[sustran] Fw: autorikshaw survey

[Puttanna S. Honaganahalli]

I am forwarding this message sent to me by Mr. Vittal Kumar. Apparently, Mr.
Kumar had problems getting his message across to the list server.

Puttanna

----- Original Message -----
From: "Puttanna S. Honaganahalli" <psh at isec.ac.in>
To: "Vittal Kumar A." <vittalkumar_a at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: autorikshaw survey


> Dear Mr. Kumar,
>
> Thanks for taking time to pen your thoughts to me. Unfortunately, I did
not
> reveive your comments. Can you please resend the same to me. I hope it is
> not a botheration.
>
> Puttanna
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vittal Kumar A." <vittalkumar_a at yahoo.com>
> To: <psh at isec.ac.in>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 4:19 PM
> Subject: autorikshaw survey
>
>
> >
> > HI,
> >
> > I am unable to write to Sustainalbe discussion
> > group...its bouncing back...
> > hence sending you directly...
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Vittal
> > Note: forwarded message attached.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Puttanna S. Honaganahalli" <psh at isec.ac.in>

Hi Folks

I have been a silent observor all these days but time has now come to seek
your assistance in a little exercise that I am undertaking, here, in
Bangalore, India.

Well, you may all know that Bangalore, the IT capital of the world, has a
transport problem, but it doesn't have experts like you to tell us what
needs to be done to fix the situation. (Not that our "babus" (bureuacrats)
will listen to everything experts have to say, but that's a topic for
another day). Anyways, in addition to being an air quality specialist, I am
trying to double up as a travel demand management person, as well.

I will be conducting an emission study of our auto-rickshaws in Bangalore
and I need to keep the passengers cheerful and not get restless and
impatient while the autorickshaw is undergoing the test. And, I thought it
was also a golden opportunity to interview the passengers and get an answer
to the question "why Bangaloreans choose auto-rickshaw over public transport
to meet their travel needs". So, I am thinking of surveying the passengers
while the autorickshaw emission is being tested.

Since I am doing the survey for the first time I am a little uncertain of
the kind of questions to ask. Any help you can offer will be highly
appreciated. Or, if you have a questionnaire which may serve as a template
for me to develop my own, that's even great.


Thanks

Puttanna S. Honaganahalli Ph.D.
Ecological Economics Unit, Institute for Social and Economics Change (ISEC)
Nagarabhavi, Bangalore 560 072
India

Phone: 91-80-2321-5468 x120
Fax: 91-80-2321-7008
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