[sustran] SUSTRAN News Flash #40
SUSTRAN Resource Centre
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Thu Sep 21 09:16:51 JST 2000
SUSTRAN News Flash #40 20 September 2000
News update on people-centred, equitable and sustainable
transport with a focus on countries in the global 'South'.
Produced for the Sustainable Transport Action Network for
Asia and the Pacific (the SUSTRAN Network)
URL: http://www.malaysiakini.com/sustran/ or
http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet
The SUSTRAN Network is five years old this week! Congratulations
to all who have played a part so far.
CONTENTS
1. Car Free Day This Week!
2. World Bank Urban Transport Strategy Review
3. Profile: Indonesian NGO Forum for Sustainable Transport
4. E-Conference: Urban Public Transport in Developing Countries
5. Bangalore Busway Project?
6. Bremen awards
7. INFORMATION RESOURCES AND LINKS
Sustran-discuss list
Community Action Guide to Urban Transport
E-discussion for Santiago
Report on Japanese Motorcycles in Indonesia
SIDA Report on Urban Transport
Delft Low-cost Mobility Statement
Book on Planning in Hong Kong
Discussion paper: Can Rail Pay?
World Transport Policy & Practice journal online
Online Sustainable Urban Travel Resources- New Address
Online Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
8. COMING EVENTS
9. LIGHTER SIDE
Please recommend the SUSTRAN News Flash service to your colleagues.
1. CAR FREE DAY THIS WEEK!
In order to popularise the benefits of reducing dependence on
private cars, this week over 700 cities around the world will
hold Car Free Day events (some of them on Thursday, many on
Friday and some over the weekend). Among the web pages devoted to
this are the @World Car Free Day site at
http://ecoplan.org/carfreeday, the European Car Free day site at
http://www.22september.org/ and the Carbusters World Car Free Day
site at http://www.carbusters.ecn.cz/WCFD2.htm. Europe has been
most enthusiastic in embracing the idea while North America and
Asia appear to have been rather slow. Nevertheless, several cities
in China, Japan, Korea and Thailand have been reported to be staging
events. Many cities in Latin America are taking part, including
Bogotá and Buenos Aires.
Do not despair if there are no formal events in your area. You can
still make your own small statement by choosing alternatives to the
private car on Thursday (and/or Friday)!!
Ironically, Car Free Day comes during a month of high oil
prices, concerns about energy supplies, and protests by truckers
and others in Europe over fuel prices. Blockades instead of
'Car Free Days' have already removed traffic from roads in many
parts of Europe.
Meanwhile in Bangkok the link has been made explicit! The Prime
Minister's Office has declared its car-free day on September 22
to be in protest against soaring fuel costs. Thailand's economy
is highly dependent on imported oil and is severely affected by
high oil prices.
2. WORLD BANK URBAN TRANSPORT STRATEGY REVIEW
The World Bank is reviewing its Urban Transport Strategy. The
Review has created a Web Portal which has more information on
the review process, the draft strategy document, many
background papers on various transport issues. The Strategy
outline and the background papers are available for comment.
A series of consultations on the strategy will be held worldwide.
Feedback can also be given directly on the web site which is at
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/transport/utsr.nsf
3. PROFILE: INDONESIAN NGO FORUM FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
Earlier this year a new national coalition of NGOs was formed in
Indonesia, the Indonesian NGO Forum for Sustainable Transport
(Infortrans). Infortrans promotes sustainable transport and also
accessibility for the poor. There are 28 organisations in the
coalition, including environmental, consumer, legal aid, academic,
social justice, urban poor and community-based organisations.
Infortrans was prominent in May at the International Conference on
Sustainable Transport and Clean Air held in Jakarta.
Pelangi Indonesia was chosen to host the secretariat of Infortrans.
Next month Pelangi will also become host for the Secretariat of
the SUSTRAN Network!! Contact: Infortrans Joint Secretariat,
d.a. Pelangi Indonesia, Jl. Danau Tondano No. A-4, Jakarta 10210,
Indonesia. Tel. +(62 21) 573 5020, 571 9360, Fax +(62 21) 573 2503,
Email: infortrans at pelangi.or.id, infortrans at lycos.com
4. E-CONFERENCE ON URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
A electronic conference on "urban public transport and sustainable
livelihoods" began on 6 September and will continue until 20
October 2000. The conference will also present experience gained
from a DFID research project, "Partnerships to Improve Access and
Quality of Public Transport for the Urban Poor", which involved a
case study of Karachi, Pakistan. The organisers hope to bring
together a wide range of stakeholders - NGO's, researchers,
government staff, consultants - to discuss practical elements
behind urban transport provision. To join this e-conference,
send a message to the organisers via:
transport-partnerships-request at mailbase.ac.uk.
Other information and resources about the
e-conference can be found at:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wedc/projects/ptup/index.htm or contact
Dr. M.Sohail, Research Manger, Institute for Development Engineering,
Water, Engineering and Development Centre, Loughborough University,
Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK Tel: +44 1509 222890;
Fax: +44 1509 211079, email: m.sohail at lboro.ac.uk
5. BANGALORE BUSWAY PROJECT?
Bangalore in Southern India is reported (by The Hindu newspaper
on July 30, 2000) to be considering implementing a dedicated
busway project using bi-articulated buses similar to those
popularised in Curitiba's famous "surface metro". Karnataka state
Transport Minister, C.R.Sageer Ahmed said the first phase of the
Metro Bus Project involved a 12 km dedicated track between
Jayanagar Bus Station and Shivajinagar Bus Station, passing
through Basavanagudi and Krishnarajendra Market. The buses made by
Volvo have three articulated compartments and can carry up to 270
passengers. However, the state of funding for the project appears
to be uncertain as the Minister was quoted as saying that the
Government plans to seek the assistance of the Swedish Development
Agency for the project. A similar project is under way in Bogotá
in Colombia (where it is known as Transmilenio - see
http://www.alcaldiabogota.gov.co/transmilenio/index.html - the site
is in Spanish).
6. BREMEN AWARDS
The bremen initiative is inviting submissions of best practices
involving partnerships between business and municipalities (local
government) that offer tangible solutions for urban quality of
life and which are favourable to economic activities and above
all sustainable. Applications must be jointly submitted by the
business and municipality partners. The closing date is 15 January
2001. See also bremen initiative's website for application forms
http://www.bremen-initiative.de/award. Contact: Jana Ludmann at
the bremen partnership award office c/o ecolo, Fax +49(0)421
23001118 or email award at bremen-initiative.de.
7. INFORMATION RESOURCES AND LINKS
Sustran-discuss list
If you find the SUSTRAN News Flashes useful then you might enjoy
a more interactive forum, the sustran-discuss list (for
announcements and discussions on sustainable and people-centred
transport issues with a focus on the South). For more information
see http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/discussion.htm
Community Action Guide to Urban Transport
The SUSTRAN Network book (TAKING STEPS: A Community Action Guide
to People-Centred, Equitable and Sustainable Urban Transport) is
now more affordable than before: US$7 in developing countries,
US$12 for those in OECD countries, RM20 inside Malaysia.
Several sections can also be downloaded for free via
http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/actionguide/outline.htm.
Details on how to order are at
http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/actionguide/AGorder.htm.
E-discussion (in Spanish) on Sustainable Transport for Santiago
For more information see the Transporte Agenda page, at
http://www.ciudadviva.cl. Contact: Ciudad Viva,
Fax: 562 732 3079, Email: info at cuidadviva
Report on Japanese Motorcycles in Indonesian Urban Transport
A new report entitled, "The Role of Japanese Motorcycle in Urban
Transport in Indonesia: Past and the Future" funded by the
Sumitomo Foundation has been produced by the Center for Transport
and Communication Research at the Institute of Technology Bandung.
Contact: Harun A Sorah Lubis, Center for Transport and
Communication Research, ITB / Bandung, Indonesia. Email:
halubis at trans.si.itb.ac.id
SIDA Report on Urban Transport and Development Assistance
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
has identified urban transport as an area of strategic importance.
Sida's policy study on urban transport is available in pdf-format
http://www.sida.se/Sida/articles/500-599/514/pdf/UrbanTransp.pdf
(warning - this link will immediately begin downloading the
document) and hard copies of the report may be ordered from
Ms Madeleine Goetzinger (e-mail: madeleine.goetzinger at sida.se).
Delft Low-cost Mobility Statement
In June 2000 an Expert Group Meeting on Low-Cost Mobility in
African Cities was held in Delft, The Netherlands. It was
organised by IHE Delft on behalf of the World Bank. Proceedings
will soon be available. The meeting also produced the 'Delft
Low-Cost Mobility Statement'. Contact: Mrs T. van der Klis, Tel:
+31 15 2151896; fax +31 15 2122921; E-mail kli at ihe.nl.
Book on Planning in Hong Kong
"Land-use/Transport Planning in Hong Kong: The End of an Era:
A review of principles and practices" (Edited by Harry Dimitriou
and Alison Cook, 1998, Ashgate).
Discussion paper: Can Rail Pay?
Discussion paper from the Institute for Sustainability and
Technology Policy (ISTP), entitled 'Can Rail Pay? - Light Rail
Transit and Urban Redevelopment with Value Capture Funding and
Joint Development Mechanisms' by Jan Scheurer, Peter Newman, Jeff
Kenworthy and Thomas Gallagher. It can be downloaded at
http://wwwistp.murdoch.edu.au/lightrail/istp.html
World Transport Policy & Practice journal goes online
This quarterly journal edited by John Whitelegg, is now
available free of charge as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Several
issues are now available via
http://www.ecoplan.org/wtpp/wt_index.htm
Online Sustainable Urban Travel Resources - New Web Address
The Comprehensive Sustainable Urban Travel bibliographies have
moved to http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sbe/planbiblios/ then click
on 'Planning Bibliographies' and then 'Sustainable Urban Travel'.
Contact: Hugh McClintock, Institute of Urban Planning, School of
the Built Environment, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
Email: Hugh.McClintock at nottingham.ac.uk
Online Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
ARIC has produced a one-stop source of information on a range of
atmospheric issues, including air quality, acid rain, global
warming and ozone depletion at http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/
Contact: Sue Hare / Joe Buchdahl - Coordinators, E-mail:
aric at mmu.ac.uk
8. COMING EVENTS
"Traffic Safety on Three Continents", September 20-22, 2000, CSIR
Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. Contact: Dr Richard
Pain, Transportation Research Board, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington DC, 204 18 USA. Fax: +1 202 334 2003, Email:
rpain at nas.edu
"Asia Pacific Conference on Tourism for Persons with Disabilities",
September 24-28, 2000 in Bali, Indonesia. Contact: conference
secretariat, cbr at indo.net.id or see http://www.aptpwd.com
"Accessible Transportation Seminar", October 12, 2000, Petaling
Jaya Community Library, Selangor, Malaysia. Keynote speaker is
Dr Kit Mitchell, an international expert on access to transport
for people with disabilities. Co-organised by Petaling Jaya City
Hall and the Access Initiative Group (AIG). Contact:
Mr LEE Lih Shyan, Local Agenda 21 Officer, MPPJ. Tel: +60 3
7563544 x351, lee at mppj.gov.my or Ms Lily Wong, Community Liaison,
MPPJ, Tel: +60 3 7563544 x364, wdmlilly at mppj.gov.my
"UITP Melbourne 2000 Public Transport Conference Event", 8-13
October 2000, includes both the International Union of Public
Transport (UITP) Light Rail Conference and the Asia/Pacific
Congress and City Transport Exhibition. See
http://www.lightrail2000.vic.gov.au. Contact: International
Association of Public Transport (UITP), Avenue Herrmann-
Debroux 17, B-1160 Brussels, Belgium, Tel +32 2 673 6100, Fax +32
2 660 1072, E-mail: administration at uitp.com, URL:
http://www.uitp.com
"Seminar Workshop on Accessible Transportation" on October 16-17,
2000organised by DPI-Thailand, in collaboration with DPI-A/P
Regional Office. Contact to Ms.Wannao dpith at loxinfo.co.th
"Smart Urban Transport - Using Transitways and Busways" conference,
17-20 October 2000, Brisbane, Australia. Contact: Ozaccom
Conference Services, PO Box 164, Fortitude Valley QLD,
Australia 4006. Tel: +617-38541611 Fax: +617-38541507, Email:
tra at ozaccom.com.au or see http://www.transportroundtable.com.au
"Regional Policy Seminar on Transport and Communication
Challenges for Urban Local Governments in the 21st Century",
Organised by CITYNET, UN-ESCAP and the City of Kuala Lumpur,
8-10 November 2000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Contact: CITYNET
Secretariat, 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico
Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012 Japan.
Tel: (81-45) 223-2161, Fax: (81-45) 223-2162, E-mail:
citynet at po.iijnet.or.jp, Web-site:
http://www2.itjit.ne.jp/~citynet
"Seminar on Accessible Transport in South China", November 9-14,
Shenzen, Guangdong, China. Contact Access Exchange International
(AEI), 112 San Pablo Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127-1536, USA.
Fax: +1 415 661 1543, E-mail: globalride-sf at worldnet.att.net
"XI Panamerican Conference in Traffic and Transportation
Engineering", 19-23 November, 2000, Gramado, state of Rio Grande
do Sul, Brazil. Contact: Dr. Luis Antonio Lindau, President of
the Organising Committee, Escola de Engenharia/UFRGS, Praça
Argentina n.9 Sala 408, 90040-020 Porto Alegre, Brasil. Tel:
+55 51 316 3596, Fax : + 55 51 316 4007, email:
panam at orion.ufrgs.br, Web: http://www.ufrgs.br/panam
"Seminar on Accessibility and Rural Development Planning",
November 25-26, 2000 at Birla Institute Of Technology & Science,
Bits Pilani. Contact: Prof. Ashoke K. Sarkar, Civil Engineering
Group, BITS Pilani, 333 031, Rajasthan, India. Email:
asarkar at bits-pilani.ac.in
"4th International Workshop on Transportation Planning &
Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries: Transport
Infrastructure" 5-7, December, 2000. Contact: Prof. S. L. Dhingra/
Dr K. V. Krishna Rao, Co-ordinators, TPMDC-2000, Transportation
Systems Engineering Group, Civil Engineering Department, Indian
Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076, India.
Fax: +91 22 5767302/5783480, Email: tpmdc2k at civil.iitb.ernet.in
"Australia: Walking the 21st Century - An International Walking
Conference", 20-22 February 2001. Perth, Western Australia.
Contact: John Seaton - Manager, Pedestrian Strategy, Metropolitan
Division, Department of Transport, PO Box 7272 Cloisters Square,
Perth 6850, Western Australia, Australia. Tel: +61 8 9313 8680,
Fax: +61 8 9320 9497, e-mail: jseaton at transport.wa.gov.au
"54th UITP International Congress" to be held in London, 20-25
May 2001. International Exhibition of Public Transport - City
Transport 2001. London, England, 21-24 May 2001. In conjunction
with the 54th UITP International Congress. Contact: International
Association of Public Transport (UITP), Avenue Herrmann-Debroux 17,
B-1160 Brussels, Belgium, Tel +32 2 673 6100 - Fax +32 2 660 1072,
E-mail: administration at uitp.com, URL: http://www.uitp.com
"Transed 2001: Towards Safety, Independence and Security. 9th
International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly
and Disabled People." Warsaw, Poland, 2-5 July 2001. Contact:
TRANSED, PO Box 10, 02-783 Warsaw 59, Poland. Fax: +48 22 8316526,
Email: transed2001 at idn.org.pl, Web: http://transed2001.idn.org.pl
"9th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR)" to be held at
ASEM International Convention Center, Seoul, July 22-27, 2001.
Co-organisers: Korean Society of Transportation & The Korea
Transport Institute. Deadline for abstracts April 15, 2000. Contact:
Secretariat of 9th WCTR Conference, The Korea Transport Institute,
2311 Daehwa-Dong, Ilsan-Gu, Koyang-city, Kyonggi-Do, 411-410, KOREA.
Tel: +82-344-910-3100, Fax: +82-344-910-3200, Email:
secretariat at wctr2001.org, Web: http://www.wctr2001.org
"Fourth Conference of the Eastern Asian Society for Transportation
Studies (EASTS)", Hanoi, Vietnam, 24-26 October, 2001 hosted by the
Transportation Science Society of Vietnam (TSSV). Contact: Office
of the EASTS Secretary General, c/o Association for Planning and
Transportation Studies, K-Wing 6F, 5-2-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102-0083, Japan. Tel: +81 3 32651774, Fax: +81 3 32215489,
Email: easts at sa2.so-net.ne.jp, http://ichini.cv.titech.ac.jp/~easts/
9. LIGHTER SIDE
For a light hearted column that asks the question "Is there a
conspiracy to eliminate all pedestrians in Malaysia?" see
http://www.malaysiakini.com/archives_news/2000/aug/aug9/news4.htm
I am told by an unreliable source that Clinton and Gore are two
neighbouring towns in New Zealand's South Island. The road between
the two has been officially named the President's Highway. Another
less direct road, that takes half an hour longer to travel, has been
named the Monica Lewinski Highway - the Alternative Route.
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