<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Ashok</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You may try IFRTD website <a href="http://www.ruralwaterways.org/">www.ruralwaterways.org</a> but this site has more focus on rural area. You may also try the World Bank Transport site and Ports and water borne transport.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Cheers!</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ranjith</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ranjith de Silva</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Asia</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Regional Coordinator</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>International Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD)</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>C/o: 319/10, Ramanayaka Mawatha, Erawwala, Pannipitiya, </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sri Lanka</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Phone: +94 11 2842972</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fax: +94 11 2856188</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Email: <a href="mailto:ranjith@ifrtd.org">ranjith@ifrtd.org</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>web: <a href="http://www.ifrtd.org">www.ifrtd.org</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>“The IFRTD is a global network of individuals and organisations working together towards improved access and mobility for the rural poor in developing countries”</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext'>-----Original Message-----<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> sustran-discuss-bounces+ranjithsd=sltnet.lk@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+ranjithsd=sltnet.lk@list.jca.apc.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ashok Sreenivas<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma; color:windowtext'>Monday, July 03, 2006</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext'>1:44 PM</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma; color:windowtext'><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [sustran] Urban water transport</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Can someone point me to good (preferably online) pointers to  waterway based urban transport, covering issues such as its effectiveness, impact on environment, carrying capacity, economics, relationship to land use etc. Thanks in advance!<br> <br> Ashok </span></font></p> </div> </body> </html>