<a name="11f54af2165d6528_msg_6c43dfe3b94eccfe"></a>Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) News Digest <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">Vol. 6 Issue 2 - 8 February 2008 </div> SUMA News Digest is a free weekly e-mail publication that features news, information, and events related to sustainable urban transportation in Asia. <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">*** VISIT THE SUMA PAGES: <a href="http://www.cleanairnet.org/suma" target="_blank">http://www.cleanairnet.org/suma</a> *** </div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">SUMA PARTNERS ON THE MOVE! </div> Bangalore Cycling Initiative workshop January 31, 2009, EMBARQ and Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE) jointly organized the Bangalore Cycling Initiative workshop under the SUMA program. This workshop was sponsored by Bangalore Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA). Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Bangalore City Connect Foundations, and Ride a Cycle Foundation were the local partners for the workshop. The workshop was very successful with participation from public, private and civil society sectors. Mr. Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Member of Parliament, and the convener of ABIDE was the chief guest for the workshop. <a href="http://www.embarq.org/en/news/09/01/28/embarq-co-sponsors-bangalore-cycling-workshop" target="_blank">http://www.embarq.org/en/news/09/01/28/embarq-co-sponsors-bangalore-cycling-workshop</a> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/Making_Bangalore_cycle_friendly/articleshow/4058037.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/Making_Bangalore_cycle_friendly/articleshow/4058037.cms</a> India Transport Indicators – Embarq has released the draft report on India Transport Indicators. These are indicators reported in city development plans, comprehensive mobility plans, comprehensive traffic and transport studies and detailed project reports submitted to the Ministry of Urban Development between 2005 and 2007. The list was created with an intention to include, metropolitan cities, cities with ongoing or future BRT projects. We divided the 12 cities into three categories, "metro" cities (Chennai, Mumbai, and Delhi), "millennium bloomers" (Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Pune) and "now exploding" (Bhopal, Indore, Jaipur, Mysore, Rajkot and Surat).  <a href="http://www.embarq.org/en/india-transport-indicators" target="_blank">http://www.embarq.org/en/india-transport-indicators</a> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Delhi BRTS -with the financial support of Climate Works Foundation, has collaborated with the Center for Science and the Environment CSE in reviewing the current BRT corridor in Delhi and the proposed expansions to provide recommendations to the local authorities on the best way to enhance current operations and incorporate best practices in the proposed expansions. Modifications of the existing operations are expected during 2009 and expansions are expected to be completed in 2010.  </div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><a href="http://thecityfix.com/op-ed-say-yes-to-improving-delhis-brt/" target="_blank">http://thecityfix.com/op-ed-say-yes-to-improving-delhis-brt/</a> NEWSREPORTS </div>  HEADLINES Pakistan: Karachi badly needs cycling, pedestrian tracks <a href="http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73237.html" target="_blank">http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73237.html</a> China: City to spend US$379m on 3,200 new buses (Shanghai) <a href="http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73235.html" target="_blank">http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73235.html</a> China: China to subsidize purchases of clean-energy cars <a href="http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-69329.html" target="_blank">http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-69329.html</a> India : 100 AMTS buses proposed to link BRTS network (Ahmedabad) <a href="http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73226.html" target="_blank">http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73226.html</a> India : West Bengal plans BRTS <a href="http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73230.html" target="_blank">http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73230.html</a> Singapore : Singapore increases ten times their CNG vehicles  <a href="http://www.gnvmagazine.com/ingles/detalle_noticia.php?id=911" target="_blank">http://www.gnvmagazine.com/ingles/detalle_noticia.php?id=911</a> Global : Global Transport Sector Meets To Discuss Greenhouse Gas <a href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1623956/global_transport_sector_meets_to_discuss_greenhouse_gas/" target="_blank">http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1623956/global_transport_sector_meets_to_discuss_greenhouse_gas/</a> Bangladesh : Record car sales raise fear of traffic chaos in Dhaka <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/South_Asia/Record_car_sales_raise_fear_of_traffic_chaos_in_Dhaka/articleshow/4040078.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/South_Asia/Record_car_sales_raise_fear_of_traffic_chaos_in_Dhaka/articleshow/4040078.cms</a> * * * * INTERESTING FINDS/SEMINARS Summary of World Urban Transport Leaders Summit 2008 The inaugural World Urban Transport Leaders Summit was held from 4 to 6 November 2008 and addressed the theme "Transforming Urban Transport for Liveability and Sustainability". Organised by LTA Academy, the event included a two day conference, guided site visits and various networking and social programmes. The summary has been uploaded at  <a href="http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73231.html" target="_blank">http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73231.html</a> Does Traffic Congestion Reduce Employment Growth? This paper examines the impact of traffic congestion on employment growth in large U.S. metropolitan areas. Historical highway construction, political variables, and other traffic measures serve as instruments for endogenous congestion. The results show that high initial levels of congestion dampen subsequent employment growth. The contentious part of the study is one of the conclusions that expanding road capacity can generate long term economic growth. Read More <a href="http://www.economics.uci.edu/docs/micro/f08/hymel.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.economics.uci.edu/docs/micro/f08/hymel.pdf</a> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">Urban Bus Specifications</div> Indian Ministry of Urban Development has released the book on urban bus specifications to serve the purpose of educating people about efforts collectively being made by the Government, Industry and Academia to improve urban bus- based transportation. The release of the book comes during interesting times as government has increased the investment on public transportation as only 25 of large cities in India offer some form of organized city bus service. Read more <a href="http://urbanindia.nic.in/moud/programme/ut/urbanbus_spec.pdf" target="_blank">http://urbanindia.nic.in/moud/programme/ut/urbanbus_spec.pdf</a> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">FOOD FOR THOUGHT </div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Freight Transport</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> Over the last 15 years there has been no significant change in the fuel efficiency of road freight transport in EU - <a href="http://www.transportenvironment.org/Publications/prep_hand_out/lid:525" target="_blank">www.transportenvironment.org/Publications/prep_hand_out/lid:525</a>   <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">Shanghai</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </div> In the ten years to 2000, the length of roads increased by 40 per cent, and the number of cars quadrupled to just over one million. Official predictions state that by 2020 Shanghai will have 2.5 million private cars, and that daily motor vehicle trips will increase to seven million compared to just over three million in 2000. – Shanghai - Mobility On Demand Urban Implementation Case Study   <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">Air Pollution - Taipei, China</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </div> Commuters' PM exposures are significantly influenced by their choice of commuting modes. Significant long traveling time in the outdoor environment is an important factor contributing to whole-trip PM exposures for motorcycle, bus and MRT commuters. This is the reason why motorcycle, bus and MRT commuters had higher exposure than car commuters. - Dai-Hua Tsai etal.   <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V78-4T2RYPR-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=1bdea5cf1166b33ffb80c53c3f467a20" target="_blank">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V78-4T2RYPR-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=1bdea5cf1166b33ffb80c53c3f467a20</a> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS </div> We in CAI-Asia are looking for good analytical/research papers on Sustainable Transport and Air Pollution. If you would like your paper  to be linked/ published in the CAI website, please let us know… * * * * MARK YOUR CALENDARS JARI China Roundtable 2009 , 13 February 2009 Beijing <a href="http://www.jari.or.jp/en/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.jari.or.jp/en/index.html</a> Fourth Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST forum) in Asia, Seoul, South Korea, 24-26 February 2009 <a href="http://www.uncrd.or.jp/env/4th-regional-est-forum/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.uncrd.or.jp/env/4th-regional-est-forum/index.htm</a> Third International Conference on Urban Transport Systems, Shanghai, China, 18-20 March 2009 <a href="http://www.asce.org/files/pdf/conferences/Call-for-Papers-v2.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.asce.org/files/pdf/conferences/Call-for-Papers-v2.pdf</a> Transport Asia 2009 Exhibition, Karachi, Pakistan, 28-30 March 2009 <a href="http://www.transportasia.com.pk/" target="_blank">http://www.transportasia.com.pk/</a> The 4th International Conference on Future Urban Transport, Goteburg, Sweden, 19-21April 2009 <a href="http://www.fut.se/" target="_blank">http://www.fut.se/</a>    Urban Transportation 2009, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 26-29 April 2009 <a href="http://www.iqpc.com/ShowEvent.aspx?id=166586" target="_blank">http://www.iqpc.com/ShowEvent.aspx?id=166586</a>   Sustainable Development 2009, Cyprus, 13 - 15 May 2009 <a href="http://www.wessex.ac.uk/09-conferences/sustainable-development-2009.html" target="_blank">http://www.wessex.ac.uk/09-conferences/sustainable-development-2009.html</a> eceee 2009 Summer Study, Côte d'Azur, France, 1-6 June 2009 <a href="http://www.eceee.org/summer_study/" target="_blank">http://www.eceee.org/summer_study/</a> Urban Transport 2009, Bologna, Italy, 22-24 June 2009 <a href="http://www2.wessex.ac.uk/09-conferences/urban-transport-2009.html" target="_blank">http://www2.wessex.ac.uk/09-conferences/urban-transport-2009.html</a> * * * CONTRIBUTE * * * To contribute articles, news items, or event announcements for the next issue, send an email with the complete details and URL source to <a href="mailto:suma-news-owner@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">suma-news-owner@googlegroups.com</a> with subject "FOR SUMA NEWS". or mailto:  <a href="mailto:sudhir@cai-asia.org" target="_blank">sudhir@cai-asia.org</a> Past issues from March and April 2008 are found at  <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/suma-news" target="_blank">http://groups.google.com/group/suma-news</a> * * * ABOUT SUMA * * * The Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) program is supported by the Asian Development Bank through a grant from Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. SUMA is implemented by the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center (<a href="http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia" target="_blank">www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia</a>), in partnership with EMBARQ - the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport (<a href="http://embarq.wri.org/" target="_blank">http://embarq.wri.org</a>), GTZ Sustainable Urban Transport Project ( <a href="http://www.sutp.org/" target="_blank">www.sutp.org</a>), Interface for Cycling Expertise (<a href="http://www.cycling.nl/" target="_blank">www.cycling.nl</a>), Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (<a href="http://www.itdp.org/" target="_blank">www.itdp.org</a>), and United Nations Center for Regional Development (<a href="http://www.uncrd.or.jp/est" target="_blank">www.uncrd.or.jp/est</a>) -- Sudhir Gota Transport Specialist CAI-Asia Center Unit 3510, 35th Floor, Robinsons-Equitable Tower, ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City Metro Manila, Philippines 1605 Tel: +63-2-395-2843 Fax: +63-2-395-2846 <a href="http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia" target="_blank">http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia</a> Skype : sudhirgota