From geobpa at nus.edu.sg Mon Sep 2 08:28:38 2002 From: geobpa at nus.edu.sg (Paul Barter) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 07:28:38 +0800 Subject: [sustran] FW: access for people with disabilities- request to support friends on hunger strike Message-ID: <0709A702109DA844B290CEAA959078BD208211@MBXSRV04.stf.nus.edu.sg> -----Original Message----- From: rdo [mailto:rdo@dpiap.org] Sent: Sunday, 1 September 2002 4:09 PM To: ... Subject: Fw: Urgent request to support our friends on hunger strike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shoji & Yuki Nakanishi" To: "RDO RDO" Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 2:59 AM Subject: Urgent request to support our friends on hunger strike > Please support our friends who are on humgar strike. > > ?On 14 May 2002, a man on electric scooter fell from the lift at the subway > station in Seoul. He is the third victim who died. According to the > Seoul Government who runs the line, his death was due to misoperation. > The City does not admit the responsibility for his death. The very > simply made lift > should be operated by wheelchair users by themselves without station > -staff's assistance. > > It is Mr. Park Koung Suk and one more wheelchair person who started > the hunger strike on 11 Aug, occupying a room of the National Human > Rights Commission. The strike is still on because of stubborn > attitude of the city. We are very much anxious of their health > condition. > > Mr. Park organized the Struggle for Mobility Rights soon after the first > death at the subway station in Jan. last year. He is a principal of > the Nodul night school for illiterate disabled adults, so that many member of > the Struggle are his students and graduates. During the strike the > yvisited him from time to time and had one-day hunger strike one after > another. > > Please support them to save their lives and lives of wheelchair > friends who have to use subway everyday. Mayor of Seoul > seoul@www.metro.seoul.kr Chairperson of Human Rights Commission > ckkim22@humanrights.go.kr If you understand Korean, there is updated > information on http://access.jinbo.net/ > > Yukiko and Shoji Nakanishi > > From binac at rediffmail.com Mon Sep 2 12:31:59 2002 From: binac at rediffmail.com (Bina C. Balakrishnan) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 03:31:59 -0000 Subject: [sustran] National Oil Companies Message-ID: <20020902033159.13582.qmail@webmail7.rediffmail.com> Hi everyone, Could you please send me the name of your national oil company, and its market share? Thank you, Bina C. Balakrishnan Consultant Transportation Planning & Engineering Mumbai, India e-mail : binac@rediffmail.com Bina C. Balakrishnan Flat No. 12, Mayfair Gardens Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill Mumbai 400 026 Tel:91-22-363-0572 e-mail: binac@rediffmail.com From binac at rediffmail.com Mon Sep 2 12:31:59 2002 From: binac at rediffmail.com (Bina C. Balakrishnan) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 03:31:59 -0000 Subject: [sustran] National Oil Companies Message-ID: <20020902033159.13582.qmail@webmail7.rediffmail.com> Hi everyone, Could you please send me the name of your national oil company, and its market share? Thank you, Bina C. Balakrishnan Consultant Transportation Planning & Engineering Mumbai, India e-mail : binac@rediffmail.com Bina C. Balakrishnan Flat No. 12, Mayfair Gardens Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill Mumbai 400 026 Tel:91-22-363-0572 e-mail: binac@rediffmail.com From kerry.wood at paradise.net.nz Mon Sep 2 18:56:16 2002 From: kerry.wood at paradise.net.nz (Kerry Wood) Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 21:56:16 +1200 Subject: [sustran] Re: National Oil Companies References: <20020902033159.13582.qmail@webmail7.rediffmail.com> Message-ID: <3D7335C0.25242CD4@paradise.net.nz> Hi Bina There is no national oil company in New Zealand, nd the national gas supplier has been privatised. Theere are four well-established companies having a share of the one refinery, and some small independents, importing supplies from australia or singapore. cheers Kerry Wood "Bina C. Balakrishnan" wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Could you please send me the name of your national oil company, > and its market share? > > Thank you, > > Bina C. Balakrishnan > Consultant > Transportation Planning & Engineering > Mumbai, India > > e-mail : binac@rediffmail.com > > Bina C. Balakrishnan > Flat No. 12, Mayfair Gardens > Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill > Mumbai 400 026 > Tel:91-22-363-0572 > e-mail: binac@rediffmail.com -- Kerry Wood 76 Virginia Road, Wanganui, New Zealand Phone and fax (+64 6) 347 2307 From binac at rediffmail.com Mon Sep 2 19:16:38 2002 From: binac at rediffmail.com (Bina C. Balakrishnan) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 10:16:38 -0000 Subject: [sustran] Re: National Oil Companies Message-ID: <20020902101638.8047.qmail@webmail9.rediffmail.com> Hi Kerry, Thank you for your reply. Could I have the names of the established oil companies, and the name/location of the refinery? Thanks! Bina On Mon, 02 Sep 2002 Kerry Wood wrote : >Hi Bina > >There is no national oil company in New Zealand, nd the national >gas >supplier has been privatised. > >Theere are four well-established companies having a share of the >one >refinery, and some small independents, importing supplies from >australia >or singapore. > >cheers > > >Kerry Wood > >"Bina C. Balakrishnan" wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Could you please send me the name of your national oil >company, > > and its market share? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Bina C. Balakrishnan > > Consultant > > Transportation Planning & Engineering > > Mumbai, India > > > > e-mail : binac@rediffmail.com > > > > Bina C. Balakrishnan > > Flat No. 12, Mayfair Gardens > > Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill > > Mumbai 400 026 > > Tel:91-22-363-0572 > > e-mail: binac@rediffmail.com > >-- >Kerry Wood >76 Virginia Road, Wanganui, New Zealand >Phone and fax (+64 6) 347 2307 > From geobpa at nus.edu.sg Mon Sep 2 20:57:59 2002 From: geobpa at nus.edu.sg (Paul Barter) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 19:57:59 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Re: National Oil Companies Message-ID: <0709A702109DA844B290CEAA959078BD208235@MBXSRV04.stf.nus.edu.sg> Subject: BOUNCE sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org: Non-member submission from: ["Charles M. Melhuish" ] ... To: sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org Subject: Re: [sustran] National Oil Companies From: "Charles M. Melhuish" Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 14:13:45 +0800 Bina, Try the following site which has information on several countries in Asia. Energy Information Administration - Country Analysis Briefs http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/cabsfe.html Charles Melhuish "Bina C. Balakrishnan" Sent by: owner-sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org 02/09/02 11:31 AM Please respond to sustran-discuss To: sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org cc: "Paul Barter" , sustran-discuss@jca.apc.org Subject: [sustran] National Oil Companies Hi everyone, Could you please send me the name of your national oil company, and its market share? Thank you, Bina C. Balakrishnan Consultant Transportation Planning & Engineering Mumbai, India e-mail : binac@rediffmail.com Bina C. Balakrishnan Flat No. 12, Mayfair Gardens Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill Mumbai 400 026 Tel:91-22-363-0572 e-mail: binac@rediffmail.com From pascal at gn.apc.org Tue Sep 3 01:21:10 2002 From: pascal at gn.apc.org (Pascal Desmond) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 17:21:10 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Fwd: FOE.PRESS.RELEASE: SHELL ACCEPTS GREENWASH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Message-ID: >Delivered-To: pascal@gn.apc.org >X-Authentication-Warning: archelon.foe.co.uk: majordom set sender to >owner-pressrelease@foe.co.uk using -f >Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 17:00:04 +0100 (BST) >From: FOE Internet System >To: >Subject: FOE.PRESS.RELEASE: SHELL ACCEPTS GREENWASH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD >X-MailScanner: Found to be clean >Sender: owner-pressrelease@foe.co.uk >Reply-To: owner-pressrelease@foe.co.uk >X-Spam-Status: No, hits=4.8 required=7.5 > tests=X_AUTH_WARNING,TO_EMPTY,TO_MALFORMED, > UNDESIRED_LANGUAGE_BODY,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS,MISSING_HEADERS > version=2.31 >X-Spam-Level: **** > >Web version: >http://www.foe.co.uk/pubsinfo/infoteam/pressrel/2002/20020902155948.html > > For immediate release: Monday 2nd Sept > > SHELL ACCEPTS GREENWASH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD > > Shell Chairman Philip Watts reluctantly accepted a Greenwash > Lifetime Achievement Award at a giant business conference near the > World Summit on Sustainable Development negotiations. The iconic > green statuette was presented by the Greenwash Academy's Oscar > Green, who was attending the swanky Legotkla Business Day's > lunchtime press conference (Sunday) along with some 50 giggling > journalists. > > You have to give credit where credit is due, said Mr. Green. And > when it comes to greenwash, Shell has been simply superb. > > Mr. Watts, in response to a question from Mr. Green, said that > he was quite proud of Shell's record in Nigeria. > > How can we talk of partnership and trust with business leaders who > do not recognize the most blatant corporate crimes? asked Isaac > Osuoka of Environmental Rights Action, a Nigerian group that has > documented Shell's complicity in human rights and environmental > catastrophes in the Niger Delta. > > Joining Mr. Watts at the press conference was a who's who of > corporate environmentalists, including the Business Action for > Sustainable Development Chair Mark Moody-Stuart, the International > Chamber of Commerce President Richard McCormack, the ICC Secretary > General Maria Livianos Cattaui, WBCSD President Bjorn Stigson and > Lord Richard Holme, > of Business Action for Sustainable Development. > > Other attendees of the Business Day Conference at the Hilton Hotel > included UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Prime Minister Jean > Cretien of Canada. > > The Greenwash Awards were originally announced at a gala ceremony > in Johannesburg on August 20th. Other recipients included BP, for > Best Greenwash, Nestle, for Best Bluewash, the United States, for > Best Supporting Government, the UN Global Compact, for Best > Supporting UN Agency, Enron for Best Makeup, Arthur Andersen for > Best Documentary > Destruction. > > For more information on the Greenwash Academy Awards, please visit > www.earthsummit.biz > >$$ > > >--------------------------------------------------------------- >Friends of the Earth Email: info@foe.co.uk >26-28 Underwood Street URL: http://www.foe.co.uk >London Tel: 020 7490 1555 >N1 7JQ Fax: 020 7490 0881 >--------------------------------------------------------------- >Support Friends of the Earth >https://www.foe.co.uk/?email_pressrel >--------------------------------------------------------------- >to unsubscribe from pressrelease, send a message to majordomo@foe.co.uk >from the email account you registered with: >unsubscribe pressrelease >in the message body >--------------------------------------------------------------- > From geobpa at nus.edu.sg Tue Sep 3 11:10:30 2002 From: geobpa at nus.edu.sg (Paul Barter) Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 10:10:30 +0800 Subject: [sustran] FW: Online Resources for Developing Countries Message-ID: <0709A702109DA844B290CEAA959078BD208241@MBXSRV04.stf.nus.edu.sg> -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Morrow [mailto:j.morrow@utoronto.ca] Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2002 9:27 AM To: j.morrow@utoronto.ca Subject: Online Resources for Developing Countries Dear Friends, Over the last few months you have been working with me on resources for Sustainable Transportation in the Developing World. Today we are pleased to announce the on-line launch of these resources. Read on, and please forward to your colleagues and associates... Moving the Economy and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)are pleased to present valuable new online resources related to cities in the developing world - Mobility in the Developing World and Sustainable Transportation Live! Visitors to the new site - at www.movingtheeconomy.ca - will have the opportunity to learn how cities in Africa, Latin America and Asia are taking the lead in tackling congestion, pollution, goods movement, employment, environmental quality, and more, through sustainable transportation. The site, which is for visitors to access through the support of CIDA, breaks new ground in providing vital and timely information, including: - A database of 20 sustainable transportation case studies from the developing world, with links to more detailed descriptions and contact information; - Sustainable Transportation Live, featuring direct links to dozens of sites that gather and share sustainable transportation/new mobility case studies; - Common themes in urban transportation - a brief on the elements of urban transportation that are shared by growing cities around the world, and how cities are using transportation solutions to address poverty, job creation, quality of life, infrastructure, and pollution! Follow this link to visit Mobility In The Developing World and Sustainable Transportation Live: www.movingtheeconomy.ca Moving the Economy and CIDA acknowledge the help and support of UN-Habitat and the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives in the development of this project. CONTACT: Sue Zielinski, Director MOVING THE ECONOMY 590 Jarvis Street, 4th Floor Toronto, ON, M4Y 2J4 Tel: (416)-338-5088 Fax: (416)-392-0071 Email: mte@city.toronto.on.ca http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/mte From APHOWES at dm.gov.ae Tue Sep 3 13:28:32 2002 From: APHOWES at dm.gov.ae (Alan Patrick Howes) Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 08:28:32 +0400 Subject: [sustran] Re: National Oil Companies Message-ID: I'm interested in the answer to Bina's question as far as the UAE is concerned, but I don't know the answer offhand. Look at http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/uae.html , as Paul suggested, and then ask me any remaining questions - I need to read through it too! My suspicion is, that while we have at least three "national" oil companies in the UAE, (not all necessarily involved in production), they are all effectively government owned. -- Alan P Howes, Special Transport Advisor, Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department aphowes@dm.gov.ae Tel: +971 4 286 1616 ext 214 Mobile: +971 50 5989661 > -----Original Message----- > From: Bina C. Balakrishnan [mailto:binac@rediffmail.com] > Sent: Mon, September 02, 2002 7:32 AM > To: sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org > Cc: Paul Barter; sustran-discuss@jca.apc.org > Subject: [sustran] National Oil Companies > > > > > Hi everyone, > > Could you please send me the name of your national oil company, > and its market share? > > Thank you, > > Bina C. Balakrishnan > Consultant > Transportation Planning & Engineering > Mumbai, India > > e-mail : binac@rediffmail.com > > Bina C. Balakrishnan > Flat No. 12, Mayfair Gardens > Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill > Mumbai 400 026 > Tel:91-22-363-0572 > e-mail: binac@rediffmail.com > From sujit at vsnl.com Wed Sep 4 02:16:59 2002 From: sujit at vsnl.com (Sujit Patwardhan) Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 22:46:59 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Darryl D'Monte Article Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020903222806.02c56980@202.54.10.1> 3 September 2002 Dear All, Here is an article worth reading. with good wishes, -- Sujit Do Indians really care about the environment? TIMES OF INDIA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2002 9:36:07 PM The urban elite are careless about natural resources Darryl D'Monte, President, International Federation of Environmental Journalists I would say that most well-to-do Indians are not sensitive to environmental concerns. We are not very clear what environment consists of and confuse it with preserving natural sites and animals. We would never support the decimation of wildlife or spoiling of scenic sites. However, environment is a larger issue, which concerns the use of natural resources. By that token, we fare quite badly. The urban elite, in particular, sees nothing wrong in relying increasingly on motorised forms of transport and building flyovers and highways. In Mumbai, citizens believe that the 50-odd flyovers have actually reduced pollution because traffic moves smoothly. The counter argument, that over much of the industrial world the automobile is being seen as the problem rather than the solution, falls on deaf ears. While each car emits less pollution if it moves smoothly, the ever-increasing number of vehicles is bound to make the load far bigger. This means public resources are being diverted to meet the needs of a tiny minority. In Mumbai, only nine per cent of the 12 million people use cars and two-wheelers but some Rs 10,000 crore will be spent over the next few years on a slew of road projects. Car-owners don't pay tolls, so the funds for these schemes are borne by the entire community. The poor, who don't move about in air-conditioned vehicles, also bear the brunt of this pollution. In any case, the average flow of traffic is our cities is declining because of sheer congestion. The elite sees no need for public transport because it avoids using it. Many of us hold the poor responsible for damaging the environment whether it the landless who pick up headloads of firewood from forests or the homeless who squat in our cities. A moment's reflection should be sufficient to convince us that the survival needs of these people pale into insignificance when compared to the destruction of natural resources by the state and industry. Paper, pulp and related industries consume far greater amounts of wood in the name of development. Half a century ago, even the Communist party in power in Kerala gave the Gwalior Rayon near Calicut access to bamboo at throwaway prices and water free of charge, under the mistaken notion that this would benefit Malabar. Only the polluted river and atmosphere made people realise they were being exploited in the name of industrial growth. Till today, the poor pay more for bamboo and other timber than industries do. All over the country, industries pride themselves on their commitment to preserving the environment, but this is generally restricted to greening a few areas in and around their plants. In our cities too, slum dwellers are seen to destroy the environment. In Mumbai, they actually occupy some nine per cent of the total area but officially constitute 55 per cent of the population, which would make them the majority. They contribute more to the economy in terms of labour than the well-to-do, since more people in each family work. -- Sujit Patwardhan sujit@vsnl.com From geobpa at nus.edu.sg Wed Sep 4 10:17:46 2002 From: geobpa at nus.edu.sg (Paul Barter) Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 09:17:46 +0800 Subject: [sustran] FW: CAR BUSTERS BULLETIN #38 Message-ID: <0709A702109DA844B290CEAA959078BD20827B@MBXSRV04.stf.nus.edu.sg> Forwarded message - sustran-discusses anti-spam features always stop this getting through directly ... ----------------------- From: "Car Busters" To: englishbulletin-l@ecn.cz Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 22:38:45 +0200 Subject: CAR BUSTERS BULLETIN #38 Ahoj! (That's Czech for hi.) We are happy to provide you with our wonderfully smashing monthly e-bulletin for free. Please remember that Car Busters is supported by memberships and donations. Your contribution is always welcome. See for details. ======================================= - -- -- CAR BUSTERS BULLETIN -- -- -- - ======================================= Edition no. 38 - September 2002 - English version ....................................... Car Busters, Kratka 26, 10000 Praha 10, Czech Rep. tel: +(420) 2-7481-0849 - fax: +(420) 2-7481-6727 - Since this month's designated bulletin compiler - we won't mention names here - is off visiting family in Moravia, this issue is prepared by Randy Ghent. He hopes that, even if this bulletin is more difficult for non-native speakers, it will at least be entertaining for those who understand it. Contents: BOXERS AND BRIEFS JOHANNESBURG "EARTH PLUMMET" SPECIAL REPORT PARIS BEACH EXPERIMENT SHUNS CAR TRAFFIC WORLD CAR-FREE DAYS STARTS IN JUST TEN DAYS! CAN WE SEND YOU SOME POSTERS? PLEASE?... BLURP, BLURP...NO, WE'RE NOT DROWNING! CYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS DELIGHT OVER EUROPEAN LEGISLATION RESEARCH HELP SOUGHT BIKE LOCKERS ENCOURAGE TERRORISM? DISCLAIMER ----------------- BOXERS AND BRIEFS - "Driving promises to become more environmentally friendly, stylish and fun," says a Time Magazine special report: . - Under severe financial pressure in its American heartland, Ford Motor Company is pulling the plug on its Norway-based electric vehicle division, Th!nk. The August 30 announcement marks the latest in a series of reverses for electric cars. General Motors and Honda stopped making them three years ago; most industry efforts to reduce pollution and carbon emissions are now focused on other technologies: . - A new report found average speeds on key London roads were just 2.9 mph, less than walking pace: . - The September issue of Carfree Times is now out, available at . Quoting urban planner David Harvey, it says: In 2030, when five billion people are predicted to live in urban areas, "a mix of grinding poverty, social strife, violence, wasteful consumerism, and crumbling infrastructure may become 'a dystopian nightmare in which all that is judged worst in the fatally flawed character of humanity collects together in some hell-hole of despair.'" A refreshing respite from the disgustingly positive news that tends to dominate car-free publications. - ITDP, the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy - which is really quite interesting despite a name that will put you to sleep - is now producing an excellent bimonthly Sustainable Transport E-Update. Issue no. 2 can be found at . ITDP supporters paying US$20 or more a year receive Sustainable Transport, the organisation's annual print magazine. - The September issue of The New Colonist ("A Web Magazine About City Living") is on-line at . This month's issue contains an interesting article on the car-free (and bicycle-free) pedestrian town of Gulangyu, China (pop.: 20,000). - For information on EU Greenwash Day - aka "In Town, Without My Urban Assault Vehicle!" - go to . JOHANNESBURG "EARTH PLUMMET": CORPORATE REPS DESCEND ON SUBURBAN MEGA-MALL [based on Environmental News Service, Adbusters and Indymedia.org] "That's right: the Earth Summit is being held in a mall," reports James MacKinnon of Adbusters, live in Johannesburg. "And not just any mall, but a gold-and-glitz palace of Belgian chocolates and Italian espresso, American running shoes and Scandanavian fashions...This is just the reality of environmental politics in 2002." It must've been the perfect environment for BMW to show off its US$100,000 hydrogen car, as it did inside the BMW Group "Earth Lounge" - a massive dome with swirls of white clouds, blue seas and green continents. With its slogan "Sustainability. It can be done," BMW was just one of some 700 corporations descending on the UN summit in record numbers, each vying to convince the world of its eco-righteousness. Organisations like Greenpeace have charged that the companies have received preferential access to both the conference site and to delegates who will include some 100 heads of state. In the meantime, hundreds of NGO delegates have been denied access to the convention center due to "fire regulations." South African groups such as the Anti-Privatisation Forum and the Landless People's Movement marched August 31 to say the summit was a sham. Posturing as deliverers of "sustainable development," the people it brought together are the same ones implementing the policies - water and electricity cut-offs, evictions, lack of health care, education and land - that hurt them most. During the summit, The Landless People's Movement was staked out by 19 police "hippos" (apartheid-era township tanks). South Africa Independent Media Centre says such actions of the past days "send a clear signal that the ANC Government can bring to bear the authoritarian machinery of the state in a more efficient manner than its apartheid predecessor." Meanwhile, back at the ranch, everyone - including the normally servile Tony Blair - blasted the US for refusing to sign the Kyoto climate protocol. As for the protests, they start tomorrow, September 4. According to Future Forests, visitors to the summit will add at least 500,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, mostly through transport. PARIS BEACH EXPERIMENT SHUNS CAR TRAFFIC [by yours truly, with moderate plagiarism] Over two million Parisians and tourists were lured to the banks of the Seine by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe's car-free urban beach, a four-week experiment (July 21 to August 18) complete with palm trees and imported sand. Reminiscent of the May 1968 Situationist slogan "Beneath the cobblestones, the beach," the city heaped 180 cubic metres of sand onto the concrete embankment, creating two beach areas that would become a haven for sun worshippers. The experiment proved to be an overnight popular success, despite a swimming ban in the Seine due to pollution. Sunbathers, office workers, hand-in-hand lovers, children building sand castles, street musicians - all were part of the atmosphere of "mingling" and "mutal respect." "Paris Beach is the antidote to the notion 'Adapt the town to the car,'" Delanoe's deputy mayor Denis Beaupin told FranceSoir newspaper, recalling an infamous remark by former President Georges Pompidou. The beach was actually built on a stretch of the Seine that Pompidou turned into an urban motorway in the 1970s. "The French left is saying loud and clear: Pro-car policies are out," reported CNN on August 18. Delanoe hopes to pedestrianise both sides of the Seine through central Paris as soon as 2007 if current policies to boost public transport reduce car traffic enough. [Ed. note: Yet, from what we know about traffic generation and evaporation, it's possible that car traffic will only be effectively reduced by the pedestrianisation project itself: Traffic in congestion conditions simply expands or contracts to fill the available road space.] Paris Beach is set to become an annual fixture and inspire other pedestrian experiments in the city. WORLD CAR-FREE DAYS STARTS IN JUST TEN DAYS! [submitted by the Car Busters crew] Norway, The Philippines, Russia, the Czech Republic, USA, India, Tajikistan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain and the UK will be among the nations blessed with actions during World Car-Free Days 2002 - "Fifteen Days to End the Auto Age." [Hype, hype.] We at CB Central would kindly ask organisers to supply us ASAP with more than a cryptic description of what you're planning, as to enable some semblance of an international media effort to be organised. (No, we're not bitter, really.) Still urgently needed are self-proclaimed car addicts as guinea pigs for our trial Autoholics Anonymous programme. Please have your friends and relatives contact . Everything else can be found at . CAN WE SEND YOU SOME WORLD CAR-FREE DAYS POSTERS? PLEASE?... [ibid, ditto, dictus] So excuse the casual tone, but here we've got some 400 or so A3- sized World Car-Free Days colour posters in need of distributing to people who will find them useful or at least nice. Might you be one such person? For you North Americans, A3 size is the size of a Car Busters magazine when opened (it magically becomes A4 when closed!). You can either order posters by credit card if you're feeling generous (see , towards the bottom), or we might just send you 25 or so for free if we happen to not think you're an evil incarnation of Satan. In the latter case, thankfully, you can still download the posters for free from . BLURP, BLURP...NO, WE'RE NOT DROWNING! [ibid, ditto, dictus] Re: the Prague floods, see our website ("What's New" section) for a groovy picture of Skoda cars under water. We've kept our proverbial heads above water, but said website was down for 26.82 hours before being miraculously brought back to life on the US- based CriticalMassHub.com server, until our local server's electricity was restored. Thanks again to Michael Bluejay of Austin, Texas, for the temporary web hosting. [applause] Michael, come on down! We noted that, while Prague authorities normally insist cycling is not viable here, during the floods they warned residents to keep their cars out of the city centre and to walk or cycle instead (metro and tram service was sketchy). The result, despite the crisis, was a temporarily vast car-free zone and near-perfect cycling conditions (the best since the World Bank/IMF protests of September 2000, in fact). Local groups are urging the authorities to take note, prioritise cycling and expand the existing official car-free zone. See . CYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS DELIGHT OVER EUROPEAN LEGISLATION [based loosely on "Driver Fury Over Euro Cycle Laws," in The Observer, August 4] British road laws may be changed to make motorists legally responsible for all accidents involving bicycles and pedestrians. European legislation, that bane of tabloid newspapers, could force the change, which could see accidents caused by negligent cyclists and walkers paid for by motorists. Motorist organisations responded fiercely, and Britain may opt out of the legislation again. The legislation could put motor insurance up by GBP 50 (or about one percent of the average total annual cost of owning a car). In Britain, drivers are presumed innocent and not liable for compensation unless the cyclist can prove negligence. But in France, Belgium, Scandinavia, Holland and Germany, drivers are almost always liable and must pay compensation from their insurance policies. European officials believe the Europe-wide legal harmonisation move will make the roads safer and encourage more people to get on their bikes. The European Commission document says: "Motor vehicles cause most accidents. Whoever is responsible, pedestrians and cyclists usually suffer more. In some member states the cyclist is covered by the insurance of the vehicle involved in the accident irrespective of whether the driver is at fault." The pro-cycling lobby says the law would "redress the balance" against "the most vulnerable road user." Supporters want motorists to be criminally liable for any accident involving a cyclist or pedestrian. "It's not the person sitting in their steel box who gets killed by the cyclist," said Kevin Mayne, director of national cycling body CTC. The law could lead to a tougher criminal process for drivers who injure or kill cyclists, he said. The proposals have been drawn up by the European Commission and will be debated by the European Parliament in the autumn. If, as expected, Britain opposes the plan, it could be imposed there with majority support from other EU countries. RESEARCH HELP SOUGHT + BIKE LOCKERS ENCOURAGE TERRORISM? [submitted by Dave Morris, Nottingham, UK - Dave.Morris@nottingham.ac.uk] Could I ask bicycle-riding subscribers to Car Busters to forward me any relevant information from cities around the world where trams/light rail operate. I'm attempting to identify all the tram and light rail systems which allow bikes to be carried, and the relevant rules and conditions imposed by the public transit company. I am also trying to identify tram systems which use flexible rubber rail "fillers" to fill the top groove in the tram rail. These products are potential life savers for cyclists and people using a wheelchair, as they prevent tyres getting trapped in the rail. However, they only seem to be suitable for railway crossings where speed and volume is low. If anyone knows a location where they are used on high- speed and high-volume urban tram routes, I would be glad to hear from them... Our current problem [in Nottingham] is that, following September 11, a Kafka-esque security division within our Department for Transport (TRANSEC: TRANSport SECurity) are insisting that enclosed bike lockers at railway stations are a security risk. The theory is that bombs could be left inside. Of course, there is no discussion on preventing cars from parking next to these stations, which obviously have greater theoretical potential to transport and store a bomb. Enclosed lockers are the only way that many people are happy to leave their bike all day/overnight. They are a relatively new idea here and this is a very negative development. I received an e-mail from Nottingham City today, confirming that the lockers MUST be removed. Ironically, due to the efforts of my supervisor (Hugh McClintock), Nottingham was one of the first rail stations in the country to have cycle lockers - about 15 years ago. DISCLAIMER Don't. (Our translators requested that this be kept short.) [end] ____________________________________________ CAR BUSTERS Kratka 26, 100 00 Praha 10, Czech Republic tel: +(420) 2-7481-0849 - fax: +(420) 2-7481-6727 - ____________________________________________ World Car-Free Days: September 13-27! Car Busters Worldwide Contact Directory Register your group on-line now: From dmohan at cbme.iitd.ernet.in Wed Sep 11 17:40:14 2002 From: dmohan at cbme.iitd.ernet.in (Dinesh Mohan) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:10:14 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Announcment - INternational Course on Transportation Planning and Road Safety References: <0709A702109DA844B290CEAA959078BD208241@MBXSRV04.stf.nus.edu.sg> Message-ID: <3D7F016E.2044ACB2@cbme.iitd.ernet.in> Introduction The Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Safety Technology) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and the French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research (INRETS), France, are organising a seven day "International Course on Transportation Planning and Road Safety". The course will be held in Delhi, India, 14-21 December 2002. The Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP) at the Indian Institute of Technology will be the host Institution. Course Objectives This seven day Course will bring together professionals working in the area of road safety to acquaint them with the state-of-the-art information in the field. The Course is especially designed for an interdisciplinary audience of law enforcers, police officers, traffic and road engineers, behavioral scientists, medical professionals and biomedical engineers. The contents of the Course are especially focussed to give a global perspective to the road safety problem. 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URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/20020911/1f137813/attachment.htm From sagaris at terra.cl Wed Sep 11 21:38:11 2002 From: sagaris at terra.cl (Lake Sagaris) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 07:38:11 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Pro-bicycle campaigns In-Reply-To: <00c801c25980$39da77e0$c16f9dd9@toshiba> References: <0709A702109DA844B290CEAA959078BD208241@MBXSRV04.stf.nus.edu.sg> <3D7F016E.2044ACB2@cbme.iitd.ernet.in> Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.0.20020911073104.012adb98@correo.terra.cl> Dear Sustran-members Here in Santiago, Chile, Ciudad Viva (Living City), our community organization, is currently working with government, municipal and international officials on a bicycle project with support from the Global Environmental Fund (main purpose, reduce greenhouse emissions by campaigning and building infrastructure to get more people moving by bike). We are looking for information on how successful pro-bike campaigns have been organized: who has headed these campaigns? What kind of role have non-governmental organizations in general and community groups (parents, sports clubs, unions, neighbourhood associations, organizations of bike users/riders) played in leading or contributing to these campaigns? What are the key ingredients and how should they be organized to get the most out of them (publicity, bike days, safe rides to school campaigns, media, etc.)? What kind of funding packages/systems have proved the most successful? We are very interested in the Sustran effort in the UK, with its safe rides to schools, transnet, a new Internet resource for kids, and its national bike network. Is there one central funding process for these or other similar programs, or are funds part of municipal school budgets, or other programs? What are the key elements for getting people informed and motivated to use bikes? We are thinking of a good, informative website with maps, tips, safety recommendations and the like, an information centre (or decentralized information via news kiosks, or both?), basic maps, flyers, etc., a pilot program in schools and combined with the Santiago metro/subway. What else should we be thinking of? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We're really looking for the nuts and bolts, the kinds of information behind this list, successful campaigns, web pages and the like. As usual, our time to do this is limited, but our willingness enormous, so all pointers will be greatly appreciated. Thanks muchly and greetings to all. Lake Lake Sagaris Communications, Ciudad Viva From a.j.plumbe at Bradford.ac.uk Wed Sep 11 23:22:25 2002 From: a.j.plumbe at Bradford.ac.uk (Antony J Plumbe) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 15:22:25 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Re: Pro-bicycle campaigns In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.0.20020911073104.012adb98@correo.terra.cl> Message-ID: Dear Sustrans members, There are a series of Traffic Advisory Leaflets issued by the Department of Transport in the UK that review experience with various bicycle schemes/initiatives and even include two bibliographies. While these need to be read with some detachment, they may be of interest beyond their British local government audience. They can be downloaded from: http://www.roads.dft.gov.uk/roadnetwork/ditm/tal/cycle/index.htm Tony Plumbe > Dear Sustran-members > > Here in Santiago, Chile, Ciudad Viva (Living City), our community > organization, is currently working with government, municipal and > international officials on a bicycle project with support from the Global > Environmental Fund (main purpose, reduce greenhouse emissions by > campaigning and building infrastructure to get more people moving by bike). > > We are looking for information on how successful pro-bike campaigns have > been organized: who has headed these campaigns? What kind of role have > non-governmental organizations in general and community groups (parents, > sports clubs, unions, neighbourhood associations, organizations of bike > users/riders) played in leading or contributing to these campaigns? What > are the key ingredients and how should they be organized to get the most > out of them (publicity, bike days, safe rides to school campaigns, media, > etc.)? What kind of funding packages/systems have proved the most successful? > > We are very interested in the Sustran effort in the UK, with its safe rides > to schools, transnet, a new Internet resource for kids, and its national > bike network. Is there one central funding process for these or other > similar programs, or are funds part of municipal school budgets, or other > programs? > > What are the key elements for getting people informed and motivated to use > bikes? We are thinking of a good, informative website with maps, tips, > safety recommendations and the like, an information centre (or > decentralized information via news kiosks, or both?), basic maps, flyers, > etc., a pilot program in schools and combined with the Santiago > metro/subway. What else should we be thinking of? > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We're really looking for the > nuts and bolts, the kinds of information behind this list, successful > campaigns, web pages and the like. As usual, our time to do this is > limited, but our willingness enormous, so all pointers will be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks muchly and greetings to all. > > Lake > > Lake Sagaris > Communications, Ciudad Viva > > ---------------------- A. J. Plumbe, email: a.j.plumbe@bradford.ac.uk International Development Consultant From sagaris at terra.cl Thu Sep 12 00:59:01 2002 From: sagaris at terra.cl (Lake Sagaris) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:59:01 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: Pro-bicycle campaigns In-Reply-To: References: <5.1.1.6.0.20020911073104.012adb98@correo.terra.cl> Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.0.20020911105847.012d2468@correo.terra.cl> Thanks Tony. These are very useful. All best, Lake At 03:22 PM 9/11/2002 +0100, you wrote: >Dear Sustrans members, > >There are a series of Traffic Advisory Leaflets issued by the >Department of Transport in the UK that review experience with various >bicycle schemes/initiatives and even include two bibliographies. While >these need to be read with some detachment, they may be of interest >beyond their British local government audience. They can be downloaded >from: >http://www.roads.dft.gov.uk/roadnetwork/ditm/tal/cycle/index.htm > >Tony Plumbe > > > Dear Sustran-members > > > > Here in Santiago, Chile, Ciudad Viva (Living City), our community > > organization, is currently working with government, municipal and > > international officials on a bicycle project with support from the Global > > Environmental Fund (main purpose, reduce greenhouse emissions by > > campaigning and building infrastructure to get more people moving by bike). > > > > We are looking for information on how successful pro-bike campaigns have > > been organized: who has headed these campaigns? What kind of role have > > non-governmental organizations in general and community groups (parents, > > sports clubs, unions, neighbourhood associations, organizations of bike > > users/riders) played in leading or contributing to these campaigns? What > > are the key ingredients and how should they be organized to get the most > > out of them (publicity, bike days, safe rides to school campaigns, media, > > etc.)? What kind of funding packages/systems have proved the most > successful? > > > > We are very interested in the Sustran effort in the UK, with its safe > rides > > to schools, transnet, a new Internet resource for kids, and its national > > bike network. Is there one central funding process for these or other > > similar programs, or are funds part of municipal school budgets, or other > > programs? > > > > What are the key elements for getting people informed and motivated to use > > bikes? We are thinking of a good, informative website with maps, tips, > > safety recommendations and the like, an information centre (or > > decentralized information via news kiosks, or both?), basic maps, flyers, > > etc., a pilot program in schools and combined with the Santiago > > metro/subway. What else should we be thinking of? > > > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We're really looking for the > > nuts and bolts, the kinds of information behind this list, successful > > campaigns, web pages and the like. As usual, our time to do this is > > limited, but our willingness enormous, so all pointers will be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > Thanks muchly and greetings to all. > > > > Lake > > > > Lake Sagaris > > Communications, Ciudad Viva > > > > > >---------------------- >A. J. Plumbe, >email: a.j.plumbe@bradford.ac.uk >International Development Consultant From gigi_goreng at hotmail.com Thu Sep 12 02:07:31 2002 From: gigi_goreng at hotmail.com (ria hutabarat) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 17:07:31 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Re: Bicycle discouragement Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/20020911/b4fb44ef/attachment.htm From gigi_goreng at hotmail.com Thu Sep 12 02:10:50 2002 From: gigi_goreng at hotmail.com (ria hutabarat) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 17:10:50 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Re: fwd: update from Jakarta by Urban Poor Consortium - Konsorsium Ke miskinan Kota Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/20020911/48c0ae61/attachment.htm From intlbike at ibike.org Mon Sep 23 09:37:13 2002 From: intlbike at ibike.org (David Mozer) Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 17:37:13 -0700 Subject: [sustran] Re: Pro-bicycle campaigns In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.0.20020911073104.012adb98@correo.terra.cl> Message-ID: <000001c26299$5db422c0$974efa43@m8v9r9> There is stuff scattered around the International Bicycle Fund that you might find helpful putting together a bike campaign. Several articles are concentrated at www.ibike.org/encouragement. -----Original Message----- From: owner-sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org [mailto:owner-sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org] On Behalf Of Lake Sagaris Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 5:38 AM To: sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org Subject: [sustran] Pro-bicycle campaigns Dear Sustran-members Here in Santiago, Chile, Ciudad Viva (Living City), our community organization, is currently working with government, municipal and international officials on a bicycle project with support from the Global Environmental Fund (main purpose, reduce greenhouse emissions by campaigning and building infrastructure to get more people moving by bike). We are looking for information on how successful pro-bike campaigns have been organized: who has headed these campaigns? What kind of role have non-governmental organizations in general and community groups (parents, sports clubs, unions, neighbourhood associations, organizations of bike users/riders) played in leading or contributing to these campaigns? What are the key ingredients and how should they be organized to get the most out of them (publicity, bike days, safe rides to school campaigns, media, etc.)? What kind of funding packages/systems have proved the most successful? We are very interested in the Sustran effort in the UK, with its safe rides to schools, transnet, a new Internet resource for kids, and its national bike network. Is there one central funding process for these or other similar programs, or are funds part of municipal school budgets, or other programs? What are the key elements for getting people informed and motivated to use bikes? We are thinking of a good, informative website with maps, tips, safety recommendations and the like, an information centre (or decentralized information via news kiosks, or both?), basic maps, flyers, etc., a pilot program in schools and combined with the Santiago metro/subway. What else should we be thinking of? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We're really looking for the nuts and bolts, the kinds of information behind this list, successful campaigns, web pages and the like. As usual, our time to do this is limited, but our willingness enormous, so all pointers will be greatly appreciated. Thanks muchly and greetings to all. Lake Lake Sagaris Communications, Ciudad Viva From pnegron at cam.org Tue Sep 24 00:01:23 2002 From: pnegron at cam.org (pnegron@cam.org) Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:01:23 -0400 Subject: [sustran] Re: Pro-bicycle campaigns In-Reply-To: <000001c26299$5db422c0$974efa43@m8v9r9> References: <000001c26299$5db422c0$974efa43@m8v9r9> Message-ID: <1032793283.3d8f2cc34934e@webmail.cam.org> I think one city that was able to make serious efforts in promoting bike use is Vancouver, in Canada. Their strategy is not really about promoting esclusively bike use or constructing bike ways, but instead, to make bike-transit ointegration more easy. I recomend to visit the web site of their transportation authority: www.translink.bc.ca and the web site of the bike organism www.best.bc.ca They have a lot of usefull stuff Paula Negron Universit? de Montr?al > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org > [mailto:owner-sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org] On Behalf Of Lake Sagaris > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 5:38 AM > To: sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org > Subject: [sustran] Pro-bicycle campaigns > > > Dear Sustran-members > > Here in Santiago, Chile, Ciudad Viva (Living City), our community > organization, is currently working with government, municipal and > international officials on a bicycle project with support from the > Global > Environmental Fund (main purpose, reduce greenhouse emissions by > campaigning and building infrastructure to get more people moving by > bike). > > We are looking for information on how successful pro-bike campaigns have > > been organized: who has headed these campaigns? What kind of role have > non-governmental organizations in general and community groups (parents, > > sports clubs, unions, neighbourhood associations, organizations of bike > users/riders) played in leading or contributing to these campaigns? What > > are the key ingredients and how should they be organized to get the most > > out of them (publicity, bike days, safe rides to school campaigns, > media, > etc.)? What kind of funding packages/systems have proved the most > successful? > > We are very interested in the Sustran effort in the UK, with its safe > rides > to schools, transnet, a new Internet resource for kids, and its national > > bike network. Is there one central funding process for these or other > similar programs, or are funds part of municipal school budgets, or > other > programs? > > What are the key elements for getting people informed and motivated to > use > bikes? We are thinking of a good, informative website with maps, tips, > safety recommendations and the like, an information centre (or > decentralized information via news kiosks, or both?), basic maps, > flyers, > etc., a pilot program in schools and combined with the Santiago > metro/subway. What else should we be thinking of? > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We're really looking for > the > nuts and bolts, the kinds of information behind this list, successful > campaigns, web pages and the like. As usual, our time to do this is > limited, but our willingness enormous, so all pointers will be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks muchly and greetings to all. > > Lake > > Lake Sagaris > Communications, Ciudad Viva > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Message envoy? grace au syst?me de courrier en-ligne de CAM Internet Mail sent with CAM Internet's webmail system http://www.cam.net 514-529-3000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sagaris at terra.cl Wed Sep 25 21:31:01 2002 From: sagaris at terra.cl (Lake Sagaris) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:31:01 -0400 Subject: [sustran] Re: Pro-bicycle campaigns In-Reply-To: <000001c26299$5db422c0$974efa43@m8v9r9> References: <5.1.1.6.0.20020911073104.012adb98@correo.terra.cl> Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.0.20020925083018.012a8320@correo.terra.cl> Thanks to David and Paula for their suggestions for information on promoting bike use. All best Lake Lake Sagaris Communications, Living City (Ciudad Viva) At 05:37 PM 9/22/2002 -0700, you wrote: >There is stuff scattered around the International Bicycle Fund that you >might find helpful putting together a bike campaign. Several articles >are concentrated at www.ibike.org/encouragement. > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org >[mailto:owner-sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org] On Behalf Of Lake Sagaris >Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 5:38 AM >To: sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org >Subject: [sustran] Pro-bicycle campaigns > > >Dear Sustran-members > >Here in Santiago, Chile, Ciudad Viva (Living City), our community >organization, is currently working with government, municipal and >international officials on a bicycle project with support from the >Global >Environmental Fund (main purpose, reduce greenhouse emissions by >campaigning and building infrastructure to get more people moving by >bike). > >We are looking for information on how successful pro-bike campaigns have > >been organized: who has headed these campaigns? What kind of role have >non-governmental organizations in general and community groups (parents, > >sports clubs, unions, neighbourhood associations, organizations of bike >users/riders) played in leading or contributing to these campaigns? What > >are the key ingredients and how should they be organized to get the most > >out of them (publicity, bike days, safe rides to school campaigns, >media, >etc.)? What kind of funding packages/systems have proved the most >successful? > >We are very interested in the Sustran effort in the UK, with its safe >rides >to schools, transnet, a new Internet resource for kids, and its national > >bike network. Is there one central funding process for these or other >similar programs, or are funds part of municipal school budgets, or >other >programs? > >What are the key elements for getting people informed and motivated to >use >bikes? We are thinking of a good, informative website with maps, tips, >safety recommendations and the like, an information centre (or >decentralized information via news kiosks, or both?), basic maps, >flyers, >etc., a pilot program in schools and combined with the Santiago >metro/subway. What else should we be thinking of? > >Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We're really looking for >the >nuts and bolts, the kinds of information behind this list, successful >campaigns, web pages and the like. As usual, our time to do this is >limited, but our willingness enormous, so all pointers will be greatly >appreciated. > >Thanks muchly and greetings to all. > >Lake > >Lake Sagaris >Communications, Ciudad Viva