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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Eric, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am willing to provide an item on Demand
Responsive Transport in the style of the current entries. Within Paratransit
there is a reference to DRT, but the link lead to a page which does not yet have
content. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will also review and provide any commentary on
BRT and Paratransit. On first glance the BRT section is quite comprehensive,
with good links. However, I need to look in detail to see whether it covers
the level below BRT - Quality Bus Corridor, Green/Red Routes,
etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will complete the inputs by Friday August 25th.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would also be willing to provide material on
regulatory frameworks for urban public transport, but I'm not sure if this fits
in the structure - I'll need to work through all the other sections to see
whether it's appropriate. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With best wishes, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brendan.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>_____________________________________________________________________________________<BR>From
Brendan Finn, ETTS Ltd. e-mail : <A
href="mailto:etts@indigo.ie">etts@indigo.ie</A> tel :
+353.87.2530286</DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=eric.britton@ecoplan.org href="mailto:eric.britton@ecoplan.org">Eric
Britton</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com">NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com</A>
; <A title=WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com">WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=Sustran-discuss@jca.apc.org
href="mailto:Sustran-discuss@jca.apc.org">Sustran-discuss@jca.apc.org</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 13, 2006 5:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [sustran] Transport in cities -
Wikipedia definitions for your infoand completion</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Colleagues,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As some of you know, we give
considerably importance to ensuring that the Wikipedia open encyclopedia be
developed into a reliable place for information on transport in cities,
sustainable transport, and the New Mobility Agenda and all of its many
parts. Terms that may be as familiar as our hands to you and me are
often entirely unknown to many people, including the media (who do come to the
Wikipedia for help) as well as many researchers, policy makers and people
coming in from other fields. Thus it is important that they have a reliable
place to turn to when they encounter these new terms. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you go to the Agenda you will
see on the top menu an item labeled Key Definitions, which will take you to
our pivot page for the work that we are charring out on this new and important
reference source. As you will note there thus far coverage extends to the
following categories that we view as important in this context: (each of the
following are clickable if you are heading this in html and will take you
directly to the entry. <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport"
target=blank>Transport/Transportation</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport#Transport_in_cities"
target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport#Transport_in_cities"
target=blank>Transport in cities</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_transportation"
target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_transportation"
target=blank>Sustainable transportation</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mobility_Agenda" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mobility_Agenda"
target=blank>New Mobility Agenda</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_commuting" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_commuting"
target=blank>Bicycle commuting</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit"
target=blank>BRT - Bus rapid transit</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Free_Days" target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Free_Days" target=blank>Car Free
Days</A><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpooling" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpooling"
target=blank>Carpooling</A><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsharing"
target=blank></A>, <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsharing"
target=blank>Carsharing (in 5 languages)</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_charging" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_charging"
target=blank>Congestion charging, road pricing</A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_cycling" target=blank>Cycling as
transport</A><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Work" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Work" target=blank>E-Work</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flextime" target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flextime" target=blank>Flextime, flexible
hours</A><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy_of_roads"
target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy_of_roads" target=blank>Hierarchy
of roads</A><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOV" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOV" target=blank>HOV Lane</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratransit" target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratransit" target=blank>Paratransit</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestrian#Pedestrianisation"
target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestrian#Pedestrianisation"
target=blank>Pedestrianisation</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestrian-friendly" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestrian-friendly"
target=blank>Pedestrian friendly</A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_principle"
target=blank>Precautionary_principle</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_space" target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_space" target=blank>Public
space</A><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_sharing"
target=blank></A>, <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_sharing"
target=blank>Ride-sharing</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segregated_cycle_facilities"
target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segregated_cycle_facilities"
target=blank>Segregated cycle facilities</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share_taxi" target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share_taxi" target=blank>Share Taxi</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_space" target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_space" target=blank>Shared space
(Monderman principles and applications)</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_hierarchy" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_hierarchy"
target=blank>Street hierarchy</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab#Taxi_futures" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab#Taxi_futures"
target=blank>Taxi futures</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommuting" target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommuting"
target=blank>Telecommuting</A><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telework"
target=blank></A>, <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telework"
target=blank>Telework</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_Calming" target=blank></A>,
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_Calming"
target=blank>Traffic Calming</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit-Oriented_Development"
target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit-Oriented_Development"
target=blank>Transit-Oriented Development</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit-proximate_development"
target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit-proximate_development"
target=blank>Transit-proximate development</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Car_Free_Days"
target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Car_Free_Days"
target=blank>United Nations Car Free Days</A><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking#Walking_as_transportation"
target=blank></A>, <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking#Walking_as_transportation"
target=blank>Walking as transportation</A>.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">And while I would like to invite
you to pick through those items that are of particular interest tot you,
and either to edit directly if that is your taste or to let us know and we’ll
do it for you, today I want to draw your attention to an entry that I just
made today under their ‘transport’ rubric (<A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport</A>,
which upon consulting earlier today I found to be flagrantly deficient, the
usual supply oriented stuff with the usual grunts about energy – so I jammed
in and created the attached entry in an attempt to elucidate the special
qualities and problems associated with moving around in cities. Here you have
it and I would be very grateful if you would add too, correct, etc. so that we
have a world quality entry here.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Each of these steps may seem so
small, but they are all I truly believe important building
blocks.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks for knowing in if your time
and interest permit.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ericbritton</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<H2 style="BACKGROUND: #f8fcff"><B><FONT face=Arial size=5><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Transport in cities</SPAN></FONT></B></H2>
<P style="BACKGROUND: #f8fcff"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Transport in cities, the ways that people and goods
move through and serve the complex physical, economic and social metabolism of
these living organisms, presents a special case.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: #f8fcff"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The city presents an unusual context for transport,
mobility and policy choices because of the much higher densities of people and
activities relative to the rest. This leads to a situation where
environmental, economic, public health, social and quality of life
considerations and constraints become at least equi-important to pure mobility
objectives and requirements.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: #f8fcff"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Traditionally however urban transport analysis,
policies and the investments that follow have been lead by professional
transport planners and traffic experts, who have by and large made use of the
same forecasting and response tools that they have used to good effect in
other sectors. The result of relying on these technical tools has led in most
cities to a substantial overbuilding of the road and supporting
infrastructure, which has maximized throughput in terms of the numbers of
vehicles and the speeds with which they pass through and move around in the
build up areas.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: #f8fcff"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Too much infrastructure and too much smoothing of it
for vehicle throughput and speeds has created situations in which in many
cities there is not only too much traffic and all the negative impacts that go
with it. This is the dilemma of transport policy and practice in our cities
today, with the negative results that can be clearly observed in all too many
places.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: #f8fcff"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">It is only in recent years that these traditional
practices have started to be questioned in many places, and as a result of new
types of analysis which bring in a much broader range of skills than those
traditionally relied on – spanning such areas as environmental impact
analysis, public health, sociologists as well as economists who increasingly
are questioning the viability of the old mobility solutions, we are today at a
turn in the road as far as transport in cities is concerned.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: #f8fcff"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">It is critically important that analytic procedures
and practices in the sector are radically revised and rendered more
appropriate for the emerging and very different circumstances presented by
21st century cities. First, because that’s where half of the earth’s
population already is. Second because these are the areas with by far the
highest growth rates. Third, most of this growth is now taking place in the
Global South, whose cities are growing out of control. And hand in had with
this because the number of motor vehicles (including two wheeled vehicles and
especially in the countries of the developing world) is exploding, leading to
levels of traffic and problems which far exceed anything ever seen in the
past.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: #f8fcff"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The field of transport planning and policy in cities
is under enormous pressure for change, but despite this the traditional
approaches continue to dominate in most places. This is certainly the main
battle ground for transport policy in the years immediately
ahead.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: #f8fcff"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(You will find more on this topic here in the sections
on <A title="Sustainable Transportation"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Transportation">Sustainable
Transportation</A> and the <A title="New Mobility Agenda."
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Mobility_Agenda.&action=edit"><FONT
color=#cc2200><SPAN style="COLOR: #cc2200">New Mobility
Agenda.</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></P>
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