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<DIV align=left><SPAN class=250203614-20032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It does seem that there is scope for a lot more education
of the "opinion formers" in India on this issue. That was obvious even
from my brief 2-week sojourn in Mumbai recently - I can't say too much about my
current project without clearance from the lead consultant, but I am hoping the
issue will be addressed as one of the outcomes of our study.
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<DIV align=left><SPAN class=250203614-20032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>One of my main impressions in Mumbai is that buses are seen
as part of the transport problem, not as part of the solution - how else do you
explain all the taxes bus operators (i.e. passengers) have to pay, compared with
the "developed world" where there are all sorts of tax breaks, and specific
payments for social obligations like seniors' discounts.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><SPAN class=250203614-20032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Re. Pune - do have any modal share info, Sujit? I
don't have the exact figures I would like for Mumbai, but there is no doubt that
considering the proportion of road passenger trips that are carried by bus
(approx two-thirds the total, if the figures we got are right), buses get a very
small share of the road space.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><SPAN class=250203614-20032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Alan</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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sustran-discuss-bounces+alan.howes=cbuchanan.co.uk@list.jca.apc.org
[mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+alan.howes=cbuchanan.co.uk@list.jca.apc.org]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Sujit Patwardhan<BR><B>Sent:</B> 20 March 2006
14:13<BR><B>To:</B> Asia and the Pacific sustainable
transport<BR><B>Subject:</B> [sustran] Re: Experts for more roads in city
(SeeLeeSchippercommentson this)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>20 March 2006<BR><BR><BR><BR>I was present at the meeting and after
the presentation by CIRT (Central Institute of Road Transport) expressed clearly
and perhaps loudly the fear that several "observations" from CIRT's presentation
would be misinterpreted by our friends from the media who as a group are still
more familiar with outdated traffic solutions such as building more roads and
flyovers. The observations I cited were:-<BR><BR>-- the city has very little
land area devoted to transport <BR>(which can mean space for public transport
bus depots, bus workshops, space to enable bus lanes etc BUT the media reporters
may wrongly conclude that CIRT is recommending more, more and more
roads!!!!).<BR><BR>THE ACTUAL FIGURE FOR ROAD AREA IN THE PRESENT PUNE CITY IS
AROUND 10% AND WE INSIST THIS IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR AN EFFECTIVE BUS BASED PUBLIC
TRANSPORT SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTED BY CYCLING AND WALKING FACILITIES. NEWLY ADDED
AREA FOR THE CITY CAN HAVE MORE SPACE FOR ROADS PROVIDED THERE IS A BUILT-IN
PROVISION TO ENSURE THAT ADDED SURFACE IS NOT USURPED BY PERSONAL AUTOS BUT MADE
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT.<BR><BR>-- there is extreme and growing pressure
on parking <BR>(this can be seen to be a good thing as it can ultimately and
effectively do more than half hearted vehicle restrain measures imposed by
spineless administrators or politicians 's not wanting to displease the growing
population using personal vehicles due to worsening (through neglect) public
transport performance OR it can lead to policies that make available more space
for parking usually by grabbing the meagre open spaces, lung areas, river-beds,
canals, and hills which ideally should be kept safe from the hungry gaze of the
auto vehicles and used for walking or cycling.)<BR><BR><BR>-- vehicle ownership
per household<BR>(many see growing auto vehicle ownership as a sign of
advancement.... India is becoming rich and prosperous, so that's a good thing.
BUT if we only look at Singapore and European cities like Zurich, Copenhagen,
Amsterdam etc it becomes clear that less auto vehicles on roads and more space
for walking, cycling, car-free zones makes for a far more vibrant and liveable
city, offering more scope for parks, gardens, tourist sites, and safe spaces for
children and the elderly). We don't have to go through the cycle of ....
<BR>--growing auto domination <BR>- reduction in liveability, mobility and
healthy environment <BR>- reducing auto domination through expensive
measures<BR>instead we can leapfrog and try to make our cities more liveable
BEFORE they are run over by more and more roads and autos)<BR><BR>There were
more points but this will get too long.<BR><BR>Unfortunately it happened as I
had feared. Lee was misquoted by one of the papers and even if they print his
clarification it will not fully undo the damage.<BR><BR>This is why sometimes
measured and cautious presentations by "experts" and "academicians" need to be
combined with "loud" and even disruptive interventions from NGOs and
activists.<BR><BR>But of course this is easier said than
done.<BR><BR>--<BR>Sujit <BR><BR>Sujit Patwardhan<BR>Parisar/
PTTF<BR>Pune<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 3/20/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Lee
Schipper</B> <<A href="mailto:SCHIPPER@wri.org">SCHIPPER@wri.org</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">I
have a slide submitted with the Xian report I will try to dig
out.<BR>basically the numbers are 15-20%. I think the 20-22 includes lots
of<BR>parking etc..<BR><BR>>>> <A href="mailto:Alan.Howes@cbuchanan.co.uk">Alan.Howes@cbuchanan.co.uk</A>
3/20/2006 5:58:16 AM >>><BR>Lee's comments where?<BR><BR>4% of urban
area devoted to transport does indeed seem low, but 20-22%<BR>sounds
excessive. Has anyone got comparative figures for a raft of
<BR>other cities?<BR><BR>Alan<BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Alan Howes<BR>Associate
Transport Planner<BR>Colin Buchanan<BR>4 St Colme
Street<BR>Edinburgh EH3
6AA<BR>Scotland<BR>email: <A href="mailto:alan.howes@cbuchanan.co.uk"> alan.howes@cbuchanan.co.uk</A>
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On Behalf Of Eric Britton <BR>Sent: 20 March 2006 10:44<BR>To: <A href="mailto:sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org">sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org</A><BR>Subject:
[sustran] Experts for more roads in city (See Lee Schipper<BR>commentson
this)<BR><BR><BR>Experts for more roads in city<BR><BR><BR><BR>Express News
Service<BR><<A href="http://www.expressindia.com/about/feedback.html?mailto=vvdeshmukh@expre">http://www.expressindia.com/about/feedback.html?mailto=vvdeshmukh@expre
</A><BR><BR><A href="http://ssindia.com">ssindia.com</A>><BR><BR><BR><BR>Pune, March 17:
EMBARQ, a World Research Initiative Centre for<BR>Transport<BR>and
Environment, stressed on the need for the city to increase the <BR>percentage
of land use for transport from 4 per cent to 20-22 per cent<BR>to stem the
traffic problems. Presenting the findings before Municipal<BR>Commissioner
Nitin Kareer on Friday before, EMBARQ's director of<BR>research, Lee Schipper
suggested that more roads are necessary for <BR>tackling the traffic
problems.<BR><BR>Funded by Swedish Institute of Development Authority, EMBARQ
has been<BR>studying traffic woes of Pune, Xian in China and Hanoi in
Vietnam<BR>under<BR>the project Partnership for Sustainable Urban Transport in
Asia <BR>(PSUTA)<BR>to suggest ways of coping up with increasing
traffic.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Schipper said that compared to the other two
cities, Pune's traffic<BR>comprises two-wheelers, autorickshaws, buses all
plying on narrow <BR>roads<BR>in downtown parts. ''Pune has less vehicle speed
(12 km/hr) in<BR>comparison wih the two cities and the traffic fatality is
minimum<BR>here.''<BR><BR>He said that Nalstop and Swargate chowks have higher
traffic density <BR>compared to Bhosari - an industrial area. EMBARQ study
revealed that<BR>around 60 percent, is directly exposed to air
pollution.<BR><BR>Advocating Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the city,
Schipper<BR>blamed<BR>the city planners for failing to undertake any impact
study to <BR>calculate<BR>the improvements done after implementations of
projects.<BR><BR>Experts from Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT)
underlined<BR>fifty<BR>indicators for ascertaining a sustainable transport
system and <BR>recommended monitoring the indicators by conducting frequent
trend<BR>analysis to ensure transport in the city.<BR><BR><BR><BR>[eb: We'd
like to see (a) that list and (b) how Pune fared in it. Can<BR>anyway get this
to the group????] <BR><BR><BR><BR>Source: <A href="http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=174140">http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=174140</A><BR><BR><BR><BR>================================================================
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