective/

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Istanbul Metrobus to Be Privatized

IETT Metrobus lines will be transferred to the private sector, operating under the authority of the Istanbul Bus Company of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, according to recent news reports. 

On October 29th, the Avcılar-Beylükdüzü line that is scheduled to be opened for 100 metrobuses, will be handed over to the private sector. Following this transfer, two existing Metrobus lines (Avcılar-Edirnekapı-Zincirlikuyu and Söğütlüçeşme) will also be transferred to the bus company.

Read more: http://www.embarq.org/en/news/11/08/29/istanbul-metrobus-be-privatized

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Shaanxi (China) to build five highway transportation hubs

Shaanxi province plans to build five national highway transportation hubs in its six large- and medium-sized cities, local transportation authorities said Monday. 

The hubs are part of a highway network plan that was made by the Ministry of Transportation to improve the country's transportation system. The six cities are the provincial capital Xi'an, Xianyang, Baoji, Yulin, Hanzhong and Yan'an, among which Xi'an and Xianyang will be among 12 national composite hubs. 

Read more: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-08/29/content_13214064.htm

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Nominations for the 2012 awards are open!
The Sustainable Transport Award is given annually to the city that made most progress over the year to increase mobility for all residents while reducing transportation greenhouse and air pollution emissions and improving safety and access for cyclists and pedestrians. 

To nominate a city click here: http://www.itdp.org/index.php/sustainable_transport_award/nomination_form/

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Bike Lanes Pays Dividends: David Suzuki Gives Thumbs Up to Cycling

Prominent academic and Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki gave an endorsement to the cycling world, but did so in a way that cycling advocates often forget. In times of economic hardship, getting decision makers to see the economic benefits of cycling may just bear fruit. Let’s face it. Things are tough at the moment: markets are tottering, Europe’s leaders are trying to dig their way out of an ever deepening debt crisis and industry is getting worried by tighter and tighter profit margins. The time appears to be ripe for making the case for bicycles as a force of economic good. We’re not talking about green activists pushing for lower emissions (which isn’t a bad thing by the way), but rather bicycle advocates sitting at a table with even the most conservative of economists and making a clear cut case for why bicycles are good for the economy. 

Read more: http://www.ecf.com/4559_1

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The British Cycling Economy

Cycling in the UK has undergone a renaissance over the past five years, with an increasing number of people taking to the streets of the UK by bike. Over the years there has also been an array of research into different areas of cycling and its associated benefits but no single overview of the cycling sector and its associated benefits. This report sets out to define the ‘cycling economy’ lying behind this growth in numbers. Structural, economic, social and health factors have caused a ‘shift in the sand’ in the UK, spurring an expansion in the cycling market with indications that this will be a longer-term trend. This growth in cycling participation has had the knock-on effect of bringing economic and social benefits to the UK. In 2010, the result was a gross cycling contribution to the UK economy of £2.9b. 

Download the Report by LSE: http://corporate.sky.com/documents/pdf/press_releases/2011/the_british_cycling_economy

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