From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Tue Jan 3 04:16:29 2006 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (Eric Britton) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:16:29 +0100 Subject: [sustran] What is xTransit? - Please comment Message-ID: <039001c60fd1$0d427b00$6401a8c0@Home> This is just to encourage those of you who have a taste for this sort of thing to go to our fine home page and click the slowly developing xTransit links. No kidding. It?s the next big thing in sustainable transport in cities. (And should have been a long time ago if we were not so very locked into our old ways of looking at and dong things.) What is xTransit? The job of this page ? which is placed here merely to get the discussions and serious work going and with no pretensions of being in any way definitive ? is to rough out the main antecedents and eventual raw materials and components of a well working xTransit system. It is being posted at this point as part of the process of starting to define and development useful materials and perspectives on this important and as yet hugely underexploited mobility asset. If you want to see an example of the sort of thing that we are targeting to provide under this heading, our World Carshare project at http://worldcarshare.com is the best example that we can cite today. Please give us your comments and suggestions, both as to points of details and more broadly. What xTransit is not: * ?Normal cars? * Motorized two/three wheelers * Scheduled, fixed route transit service * Cycles * Walking, running, etc. Antecedents/ways of getting around: In any old order and just to get us going. What the following have in common is that they all are, or could be, candidates for, group ride services, more or less well articulated, more or less well supported by SOA technology. For now we cluster these in groups of roughly like concepts and operations: Taxis (even in the single client variant, as least as an antecedent) * Limousines * Group Taxis * Line Taxis * Maxicabs * Shared Taxis (also called, among many others: Matatu, Gush Texi, Dolums, Collectivo, Jeepney, Public light bus, etc.) * Shirut, Publicos, Molue, Bemo, Tro-tro, Poda-poda, Danfo . . . and more Ride-sharing * Lift-sharing (in UK also called carsharing. Watch out!) * Carpools * Vanpools * Buspools * Ride-matching * Hitchhiking Shuttle buses * Feeder services * Jitneys Demand Responsive transport * DRT * Dial a Ride * Dial a Bus * Taxi-Bus (Also Buxi, Busphone, Telebus, etc.) Special Mobility Services * Paratransit * E&H group transit * F?rdtj?nst Goods/freight delivery * Small package and message delivery * Grouped gods delivery/Clustering * Freight Village * Teleshopping The other half of the xTransit equation\the logistics link: * IT/ICT * Central dispatching services * Internet/website information * Internet/website reservation/ordering * GPS * Mobile phones * Mobility centers Some of the key issue areas that need attention: * Financing: Who pays what * Role of fairbox * HOV priority * Barriers and regulations (incl. local ordinances) * Labor union (resistance) * Trade resistance (mainly from taxi operators) * Insurance, Liability * Safety * Privacy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060102/23bcb194/attachment-0001.html From schipper at wri.org Tue Jan 3 04:25:47 2006 From: schipper at wri.org (Lee Schipper) Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:25:47 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: What is xTransit? - Please comment In-Reply-To: <039001c60fd1$0d427b00$6401a8c0@Home> References: <039001c60fd1$0d427b00$6401a8c0@Home> Message-ID: <43B97E3B.1040605@wri.org> Interesting.. and trivially, the plural of mutatu is watatu. The only think I remember frm Swahili. Am sweating it out in an ounairconditioned lounge in Chennai awaiting my luftwaffe flight home! Eric Britton wrote: > This is just to encourage those of you who have a taste for this sort > of thing to go to our fine home page and click the slowly developing > xTransit links. No kidding. It?s the next big thing in sustainable > transport in cities. (And should have been a long time ago if we were > not so very locked into our old ways of looking at and dong things.) > > * What is xTransit? * > > The job of this page ? which is placed here merely to get the > discussions and serious work going and with no pretensions of being in > any way definitive ? is to rough out the main antecedents and eventual > raw materials and components of a well working xTransit system. It is > being posted at this point as part of the process of starting to > define and development useful materials and perspectives on this > important and as yet hugely underexploited mobility asset. > > If you want to see an example of the sort of thing that we are > targeting to provide under this heading, our World Carshare project at > http://worldcarshare.com is the best example that we can cite today. > > Please give us your comments and suggestions, both as to points of > details and more broadly. > > * What xTransit is not: * > > ? ?Normal cars? > > ? Motorized two/three wheelers > > ? Scheduled, fixed route transit service > > ? Cycles > > ? Walking, running, etc. > > * * > > * Antecedents/ways of getting around: * > > * * > > In any old order and just to get us going. What the following have in > common is that they all are, or could be, candidates for, group ride > services, more or less well articulated, more or less well supported > by SOA technology. For now we cluster these in groups of roughly like > concepts and operations: > > * Taxis * (even in the single client variant, as least as an antecedent) > > ? Limousines > > ? Group Taxis > > ? Line Taxis > > ? Maxicabs > > ? Shared Taxis (also called, among many others: Matatu > , Gush Texi, Dolums, Collectivo, > Jeepney, Public light bus > , etc.) > > ? Shirut, Publicos, Molue, Bemo, Tro-tro, Poda-poda, Danfo . . . and more > > * Ride-sharing * > > ? Lift-sharing (in UK also called carsharing. Watch out!) > > ? Carpools > > ? Vanpools > > ? Buspools > > ? Ride-matching > > ? Hitchhiking > > * Shuttle buses * > > ? Feeder services > > ? Jitneys > > * Demand Responsive transport * > > ? DRT > > ? Dial a Ride > > ? Dial a Bus > > ? Taxi-Bus (Also Buxi, Busphone, Telebus, etc.) > > * Special Mobility Services * > > ? Paratransit > > ? E&H group transit > > ? F?rdtj?nst > > * Goods/freight delivery * > > ? Small package and message delivery > > ? Grouped gods delivery/Clustering > > > * ? * Freight Village > > ? Teleshopping > > * The other half of the xTransit equation\the logistics link: * > > ? IT/ICT > > ? Central dispatching services > > ? Internet/website information > > ? Internet/website reservation/ordering > > ? GPS > > ? Mobile phones > > ? Mobility centers > > * Some of the key issue areas that need attention: * > > ? Financing: Who pays what > > ? Role of fairbox > > ? HOV priority > > ? Barriers and regulations (incl. local ordinances) > > ? Labor union (resistance) > > ? Trade resistance (mainly from taxi operators) > > ? Insurance, Liability > > ? Safety > > ? Privacy > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >================================================================ >SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries (the 'Global South'). Because of the history of the list, the main focus is on urban transport policy in Asia. > -- Lee Schipper, Ph.D., Director of Research EMBARQ, the WRI Center for Transport and Environment World Resources Institute 10 G St NW, Washington DC 20002 USA Phone +1 202 729 7735; Fax +1 202 729 7775 http://www.embarq.wri.org From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Wed Jan 4 02:00:03 2006 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (Eric Britton) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 18:00:03 +0100 Subject: [sustran] New Mobility/Year Agenda - Fast 2006 Update Message-ID: <081701c61087$25438850$6401a8c0@Home> New Mobility/Year Agenda - Fast 2006 Update 1. The New Mobility Agenda at http://www.newmobility.org has undergone a major overhaul. You should find it more informative, transparent and easier to find what you are looking for once there. Have a look and if it is not good/useful enough for you, let me know. 2. Cruising speed: World Carshare, World Car Free Days , and the Agenda itself . . . are all on a roll. (As is The Commons .) Steadily improving and extending coverage, brining in new members, offering new tools, and doing their bit for sustainability. If you are following any of these, you will know about all that. But if not (yet), let us invite you in to have a look. Who knows, you may stay around for a while. 3. xTransit : Yes, again one of our strange words. But it appears to be needed to pull together all the many bits and pieces so as to provide a coherent platform for discussions and exchange on what has to be the hottest transportation topic on the Agenda: The "third way" of getting around. Getting people around in cities in road vehicles, smaller than full sized buses, driven by real human beings, dynamically shared with others, and aided by state of the art communications technologies as the only way to offer "car like" mobility in most of our 21st century cities without killing the cities. Check it out via http://www.newmobility.org 4. Kyoto World Cities 20/20 Challenge: This perhaps most important of our collaborative projects has sat on the sidelines over these last months while we hammered away with our limited resources at other parts of The Commons, with the thought that this work on the concomitant parts of the New Mobility Agenda were going to be important raw materials for making this policy project zing. What's missing? The link between our very real collective hands-on competence in terms of how people can get about in cities, sustainably, and all those higher visibility programs that are out there are targeting climate issues, mayors' Kyoto initiatives (but where is the hard core of their transportation proposals), et al -- but few with the kind of transportation competence that is needed to make real progress out there on the city streets. Can you help us make those links with these other groups and the cities themselves? So far, we have not been able to do this job. 5. United Nations Car Free Days : This one got stuck somewhere in some office in that big building in New York. Have a look at what we propose on the site and let us know if you have any ideas for this great cause. It is too important, too good to end its life there in some drawer. Pop in and have a look at our proposal for next steps. 6. Our Wikipedia New Mobility Projects: Promise! There is more to this than you may at first blush think. Our goal here is to stimulate our informal international expert consortium to "put our brains together", and in the process to tap our collective intelligence to build a free, high-quality, comprehensive on-line encyclopedia and get out the word that solutions are in sight. For the benefit of all in a world in which old ideas and old and bad practices die hard. (We want to help them out the door.) 7. Self-Organizing Collaborative Networks: Sound kind of familiar. Well that in fact is almost exactly what we are here. And since that is the case, we have set out to examine this concept more closely and in public. For more on this, you are invited to turn to the new entry in Wikipedia on this, and to join in with your ideas and additions. (It reads quite nicely with the in-process entry on Knowledge Building and Self Organization which I also invite you to have a go at. They are all part of what we are dong here, and since we have between us some years of hands-on experience together in this, who better than we can help define the meaning of these terms in the field of policy and practice) 8. Finance: Oops. Big problem. Big challenge. Normally I do the heavy lifting here, paying for all of this out of my consultancy earnings. But I have been spending too much time with these programs, and we need to find new ways to pay for it. Now, we are going to keep all this going one way or anther but it ain't easy. We are not looking for your money (that would corrupt the whole concept of being 'off the economy' which is so central to all we do. But it would be good to have your ideas about possible foundations or other sources of support. Or your thoughts on how to integrate some parts of all this into some form of 21st century cash machine (a la Skype, Google, who knows, but no ads). Failing any ideas on that, what you can do is to write me a brief letter with some kind of "attestation" that all this work is serving some useful purposes, at least as far as you are concerned. Than if you can properly sign it so that you are properly and impressively identified, I can then place that into our eventual applications as we start to shop around for support. There we have it as this New Year opens up before us, with its challenges and its opportunities. As you may have noticed we remain entirely optimistic that we have the means to deal with these problems, and that the only thing we need to find is a bit of imagination and solidarity to put all our big brains and even bigger hearts to work. 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URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060103/2e3b804d/attachment.html From whook at itdp.org Wed Jan 4 02:50:21 2006 From: whook at itdp.org (Walter Hook) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:50:21 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: New Mobility/Year Agenda - Fast 2006 Update In-Reply-To: <081701c61087$25438850$6401a8c0@Home> Message-ID: <004701c6108e$2b326040$c301a8c0@DFJLYL81> Eric It seems from what I can gather that 'xTransit' is basically a shared radio taxi. No? Certainly there are shared taxis in plenty of locations, like from the Salt Lake City airport to Park City, and there were functioning as shared radio taxis in New York during the transit strike. Shared taxis are typical in developing countries, though usually without the radio. I think in a few circumstances, like where there is a carpool rule in effect or an HOV lane on major access routes to a city center (as was the case in New York during the transit strike) that private companies might offer a shared radio taxi service. Do we really need a very amorphous term like 'xTransit' to describe a shared radio taxi? I am not convinced. Am I missing something? Walter -----Original Message----- From: sustran-discuss-bounces+whook=itdp.org@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+whook=itdp.org@list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of Eric Britton Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:00 PM To: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com Cc: Sustran-discuss@jca.apc.org Subject: [sustran] New Mobility/Year Agenda - Fast 2006 Update New Mobility/Year Agenda - Fast 2006 Update 1. The New Mobility Agenda at http://www.newmobility.org has undergone a major overhaul. You should find it more informative, transparent and easier to find what you are looking for once there. Have a look and if it is not good/useful enough for you, let me know. 2. Cruising speed: World Carshare , World Car Free Days , and the Agenda itself . . . are all on a roll. (As is The Commons .) Steadily improving and extending coverage, brining in new members, offering new tools, and doing their bit for sustainability. If you are following any of these, you will know about all that. But if not (yet), let us invite you in to have a look. Who knows, you may stay around for a while. 3. xTransit : Yes, again one of our strange words. But it appears to be needed to pull together all the many bits and pieces so as to provide a coherent platform for discussions and exchange on what has to be the hottest transportation topic on the Agenda: The "third way" of getting around. Getting people around in cities in road vehicles, smaller than full sized buses, driven by real human beings, dynamically shared with others, and aided by state of the art communications technologies as the only way to offer "car like" mobility in most of our 21st century cities without killing the cities. Check it out via http://www.newmobility.org 4. Kyoto World Cities 20/20 Challenge : This perhaps most important of our collaborative projects has sat on the sidelines over these last months while we hammered away with our limited resources at other parts of The Commons, with the thought that this work on the concomitant parts of the New Mobility Agenda were going to be important raw materials for making this policy project zing. What's missing? The link between our very real collective hands-on competence in terms of how people can get about in cities, sustainably, and all those higher visibility programs that are out there are targeting climate issues, mayors' Kyoto initiatives (but where is the hard core of their transportation proposals), et al -- but few with the kind of transportation competence that is needed to make real progress out there on the city streets. Can you help us make those links with these other groups and the cities themselves? So far, we have not been able to do this job. 5. United Nations Car Free Days : This one got stuck somewhere in some office in that big building in New York. Have a look at what we propose on the site and let us know if you have any ideas for this great cause. It is too important, too good to end its life there in some drawer. Pop in and have a look at our proposal for next steps. 6. Our Wikipedia New Mobility Projects : Promise! There is more to this than you may at first blush think. Our goal here is to stimulate our informal international expert consortium to "put our brains together", and in the process to tap our collective intelligence to build a free, high-quality, comprehensive on-line encyclopedia and get out the word that solutions are in sight. For the benefit of all in a world in which old ideas and old and bad practices die hard. (We want to help them out the door.) 7. Self-Organizing Collaborative Networks: Sound kind of familiar. Well that in fact is almost exactly what we are here. And since that is the case, we have set out to examine this concept more closely and in public. For more on this, you are invited to turn to the new entry in Wikipedia on this, and to join in with your ideas and additions. (It reads quite nicely with the in-process entry on Knowledge Building and Self Organization which I also invite you to have a go at. They are all part of what we are dong here, and since we have between us some years of hands-on experience together in this, who better than we can help define the meaning of these terms in the field of policy and practice) 8. Finance: Oops. Big problem. Big challenge. Normally I do the heavy lifting here, paying for all of this out of my consultancy earnings. But I have been spending too much time with these programs, and we need to find new ways to pay for it. Now, we are going to keep all this going one way or anther but it ain't easy. We are not looking for your money (that would corrupt the whole concept of being 'off the economy' which is so central to all we do. But it would be good to have your ideas about possible foundations or other sources of support. Or your thoughts on how to integrate some parts of all this into some form of 21st century cash machine (a la Skype, Google, who knows, but no ads). Failing any ideas on that, what you can do is to write me a brief letter with some kind of "attestation" that all this work is serving some useful purposes, at least as far as you are concerned. Than if you can properly sign it so that you are properly and impressively identified, I can then place that into our eventual applications as we start to shop around for support. There we have it as this New Year opens up before us, with its challenges and its opportunities. As you may have noticed we remain entirely optimistic that we have the means to deal with these problems, and that the only thing we need to find is a bit of imagination and solidarity to put all our big brains and even bigger hearts to work. 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URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060103/fd2df8de/attachment.html From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Wed Jan 4 05:15:37 2006 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (Eric Britton) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 21:15:37 +0100 Subject: [sustran] =?iso-8859-1?Q?It_seems_from_what_I_can_gather_that_=27?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?xTransit=27_is_basically_a_shared_radio_taxi=2E__No?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?=3F____Am_I_missing_something=3F?= Message-ID: <09b301c610a2$76bb4a90$6401a8c0@Home> xTransit: Getting people in and around cities in road vehicles, smaller than full sized buses, driven by real human beings, dynamically shared with others, and aided by state of the art communications technologies -- and all of that as no less than the only way to offer "car like" mobility in most of our 21st century cities without killing the cities themselves (the old mobility way). What follows here (3 Jan 2005) is the beginning of our collaborate work in this area, which is much needed to help us all to understand better how all of this fits in with the New Mobility Agenda that we now need to use to drive transport and related decisions in our cities. We are calling it for now a "WorkPad". Keep reading and you will see how it is intended to work. And then, one hopes, you will pitch in to help us all make this into a more complete and more useful set of information tools for the much needed transformation process in our cities around the world. Short History This is the latest focus program of the New Mobility Agenda and The Commons, which just got underway on the last day of 2005 to make an important, to us, symbolic deadline. (Thus making it the on-schedule fourth in a series of ten year world surveys and support programs reporting on these technologies and their prospects, the first of which carried out in 1975, with new reviews in 1985 and 1995. We are nothing if not persistent.) If you are looking for some of the historic building blocks that have in their various ways opened the way for what is now going to take place far more quickly than probably even you think: "Old" New Mobility Agenda, which you may know in the past, including such as shared taxis, dial-a-ride, DRT, Demand Responsive Transport, paratransit, and the long list goes on. Take any and all of those, and then complete the logistics/communications chain with internet and mobile phones -- and a no less important wholesale redefinition of the legal and regulatory context -- and there you have it: xTransit. Here's how Ron Kirby and Kisten Bhat of the Urban Institute diagramed it in 1974 in their path-breaking report: Para-transit: Neglected options for urban mobility (ISBN: 0877661219). (See website for diagram) And what's the big difference with these same concepts many of which have been around for decades? It's the technology, stupid! Stay tuned and get involved. What is xTransit The job of this section of the WorkPad -placed here merely to get the discussions and serious work going and with no pretensions of being in any way definitive - is to rough out the main antecedents and eventual raw materials and components of a well working xTransit system. It is being posted at this point as part of the process of starting to define and development useful materials and perspectives on this important and as yet hugely underexploited mobility asset. If you want to see an example of the sort of thing that we are targeting to provide under this heading, our World Carshare project at http://worldcarshare.com is the best example that we can cite today. Please give us your comments and suggestions, both as to points of details and more broadly. What xTransit is not: * 'Normal' cars, 'normally' used (SOV etc.) * Motorized two/three wheelers * Scheduled, fixed route transit service * Cycles * Walking, running, etc. Antecedents/ways of getting around: In any old order for now and just to get us going. What the following have in common is that they all are, or could be, candidates for, group ride services, more or less well articulated, more or less well supported by SOA technology. For now we cluster these in groups of roughly like concepts and operations: Taxis (even in the single client variant, as least as an antecedent) * Limousines * Group Taxis * Jitneys * Line Taxis * Maxicabs * Shared Taxis (also called, among many others: Colectivos, Peseros, Jeepney, Matatu, Gush Texi, Dolmus, Public light bus, Shirut, Publicos, Molue, Bemo, Tro-tro, Poda-poda, Danfo . . . and lots more) Ride-sharing * Lift-sharing (in UK also called carsharing. Watch out!) * Carpools * Vanpools * Buspools * Ride-matching * Hitchhiking Demand Responsive Transport * DRT * Dial a Ride * Dial a Bus * Taxi-Bus (Also Buxi, Busphone, Telebus, RufBas, ReTax, Sammel-Taxi, Texxi , etc.) * Accessible transit services Special Group Mobility Services * Paratransit * Shuttle buses * Feeder services * E&H group transit * Medical transport * F?rdtj?nst Carsharing??? Arguably does not belong here since in actual use it serves a single customer/purpose. That said there are a number of important overlaps and common issues, including the IT components of both. Goods/freight delivery * Small package and message delivery * Grouped goods delivery/Clustering * Freight Village * Teleshopping The other half of the xTransit equation:the logistics link: * IT/ICT * Central dispatching services * Back-office systems and services * Call centers and processing * On board information and communications systems * Advanced traveler information systems * Internet/website information (may or may not be interactive) * Internet/website reservation/ordering (interactive) * Ride matching * Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) * GPS * Mobile phones * Mobility centers * . . . Why has it lagged? When the first demonstration systems began to appear in the mid/late sixties, most ran into the dual problems of: (a) the technology was not there yet; and (b) insufficiently entrepreneurial skills on the part of the organizers. What was achieved however is that these first systems broke the ice and various groups and people started to look more closely at these group ride, 'third way' concepts. An even less successful series of attempted innovations -- PRT or Personal Rapid Transit Systems (these entirely off the road, on their own guideways and (too) ambitiously computer controlled from start to finish) -- which despite being the beneficiaries of one, two, even three orders of magnitude more investment also bit the dust. But they too started various players around the world to thinking about high levels of service, and the ways in which new technologies might provide the glue to keep them together. But the most important barriers that have delayed the progress and on-street introduction of these systems have been above all the result of the many ways in which the old system protects itself form innovation and change. Here are some of these which have been at times examined by researchers, public sector agencies, entrepreneurs, activists, and others hoping to create a more open framework for innovation in this badly constrained sector that is transport in cities. Which brings us to what is doubtless going to be the most important single target, challenge and eventual contribution: * "Channeled thinking" on the part of the authorities and most others concerned in shaping the transport context of the city Next steps Some of the key issue areas that now need collective attention if xTransit is to advance in time to make a difference, both as a global concept and in its various parts: * Better knowledge of preconditions for success * Institutional, legal, regulatory and other barriers (incl. local ordinances) * Integration, coordination issues * Financing: Who pays what * Role of fairbox * Integration of fares with other carriers * HOV priorities * Labor union (resistance) * Trade resistance (mainly from taxi operators) * Insurance, liability * Safety * Privacy The model for our collaborative efforts: Perhaps, until something better pops up, our collaborative efforts over the last decade via the World Carshare Consortium? It might also be useful to recall that this is an example of what we call a Self-Organizing Collaborative Network , for which you will find further background in the also in-progress Wikipedia entry on this here (own window). You might also wish to have a look at their entry on Knowledge Building , which relates closely albeit without the ever-important component of collaboration for change. Some reading and references Print references: This list has to be considered as partial and indeed misses out on the many good non-English languages sources that have been cared out on our subject. But we have to start somewhere. We list these for now in the order in which they originally appeared to make their contributions to this new field. Note that after about 1980, most references to "paratransit" increasingly refer to what is sometimes called "handicapped transport", in particular in the US and Canada. * Para-transit: Neglected options for urban mobility, Kirby, Bhatt et al. Urban Institute, Washington DC, 1974 * Paratransit: Survey of International Experience and Prospects, Britton et al. EcoPlan International. U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1975 * Small city para-transit innovations, Connie A Garber Dept. of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina. (1976) * Demand responsive transportation planning guidelines, Cady C Chung Mitre Corporation, Reston VA. 1976 * Paratransit: an assessment of past experience and planning methods for the future, by Mary Gallery, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1979 * Paratransit: Changing perceptions of public transport : proceedings of a workshop held in Mount Gambier, 20-23 February 1979. Australian Government Pub. Service, 1980. * Jitneys: A complement to public transportation, Carlos R Bonilla, Transportation Center, University of Tennessee. 1981 * GSM paratransit vehicle tests, M Smith. Transportation Development Centre, Cambridge, Mass. 1983 * Taxi-based paratransit technology/operations packages in Europe, Francis E. K Britton, Technology Sharing Program, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Washington DC, 1985 * Urban Transit: The Private Challenge to Public Transportation, Charles A. Lave. Pacific Research Inst, Los Angeles. 1985 * Technology and Business Opportunities in the Taxi Industry: An International Survey, Francis E. K. Britton. EcoPlan International, Paris. 1987 * Assessment of computer dispatch technology in the paratransit industry, John R Stone, Technology Sharing Program, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 1992 * Paratransit in southeast Asia: A market response to poor roads?, Robert Cervero, University of California Transportation Center, Los Angeles. 1992. * TaxiCom '95: International Survey of Leading innovational Taxi Communications and operations Approaches. Britton, Rozen, Murga, et al. Federal Transit Administration, Dept of Transportation, Washington, DC, 1995. * A Handbook for Acquiring Demand-Responsive Transit Software, TRB, Washington DC. 1996 * Paratransit in America, Robert Cervero, Praeger Publishers, New York, 1997 * Evaluation of automated vehicle location technologies for paratransit in small and medium-size urban areas, Gary S Spring, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, 1997 * Contracting for Bus and Demand-Responsive Transit Services: A Survey of U.S. Practice and Experience, National Research Council , Washington DC. 2001 * Flexible Urban Transportation, by Jonathan L Gifford, Pergamon Press, 2003 * Intermode : Innovations in Demand Responsive Transport, Department for Transport, London, UK (PDF 1675 Kb) August 2004. Web references: * Innovations in Demand Responsive Transport (UK) * VTPI on Taxi Service Improvements and on Shuttle Services * Google 1: "Demand Responsive Transport/Transportation/Transit/Taxi (with exclusions to narrow toward usefulness) * Google 2: "Shared Taxi/bus/transit (with exclusions to narrow toward usefulness) * Google Ride Finder (To follow) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060103/be08379e/attachment-0001.html From schipper at wri.org Wed Jan 4 10:10:06 2006 From: schipper at wri.org (Lee Schipper) Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:10:06 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: It seems from what I can gather that 'xTransit' is basically a shared radio taxi. No? Message-ID: Int ersting. This is the dominate form of transport in Mexico City (55% of trips, allowing that Metrobus has gobbled back 5% of the trips) and so many other places in Latin America. The six-seaters (that magicall hold up to 15 people) and Maxi Taxis in S asia look this way too. >>> eric.britton@ecoplan.org 1/3/2006 3:15:37 PM >>> xTransit: Getting people in and around cities in road vehicles, smaller than full sized buses, driven by real human beings, dynamically shared with others, and aided by state of the art communications technologies -- and all of that as no less than the only way to offer "car like" mobility in most of our 21st century cities without killing the cities themselves (the old mobility way). What follows here (3 Jan 2005) is the beginning of our collaborate work in this area, which is much needed to help us all to understand better how all of this fits in with the New Mobility Agenda that we now need to use to drive transport and related decisions in our cities. We are calling it for now a "WorkPad". Keep reading and you will see how it is intended to work. And then, one hopes, you will pitch in to help us all make this into a more complete and more useful set of information tools for the much needed transformation process in our cities around the world. Short History This is the latest focus program of the New Mobility Agenda and The Commons, which just got underway on the last day of 2005 to make an important, to us, symbolic deadline. (Thus making it the on-schedule fourth in a series of ten year world surveys and support programs reporting on these technologies and their prospects, the first of which carried out in 1975, with new reviews in 1985 and 1995. We are nothing if not persistent.) If you are looking for some of the historic building blocks that have in their various ways opened the way for what is now going to take place far more quickly than probably even you think: "Old" New Mobility Agenda, which you may know in the past, including such as shared taxis, dial-a-ride, DRT, Demand Responsive Transport, paratransit, and the long list goes on. Take any and all of those, and then complete the logistics/communications chain with internet and mobile phones -- and a no less important wholesale redefinition of the legal and regulatory context -- and there you have it: xTransit. Here's how Ron Kirby and Kisten Bhat of the Urban Institute diagramed it in 1974 in their path-breaking report: Para-transit: Neglected options for urban mobility (ISBN: 0877661219). (See website for diagram) And what's the big difference with these same concepts many of which have been around for decades? It's the technology, stupid! Stay tuned and get involved. What is xTransit The job of this section of the WorkPad -placed here merely to get the discussions and serious work going and with no pretensions of being in any way definitive - is to rough out the main antecedents and eventual raw materials and components of a well working xTransit system. It is being posted at this point as part of the process of starting to define and development useful materials and perspectives on this important and as yet hugely underexploited mobility asset. If you want to see an example of the sort of thing that we are targeting to provide under this heading, our World Carshare project at http://worldcarshare.com is the best example that we can cite today. Please give us your comments and suggestions, both as to points of details and more broadly. What xTransit is not: * 'Normal' cars, 'normally' used (SOV etc.) * Motorized two/three wheelers * Scheduled, fixed route transit service * Cycles * Walking, running, etc. Antecedents/ways of getting around: In any old order for now and just to get us going. What the following have in common is that they all are, or could be, candidates for, group ride services, more or less well articulated, more or less well supported by SOA technology. For now we cluster these in groups of roughly like concepts and operations: Taxis (even in the single client variant, as least as an antecedent) * Limousines * Group Taxis * Jitneys * Line Taxis * Maxicabs * Shared Taxis (also called, among many others: Colectivos, Peseros, Jeepney, Matatu, Gush Texi, Dolmus, Public light bus, Shirut, Publicos, Molue, Bemo, Tro-tro, Poda-poda, Danfo . . . and lots more) Ride-sharing * Lift-sharing (in UK also called carsharing. Watch out!) * Carpools * Vanpools * Buspools * Ride-matching * Hitchhiking Demand Responsive Transport * DRT * Dial a Ride * Dial a Bus * Taxi-Bus (Also Buxi, Busphone, Telebus, RufBas, ReTax, Sammel-Taxi, Texxi , etc.) * Accessible transit services Special Group Mobility Services * Paratransit * Shuttle buses * Feeder services * E&H group transit * Medical transport * F?rdtj?nst Carsharing??? Arguably does not belong here since in actual use it serves a single customer/purpose. That said there are a number of important overlaps and common issues, including the IT components of both. Goods/freight delivery * Small package and message delivery * Grouped goods delivery/Clustering * Freight Village * Teleshopping The other half of the xTransit equation:the logistics link: * IT/ICT * Central dispatching services * Back-office systems and services * Call centers and processing * On board information and communications systems * Advanced traveler information systems * Internet/website information (may or may not be interactive) * Internet/website reservation/ordering (interactive) * Ride matching * Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) * GPS * Mobile phones * Mobility centers * . . . Why has it lagged? When the first demonstration systems began to appear in the mid/late sixties, most ran into the dual problems of: (a) the technology was not there yet; and (b) insufficiently entrepreneurial skills on the part of the organizers. What was achieved however is that these first systems broke the ice and various groups and people started to look more closely at these group ride, 'third way' concepts. An even less successful series of attempted innovations -- PRT or Personal Rapid Transit Systems (these entirely off the road, on their own guideways and (too) ambitiously computer controlled from start to finish) -- which despite being the beneficiaries of one, two, even three orders of magnitude more investment also bit the dust. But they too started various players around the world to thinking about high levels of service, and the ways in which new technologies might provide the glue to keep them together. But the most important barriers that have delayed the progress and on-street introduction of these systems have been above all the result of the many ways in which the old system protects itself form innovation and change. Here are some of these which have been at times examined by researchers, public sector agencies, entrepreneurs, activists, and others hoping to create a more open framework for innovation in this badly constrained sector that is transport in cities. Which brings us to what is doubtless going to be the most important single target, challenge and eventual contribution: * "Channeled thinking" on the part of the authorities and most others concerned in shaping the transport context of the city Next steps Some of the key issue areas that now need collective attention if xTransit is to advance in time to make a difference, both as a global concept and in its various parts: * Better knowledge of preconditions for success * Institutional, legal, regulatory and other barriers (incl. local ordinances) * Integration, coordination issues * Financing: Who pays what * Role of fairbox * Integration of fares with other carriers * HOV priorities * Labor union (resistance) * Trade resistance (mainly from taxi operators) * Insurance, liability * Safety * Privacy The model for our collaborative efforts: Perhaps, until something better pops up, our collaborative efforts over the last decade via the World Carshare Consortium? It might also be useful to recall that this is an example of what we call a Self-Organizing Collaborative Network , for which you will find further background in the also in-progress Wikipedia entry on this here (own window). You might also wish to have a look at their entry on Knowledge Building , which relates closely albeit without the ever-important component of collaboration for change. Some reading and references Print references: This list has to be considered as partial and indeed misses out on the many good non-English languages sources that have been cared out on our subject. But we have to start somewhere. We list these for now in the order in which they originally appeared to make their contributions to this new field. Note that after about 1980, most references to "paratransit" increasingly refer to what is sometimes called "handicapped transport", in particular in the US and Canada. * Para-transit: Neglected options for urban mobility, Kirby, Bhatt et al. Urban Institute, Washington DC, 1974 * Paratransit: Survey of International Experience and Prospects, Britton et al. EcoPlan International. U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1975 * Small city para-transit innovations, Connie A Garber Dept. of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina. (1976) * Demand responsive transportation planning guidelines, Cady C Chung Mitre Corporation, Reston VA. 1976 * Paratransit: an assessment of past experience and planning methods for the future, by Mary Gallery, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1979 * Paratransit: Changing perceptions of public transport : proceedings of a workshop held in Mount Gambier, 20-23 February 1979. Australian Government Pub. Service, 1980. * Jitneys: A complement to public transportation, Carlos R Bonilla, Transportation Center, University of Tennessee. 1981 * GSM paratransit vehicle tests, M Smith. Transportation Development Centre, Cambridge, Mass. 1983 * Taxi-based paratransit technology/operations packages in Europe, Francis E. K Britton, Technology Sharing Program, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Washington DC, 1985 * Urban Transit: The Private Challenge to Public Transportation, Charles A. Lave. Pacific Research Inst, Los Angeles. 1985 * Technology and Business Opportunities in the Taxi Industry: An International Survey, Francis E. K. Britton. EcoPlan International, Paris. 1987 * Assessment of computer dispatch technology in the paratransit industry, John R Stone, Technology Sharing Program, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 1992 * Paratransit in southeast Asia: A market response to poor roads?, Robert Cervero, University of California Transportation Center, Los Angeles. 1992. * TaxiCom '95: International Survey of Leading innovational Taxi Communications and operations Approaches. Britton, Rozen, Murga, et al. Federal Transit Administration, Dept of Transportation, Washington, DC, 1995. * A Handbook for Acquiring Demand-Responsive Transit Software, TRB, Washington DC. 1996 * Paratransit in America, Robert Cervero, Praeger Publishers, New York, 1997 * Evaluation of automated vehicle location technologies for paratransit in small and medium-size urban areas, Gary S Spring, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, 1997 * Contracting for Bus and Demand-Responsive Transit Services: A Survey of U.S. Practice and Experience, National Research Council , Washington DC. 2001 * Flexible Urban Transportation, by Jonathan L Gifford, Pergamon Press, 2003 * Intermode : Innovations in Demand Responsive Transport, Department for Transport, London, UK (PDF 1675 Kb) August 2004. Web references: * Innovations in Demand Responsive Transport (UK) * VTPI on Taxi Service Improvements and on Shuttle Services * Google 1: "Demand Responsive Transport/Transportation/Transit/Taxi (with exclusions to narrow toward usefulness) * Google 2: "Shared Taxi/bus/transit (with exclusions to narrow toward usefulness) * Google Ride Finder (To follow) From schipper at wri.org Wed Jan 4 10:10:06 2006 From: schipper at wri.org (Lee Schipper) Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:10:06 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: It seems from what I can gather that 'xTransit' is basically a shared radio taxi. No? Message-ID: Int ersting. This is the dominate form of transport in Mexico City (55% of trips, allowing that Metrobus has gobbled back 5% of the trips) and so many other places in Latin America. The six-seaters (that magicall hold up to 15 people) and Maxi Taxis in S asia look this way too. >>> eric.britton@ecoplan.org 1/3/2006 3:15:37 PM >>> xTransit: Getting people in and around cities in road vehicles, smaller than full sized buses, driven by real human beings, dynamically shared with others, and aided by state of the art communications technologies -- and all of that as no less than the only way to offer "car like" mobility in most of our 21st century cities without killing the cities themselves (the old mobility way). What follows here (3 Jan 2005) is the beginning of our collaborate work in this area, which is much needed to help us all to understand better how all of this fits in with the New Mobility Agenda that we now need to use to drive transport and related decisions in our cities. We are calling it for now a "WorkPad". Keep reading and you will see how it is intended to work. And then, one hopes, you will pitch in to help us all make this into a more complete and more useful set of information tools for the much needed transformation process in our cities around the world. Short History This is the latest focus program of the New Mobility Agenda and The Commons, which just got underway on the last day of 2005 to make an important, to us, symbolic deadline. (Thus making it the on-schedule fourth in a series of ten year world surveys and support programs reporting on these technologies and their prospects, the first of which carried out in 1975, with new reviews in 1985 and 1995. We are nothing if not persistent.) If you are looking for some of the historic building blocks that have in their various ways opened the way for what is now going to take place far more quickly than probably even you think: "Old" New Mobility Agenda, which you may know in the past, including such as shared taxis, dial-a-ride, DRT, Demand Responsive Transport, paratransit, and the long list goes on. Take any and all of those, and then complete the logistics/communications chain with internet and mobile phones -- and a no less important wholesale redefinition of the legal and regulatory context -- and there you have it: xTransit. Here's how Ron Kirby and Kisten Bhat of the Urban Institute diagramed it in 1974 in their path-breaking report: Para-transit: Neglected options for urban mobility (ISBN: 0877661219). (See website for diagram) And what's the big difference with these same concepts many of which have been around for decades? It's the technology, stupid! Stay tuned and get involved. What is xTransit The job of this section of the WorkPad -placed here merely to get the discussions and serious work going and with no pretensions of being in any way definitive - is to rough out the main antecedents and eventual raw materials and components of a well working xTransit system. It is being posted at this point as part of the process of starting to define and development useful materials and perspectives on this important and as yet hugely underexploited mobility asset. If you want to see an example of the sort of thing that we are targeting to provide under this heading, our World Carshare project at http://worldcarshare.com is the best example that we can cite today. Please give us your comments and suggestions, both as to points of details and more broadly. What xTransit is not: * 'Normal' cars, 'normally' used (SOV etc.) * Motorized two/three wheelers * Scheduled, fixed route transit service * Cycles * Walking, running, etc. Antecedents/ways of getting around: In any old order for now and just to get us going. What the following have in common is that they all are, or could be, candidates for, group ride services, more or less well articulated, more or less well supported by SOA technology. For now we cluster these in groups of roughly like concepts and operations: Taxis (even in the single client variant, as least as an antecedent) * Limousines * Group Taxis * Jitneys * Line Taxis * Maxicabs * Shared Taxis (also called, among many others: Colectivos, Peseros, Jeepney, Matatu, Gush Texi, Dolmus, Public light bus, Shirut, Publicos, Molue, Bemo, Tro-tro, Poda-poda, Danfo . . . and lots more) Ride-sharing * Lift-sharing (in UK also called carsharing. Watch out!) * Carpools * Vanpools * Buspools * Ride-matching * Hitchhiking Demand Responsive Transport * DRT * Dial a Ride * Dial a Bus * Taxi-Bus (Also Buxi, Busphone, Telebus, RufBas, ReTax, Sammel-Taxi, Texxi , etc.) * Accessible transit services Special Group Mobility Services * Paratransit * Shuttle buses * Feeder services * E&H group transit * Medical transport * F?rdtj?nst Carsharing??? Arguably does not belong here since in actual use it serves a single customer/purpose. That said there are a number of important overlaps and common issues, including the IT components of both. Goods/freight delivery * Small package and message delivery * Grouped goods delivery/Clustering * Freight Village * Teleshopping The other half of the xTransit equation:the logistics link: * IT/ICT * Central dispatching services * Back-office systems and services * Call centers and processing * On board information and communications systems * Advanced traveler information systems * Internet/website information (may or may not be interactive) * Internet/website reservation/ordering (interactive) * Ride matching * Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) * GPS * Mobile phones * Mobility centers * . . . Why has it lagged? When the first demonstration systems began to appear in the mid/late sixties, most ran into the dual problems of: (a) the technology was not there yet; and (b) insufficiently entrepreneurial skills on the part of the organizers. What was achieved however is that these first systems broke the ice and various groups and people started to look more closely at these group ride, 'third way' concepts. An even less successful series of attempted innovations -- PRT or Personal Rapid Transit Systems (these entirely off the road, on their own guideways and (too) ambitiously computer controlled from start to finish) -- which despite being the beneficiaries of one, two, even three orders of magnitude more investment also bit the dust. But they too started various players around the world to thinking about high levels of service, and the ways in which new technologies might provide the glue to keep them together. But the most important barriers that have delayed the progress and on-street introduction of these systems have been above all the result of the many ways in which the old system protects itself form innovation and change. Here are some of these which have been at times examined by researchers, public sector agencies, entrepreneurs, activists, and others hoping to create a more open framework for innovation in this badly constrained sector that is transport in cities. Which brings us to what is doubtless going to be the most important single target, challenge and eventual contribution: * "Channeled thinking" on the part of the authorities and most others concerned in shaping the transport context of the city Next steps Some of the key issue areas that now need collective attention if xTransit is to advance in time to make a difference, both as a global concept and in its various parts: * Better knowledge of preconditions for success * Institutional, legal, regulatory and other barriers (incl. local ordinances) * Integration, coordination issues * Financing: Who pays what * Role of fairbox * Integration of fares with other carriers * HOV priorities * Labor union (resistance) * Trade resistance (mainly from taxi operators) * Insurance, liability * Safety * Privacy The model for our collaborative efforts: Perhaps, until something better pops up, our collaborative efforts over the last decade via the World Carshare Consortium? It might also be useful to recall that this is an example of what we call a Self-Organizing Collaborative Network , for which you will find further background in the also in-progress Wikipedia entry on this here (own window). You might also wish to have a look at their entry on Knowledge Building , which relates closely albeit without the ever-important component of collaboration for change. Some reading and references Print references: This list has to be considered as partial and indeed misses out on the many good non-English languages sources that have been cared out on our subject. But we have to start somewhere. We list these for now in the order in which they originally appeared to make their contributions to this new field. Note that after about 1980, most references to "paratransit" increasingly refer to what is sometimes called "handicapped transport", in particular in the US and Canada. * Para-transit: Neglected options for urban mobility, Kirby, Bhatt et al. Urban Institute, Washington DC, 1974 * Paratransit: Survey of International Experience and Prospects, Britton et al. EcoPlan International. U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1975 * Small city para-transit innovations, Connie A Garber Dept. of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina. (1976) * Demand responsive transportation planning guidelines, Cady C Chung Mitre Corporation, Reston VA. 1976 * Paratransit: an assessment of past experience and planning methods for the future, by Mary Gallery, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1979 * Paratransit: Changing perceptions of public transport : proceedings of a workshop held in Mount Gambier, 20-23 February 1979. Australian Government Pub. Service, 1980. * Jitneys: A complement to public transportation, Carlos R Bonilla, Transportation Center, University of Tennessee. 1981 * GSM paratransit vehicle tests, M Smith. Transportation Development Centre, Cambridge, Mass. 1983 * Taxi-based paratransit technology/operations packages in Europe, Francis E. K Britton, Technology Sharing Program, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Washington DC, 1985 * Urban Transit: The Private Challenge to Public Transportation, Charles A. Lave. Pacific Research Inst, Los Angeles. 1985 * Technology and Business Opportunities in the Taxi Industry: An International Survey, Francis E. K. Britton. EcoPlan International, Paris. 1987 * Assessment of computer dispatch technology in the paratransit industry, John R Stone, Technology Sharing Program, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 1992 * Paratransit in southeast Asia: A market response to poor roads?, Robert Cervero, University of California Transportation Center, Los Angeles. 1992. * TaxiCom '95: International Survey of Leading innovational Taxi Communications and operations Approaches. Britton, Rozen, Murga, et al. Federal Transit Administration, Dept of Transportation, Washington, DC, 1995. * A Handbook for Acquiring Demand-Responsive Transit Software, TRB, Washington DC. 1996 * Paratransit in America, Robert Cervero, Praeger Publishers, New York, 1997 * Evaluation of automated vehicle location technologies for paratransit in small and medium-size urban areas, Gary S Spring, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, 1997 * Contracting for Bus and Demand-Responsive Transit Services: A Survey of U.S. Practice and Experience, National Research Council , Washington DC. 2001 * Flexible Urban Transportation, by Jonathan L Gifford, Pergamon Press, 2003 * Intermode : Innovations in Demand Responsive Transport, Department for Transport, London, UK (PDF 1675 Kb) August 2004. Web references: * Innovations in Demand Responsive Transport (UK) * VTPI on Taxi Service Improvements and on Shuttle Services * Google 1: "Demand Responsive Transport/Transportation/Transit/Taxi (with exclusions to narrow toward usefulness) * Google 2: "Shared Taxi/bus/transit (with exclusions to narrow toward usefulness) * Google Ride Finder (To follow) From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Thu Jan 5 03:05:14 2006 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (Eric Britton) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 19:05:14 +0100 Subject: [sustran] More on Stockholm and the vote Message-ID: <085601c61159$6b7662c0$6401a8c0@Home> Let me share with you a few quick thoughts on why I think this is an important issue and a good opportunity for us to speak out on it. 1. There is now a Stockholm Vote link on the New Mobility Agenda site. 2. This project has been really very carefully planned by the Swedes, and they have been most thorough in reviewing past experiences, including the pluses, and the many minuses and various elephant traps, etc. So if it were to fail, it would still have to be counted the best prepared road pricing project in the history of man. 3. We know in advance that projects such as this will regularly get beat up by the media and the polls, and since most of us here are believers in the polluter-pays principle (by whatever name), then we should be ready to do our bit to support them in this. 4. I have already contacted people in City Hall up there in the frigid north and told them what we are up to, and that they may find it useful to follow both our little poll results and the expert discussions -pro and con I would imagine -- that surely will appear here. 5. My hope too is that if we can get some media notice of our thinking and vies on all this, that this too might work in the interest of the project. 6. I should say in closing here that I am a strong believer in what some call swarm intelligence and that the citizens of Stockholm will in the final analysis do the right thing-whatever that might be. But this is not to say that I think we should sit on our hands at a time when this good idea needs all the support it can get. 7. BTW: if you want to check out the latest news on this, you can see it under the Stockholm link on the site. Likewise of course the full Google coverage. And finally just in case the routine is not sufficiently clear, here it is in two quick steps: 1. To vote, please go to the following web page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewMobilityCafe/surveys?id=2093317 2. Note that there are four items concerning which you are invited to express your views and prognostications: A. B, C, D. You'll see when you get there. It should take you all of two minutes to do your duty. Go Stockholm! Go complexity. Go international teamwork. Go democracy. Go sustainability and social justice. Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060104/a6b17d3d/attachment.html From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Thu Jan 5 23:56:51 2006 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (Eric Britton) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 15:56:51 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Slippage in Stockholm (the poll, not the project) Message-ID: <033501c61208$449c4c50$6401a8c0@Home> I have been told that the background information on our Stockholm support project is not sufficiently clear or detailed. So I have gone back into the New Mobility Agenda site and entirely refashioned the introductory remarks and guidelines. I hope you will have a look and then cast your estimates of what is going to take place. And why it may be important. And I do think it is important and for better or worse will provide an indication of the extent to which we can indeed put our heads together for ? common goal. Or maybe that?s not in the cards. We?ll see. Eric Britton PS. If you go to that page, you will see that there is quite a discrepancy thus far in the first handful of returns. Everyone agrees, happily, that the project is not just a local concern, and all but one that it _deserves_ to succeed. But will it, will it not? Well that?s where the spread starts to come in. Add you voice and views. After all in not all that long this is going to be a hot item for your city. So you might as well start mobilizing yourself now. PPS. We thus far have heard from colleagues in Germany, Britain, the States, India and France. And you? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060105/6e7e3abb/attachment.html From carlos.pardo at sutp.org Sat Jan 7 04:54:10 2006 From: carlos.pardo at sutp.org (Carlos F. Pardo SUTP) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:54:10 -0500 Subject: [sustran] SUTP newsletter December 2005- January 2006 Message-ID: <20060106195416.D10762C7AD@mx-list.jca.ne.jp> Sustainable Urban Transport Project (GTZ SUTP) update December 2005- January 2006 ? This bimonthly newsletter gives updates on the SUTP resources, website and events related to our topic of interest. For more information or feedback, please contact sutp@sutp.org ?, or visit our website at www.sutp.org . This and other information can be further discussed in sutp-asia@yahoogroups.com ?. Please follow instructions in the group website at www.yahoogroups.com/sutp-asia ?to subscribe. ? *****Project related News***** * GTZ document on transport and Millennium Development Goals GTZ has published a document on the contributions from the Transport Sector to the Millennium Development Goals, called "Why Transport Matters". It elaborates the nature of transport both as a complement to other sectors, and as a stimulant for economic growth and poverty reduction in its own right. It can be downloaded clicking http://www.sutp.org/docs/WhyTransportMatters-locked-8.11.05.pdf ?. ? * Portuguese version of SUTP website- Tradu??o completa para o Portugu?s Our website has been kindly translated by Transporte Ativo (http://www.ta.org.br/ ) members (Ze Lobo, Jo?o Guilherme and Denir Miranda) into Portuguese language. Please click here to access this version: http://www.sutp.org/PT/PTindex.htm ? * 3 corrected sourcebook modules GTZ has corrected the electronic versions of modules 4a (Cleaner Fuels and Vehicle Technologies), 4d (Natural Gas Vehicles) and 4f (Ecodriving), which are available from our sourcebook website at http://www.sutp.org/download/resourcesd.php ? * Eighth German Technology Symposium & Exhibition- SUTP participation The 8 th German Technology Symposium & Exhibition (GTS05) was held on November 08-12, 2005 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok. This important event, organized every two years by the German Thai Chamber of Commerce (GTCC), presented to the Thai public advanced German technology and know-how in all technical sectors. Lloyd Wright gave a presentation on Sustainable Transport for this event, available at http://www.sutp.org/docs/WrightGTS2005.pdf. ? * Training Course on Bus Rapid Transit in Manila The SUTP project has developed a Bus Rapid Transit Training Course on November 14 and 15, 2005. The Training Course in Manila was financed by the Environmentally Sustainable Transport program of UNCRD and by GTZ-SUTP. CAI-Asia and the Partnership for Clean Air in the Philippines were also contributing. It was given by Lloyd Wright. More info at http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-59530.html ? * Bus Rapid Transit Training Course in Bangkok During October 27 and 28, 2005, SUTP and OTP from Thailand developed a Training Course on Bus Rapid Transit for Asian participants from the Workshop held days before. A complete summary of the training course is available at http://www.sutp.org/BRTsummary.htm ? * SUTP presentation in Beijng Manfred Breithaupt gave an unscheduled ad hoc presentation during the China International Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Forum 2005 on October 19, 2005, organized by The China Sustainable Transportation Center and the Energy Foundation. The event was described as "an international forum that promotes technological progress, exchanges information and shares the experience on the BRT systems." You can download the brief presentation here: http://www.sutp.org/docs/beijingmb.pdf ? * Support in Delhi- AGM Locomotives SUTP project coordinator Carlos F. Pardo gave a presentation and participated during the Locomotives Annual General meeting (coordinated by the Interface for Cycling Expertise - http://www.cycling.nl/ ?) held in Delhi during October 1-8, 2005. Locomotives is a group of "Low Cost Mobility Initiatives" which works in 9 countries in the developing world with funding from the Dutch Government. ? * SUTP expands to Latin America and the Caribbean To complement its English/Asia The GTZ SUTP project has started its Latin America & the Caribbean/Spanish chapter based in Bogot?, Colombia. Most sourcebook modules have been translated to Spanish, and the webpage has been translated by the end of 2005. This page will also have all Latin American related information there. The LAC website can be reached through our left and top menu, and by clicking http://www.sutp.org/esp/espindex.htm . Also, the new chapter can be contacted through an email to sutplac@sutp.org . ? * New Car-free Development Module by Lloyd Wright GTZ-SUTP released the latest module in its Sustainable Transport Sourcebook.? The new document is entitled "Car-Free Development", by Lloyd Wright. The 170+ page document covers a range of issues around car-free development, including an overview of worldwide car-free activities (e.g. car-free days, car-free housing, large-scale pedestrianisation), outline of project implementation process and listing of car-free resources, including information resources and funding opportunities. "Car-Free Development" can be downloaded at no cost at http://www.sutp.org/download/carfreemodule.php ?. ? * Workshop on Sustainable transport in Bangkok The ESCAP TTD, UITP and the GTZ SUTP project has delivered a workshop on sustainable transport, air quality and integration during October 25 and 26th, 2005. More than 80 participants from Bangladesh, Indonesia , Japan , Malaysia , Pakistan , Philippines , Singapore , Thailand and Viet Nam attended this workshop. Participants included mayors, government officials, academics, leading international experts in the field, public transport operators, and representatives of infrastructure development companies, international organizations and development agencies. Full details are available here: http://www.sutp.org/WSsummary.htm ? ? *Training course in Iganga, Uganda Experts from the I-ce network executed a 3 days training workshop in Iganga end of August 2005 using the GTZ training material (course on www.sutp.org and Annex Cd-Rom) on non-motorized transport as well material from I-ce, financed by both entities. The training took place from Monday 29th August to Wednesday 31st August 2005 in Iganga, Uganda. A full evaluation report is available upon request from sutp@sutp.org ? * New training course on NMT The SUTP project has released the new Training Course on Non motorised transport, developed by Walter Hook and in close cooperation with Oscar Diaz, Michael King (Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates), Dr. J?rgen Heyen-Perschon (Africa Regional Director ITDP Europe) and Roelof Wittink (Director Interface for Cycling Expertise, The Netherlands). It expands the information given on the original module 3d (Preserving and Expanding the Role of Nonmotorised Transport). The document is available from http://www.sutp.org/download/trainingmat.php ?. ? * Fuel prices situation and GTZ action Due to the increasing oil prices several developing countries had to reduce their subsidies on fuel in the recent months which lead to serious public unrest. Due to the tremendous relevance of this topic, the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) has published a comprehensive study on international fuel prices 2005 in order to provide data which facilitate well-informed decision making. In addition, a regular newsletter is available since August 2005. The newsletter aims at supporting government officials as well as decision makers from NGO's and the private sector in developing and implementing sustainable oil price policies. More info at http://www.sutp.org/newweb/fuelprices.htm and http://www.gtz.de/en/themen/umwelt-infrastruktur/transport/10285.htm ? * New Academia page Due to the high demand of information from students about the topic of sustainable transport, SUTP has compiled a set of materials for them. There is introductory material as well as more complex information. Please access the academia page from http://www.sutp.org/download/academia.php ?(free registration required). ? ? ********************EVENTS (call for abstracts first, then chronological order) ? * European Transport Conference 2006 Call for Abstracts The European Transport Conference (ETC) is viewed as the key sector event. It brings together speakers and delegates to form a "who's who" of transport policy and innovation from across Europe. Each year, the conference attracts some 500 delegates who find that it is a unique event in Europe, where they can find in-depth presentations on policy issues, research findings and best practice across a broad spectrum of transport modes. A market place for commerce and ideas, ETC is designed to generate networking opportunities for business, new studies as well as informing strategic transport planning at all levels. Policy makers, researchers, planners, analysts, transport managers and environmentalists from some 30 countries will attend the event. If you come to the Conference, it may be to present a paper or to listen to others, but you will find yourself in the midst of a network of professionals who are committed to a common cause of understanding the transport agenda to be tackled in Europe and its neighbouring countries. ? Dates: 18th - 20th September, 2006 Deadline for abstracts submission: 31st January, 2006 Venue: Strasbourg, France Web site: http://abstracts.etcproceedings.org/ ? ? * European Conference on Mobility Management (ECOMM) 2006 Call for Abstracts The Subject will be treated in four streams: * Co-operation in mobility management on a regiional scale * Accessibility of urban areas * Attractiveness of cities * Public participation and solutions for target groups Dates: 10th - 12th May, 2006 Deadline for abstracts submission: 2nd January, 2006 Email: ecomm2006@vm2.nl Venue: Groningen, The Netherlands Web site: http://www.ecomm2006.nl/ ? * Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2006 - Call for Abstracts The 5th Better Air Quality (BAQ) workshop will be held in the third week of September in the historic city of Yogyakarta in Central Java, Indonesia. The theme of BAQ 2006 is called a "Celebration of Efforts" to highlight the success stories that Asian countries, cities and communities have achieved over the last years in addressing air pollution while at the same time highlighting the efforts that are still ahead in improving air quality in Asia. BAQ 2006 will be hosted by the Ministry of Environment the Province and City of Yogyakarta, and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities. BAQ 2006 aims to improve the science on which air quality management in Asia is based; strengthen the governance structure for urban air quality mangaement in Asia, develop stronger stakeholder networks on air quality management in Asia that involve local and national governments, civil society, academe, private sector, and development agencies. The focus of the workshop will be on urban air quality management in Asian cities and will address air pollution from mobile, stationary and area sources. Attention will be given to long range transport of air pollution for its impact on urban air quality. BAQ 2006 will continue the discussions from BAQ 2004 on the linkages between urban air quality management and climate change mitigation and the manner in which these two processes can become mutually reinforcing. Date: Third week of September, 2006 (exact dates to be confirmed) Deadline for abstracts submission: 15th February , 2006 Venue: Sheraton Mustika Hotel, Indonesia Web site: http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2006/1757/channel.html ? ? ? * Global Thinking Local Policing The Metropolitan Police Service and Metropolitan Police Authority are pleased to offer you the chance to be involved in a unique and special international event focused on creating safer neighbourhoods worldwide. Global Thinking: Local Policing will examine neighbourhood policing initiatives from around the world, highlighting case studies and allowing interactive learning about key neighbourhood policing issues. The two days will be structured to provide delegates with the opportunity to hear about key policing initiatives that have helped shaped western ideas on community policing in the last decade. Overview: Global Thinking: Local Policing promises to be an extraordinary event that will have a positive impact on shaping global attitudes and policies on neighbourhood policing. Participants will hear first-hand testimonies from acknowledged experts from across the world. Whether operational police officer, city Mayor, academic in the field or senior government official, all have brought about significant change in approaches, attitudes, and the law to introduce neighbourhood policing structures in their respective countries. Date: 08th - 09th January, 2006 Venue: London, United Kingdom Web site: www.globalthinkinglocalpolicing.com ? * 2nd Thinking on Two Wheels Cycling Conference The 2nd Thinking on Two Wheels Cycling Conference, hosted by the University of South Australia, will be held in the Adelaide Hilton Hotel on Monday 16 January 2006, the day before the start of the international standard Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under cycle race in Adelaide. When registering, be sure to note the conference's associated social program consisting of a bike ride and dinner prior to and an informally-arranged dinner after the conference Date & Time: 16th January, 2006 Venue: Adelaide, Australia Web site: http://www.unisa.edu.au/nbe/news/TwoWheels/ ? Contact: Dr. Stuart Clement (conference convenor) or Rob Bulfield (conference manager) ? * Sustainable Transport Award Reception Join ITDP, Environmental Defense, and TRB Committee ABE90 in honoring the Ciy of Seoul, Korea Each year, the Sustainable Transport Award is given to a city that provides an international example for enhancing the livability of communities by reducing transport emissions and accidents, increasing access for bicyclists and pedestrians, or improving the mobility of the poor. This reception is open to the public. No RSVP necessary. Date & Time: 22nd January, 2006 at 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Venue: International Terrace - Hilton Washington Hotel: 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Web site: http://www.itdp.org/events.html ? * 2006 TRB 85th Annual Meeting Solicited and unsolicited papers for presentation and/or publication as part of the 85th TRB Annual Meeting must be submitted directly to TRB via the online paper submission website by August 1, 2005 . Papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered. However, some TRB Technical Activities (Division A) committees are soliciting papers in specific subject areas. Prospective authors are encouraged to review committee Calls for Papers below and to consult the Information for Authors page for guidance on preparing their manuscripts. Date: 22nd - 26th January, 2006 Web site: http://www.trb.org/conferences/CallsForPapers/default.asp?event=68 information for authors: http://www4.nas.edu/trb/annual.nsf/web/information_for_authors ? ? * EU Road User Charging 2006 Presenting Real-World Project Experience On The Strategic And Operational Progress Of Europe's Leading Urban & Inter-Urban Charging Schemes Welcome to the premier event where unparalleled access to systems, solutions and specialists will help you deliver robust and profitable RUC schemes. This conference showcases Europe's most high profile projects to provide you with the knowledge to apply policy to real-life planning, improve your operational efficiency and apply important lessons on technological capabilities. Date: 24th - 25th January, 2006 Venue: Hilton Paddington, London, UK Email: conferences@centaur.co.uk for booking and enquiries@centaur.co.uk for more information. Web site: www.theengineerconferences.com ? * Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2006 DSDS is the principal annual event in Asia and the Pacific and attract world leaders and opinion formers from all over the world. TERI invites your attention to the sixth edition of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS 2006). As with every year since 2001, the Summit will seek your involvement, advice, and ideas to challenge another of the significant socio-economic and environmental barriers to worldwide sustainable development. Sharing the forum with you will be respected leaders, thinkers, and the best corporate brains who will share their experiences and ideas on the Summit's theme - Linking across MDGs: towards innovative partnerships and governance . The Summit has gained widespread credibility as a leading voice addressing sustainable development issues. This credibility, which is based on the high-level of global participation each year, enables the Summit output to reach new levels of influence. The deliberations of DSDS 2006 will culminate in a 'Delhi Declaration on Sustainable Development', which will be tabled at major international forums. We look forward to your active collaboration in the quest for progress with equity across the world as a whole. Dates and venue: 02nd - 04th February, 2006, New Delhi, India Email: Alistair Campbell or dsds@teri.res.in ? Web site: http://www.teriin.org/dsds/2006 ? * Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning (CORP) After 10 successful events at Vienna University of Technology CORP2006 will premiere at a new attractive and outstanding conference venue at the "New exhibition and conference Center Vienna". This is made possible by a co-operation with i.conVienna , a strong cooperation partner for the event with high synergy effects on both sides. Dates and venue: 13th - 16th February, 2006, Congress Center "Messe Wien", Vienna, Austria Email: office@corp.at ? Web site: www.corp.at ? Address: Verein CORP, Hellwagstrabe 14-4-31, A-1200 Vienna, Sterreich ? * 4th Training Programme for Public Transport Managers The mobility sector has been rapidly changing during the last years. Therefore, the professional knowledge and capabilities required from persons in charge of the planning, administration, operation and maintenance of a public transport network is changing. Aware of this challenge, UITP has developed a training programme that others its members' managers the opportunity to improve their understanding of global mobility issues and enhance knowledge on the hot topics at present in public transport, touching upon globalisation and liberalisation, sustainable mobility and pricing of urban journeys, contractual arrangements between operators and authorities, integration and seamless travel, a total quality management and customer approach, safety and security, innovative rolling stock, travel information, electronic ticketing, etc. Dates and venue: 20th - 22nd February, 2006, Milan, Italy (Module 2) Email: caroline.deliens@uitp.com Web site: http://www.uitp.com/project/training/2005/copenhagen/ ? * Safety of Transport Systems Presenting Real-World Project Experience On The Strategic And Operational Progress Of Europe's Leading Urban & Inter-Urban Charging Schemes Welcome to the premier event where unparalleled access to systems, solutions and specialists will help you deliver robust and profitable RUC schemes. This conference showcases Europe's most high profile projects to provide you with the knowledge to apply policy to real-life planning, improve your operational efficiency and apply important lessons on technological capabilities. This Tutorial on Safety of Transports Systems, consists of two parts: Safety in design of intelligent transport systems (where lectures are given to transfer knowledge from experts in transport research on different questions), and Safety in transport (where the participants focus the discussion on safety in the wider context of transport and the future of transport systems). Date: 24th February, 2006 Venue: Braunschweig, Germany Web site: http://www.noehumanist.org/ Contact: wilson@onecert.fr, barnard@onecert.fr ? * Velo Mondial 2006 - Cape Town Velo Mondial 2006 will take place in Cape Town over the city?s most exciting week of the year. This is the week that over 35 000 cyclists gather in Cape Town from all over for the world?s largest timed sporting event: the Cape Argus Pick ?n Pay Cycle Tour. Velo Mondial 2006 precedes the cycle tour, offering delegates the opportunity to experience the atmosphere surrounding Cape Town?s most famous and unique cycle tour. The theme of the conference is "Towards Prosperity." Please note that the deadline to submit an abstract has been extended to the 12th of August 2005 and successful authors will be notified by the 23rd of September 2005. Please also feel free to forward the Call for Papers to your colleagues working within the themes of Velo Mondial 2006. ? Dates and venue: 5th - 10th March 2006, Cape Town, South Africa. Contact: Kristen Johnsen Tremeer info@velomondial2006.com ? Web site: http://www.velomondial2006.com/ ? * Central Biofuels Conference & Expo II Learn and network with worldwide experts and professionals on ethanol, biodiesel, biomass and biotechnology. Dates: 21st - 23rd March, 2006 Venue: Panama City, Panama Contact: info@biofuelsconferences.com ? Web site: www.biofuelsconferences.com ? * Citeair Workshop Dates: 31st March, 2006 Venue: Brussels, Belgium Contact: wwenzel@polis-online.com ? * Intelligent Transport Systems: Design and Safety The European Network of Excellence HUMANIST organizes a training seminar on Intelligent Transport Systems : Design and Safety. Eight lecturers from European research centres will share their knowledge on safety and animate discussions on this important topic. The programme consists of lectures and practical exercices, performed in small groups. Dates: 09th - 10th May, 2006 Venue: Prague, Czech Republic Contact: info@biofuelsconferences.com ? Web site: www.noehumanist.org/ ? * Mayors' Asia-Pacific Environmental Summit Since 1999, the Mayors` Asia Pacific Environmental Summit (MAPES) has provided a unique forum for mayors and other local government officials in the region to promote sustainable development in their cities, share information and best practices, and build partnerships with business, donor organizations, and NGOs.? ? The MAPES program focuses on promoting bold leadership and action through extensive mayor-to-mayor dialogue and "Mayors' Commitments" - specific pledges to address a wide range of problem areas, e.g., construction of wastewater treatment facilities, extension of water service coverage, rehabilitation of slum areas, improvements to river ecosystems, reductions in vehicle emissions, and establishment of landfills and recycling programs.? Dates and venue: 09th - 12th May, 2006, Melbourne, Australia, concurrent with Australia's largest environmental and trade show, ENVIRO 2006 Email: info@environmentalsummit.com Web site: www.environmentalsummit.com ? * 4th Training Programme for Public Transport Managers The mobility sector has been rapidly changing during the last years. Therefore, the professional knowledge and capabilities required from persons in charge of the planning, administration, operation and maintenance of a public transport network is changing. Aware of this challenge, UITP has developed a training programme that others its members' managers the opportunity to improve their understanding of global mobility issues and enhance knowledge on the hot topics at present in public transport, touching upon globalisation and liberalisation, sustainable mobility and pricing of urban journeys, contractual arrangements between operators and authorities, integration and seamless travel, a total quality management and customer approach, safety and security, innovative rolling stock, travel information, electronic ticketing, etc. Dates and venue: 20th - 24th May, 2006, Bangkok, Thailand (Module 3) Email: caroline.deliens@uitp.com Web site: http://www.uitp.com/project/training/2005/copenhagen/ ? ? * European Workshop on Infomobility and Flexible Transport Services Dates and venue: 20th - 24th May, 2006 Venue: Florence, Italy Contact: Sonia Cerri ? * GENDER, TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT GOALS, RESEARCH AND POLICY IN DEVELOPING COUNTIRES. The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) and the Gender and Development Unit of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in partnership with the Department of Transport (DoT) and the Centre for Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) cordially invites you to submit a paper, poster, or participate in the round table discussion of the First International African Conference on Gender, Transport and Development. The full programme, details for registration, accommodation, submission of full text papers, guidelines for presentation and other relevant information will be made available on the web page www.nra.co.za / gender and transport conference. ? Dates and venue: 28th - 30th May 2006, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Email: wcloete@nra.co.za and copied to rpillay@hsrc.ac.za Web site: http://www.nra.co.za/ ? * Eastern Biofuels Conference & Expo II Learn and network with worldwide experts and professionals on ethanol, biodiesel, biomass and biotechnology. Dates: 30th May - 1st June, 2006 Venue: Budapest, Hungary Contact: info@biofuelsconferences.com ? Web site: www.biofuelsconferences.com ? * Workshop on Agricultural Air Quality: State of the Science This Workshop is a result of two previous efforts: A National Research Council Report which recommended further research on agricultural air quality problems; and, a USDA Agricultural Air Quality Task Force which directed the "National Research Initiative: Competitive Grants Program to develop a research agenda". Recent studies provide convincing evidence that changes in agricultural crop production and increases in animal activities are altering the emissions of trace gases to the atmosphere. These emissions can perturb the environment with a host of beneficial and detrimental effects such as increased crop yields from nitrogen loading or decreased visibility from increased aerosol production. Maximizing the benefits and reducing the detrimental effects of agricultural production requires us to transcend scientific disciplines, and political boundaries. This task challenges the creativity of natural and social scientists, economists, engineers, business leaders, and policy makers. The Workshop on Agricultural Air Quality: State of the Science will provide a venue for multidisciplinary teams of experts to share their knowledge, present new research, and work together to develop new avenues for science and technology transfer, education and outreach. We believe this Workshop will play a significant role in helping shape the future of the agricultural practices and agricultural air quality analysis framework for the United States. We hope you will join us for this important event. Dates and venue: 5th - 8th June, 2006, Bolger Conference Center, Potomac, Maryland near Washington, DC-USA. Email: airworkshop@esamail.org Web site: http://esa.org/AirWorkshop/ ? * 23rd World Gas Conference 2006 The 23rd World Gas Conference offers a fascinating and wide-ranging Programme. As usual, it will be combined with a huge exhibition where you and those accompanying you can choose from a variety of options in the Social Programme to learn more about the lively and charming capital of The Netherlands and its surroundings. It is, of course, our job to encourage you to join us in Amsterdam next June, but we really believe that as you go through the pages of the Programme, you will realise that this is an opportunity not to be missed. Dates: 05th - 09th June, 2006 Venue: Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre, Southern Amsterdam Contact: wgc2006@eurocongress.com ? Web site: http://www.wgc2006.nl/ ? * CODATU XII, Lyon. Date and Venue: 5th - 7th July, 2006, Lyon Web site: http://www.codatu.org/francais/conferences/roumanie2004.htm * 11th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Kyoto,Japan The 11th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, organized by the International Association for Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR), will be held at Kyoto University, Japan, in August 2006. This is the first conference in the IATBR series to be held in Asia. Date & Venue: 16th - 20th August, 2006, Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Japan E-mail: iatbr06@term.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp Web site: http://term.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp/iatbr06/ ? * 3rd International Symposium NETWORKS for MOBILITY 2006 Solutions for most current and future transportation problems can be found neither for single modes of transport nor within single disciplines. On the contrary, improvements in the sense of sustainable mobility require close ties between modes of transport as well as the integration of planning, technical and socioeconomic competences. The effects of political decisions on the one hand, and the interaction of supply and demand on the other, and finally the technical and planning possibilities lead to interdependencies that can only be treated in system approaches and network solutions. Date & Venue: 05th-06th October, 2006, Stuttgart. E-mail: fovus@fovus.uni-stuttgart.de Web site: http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/fovus/index_en.htm ? Note: if you are not interested in receiving this newsletter again, please let us know at sutp@sutp.org ? From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Wed Jan 4 04:29:59 2006 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (Eric Britton) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:29:59 +0100 Subject: [sustran] =?iso-8859-1?Q?It_seems_from_what_I_can_gather_that_=27?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?xTransit=27_is_basically_a_shared_radio_taxi=2E__No?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?=3F____Am_I_missing_something=3F?= In-Reply-To: <004701c6108e$2b326040$c301a8c0@DFJLYL81> Message-ID: <098a01c6109c$16a061f0$6401a8c0@Home> xTransit: Getting people in and around cities in road vehicles, smaller than full sized buses, driven by real human beings, dynamically shared with others, and aided by state of the art communications technologies -- and all of that as no less than the only way to offer "car like" mobility in most of our 21st century cities without killing the cities themselves (the old mobility way). What follows here (3 Jan 2005) is the beginning of our collaborate work in this area, which is much needed to help us all to understand better how all of this fits in with the New Mobility Agenda that we now need to use to drive transport and related decisions in our cities. We are calling it for now a "WorkPad". Keep reading and you will see how it is intended to work. And then, one hopes, you will pitch in to help us all make this into a more complete and more useful set of information tools for the much needed transformation process in our cities around the world. Short History This is the latest focus program of the New Mobility Agenda and The Commons, which just got underway on the last day of 2005 to make an important, to us, symbolic deadline. (Thus making it the on-schedule fourth in a series of ten year world surveys and support programs reporting on these technologies and their prospects, the first of which carried out in 1975, with new reviews in 1985 and 1995. We are nothing if not persistent.) If you are looking for some of the historic building blocks that have in their various ways opened the way for what is now going to take place far more quickly than probably even you think: "Old" New Mobility Agenda, which you may know in the past, including such as shared taxis, dial-a-ride, DRT, Demand Responsive Transport, paratransit, and the long list goes on. Take any and all of those, and then complete the logistics/communications chain with internet and mobile phones -- and a no less important wholesale redefinition of the legal and regulatory context -- and there you have it: xTransit. Here's how Ron Kirby and Kisten Bhat of the Urban Institute diagramed it in 1974 in their path-breaking report: Para-transit: Neglected options for urban mobility (ISBN: 0877661219). And what's the big difference with these same concepts many of which have been around for decades? It's the technology, stupid! Stay tuned and get involved. Back to top What is xTransit The job of this section of the WorkPad -placed here merely to get the discussions and serious work going and with no pretensions of being in any way definitive - is to rough out the main antecedents and eventual raw materials and components of a well working xTransit system. It is being posted at this point as part of the process of starting to define and development useful materials and perspectives on this important and as yet hugely underexploited mobility asset. If you want to see an example of the sort of thing that we are targeting to provide under this heading, our World Carshare project at http://worldcarshare.com is the best example that we can cite today. Please give us your comments and suggestions, both as to points of details and more broadly. What xTransit is not: * 'Normal' cars, 'normally' used (SOV etc.) * Motorized two/three wheelers * Scheduled, fixed route transit service * Cycles * Walking, running, etc. Antecedents/ways of getting around: In any old order for now and just to get us going. What the following have in common is that they all are, or could be, candidates for, group ride services, more or less well articulated, more or less well supported by SOA technology. For now we cluster these in groups of roughly like concepts and operations: Taxis (even in the single client variant, as least as an antecedent) * Limousines * Group Taxis * Jitneys * Line Taxis * Maxicabs * Shared Taxis (also called, among many others: Colectivos, Peseros, Jeepney, Matatu, Gush Texi, Dolmus, Public light bus, Shirut, Publicos, Molue, Bemo, Tro-tro, Poda-poda, Danfo . . . and lots more) Ride-sharing * Lift-sharing (in UK also called carsharing. Watch out!) * Carpools * Vanpools * Buspools * Ride-matching * Hitchhiking Demand Responsive Transport * DRT * Dial a Ride * Dial a Bus * Taxi-Bus (Also Buxi, Busphone, Telebus, RufBas, ReTax, Sammel-Taxi, Texxi , etc.) * Accessible transit services Special Group Mobility Services * Paratransit * Shuttle buses * Feeder services * E&H group transit * Medical transport * F?rdtj?nst Carsharing??? Arguably does not belong here since in actual use it serves a single customer/purpose. That said there are a number of important overlaps and common issues, including the IT components of both. Goods/freight delivery * Small package and message delivery * Grouped goods delivery/Clustering * Freight Village * Teleshopping The other half of the xTransit equation:the logistics link: * IT/ICT * Central dispatching services * Back-office systems and services * Call centers and processing * On board information and communications systems * Advanced traveler information systems * Internet/website information (may or may not be interactive) * Internet/website reservation/ordering (interactive) * Ride matching * Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) * GPS * Mobile phones * Mobility centers * . . . Back to top Why has it lagged? When the first demonstration systems began to appear in the mid/late sixties, most ran into the dual problems of: (a) the technology was not there yet; and (b) insufficiently entrepreneurial skills on the part of the organizers. What was achieved however is that these first systems broke the ice and various groups and people started to look more closely at these group ride, 'third way' concepts. An even less successful series of attempted innovations -- PRT or Personal Rapid Transit Systems (these entirely off the road, on their own guideways and (too) ambitiously computer controlled from start to finish) -- which despite being the beneficiaries of one, two, even three orders of magnitude more investment also bit the dust. But they too started various players around the world to thinking about high levels of service, and the ways in which new technologies might provide the glue to keep them together. But the most important barriers that have delayed the progress and on-street introduction of these systems have been above all the result of the many ways in which the old system protects itself form innovation and change. Here are some of these which have been at times examined by researchers, public sector agencies, entrepreneurs, activists, and others hoping to create a more open framework for innovation in this badly constrained sector that is transport in cities. Which brings us to what is doubtless going to be the most important single target, challenge and eventual contribution: * "Channeled thinking" on the part of the authorities and most others concerned in shaping the transport context of the city Back to top Next steps Some of the key issue areas that now need collective attention if xTransit is to advance in time to make a difference, both as a global concept and in its various parts: * Better knowledge of preconditions for success * Institutional, legal, regulatory and other barriers (incl. local ordinances) * Integration, coordination issues * Financing: Who pays what * Role of fairbox * Integration of fares with other carriers * HOV priorities * Labor union (resistance) * Trade resistance (mainly from taxi operators) * Insurance, liability * Safety * Privacy The model for our collaborative efforts: Perhaps, until something better pops up, our collaborative efforts over the last decade via the World Carshare Consortium ? It might also be useful to recall that this is an example of what we call a Self-Organizing Collaborative Network , for which you will find further background in the also in-progress Wikipedia entry on this here (own window). You might also wish to have a look at their entry on Knowledge Building , which relates closely albeit without the ever-important component of collaboration for change. Back to top Some reading and references Print references: This list has to be considered as partial and indeed misses out on the many good non-English languages sources that have been cared out on our subject. But we have to start somewhere. We list these for now in the order in which they originally appeared to make their contributions to this new field. Note that after about 1980, most references to "paratransit" increasingly refer to what is sometimes called "handicapped transport", in particular in the US and Canada. * Para-transit: Neglected options for urban mobility, Kirby, Bhatt et al. Urban Institute, Washington DC, 1974 * Paratransit: Survey of International Experience and Prospects, Britton et al. EcoPlan International. U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1975 * Small city para-transit innovations, Connie A Garber Dept. of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina. (1976) * Demand responsive transportation planning guidelines, Cady C Chung Mitre Corporation, Reston VA. 1976 * Paratransit: an assessment of past experience and planning methods for the future, by Mary Gallery, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1979 * Paratransit: Changing perceptions of public transport : proceedings of a workshop held in Mount Gambier, 20-23 February 1979. Australian Government Pub. Service, 1980. * Jitneys: A complement to public transportation, Carlos R Bonilla, Transportation Center, University of Tennessee. 1981 * GSM paratransit vehicle tests, M Smith. Transportation Development Centre, Cambridge, Mass. 1983 * Taxi-based paratransit technology/operations packages in Europe, Francis E. K Britton, Technology Sharing Program, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Washington DC, 1985 * Urban Transit: The Private Challenge to Public Transportation, Charles A. Lave. Pacific Research Inst, Los Angeles. 1985 * Technology and Business Opportunities in the Taxi Industry: An International Survey, Francis E. K. Britton. EcoPlan International, Paris. 1987 * Assessment of computer dispatch technology in the paratransit industry, John R Stone, Technology Sharing Program, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 1992 * Paratransit in southeast Asia: A market response to poor roads?, Robert Cervero, University of California Transportation Center, Los Angeles. 1992. * TaxiCom '95: International Survey of Leading innovational Taxi Communications and operations Approaches. Britton, Rozen, Murga, et al. Federal Transit Administration, Dept of Transportation, Washington, DC, 1995. * A Handbook for Acquiring Demand-Responsive Transit Software, TRB, Washington DC. 1996 * Paratransit in America, Robert Cervero, Praeger Publishers, New York, 1997 * Evaluation of automated vehicle location technologies for paratransit in small and medium-size urban areas, Gary S Spring, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, 1997 * Contracting for Bus and Demand-Responsive Transit Services: A Survey of U.S. Practice and Experience, National Research Council , Washington DC. 2001 * Flexible Urban Transportation, by Jonathan L Gifford, Pergamon Press, 2003 * Intermode : Innovations in Demand Responsive Transport, Department for Transport, London, UK (PDF 1675 Kb) August 2004. Web references: * Innovations in Demand Responsive Transport (UK) * VTPI on Taxi Service Improvements and on Shuttle Services * Google 1: "Demand Responsive Transport/Transportation/Transit/Taxi (with exclusions to narrow toward usefulness) * Google 2: "Shared Taxi/bus/transit (with exclusions to narrow toward usefulness) * Google Ride Finder (To follow) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060103/e892a3d8/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 66130 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060103/e892a3d8/attachment-0002.jpe -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Here is how it looks: Will the Stockholm Congestion Pricing succeed in getting majority public support at the time of the next summer's referendum? * Will succeed * Will fail * Deserves to succeed * Deserves to fail * Succeed, but only by a very small margin * Succeed, and with 60% or more of votes * Succeed, and with 70% or more of votes * Fail - but by a very small margin * Fail, and with 60% or more of votes * Fail, and with 70% or more of votes You are invited to place your vote starting right now. We also invite commentaries here. And now the Planet Ark story thanks to the almost Swedish Lee Schipper. eb -----Original Message----- From: Lee Schipper [mailto:schipper@wri.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 11:56 AM FEATURE - Stockholm Residents Choke on New Congestion Charge SWEDEN: January 4, 2006 STOCKHOLM - On an overcast winter morning, traffic heading into Stockholm on the main route from the north is heavy, but it is moving - unlike the rush-hour gridlock typical in some metropolitan centres. Yet the capital of Sweden, a country known for its vast, unspoiled natural vistas and clean air, will soon have the world's most extensive system of traffic congestion charges. A test run costing 3.8 billion crowns ($485.2 million) starts on Tuesday and will last until July. Stockholmers will vote in September 2006 on whether to make it permanent. Cameras on gantries have sprung up to record the licence numbers of vehicles, whose owners have to pay when they enter and leave the zone. Most Swedes take pride in their country's environmentalist credentials, but this time politicians may be out of touch with public opinion in their efforts to impose a tax on traffic. The charge is part of a political deal to secure the support of the Green Party, the smallest group represented in parliament, for Prime Minister Goran Persson's Social Democrat minority government. It is being launched despite the fact that Persson's fellow Social Democrats on Stockholm city council pledged not to introduce such a scheme when they fought and won local elections in 2002. The Greens insist the charge is needed because of the growing volume of traffic. "The alternative is to sit in traffic jams for the next 10 years," said Claes Roxbergh, a Green Party member of parliament and chairman of its traffic committee. Social Democrat mayor Annika Billstrom has also thrown her weight behind the scheme, hammering home the message that traffic jams cost society between 6 billion and 8 billion crowns a year. "This is paid by you and me as consumers in shape of higher prices for things like goods and food," she told Reuters. The charge will be a maximum 60 crowns ($7.50) a day, slightly less than London, the only other European capital with similar fees, which charges eight pounds ($14) a day. Talk Of The Town While Stockholm's traffic problems are a far cry from those of bigger cities such as Moscow or London, opinion polls show most Stockholmers agree that the Greens have a point. However, polls also show they are less convinced that congestion charges are the solution. "I think it is crazy to spend so much money on something that just won't pay off," said Stockholm resident Eva Jeckert. Christmas parties in the city have resounded to heated arguments about the charge, fuelled by a few glasses of traditional mulled wine. A recent opinion poll showed that nearly 60 percent of those questioned opposed the charge while about 30 percent were in favour. The Swedish Automobile Association says it receives calls and letters every day about the new tolls from angry and distressed Stockholmers. "People just feel completely run over." said Maria Spetz, the association's chief executive. Newspapers have set up "toll ombudsmen" to address readers' concerns about the charges and one has appealed for suggestions on how best to avoid it. One Web site has a humorous but illegal solution, offering stickers shaped like number plates bearing the registration of Green Party leader Peter Eriksson's car. Tough Fight Despite the criticism and the opinion polls, advocates of the charge may yet win the day. Many inner city dwellers do not drive or own a car, partly because of the lack of parking spaces, instead using public transport which is being beefed up ahead of the experiment. The experience of London, set to double the area covered by its charging system in 2007, also indicates that a defeat for the Stockholm scheme may be far from certain. Opposition to the charges was widespread in the British capital before their introduction, but three years later polls show Londoners have warmed to the system. "There was lots of apocalyptic talk before it was introduced about the impact it would have," said Transport for London spokesman Richard Dodd. "People said things like public transport will not cope, London will become a ghost town, businesses will be driven out and nobody will come to central London to shop any more." "None of that has turned out to be true." The Swedish charge aims to cut traffic on the most heavily congested roads by 10-15 percent. In London, which introduced charges in 2001, the toll has cut traffic volume by 18 percent. The charge is also intended to bring about an overall improvement in the urban environment in Stockholm, particularly air quality. However, researchers say that seven months may not be enough for the Swedish experiment to show any results and, for now, it is the nay sayers who are being heard most. "I hate those charges," said Stockholmer Ingrid Ohman. "They're pointless and a waste of money. It would be better to use the money help people fix their teeth." (Additional reporting by Jim Stengarn) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060104/969c666c/attachment.html From madhav.g.badami at McGill.CA Tue Jan 10 01:41:15 2006 From: madhav.g.badami at McGill.CA (Madhav Badami, Prof.) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:41:15 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Advertisement for Two Doctoral Research Scholarships ... Message-ID: <45AEE06A4800AF4FAD8BEF09C433D85F01933711@EXCHANGE2VS2.campus.mcgill.ca> TWO DOCTORAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS IN POLICY RESEARCH ON ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT FUELS AND URBAN AIR POLLUTION IN A LOW-INCOME COUNTRY Applications are invited for TWO Doctoral Research Scholarships, available from May 2006, one at McGill University, and the other at The University of British Columbia, for policy-focused research related to alternative transport fuels in India. The doctoral research will be conducted as part of a research programme focused on compressed natural gas as a transport fuel in India. The research programme is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and is led by Dr. Madhav G. Badami, School of Urban Planning and McGill School of Environment, McGill University, Dr. Milind Kandlikar, Institute of Asian Research and Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia (UBC), and Dr. Geetam Tiwari, Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. The research, whose overall objective is to assess whether alternative fuels can cost-effectively improve urban air quality, promote energy security, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rapidly motorizing low-income countries like India, will be conducted along multiple dimensions (environmental, socio-economic, technological, institutional, and behavioural), and will provide the opportunity to investigate critical issues in energy policy, human health risks, emissions modelling and science-policy interactions. The Doctoral Research Scholars, who will be jointly supervised by Drs. Badami and Kandlikar, will work independently, but the work of one will inform and be integrated with that of the other. At McGill, there will be the opportunity to work in the newly established Urban Systems Laboratory, and at UBC, in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability. It is expected that the Doctoral Research Scholars will complete their studies toward their PhD in three to four years. Each Doctoral Research Scholar will be funded for three years, and will be helped to apply for additional funding if required. Applicants should e-mail Dr. Madhav G. Badami (at madhav.badami@mcgill.ca) and Dr. Milind Kandlikar (at mkandlikar@sdri.ubc.ca) explaining why they are interested in and suitable for doctoral work in the research programme. The following materials should be attached: a CV, including qualifications, courses taken, and names of two referees; and a writing sample that will allow assessment of suitability. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2006. ************************************************************************ "As for the future, your task is not to foresee, but to enable it." Antoine de Saint-Exupery Madhav G. Badami, PhD School of Urban Planning and McGill School of Environment McGill University Macdonald-Harrington Building 815 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC, H3A 2K6, Canada Phone: 514-398-3183 (Work); 514-486-2370 (Home) Fax: 514-398-8376; 514-398-1643 URLs: www.mcgill.ca/urbanplanning www.mcgill.ca/mse e-mail: madhav.badami@mcgill.ca From operations at velomondial.net Wed Jan 18 03:00:19 2006 From: operations at velomondial.net (Velo Mondial) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:00:19 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Cape Town, Velo Mondial 2006 Message-ID: <7a125928adde0fcf25c5a71fbe57fef7@pascal> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Two articles from the Jakarta Post covered this. Neither are very long, so I'll post them in their entirety here -- New busway routes up and running Jakarta Post - 16 January 2006 http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20060116.@04&irec=3 Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso did the honors on Sunday at City Hall on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, sounding a siren to launch the opening of two more busway corridors in the capital. With the success of the first Blok M-Kota corridor, launched two years ago amid widespread criticism that it was unsuitable for Jakarta, the governor as well as members of the public, the business community and the once skeptical media had good reason to feel confident as the new blue-and-white additions went into service at Pulogadung terminal. Sutiyoso told the gathering that an estimated 40 million people had used the busway service since it began operations, with an average of 1.7 million passengers in the past two months. "According to a survey by JICA and the administration, 14 percent of a total of about 4.8 million private car owners have switched to the busway," he said, referring to the Japan International Cooperation Agency. "With the two new corridors, we hope more and more Jakartans will leave their cars at home and take the busway instead." The first additional corridor, covering 14.3 kilometers, begins in Pulogadung bus station in East Jakarta and ends at Harmoni in Central Jakarta. The second new one, spanning a distance of 18.7 kilometers, stretches from Harmoni to Kalideres bus station in West Jakarta. A ride from Pulogadung to Harmoni takes about 30 minutes while passengers need only 45 minutes to arrive at Kalideres from Harmoni. For a fare of Rp 3,500 (37 U.S. cents), passengers are entitled to switch between the corridors on the line until they reach their final destination. "I will try to use the busway to go to the office. If it is like the first one, then I will definitely take the busway and sell my car," said Fadli Chandra, a resident of Pulogadung who works for a private bank in Kota, West Jakarta. --JP --- Big hopes ride on new busway routes Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta 16 January 2006 http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20060116.B09&irec=8 It was launched to the pride of the city governor but not everyone was convinced. They said the busway was a half-baked idea that ought to have stayed in Bogota, Colombia, the system's birthplace. Two years have passed, the scorn and suspicion have died down and the red-orange buses have become part of urban life, the chosen ones in peak hours. In fact, the two new corridors -- which will link Pulogadung in East Jakarta with Harmoni in Central Jakarta, and Harmoni with Kalideres in West Jakarta -- were launched on Sunday to great expectations. "The new busway corridors are not coming up against the same kind of resistance experienced with the first corridor. In fact, people have been wishing the projects would wrap up much faster," transportation expert Darmaningtyas told The Jakarta Post on Saturday. The director of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Indonesia (ITDP) said people who usually traveled the heavily congested Kalideres-Pulogadung route were particularly looking forward to using the busway as it would slash their travel time from three hours in regular transportation to 80 minutes or less. Time efficiency was the main reason people gave for going on the busway -- whose ridership increased by 30 percent to 20.8 million passengers in 2005 from 16 million passengers in 2004 -- followed by comfort and safety. "The busway's strength lies in its reliability and safety, though some people say Patas-ac (air-conditioned, limited-seat) buses are still more comfortable," Darmaningtyas, who is also the director of the Transportation Study Institute (Instran), said. Time efficiency, comfort and safety are also the reasons why many executives, non-nationals and both foreign and domestic tourists choose to ride the busway. "It seems the busway has opened up Jakarta to many more people. It's not unusual to see expatriates riding the busway, because it is comfortable and safe, on the other hand only a crazy bule (foreigner) would go on a Metromini," a busway passenger said. Furthermore, a joint study conducted by Instran and ITDP in December on 300 private vehicle owners showed a high percentage of people -- about 80.2 percent -- were willing to switch to the busway. The main stumbling block for most people, according to Darmaningtyas, was the feeder buses. Of the 300 owners surveyed by the non-governmental organizations, 44.8 percent said they were willing to leave their cars at home if busway serviced their area, but 49.4 percent considered the TransJakarta Busway impractical. "Their main concern is the feeder buses are not as efficient, comfortable, or as safe as the TransJakarta Busway," Darmaningtyas said. In the meantime, the option of parking their cars near a busway station was an expensive option and not always feasible, he said. If the city administration can provide integrated feeder buses, and safe and affordable parking spaces near the busway stops, Darmaningtyas said the busway would have more passengers. "As it is, the integrated ticketing system for both feeder buses and the busway does not work properly. In my experience, after buying the higher-priced tickets, conductors on the feeder buses still demand a fare because they do not recognize the integrated ticket," he said. The biggest turn-off, Darmaningtyas said, was the government's inconsistent transportation policies, with the construction of eight new toll roads planned for this year. "Several of the toll roads cross busway routes, such as the planned Rawa Buaya (West Jakarta)-Pulogebang (East Jakarta) toll road. Naturally, this only encourages people to use their own private vehicles, rather then switch to the busway," he said. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - John Ernst - Director, Asia Region ITDP - The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy 127 W 26th St. Suite 1002, New York, NY 10001 Tel +1 (212) 629-8001 Direct Tel +1 (719) 635-8856 Direct Fax +1 (801) 365-5914 Promoting environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide Visit http://www.itdp.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From paulbarter at nus.edu.sg Thu Jan 26 16:59:21 2006 From: paulbarter at nus.edu.sg (Paul Barter) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:59:21 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta busway opens new corridors Message-ID: <0C270D0ABD2B8B44900A88DE0887F49A0105A818@MBOX01.stf.nus.edu.sg> Before I focus on a problem, first I want to say how impressed I am with Jakarta's progress on BRT, despite huge obstacles. This is not Bogota by a long shot but this is encouraging news nevertheless. Anyway, something caught my eye in the coverage of the new BRT corridors in Jakarta (which John Ernst posted on 19 Jan) > "As it is, the integrated ticketing system for both feeder > buses and the busway does not work properly. In my > experience, after buying the higher-priced tickets, > conductors on the feeder buses still demand a fare because > they do not recognize the integrated ticket," he said. {Darmaningtiyas, of Intrans and ITDP Indonesias} Can anyone who knows the project explain more about how the integrated ticketing was supposed to work and reasons for it going wrong? In some ways I find it impressive and ambitious that they even tried to introduce integrated ticketing given that the regulatory framework for buses in Jakarta (from what little I know) seems an unlikely context for integrated ticketing reforms. Can anyone say more on this? Given the existing regulatory context, does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve integration (eg ease of transfers, cheaper or free transfers) in public transort in Jakarta? Would the regulation system have to change in order to achieve better integration? Finally, how imporatant does everyone think integration is for public transport in low to middle-income cities, like Jakarta? Is it a luxury for higher-income places or is it fundamental to the improvement of public transport? Paul Paul A. Barter | Assistant Professor | LKY School of Public Policy | National University of Singapore | 29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace | Singapore 119620 | Tel: +65-6516 3324 | Fax: +65-6778 1020 | Email: paulbarter@nus.edu.sg | http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/faculty/paulbarter/ I am speaking for myself, not for my employers. Are you interested in urban transport in developing countries? Then try http://urbantransportasia.blogspot.com/ And consider joining the SUSTRAN-DISCUSS list, http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss or http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060126/b603c653/attachment.html From jmcusset at freesurf.fr Thu Jan 26 18:34:42 2006 From: jmcusset at freesurf.fr (jmcusset at freesurf.fr) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:34:42 +0100 (CET) Subject: [sustran] Urban transport in Vietnam In-Reply-To: <0C270D0ABD2B8B44900A88DE0887F49A0105A818@MBOX01.stf.nus.edu.sg> References: <0C270D0ABD2B8B44900A88DE0887F49A0105A818@MBOX01.stf.nus.edu.sg> Message-ID: <1954.84.101.53.29.1138268082.squirrel@arlette.freesurf.fr> Dear all, Happy new year for you ! I just just want to mention a recent thesis (in French) on urban transport in Vietnam by Nguyen Thien Phu : Un modele vietnamien de transport urbain : utopie ou realites ? A Vietnamese model of urban transport : utopia or realities ? Universite Lumiere Lyon 2, Decembrer 2005, 280 p. For more information I suggest you enter in touch with Mr Nguyen Thien Phu nguyenthienphu@yahoo.com According to me some papers in international reviews should be published from the results of this thesis. Best regards Jean Michel CUSSET Senior Economist Researcher From paulbarter at nus.edu.sg Fri Jan 27 10:55:38 2006 From: paulbarter at nus.edu.sg (Paul Barter) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:55:38 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta busway opens new corridors Message-ID: <0C270D0ABD2B8B44900A88DE0887F49A0105A868@MBOX01.stf.nus.edu.sg> My message yesterday got reposted at the NewMobilityCafe list and Dinesh Mohan responded there. Here is his response. Paul ------------------------------- Message: 4 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:19:22 +0530 From: "Dinesh Mohan" Subject: RE: Jakarta busway opens new corridors It is not possible to have a flat fare in a city like Delhi, as almost 60% of bus users buy the lowest priced ticket in buses (Rs. 2 = Euro 0.04) both in private and government buses. The lowest ticket o the new 3 line Metro is Rs. 6 and it is running at about 10-15% projected capacity. The high fare is a partial reason for low use. What however is necessary is provision for monthly/season/annual tickets and arrangement for one ticket for one multi-leg journey. Dinesh Mohan ================================================================ TRIPP website http://www.iitd.ac.in/~tripp/ READ THE DECLARATION ON PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO SAFETY http://www.iitd.ac.in/~tripp/righttosafety/rightframe.html [If this server gives you trouble in sending a mail to me, you can use temporarily.] ================================================================ Dinesh Mohan Professor and Coordinator Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme Room MS 808, Main Building Indian Institute of Technology Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 Phone: (+91 11) 2659 1147 FAX: (+91 11) 2685 8703 Home: (+91 11) 2649 4910 Email: dmohan@cbme.iitd.ernet.in ================================================================ -----Original Message----- From: NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Paul.Barter@mailagent.iitd.ac.in Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:17 PM To: NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com Subject: [NewMobilityCafe] Jakarta busway opens new corridors On Behalf Of Paul Barter Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:59 AM To: Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport Before I focus on a problem, first I want to say how impressed I am with Jakarta's progress on BRT, despite huge obstacles. This is not Bogota by a long shot but this is encouraging news nevertheless. Anyway, something caught my eye in the coverage of the new BRT corridors in Jakarta (which John Ernst posted on 19 Jan) ... From itdpasia at adelphia.net Fri Jan 27 13:38:30 2006 From: itdpasia at adelphia.net (John Ernst) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:38:30 -0700 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta busway opens new corridors In-Reply-To: <0C270D0ABD2B8B44900A88DE0887F49A0105A818@MBOX01.stf.nus.ed u.sg> References: <0C270D0ABD2B8B44900A88DE0887F49A0105A818@MBOX01.stf.nus.edu.sg> Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.0.20060126210356.01a11400@adelphia.net> Paul, I can respond to some of your questions.... At 12:59 AM 1/26/2006, Paul Barter wrote: >...> "As it is, the integrated ticketing system for both feeder > > buses and the busway does not work properly. In my > > experience, after buying the higher-priced tickets, > > conductors on the feeder buses still demand a fare because > > they do not recognize the integrated ticket," he > said. {Darmaningtiyas, of Intrans and ITDP Indonesias} >Can anyone who knows the project explain more about how the >integrated ticketing was supposed to work and reasons for it going wrong? After constructing the first BRT corridor, Jakarta attempted to use existing bus routes to serve as "feeder" buses by selling an additional paper ticket with the BRT (busway) ticket for a slightly discounted price. This paper ticket was then to be given instead of fare to the "feeder" bus conductor. The primary problem in the function of these tickets was/is that the bus operators do not trust they will get money when they turn in the tickets to the government. (As this has been going on for almost 2-years, I assume it is a persistent problem.) The vast majority of buses in Jakarta are private, and many of them are rented to the operators on a daily cash basis. Any delay in getting fares causes considerable problems for the operators, so they frequently just refuse to accept the paper "feeder" tickets. >In some ways I find it impressive and ambitious that they even tried >to introduce integrated ticketing given that the regulatory >framework for buses in Jakarta (from what little I know) seems an >unlikely context for integrated ticketing reforms. Can anyone say >more on this? Yes, you're right. There is a lot of work to be done to improve the regulatory framework for the non-BRT buses in Jakarta. TransJakarta tried a simple approach of selling a paper fare coupon without becoming entangled in route licensing. It hasn't worked. As the BRT expands, there is increasing need to rethink the non-BRT bus routes so that they can better complement the BRT system. Jakarta has an advantage in that there is a general under-supply of buses, so reallocation is theoretically possible. There are considerable issues in terms of the transparency of the route allocation process. >Given the existing regulatory context, does anyone have any >suggestions on how to improve integration (eg ease of transfers, >cheaper or free transfers) in public transort in Jakarta? Would the >regulation system have to change in order to achieve better integration? One issue that has to be addressed is the quality of service on many of the non-BRT buses in Jakarta. The contrast to the BRT is so stark in some cases, that many BRT passengers would not consider riding the regular buses. Also, Jakarta has been looking at improving their current contactless fare card system and expanding it with readers on the regular buses (as has been implemented in cities such as Hong Kong and Sao Paulo). This allows a variety of fare integration possibilities, but surely challenging to implement. > Finally, how imporatant does everyone think integration is for > public transport in low to middle-income cities, like Jakarta? Is > it a luxury for higher-income places or is it fundamental to the > improvement of public transport? Fare-integration seems more essential in lower-income areas, where a non-integrated fare is more of a burden on the passenger. John - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - John Ernst - Director, Asia Region ITDP - The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Promoting environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide Visit http://www.itdp.org Tel: +1 (347) 694-4771 Fax: +1 (801) 365-5914 Skype: john.ernst - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Fri Jan 27 17:46:47 2006 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric.britton) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:46:47 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Jakarta busway opens new corridors In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.16.0.20060126210356.01a11400@adelphia.net> Message-ID: <039901c6231e$38f74cc0$6401a8c0@Home> Dear Friends, We are sufficiently concerned about the challenges set out here and in particular that of how to deal with the traditional, small bus and other shared vehicle systems in our cities - areas in which public policy and practice seem for the most part to be hasty and extremely ill advised - that we have set up a new program within the New Mobility Agenda that is looking specifically at this neglected but indeed indispensable part of any sustainable transportation system. We call it xTransit, the home page (working form still) can be found at http://www.xtransit.org/, and we are defining it as . . . xTransit: Getting people in and around cities in road vehicles, smaller than full sized buses, driven by real human beings, dynamically shared with others, and aided by state of the art communications technologies -- and all of that as no less than the only way to offer "car like" mobility in most of our 21st century cities without killing the cities themselves (the old mobility way). The email list for the group is xTransit@yahoogroups.com - and it would be much appreciated if you might copy any future posts that concern this important area of transport policy and practice to that address as well. "Sustainable transport - No one ever said that it was going to be easy" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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By contrast the "New Mobility Agenda" is just that, an agenda for change, concentrating on specific measure and tools and implementation and coordination strategies, with strong emphasis on short term (2-4 years) impacts. But just to be sure that this is clear and correct, we have taken to the Wikipedia to post and test these two views. Starting with the first, here you have our very rough and incomplete first cut - for your comment and improvement. (Further background on the workings and values of the Wikipedia, will be found on the New Mobility Agenda site by clicking the Wikipedia link on the top menu.) ******************************** From The Economist Newspaper, Jan 19th 2006. Source: http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5407644 Sustainable transportation (Entry under development) >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, as per Sunday, January 29, 2006. Full article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_transportation Also commonly referred to [Sustainable Transport] or [Sustainable Mobility], there is no widely accepted definition of sustainable transportation by any of these names. One offered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) may be noted: "Transportation that does not endanger public health or ecosystems and meets mobility needs consistent with (a) use of renewable resources at below their rates of regeneration and (b) use of non-renewable resources at below the rates of development of renewable substitutes". (See the [TDM Encyclopedia of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute] for more definitions.) Over most of the twentieth century, it was assumed that adequate transportation structures needed to be built since they provide an essential underpinning to growth and economic health. Accordingly the main concern of transport planners and policy makers was in the "supply" of transportation, and specifically in ensuring that the supporting infrastructure was going to be adequate to support all projected requirements. The dominant approach was, therefore, to forecast and then build to meet. In public transport planning likewise it was the supply and efficient operation of vehicles that got the build of attention. As a result, it is claimed by many analysts and observers that most places have as a results heavily overbuilt their physical transportation infrastructures, which in fact has led to unsustainable levels of traffic and resource use. The sustainable transportation movement, which has gradually gained in force over the last decade and a half, has in the process started to shift the emphasis in public spending and actions away from building and supply, to management and demand. In all cases the values of heightened respect of the environment and prudent use of natural resources are central, with varying degrees of urgency expressed by different actors and interests. In general the phrase is used to encourage more attention to "softer transport options" such as improved provision for cycling, walking, public spaces, rail and other forms of public transport, together with more aggressive control of car use in central areas. It is not usually used to qualify high technology projects such as monorails , Personal Rapid Transport and the like, not least since one of the earmarks of sustainable transport projects is that they are in general careful users of money and space. Sustainable transportation programs are increasingly giving attention to the importance of cutting the number of vehicles in circulation (VMT) though a wide range of Transportation Demand Management measures. They also look to "movement substitutes" such as telework , telecommuting and better clustering of activities so as to reduce the need for motorized transport. Whereas it started as a movement driven by environmental concerns, over these last years there has been increased emphasis on social equity and fairness issues, and in particular the need to ensure proper access and services for lower income groups and people with mobility limitations, including the fast growing population of older citizens. Many of those who have not traditionally been well served have been those who either cannot or should not drive their own cars, and those for whom the cost of ownership provides a sever financial burden. The automotive and energy industries increasingly use the term [Sustainable Mobility] to describe and promote their technology developments, primarily in the areas of new motive and engine technologies and advances. The impact of these advances however requires at least one or two decades to make a perceptible difference. Short History The terms 'sustainable transportation' is an almost accidental follow-on to the earlier term the Sustainable Development whose origins in turn were the 1987 Our Common Future (1987 , World Commission on Environment and Development of the United Nations. In the years following publication of the Bruntland Report, there was considerable discussion of a variety of issues that are part of the sustainable development nexus, but transportation considerations were not in the front line in those early years. One of the first international organizations to have a closer look at the concept of sustainable transport from the vantage of government policy was a small international working group led by Peter Wiederkehr at the OECD in 1994, that agreed that a new policy approach is needed which places environmental criteria up front along with other policy goals. Recognizing this need, the OECD initiated in 1994 an international project to define and chart a path towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST). The overall objectives of the EST project were to provide an understanding of EST its implications and requirements, and to develop methods and guidelines towards its realization. The core of the EST approach was to develop long-term scenarios and identify instruments and strategies capable of achieving it. To this end the OECD organize with the Government of Canada the 1996 [International Conference: Towards Sustainable Transportation] in Vancouver, Canada. One result of this were the 1996 Vancouver Principles towards Sustainable Transportation and the strategic directions. (The OECD project shut down its operation in July 2004, though the members of the original working group continue to communicate and collaborate at the specific project and policy level under the leadership of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Environment.) Some Definitions The [Canadian Centre for Sustainable Transportation] defines it as follows: A sustainable transportation system is one that: . Allows the basic access needs of individuals and societies to be met safely and in a manner consistent with human and ecosystem health, and with equity within and between generations. . Is affordable, operates efficiently, offers choice of transport mode, and supports a vibrant economy. . Limits emissions and waste within the planet's ability to absorb them, minimizes consumption of non-renewable resources, limits consumption of renewable resources to the sustainable yield level, reuses and recycles its components, and minimizes the use of land and the production of noise. Sustainable transportation is about meeting or helping meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Agenda 21 made several references to the environmental and social impacts of transportation. However, despite transportation's profound relevance to the attainment of sustainable development, Agenda 21 did not contain a chapter on transportation and thus did not provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to the subject. Our capacity to meet many of the environmental objectives listed in Agenda 21 depends on our ability to properly address concerns related to transportation activities in OECD and other countries. The New Zealand Ministry for the Environment offers this definition: "Sustainable transport is about finding ways to move people, goods and information in ways that reduce its impact on the environment, the economy, and society. Some options include:" using transport modes that use energy more efficiently, such as walking or cycling and public transport improving transport choice by increasing the quality of public transport, cycling and walking facilities, services and environments Improving the efficiency of our car use, such as using more fuel efficient vehicles, driving more efficiently, avoiding cold starts, and car pooling using cleaner fuels and technologies using telecommunications to reduce or replace physical travel, such as tele-working or tele-shopping planning the layout of our cities to bring people and their needs closer together, and to make cities more vibrant and walkable developing policies that allow and promote these options, such as the New Zealand Transport Strategy. * * * Internal References (Note of the following are live links) 3.1 Context * Environmental impact assessment * Hierarchy of roads * Highway engineering * New Mobility Agenda * Precautionary principle * Risk * Road safety * Strategic Environmental Assessment * Street hierarchy * Sustainability * Traffic congestion * Traffic engineering * Transit-Oriented Development * Transport engineering * Transportation planning 3.2 Demand Management * Bus lane * Congestion charging * e-work * flexible working * flextime * Hierarchy of roads * HOV: High occupancy vehicle * Intelligent transportation system * Living streets * LOV, Low Occupant Vehicle * Shared space * Park and ride * Parking * Road pricing * SOV, Single Occupancy Vehicle * Street hierarchy * Telecommuting * Telework * Toll roads * Traffic Calming * TDM: Transportation Demand Management * Woonerf 3.3 Supply Management * Bus rapid transit * Car rental * Carfree * Carpooling * Carsharing * Cycling, utility cycling * Hitch-hiking, Informal or organized * Human-powered_transport * Jitney * Midi-bus * Mini-bus * Pedestrian#Pedestrianisation * Public space management * Public transport * Ride sharing * Roller skating * Share taxis * Taxicab * Vanpooling * Walking 3.4 See also * Car Free Days * Carless days (New Zealand) * Information technology * Jane Jacobs * List of carfree areas * Reclaim the Streets * Segregated cycle facilities * Telematics * Transport 2000 4 External References * [ Canadian Centre for Sustainable Transportation] * [ Sustainable Transport (magazine] * [ Sustainable Urban Transport Project] * [ New Mobility Agenda] * [ New Zealand Ministry for the Environment] * [ TDM Encyclopedia of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute] * [ Principal Voices] * Google on "New Mobility Agenda" * Car CarFree Cities, with the CarFree Times * Car Busters * Critical Mass * European Federation for Transport and the Environment (T&E) * Granada Declaration, Ciudades Accesibles Program of the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Environment (MOPTMA), 1993. In English * Green Vehicle Guide] * Guiding Principles to Sustainable Mobility * Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy * Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) * International Walk to School program * Kyoto World Cities 20/20 Challenge * Less Traffic program * Living Streets (UK) * [ New Mobility HUBs (Canada)] * New Ways to Work in an Information Society * Online TDM Encyclopedia of Victoria Transport Policy Institute * Road Peace * Shared Space * Slower Speeds Initiative * Stockholm Environmental Institute * Sustrans cycling network (UK) * Sustran Network (South-East Asia) * Telematics for Sustainable Transport * Toronto New Mobility Week: 2004 * TrafficCalming.org * Transport 2000 * Transportation Alternatives (NYC, USA) * Travel Wise Advisory program (UK) * Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice 2006 progress evaluation The term sustainable transportation and its variants has informed a certain number of university programs and NGOs, and while it is richly debated in specific circles until now it has by and large failed to enter into the mainstream of transport policy and practice in most places -- if by that is meant money invested. But one can say that first steps have been taken and that the movement is gradually developing force. But it has a long way to go if it is ever to become mainstream. ericbritton 16:42, 24 January 2006 (UTC) * * * For the New Mobility Agenda entry (also in process and still very rough): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mobility_Agenda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060129/2d5c470c/attachment-0001.html From edelman at greenidea.info Sun Jan 29 21:46:15 2006 From: edelman at greenidea.info (On the Train Towards the Future!) Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:46:15 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Re: What is 'Sustainable Transportation'? (And how, if at all, does it relate to the New Mobility Agenda?) References: <020a01c624b1$44836170$6401a8c0@Home> Message-ID: Hi Eric, Just a few comments... > Also commonly referred to [Sustainable Transport] or [Sustainable > Mobility], there is no widely accepted definition of sustainable > transportation by any of these names. One offered by the Organization for > Economic Cooperation and Development > [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_for_Economic_Cooperation_and_De > velopment] (OECD) may be noted: "Transportation that does not endanger > public health or ecosystems and meets mobility needs consistent with (a) > use of renewable resources at below their rates of regeneration and (b) > use of non-renewable resources at below the rates of development of > renewable substitutes". Last thing first, while I like the OECD definition, it is actually pretty hardcore, because, obviously, all motorised transportation uses fuel with at least mimimal effects (for example, post-consumer biogas used in a train)... and even bicycle manufacturing uses lots of energy-intensive aluminum (not to mention the problems with bauxite mining). BUT, most important, I think that "sustainable transport" and "sustainable mobility" are not interchangeable terms, not all. It goes like this: "Sustainable development" is the starting point, and a part of that is "sustainble mobility" which means choosing to or having the choice to move OR not to move (and the design of the place you live affects that), but, once you decide to move, "Sustainable transport" is what you keep in mind. I have been saying "sustainable, complementary, appropriate mobility" (SCAM) in order to emphasize: - Sustainability - Complementary, in order to emphasize the variety of modes to achieve sustainable mobility, from not having to move to the often controversial, but still way more efficient than an airplane, high speed train... and so people dont think one mode is the solution. (Of course, walking to the car is a complementary action!) - Appropriate, to emphasize that a solution has to be appropriate for where it is used (bikes and bus rapid transit, as minimum in the not richest parts of the developing world) to keeping cars out of cities but allowing them if not encouraging them for intercity travel, for places where most citizens can afford cars. Appropriate all reflects back to the "being able to choose not to move" situation, meaning making a city so you dont have to move very far. But I am not really satisfied with my SCAM thing, and "sustainable mobility" still emphasizes mobility too much, because people think mobility means transport, and that mobility means freedom (the selfish meaning of "freedom") If we want to promote sustainability, in the macro-est sense of the term, we need to proximity and access, not mobility. If we continue to emphasize mobility, we continue to accept the construction of suburbs because "it is okay! It will have a high-capacity light-rail link!!" but if people dont use the train for whatever reason they might be only able to get there by car. "Sustainable mobility" as a concept is too open to abuse by makers of hybrid cars and "new, more fuel efficient, quieter airplanes". So, we need a new term! Or at least I do. BUT anyway, your proposed entry for Wiki has lots of good information in it. ------------------------------------------------------ Todd Edelman International Coordinator On the Train Towards the Future! Green Idea Factory Laubova 5 CZ-13000 Praha 3 ++420 605 915 970 edelman@greenidea.info http://www.worldcarfree.net/onthetrain Green Idea Factory, a member of World Carfree Network From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Mon Jan 30 01:15:33 2006 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric.britton) Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:15:33 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Search for an Executive Director - The Centre for Sustainable Transportation Message-ID: <038301c624ef$3de09570$6401a8c0@Home> Search for an Executive Director - The Centre for Sustainable Transportation The Centre for Sustainable Transportation A NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLE ON THE PATH TO THE FUTURE Canada's future as an economically vibrant nation depends on the safe, affordable, accessible and environmentally responsible mobility of both people and goods. Founded in 1996, the Centre has earned international plaudits for its definition of sustainable transportation and for its ongoing commentary on the issue. As Canadian and international governments recognize the importance of harmonizing transportation systems with ecosystems, a vibrant economy and societal goals, you will lead the way as . . . EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR With its new headquarters on the University of Winnipeg campus, The Centre for Sustainable Transportation is poised to take on an even more profound role in research, advocacy, public education and policy development. Your mission is to attract new members, new research projects and new attention to the cause. Plan, lead and build the Centre. Foster industry, government and community relationships. Be a lightning rod for changing opinions and legislation. Ensure that Canada is in the forefront of developing sustainable transportation solutions. As a visionary advocate, business developer and organizational builder, you may be in government, the private transportation sector or consulting today. Familiar with Canadian policy development and research, you have both strategic and operational credentials. You also have the potential to contribute to teaching and scholarship. Establish a legacy by leading the next wave in sustainable transportation. All responses to The Caldwell Partners are confidential. Please indicate your interest in Project 8232 through the Opportunities section of www.caldwell.ca, by email to resumes@caldwell.ca, or in writing to 2110 - 360 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 3Z3. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060129/b233c125/attachment.html From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Mon Jan 30 17:34:25 2006 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric.britton) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:34:25 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Sustainable transportation in tongues Message-ID: <033101c62577$fbd36930$6401a8c0@Home> We have in the last few weeks begun a group definition of "sustainable transportation" in the English language version of the Wikipedia. But it exists in dozens of other languages as well, and since it is rapidly emerging as a first or second stop shop for people trying to sort out new concepts and their place in this world, it strikes me that we should get ourselves together to take the entry that we have thus far developed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_transportation -- and then hope that one of our number or someone who cares about sustainability in our daily lives, to help develop even better entries in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Japanese, Urdu, Hindustani, Arabic . . . And why does this list have to stop, eh? (And yes of course also Esperanto.) Now what is great about the Wikipedia way of life is that these various language entries themselves can link - see the entry on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development to see how that works. Thus, one thing that I have in mind is that if we do this and if those of us who have some language capacities can travel between the various language groups we can learn and bring over ideas and concepts that our particular entry may not yet have spotted and integrated. And if you do this, I would be very pleased if you could kindly keep us in the loop. Eric Britton PS. You will see if you do not already accept this: Self-Organizing Collaborative Networks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Organizing_Collaborative_Network) do or at least can be made to work! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060130/995befc4/attachment.html From stephenplowden at blueyonder.co.uk Mon Jan 30 18:38:28 2006 From: stephenplowden at blueyonder.co.uk (Stephen Plowden) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:38:28 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Re: [NewMobilityCafe] What is 'Sustainable Transportation'? (And how, if at all, does it relate to the New Mobility Agenda?) In-Reply-To: <020a01c624b1$44836170$6401a8c0@Home> References: <020a01c624b1$44836170$6401a8c0@Home> Message-ID: <43DDDE94.7050605@blueyonder.co.uk> I dispute the history in this article, especially the suggestion that the idea that the job of transport planning was to supply infrastructure was little questioned until about 15 years ago. It was seriously questioned in Britain (and probably other countries, which never fell for the transportation studies which Britain imported from America - no blame to the Americans) since the mid 1960s and for reasons of efficiency as well as environment. (The "predict and provide" approach is simply infeasible; bus lanes improve the carrying capacity of streets in terms or people rather than vehicles.) Sorry, I don't have time to develop this theme now, but I am woried that this article is part of a historical myth which is now growing up. eric.britton wrote: > *What is ?Sustainable Transportation?? * > > (And how, if at all, does it relate to the New Mobility Agenda?) > > * * > > *New Mobility Note & Invitation to Discussion:* > > *Editor?s note:* We have always felt that these two concepts represent > in a rough way two sides of the same basic coin. ?Sustainable > transportation? defines the problem set and then goes on to provide > clues and in some cases supporting structures as to the kinds of > solutions that should be better understood and pursued. By contrast > the ?New Mobility Agenda? is just that, an /agenda/ for change, > concentrating on specific measure and tools and implementation and > coordination strategies, with strong emphasis on short term (2-4 > years) impacts. But just to be sure that this is clear and correct, we > have taken to the Wikipedia to post and test these two views. Starting > with the first, here you have our very rough and incomplete first cut > ? for your comment and improvement. (Further background on the > workings and values of the Wikipedia, will be found on the New > Mobility Agenda site by clicking the Wikipedia link on the top menu.) > > ******************************** > > From The Economist Newspaper, Jan 19th 2006. Source: > http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5407644 > > > *Sustainable transportation (Entry under development)* > > > */From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, as per Sunday, January > 29, 2006./* > > /Full article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_transportation/ > > Also commonly referred to [Sustainable Transport] or [Sustainable > Mobility], there is no widely accepted definition of sustainable > transportation by any of these names. One offered by the Organization > for Economic Cooperation and Development > > (OECD) may be noted: "Transportation that does not endanger public > health or ecosystems and meets mobility needs consistent with (a) use > of renewable resources at below their rates of regeneration and (b) > use of non-renewable resources at below the rates of development of > renewable substitutes". (See the [TDM Encyclopedia of the Victoria > Transport Policy Institute ] for > more definitions.) > > Over most of the twentieth century, it was assumed that adequate > transportation structures needed to be built since they provide an > essential underpinning to growth and economic health. Accordingly the > main concern of transport planners and policy makers was in the > "supply" of transportation, and specifically in ensuring that the > supporting infrastructure was going to be adequate to support all > projected requirements. The dominant approach was, therefore, to > forecast and then build to meet. In public transport planning likewise > it was the supply and efficient operation of vehicles that got the > build of attention. As a result, it is claimed by many analysts and > observers that most places have as a results heavily overbuilt their > physical transportation infrastructures, which in fact has led to > unsustainable levels of traffic and resource use. > > The sustainable transportation movement, which has gradually gained in > force over the last decade and a half, has in the process started to > shift the emphasis in public spending and actions away from building > and supply, to management and demand. In all cases the values of > heightened respect of the environment and prudent use of natural > resources are central, with varying degrees of urgency expressed by > different actors and interests. > > In general the phrase is used to encourage more attention to ?softer > transport options? such as improved provision for cycling, walking, > public spaces, rail and other forms of public transport, together with > more aggressive control of car use in central areas. It is not usually > used to qualify high technology projects such as monorails > , Personal Rapid Transport > > and the like, not least since one of the earmarks of sustainable > transport projects is that they are in general careful users of money > and space. > > Sustainable transportation programs are increasingly giving attention > to the importance of cutting the number of /vehicles/ in circulation > (VMT) though a wide range of Transportation Demand Management > > measures. They also look to ?movement substitutes? such as telework > , telecommuting > and better clustering of > activities so as to reduce the need for motorized transport. > > Whereas it started as a movement driven by environmental concerns, > over these last years there has been increased emphasis on social > equity and fairness issues, and in particular the need to ensure > proper access and services for lower income groups and people with > mobility limitations, including the fast growing population of older > citizens. Many of those who have not traditionally been well served > have been those who either cannot or should not drive their own cars, > and those for whom the cost of ownership provides a sever financial > burden. > > The automotive and energy industries increasingly use the term > [Sustainable Mobility] to describe and promote their technology > developments, primarily in the areas of new motive and engine > technologies and advances. The impact of these advances however > requires at least one or two decades to make a perceptible difference. > > > *Short History* > > The terms ?sustainable transportation? is an almost accidental > follow-on to the earlier term the Sustainable Development > whose origins > in turn were the 1987 /Our Common Future > / (1987 > , World Commission on Environment > and Development of the United Nations. In the years following > publication of the Bruntland Report, there was considerable discussion > of a variety of issues that are part of the sustainable development > nexus, but transportation considerations were not in the front line in > those early years. > > One of the first international organizations to have a closer look at > the concept of sustainable transport from the vantage of government > policy was a small international working group led by Peter Wiederkehr > at the OECD in 1994, that agreed that a new policy approach is needed > which places environmental criteria up front along with other policy > goals. Recognizing this need, the OECD initiated in 1994 an > international project to define and chart a path towards > Environmentally Sustainable Transport > > (EST). The overall objectives of the EST project were to provide an > understanding of EST its implications and requirements, and to develop > methods and guidelines towards its realization. The core of the EST > approach was to develop long-term scenarios and identify instruments > and strategies capable of achieving it. To this end the OECD organize > with the Government of Canada the 1996 [International Conference: > Towards Sustainable Transportation > ] in Vancouver, Canada. > One result of this were the 1996 Vancouver Principles towards > Sustainable Transportation and the strategic directions. (The OECD > project shut down its operation in July 2004, though the members of > the original working group continue to communicate and collaborate at > the specific project and policy level under the leadership of the > Austrian Federal Ministry of the Environment.) > > > *Some Definitions* > > The [Canadian Centre for Sustainable Transportation > ] defines it as follows: > > A sustainable transportation system is one that: > > ? Allows the basic access needs of individuals and societies to be met > safely and in a manner consistent with human and ecosystem health, and > with equity within and between generations. > > ? Is affordable, operates efficiently, offers choice of transport > mode, and supports a vibrant economy. > > ? Limits emissions and waste within the planet?s ability to absorb > them, minimizes consumption of non-renewable resources, limits > consumption of renewable resources to the sustainable yield level, > reuses and recycles its components, and minimizes the use of land and > the production of noise. > > Sustainable transportation is about meeting or helping meet the needs > of the present without compromising the ability of future generations > to meet their own needs. Agenda 21 made several references to the > environmental and social impacts of transportation. However, despite > transportation's profound relevance to the attainment of sustainable > development, Agenda 21 did not contain a chapter on transportation and > thus did not provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to the > subject. Our capacity to meet many of the environmental objectives > listed in Agenda 21 depends on our ability to properly address > concerns related to transportation activities in OECD and other countries. > > > The New Zealand Ministry for the Environment offers this definition: > ?Sustainable transport is about finding ways to move people, goods and > information in ways that reduce its impact on the environment, the > economy, and society. Some options include:? using transport modes > that use energy more efficiently, such as walking or cycling and > public transport improving transport choice by increasing the quality > of public transport, cycling and walking facilities, services and > environments Improving the efficiency of our car use, such as using > more fuel efficient vehicles, driving more efficiently, avoiding cold > starts, and car pooling using cleaner fuels and technologies using > telecommunications to reduce or replace physical travel, such as > tele-working or tele-shopping planning the layout of our cities to > bring people and their needs closer together, and to make cities more > vibrant and walkable developing policies that allow and promote these > options, such as the New Zealand Transport Strategy. > > * * * > > > *Internal References *(Note of the following are live links) > > > *3.1 Context* > > * _Environmental impact assessment > _ > * _Hierarchy of roads > _ > * _Highway engineering > _ > * _New Mobility Agenda > _ > * _Precautionary principle > _ > * _Risk _ > * _Road safety _ > * _Strategic Environmental Assessment > _ > * _Street hierarchy _ > * _Sustainability _ > * _Traffic congestion > _ > * _Traffic engineering > _ > * _Transit-Oriented Development > _ > * _Transport engineering > _ > * _Transportation planning > _ > > > *_3.2 Demand Management_* > > * _Bus lane _ > * _Congestion charging > _ > * _e-work _ > * _flexible working > _ > * _flextime _ > * _Hierarchy of roads > _ > * _HOV : High occupancy vehicle_ > * _Intelligent transportation system > _ > * _Living streets > _ > * _LOV , Low Occupant Vehicle > _ > * _Shared space _ > * _Park and ride _ > * _Parking _ > * _Road pricing _ > * _SOV , Single Occupancy > Vehicle > _ > * _Street hierarchy _ > * _Telecommuting _ > * _Telework _ > * _Toll roads _ > * _Traffic Calming _ > * _TDM : Transportation Demand > Management_ > * _Woonerf _ > > > *_3.3 Supply Management_* > > * _Bus rapid transit _ > * _Car rental _ > * _Carfree _ > * _Carpooling _ > * _Carsharing _ > * _Cycling , utility cycling > _ > * _Hitch-hiking , > Informal or organized_ > * _Human-powered_transport > _ > * _Jitney _ > * _Midi-bus > _ > * _Mini-bus _ > * _Pedestrian#Pedestrianisation > _ > * _Public space > management_ > * _Public transport _ > * _Ride sharing _ > * _Roller skating _ > * _Share taxis _ > * _Taxicab _ > * _Vanpooling > _ > * _Walking _ > > > *_3.4 See also_* > > * _Car Free Days _ > * _Carless days (__New > Zealand__)_ > * _Information technology > _ > * _Jane Jacobs _ > * _List of carfree areas > _ > * _Reclaim the Streets > _ > * _Segregated cycle facilities > _ > * _Telematics _ > * _Transport 2000 _ > > > *_4 External References_* > > * _[Canadian Centre for Sustainable Transportation > ]_ > * _[Sustainable Transport (magazine ]_ > > * _[Sustainable Urban Transport Project ]_ > > * _[New Mobility Agenda ]_ > > * _[New Zealand Ministry for the Environment > ]_ > > * _[TDM Encyclopedia of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute > ]_ > > * _[Principal Voices ]_ > > * _Google on "New Mobility Agenda" > _ > * _Car CarFree Cities , with the CarFree > Times_ > * _Car Busters _ > * _Critical Mass _ > * _European Federation for Transport and the Environment (T&E) > _ > * _Granada Declaration, Ciudades Accesibles Program of the Spanish > Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Environment (MOPTMA), > 1993. In English > _ > * _Green Vehicle Guide ]_ > * _Guiding Principles to Sustainable Mobility > _ > * _Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy > _ > * _Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) > _ > * _International Walk to School program > _ > * _Kyoto World Cities 20/20 Challenge _ > * _Less Traffic program _ > * _Living Streets (__UK__)_ > * _[New Mobility HUBs (Canada) > ]_ > * _New Ways to Work in an Information Society _ > * _Online TDM Encyclopedia of Victoria > Transport Policy Institute_ > * _Road Peace _ > * _Shared Space _ > * _Slower Speeds Initiative _ > * _Stockholm Environmental Institute _ > * _Sustrans cycling network (UK) _ > * _Sustran Network (South-East Asia) > _ > * _Telematics for Sustainable Transport > _ > * _Toronto New Mobility Week: 2004 > _ > * _TrafficCalming.org _ > * _Transport 2000 _ > * _Transportation Alternatives > (__NYC__, __USA__)_ > * _Travel Wise Advisory program > (__UK__)_ > * _Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice > _ > > _ _ > > > *_2006 progress evaluation_* > > The term sustainable transportation and its variants has informed a > certain number of university programs and NGOs, and while it is richly > debated in specific circles until now it has by and large failed to > enter into the mainstream of transport policy and practice in most > places -- if by that is meant money invested. But one can say that > first steps have been taken and that the movement is gradually > developing force. But it has a long way to go if it is ever to become > mainstream. ericbritton > 16:42, 24 January 2006 > (UTC) > > * * * > > For the New Mobility Agenda entry (also in process and still very > rough): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mobility_Agenda > > > > The New Mobility Agenda: A factory for ideas > Permanently on line at http://NewMobility.org > To unsubscribe: NewMobilityCafe-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > Free group video/voice-conferencing - http://newmobilitypartners.org > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > * Visit your group "NewMobilityCafe > " on the web. > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > NewMobilityCafe-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service . > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From carlos.pardo at sutp.org Mon Jan 30 23:33:40 2006 From: carlos.pardo at sutp.org (Carlos F. Pardo SUTP) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:33:40 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: What is 'Sustainable Transportation'? (And how, if at all, does it relate to the New Mobility Agenda?) In-Reply-To: <020a01c624b1$44836170$6401a8c0@Home> Message-ID: <20060130143358.C94722C1D9@mx-list.jca.ne.jp> The concept of sustainable transport was discussed during WRI?s event in Washington last Thursday. Maybe someone from WRI could give a good summary that can be included in the wikipedia (or in the discussion groups)? I saw some taking very diligent notes, and mine are not as good I hope we can get something out of that interesting meeting! Best regards, Carlos F. Pardo Coordinador de Proyecto GTZ - Proyecto de Transporte Sostenible (SUTP, SUTP-LAC) Cl 125bis # 41-28 of 404 Bogot? D.C., Colombia Tel: +57 (1) 215 7812 / 635 9048 Fax: +57 (1) 635 9015 / 236 2309 Mobile: +57 (3) 15 296 0662 e-mail: carlos.pardo@sutp.org P?gina: www.sutp.org - Visite nuestra nueva secci?n de Latinoam?rica y el Caribe en http://www.sutp.org/esp/espindex.htm - ?nase al grupo de discusi?n de Transporte Sostenible en Latinoam?rica en http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sustranlac/join _____ From: sustran-discuss-bounces+carlos.pardo=sutp.org@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+carlos.pardo=sutp.org@list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of eric.britton Sent: Domingo, 29 de Enero de 2006 03:52 a.m. To: NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com; 'Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport' Cc: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com Subject: [sustran] What is 'Sustainable Transportation'? (And how, if at all,does it relate to the New Mobility Agenda?) What is ?Sustainable Transportation?? (And how, if at all, does it relate to the New Mobility Agenda?) New Mobility Note & Invitation to Discussion: Editor?s note: We have always felt that these two concepts represent in a rough way two sides of the same basic coin. ?Sustainable transportation? defines the problem set and then goes on to provide clues and in some cases supporting structures as to the kinds of solutions that should be better understood and pursued. By contrast the ?New Mobility Agenda? is just that, an agenda for change, concentrating on specific measure and tools and implementation and coordination strategies, with strong emphasis on short term (2-4 years) impacts. But just to be sure that this is clear and correct, we have taken to the Wikipedia to post and test these two views. Starting with the first, here you have our very rough and incomplete first cut ? for your comment and improvement. (Further background on the workings and values of the Wikipedia, will be found on the New Mobility Agenda site by clicking the Wikipedia link on the top menu.) ******************************** From The Economist Newspaper, Jan 19th 2006. Source: http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5407644 Sustainable transportation (Entry under development) >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, as per Sunday, January 29, 2006. Full article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_transportation Also commonly referred to [Sustainable Transport] or [Sustainable Mobility], there is no widely accepted definition of sustainable transportation by any of these names. One offered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) may be noted: "Transportation that does not endanger public health or ecosystems and meets mobility needs consistent with (a) use of renewable resources at below their rates of regeneration and (b) use of non-renewable resources at below the rates of development of renewable substitutes". (See the [TDM Encyclopedia of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute] for more definitions.) Over most of the twentieth century, it was assumed that adequate transportation structures needed to be built since they provide an essential underpinning to growth and economic health. Accordingly the main concern of transport planners and policy makers was in the "supply" of transportation, and specifically in ensuring that the supporting infrastructure was going to be adequate to support all projected requirements. The dominant approach was, therefore, to forecast and then build to meet. In public transport planning likewise it was the supply and efficient operation of vehicles that got the build of attention. As a result, it is claimed by many analysts and observers that most places have as a results heavily overbuilt their physical transportation infrastructures, which in fact has led to unsustainable levels of traffic and resource use. The sustainable transportation movement, which has gradually gained in force over the last decade and a half, has in the process started to shift the emphasis in public spending and actions away from building and supply, to management and demand. In all cases the values of heightened respect of the environment and prudent use of natural resources are central, with varying degrees of urgency expressed by different actors and interests. In general the phrase is used to encourage more attention to ?softer transport options? such as improved provision for cycling, walking, public spaces, rail and other forms of public transport, together with more aggressive control of car use in central areas. It is not usually used to qualify high technology projects such as monorails , Personal Rapid Transport and the like, not least since one of the earmarks of sustainable transport projects is that they are in general careful users of money and space. Sustainable transportation programs are increasingly giving attention to the importance of cutting the number of vehicles in circulation (VMT) though a wide range of Transportation Demand Management measures. They also look to ?movement substitutes? such as telework , telecommuting and better clustering of activities so as to reduce the need for motorized transport. Whereas it started as a movement driven by environmental concerns, over these last years there has been increased emphasis on social equity and fairness issues, and in particular the need to ensure proper access and services for lower income groups and people with mobility limitations, including the fast growing population of older citizens. Many of those who have not traditionally been well served have been those who either cannot or should not drive their own cars, and those for whom the cost of ownership provides a sever financial burden. The automotive and energy industries increasingly use the term [Sustainable Mobility] to describe and promote their technology developments, primarily in the areas of new motive and engine technologies and advances. The impact of these advances however requires at least one or two decades to make a perceptible difference. Short History The terms ?sustainable transportation? is an almost accidental follow-on to the earlier term the Sustainable Development whose origins in turn were the 1987 Our Common Future (1987 , World Commission on Environment and Development of the United Nations. In the years following publication of the Bruntland Report, there was considerable discussion of a variety of issues that are part of the sustainable development nexus, but transportation considerations were not in the front line in those early years. One of the first international organizations to have a closer look at the concept of sustainable transport from the vantage of government policy was a small international working group led by Peter Wiederkehr at the OECD in 1994, that agreed that a new policy approach is needed which places environmental criteria up front along with other policy goals. Recognizing this need, the OECD initiated in 1994 an international project to define and chart a path towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST). The overall objectives of the EST project were to provide an understanding of EST its implications and requirements, and to develop methods and guidelines towards its realization. The core of the EST approach was to develop long-term scenarios and identify instruments and strategies capable of achieving it. To this end the OECD organize with the Government of Canada the 1996 [International Conference: Towards Sustainable Transportation] in Vancouver, Canada. One result of this were the 1996 Vancouver Principles towards Sustainable Transportation and the strategic directions. (The OECD project shut down its operation in July 2004, though the members of the original working group continue to communicate and collaborate at the specific project and policy level under the leadership of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Environment.) Some Definitions The [Canadian Centre for Sustainable Transportation] defines it as follows: A sustainable transportation system is one that: ? Allows the basic access needs of individuals and societies to be met safely and in a manner consistent with human and ecosystem health, and with equity within and between generations. ? Is affordable, operates efficiently, offers choice of transport mode, and supports a vibrant economy. ? Limits emissions and waste within the planet?s ability to absorb them, minimizes consumption of non-renewable resources, limits consumption of renewable resources to the sustainable yield level, reuses and recycles its components, and minimizes the use of land and the production of noise. Sustainable transportation is about meeting or helping meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Agenda 21 made several references to the environmental and social impacts of transportation. However, despite transportation's profound relevance to the attainment of sustainable development, Agenda 21 did not contain a chapter on transportation and thus did not provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to the subject. Our capacity to meet many of the environmental objectives listed in Agenda 21 depends on our ability to properly address concerns related to transportation activities in OECD and other countries. The New Zealand Ministry for the Environment offers this definition: ?Sustainable transport is about finding ways to move people, goods and information in ways that reduce its impact on the environment, the economy, and society. Some options include:? using transport modes that use energy more efficiently, such as walking or cycling and public transport improving transport choice by increasing the quality of public transport, cycling and walking facilities, services and environments Improving the efficiency of our car use, such as using more fuel efficient vehicles, driving more efficiently, avoiding cold starts, and car pooling using cleaner fuels and technologies using telecommunications to reduce or replace physical travel, such as tele-working or tele-shopping planning the layout of our cities to bring people and their needs closer together, and to make cities more vibrant and walkable developing policies that allow and promote these options, such as the New Zealand Transport Strategy. * * * Internal References (Note of the following are live links) 3.1 Context * Environmental impact assessment * Hierarchy of roads * Highway engineering * New Mobility Agenda * Precautionary principle * Risk * Road safety * Strategic Environmental Assessment * Street hierarchy * Sustainability * Traffic congestion * Traffic engineering * Transit-Oriented Development * Transport engineering * Transportation planning 3.2 Demand Management * Bus lane * Congestion charging * e-work * flexible working * flextime * Hierarchy of roads * HOV: High occupancy vehicle * Intelligent transportation system * Living streets * LOV, Low Occupant Vehicle * Shared space * Park and ride * Parking * Road pricing * SOV, Single Occupancy Vehicle * Street hierarchy * Telecommuting * Telework * Toll roads * Traffic Calming * TDM: Transportation Demand Management * Woonerf 3.3 Supply Management * Bus rapid transit * Car rental * Carfree * Carpooling * Carsharing * Cycling, utility cycling * Hitch-hiking, Informal or organized * Human-powered_transport * Jitney * Midi-bus * Mini-bus * Pedestrian#Pedestrianisation * Public space management * Public transport * Ride sharing * Roller skating * Share taxis * Taxicab * Vanpooling * Walking 3.4 See also * Car Free Days * Carless days (New Zealand) * Information technology * Jane Jacobs * List of carfree areas * Reclaim the Streets * Segregated cycle facilities * Telematics * Transport 2000 4 External References * [ Canadian Centre for Sustainable Transportation] * [ Sustainable Transport (magazine] * [ Sustainable Urban Transport Project] * [ New Mobility Agenda] * [ New Zealand Ministry for the Environment] * [ TDM Encyclopedia of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute] * [ Principal Voices] * Google on "New Mobility Agenda" * Car CarFree Cities, with the CarFree Times * Car Busters * Critical Mass * European Federation for Transport and the Environment (T&E) * Granada Declaration, Ciudades Accesibles Program of the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Environment (MOPTMA), 1993. In English * Green Vehicle Guide] * Guiding Principles to Sustainable Mobility * Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy * Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) * International Walk to School program * Kyoto World Cities 20/20 Challenge * Less Traffic program * Living Streets (UK) * [ New Mobility HUBs (Canada)] * New Ways to Work in an Information Society * Online TDM Encyclopedia of Victoria Transport Policy Institute * Road Peace * Shared Space * Slower Speeds Initiative * Stockholm Environmental Institute * Sustrans cycling network (UK) * Sustran Network (South-East Asia) * Telematics for Sustainable Transport * Toronto New Mobility Week: 2004 * TrafficCalming.org * Transport 2000 * Transportation Alternatives (NYC, USA) * Travel Wise Advisory program (UK) * Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice 2006 progress evaluation The term sustainable transportation and its variants has informed a certain number of university programs and NGOs, and while it is richly debated in specific circles until now it has by and large failed to enter into the mainstream of transport policy and practice in most places -- if by that is meant money invested. But one can say that first steps have been taken and that the movement is gradually developing force. But it has a long way to go if it is ever to become mainstream. ericbritton 16:42, 24 January 2006 (UTC) * * * For the New Mobility Agenda entry (also in process and still very rough): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mobility_Agenda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060130/5f93b5e9/attachment-0001.html From SCHIPPER at wri.org Tue Jan 31 01:56:41 2006 From: SCHIPPER at wri.org (Lee Schipper) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:56:41 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: What is 'Sustainable Transportation'? (And how, if at all, does it relate to the New Mo Message-ID: We'll try ot do that shortly. >>> carlos.pardo@sutp.org 1/30/2006 9:33:40 AM >>> The concept of sustainable transport was discussed during WRI's event in Washington last Thursday. Maybe someone from WRI could give a good summary that can be included in the wikipedia (or in the discussion groups)? I saw some taking very diligent notes, and mine are not as good* I hope we can get something out of that interesting meeting! Best regards, Carlos F. Pardo Coordinador de Proyecto GTZ - Proyecto de Transporte Sostenible (SUTP, SUTP-LAC) Cl 125bis # 41-28 of 404 Bogot? D.C., Colombia Tel: +57 (1) 215 7812 / 635 9048 Fax: +57 (1) 635 9015 / 236 2309 Mobile: +57 (3) 15 296 0662 e-mail: carlos.pardo@sutp.org P?gina: www.sutp.org - Visite nuestra nueva secci?n de Latinoam?rica y el Caribe en http://www.sutp.org/esp/espindex.htm - ?nase al grupo de discusi?n de Transporte Sostenible en Latinoam?rica en http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sustranlac/join _____ From: sustran-discuss-bounces+carlos.pardo=sutp.org@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+carlos.pardo=sutp.org@list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of eric.britton Sent: Domingo, 29 de Enero de 2006 03:52 a.m. To: NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com; 'Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport' Cc: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com Subject: [sustran] What is 'Sustainable Transportation'? (And how, if at all,does it relate to the New Mobility Agenda?) What is 'Sustainable Transportation'? (And how, if at all, does it relate to the New Mobility Agenda?) New Mobility Note & Invitation to Discussion: Editor's note: We have always felt that these two concepts represent in a rough way two sides of the same basic coin. "Sustainable transportation" defines the problem set and then goes on to provide clues and in some cases supporting structures as to the kinds of solutions that should be better understood and pursued. By contrast the "New Mobility Agenda" is just that, an agenda for change, concentrating on specific measure and tools and implementation and coordination strategies, with strong emphasis on short term (2-4 years) impacts. But just to be sure that this is clear and correct, we have taken to the Wikipedia to post and test these two views. Starting with the first, here you have our very rough and incomplete first cut * for your comment and improvement. (Further background on the workings and values of the Wikipedia, will be found on the New Mobility Agenda site by clicking the Wikipedia link on the top menu.) ******************************** From The Economist Newspaper, Jan 19th 2006. Source: http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5407644 Sustainable transportation (Entry under development) >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, as per Sunday, January 29, 2006. Full article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_transportation Also commonly referred to [Sustainable Transport] or [Sustainable Mobility], there is no widely accepted definition of sustainable transportation by any of these names. One offered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) may be noted: "Transportation that does not endanger public health or ecosystems and meets mobility needs consistent with (a) use of renewable resources at below their rates of regeneration and (b) use of non-renewable resources at below the rates of development of renewable substitutes". (See the [TDM Encyclopedia of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute] for more definitions.) Over most of the twentieth century, it was assumed that adequate transportation structures needed to be built since they provide an essential underpinning to growth and economic health. Accordingly the main concern of transport planners and policy makers was in the "supply" of transportation, and specifically in ensuring that the supporting infrastructure was going to be adequate to support all projected requirements. The dominant approach was, therefore, to forecast and then build to meet. In public transport planning likewise it was the supply and efficient operation of vehicles that got the build of attention. As a result, it is claimed by many analysts and observers that most places have as a results heavily overbuilt their physical transportation infrastructures, which in fact has led to unsustainable levels of traffic and resource use. The sustainable transportation movement, which has gradually gained in force over the last decade and a half, has in the process started to shift the emphasis in public spending and actions away from building and supply, to management and demand. In all cases the values of heightened respect of the environment and prudent use of natural resources are central, with varying degrees of urgency expressed by different actors and interests. In general the phrase is used to encourage more attention to "softer transport options" such as improved provision for cycling, walking, public spaces, rail and other forms of public transport, together with more aggressive control of car use in central areas. It is not usually used to qualify high technology projects such as monorails , Personal Rapid Transport and the like, not least since one of the earmarks of sustainable transport projects is that they are in general careful users of money and space. Sustainable transportation programs are increasingly giving attention to the importance of cutting the number of vehicles in circulation (VMT) though a wide range of Transportation Demand Management measures. They also look to "movement substitutes" such as telework , telecommuting and better clustering of activities so as to reduce the need for motorized transport. Whereas it started as a movement driven by environmental concerns, over these last years there has been increased emphasis on social equity and fairness issues, and in particular the need to ensure proper access and services for lower income groups and people with mobility limitations, including the fast growing population of older citizens. Many of those who have not traditionally been well served have been those who either cannot or should not drive their own cars, and those for whom the cost of ownership provides a sever financial burden. The automotive and energy industries increasingly use the term [Sustainable Mobility] to describe and promote their technology developments, primarily in the areas of new motive and engine technologies and advances. The impact of these advances however requires at least one or two decades to make a perceptible difference. Short History The terms 'sustainable transportation' is an almost accidental follow-on to the earlier term the Sustainable Development whose origins in turn were the 1987 Our Common Future (1987 , World Commission on Environment and Development of the United Nations. In the years following publication of the Bruntland Report, there was considerable discussion of a variety of issues that are part of the sustainable development nexus, but transportation considerations were not in the front line in those early years. One of the first international organizations to have a closer look at the concept of sustainable transport from the vantage of government policy was a small international working group led by Peter Wiederkehr at the OECD in 1994, that agreed that a new policy approach is needed which places environmental criteria up front along with other policy goals. Recognizing this need, the OECD initiated in 1994 an international project to define and chart a path towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST). The overall objectives of the EST project were to provide an understanding of EST its implications and requirements, and to develop methods and guidelines towards its realization. The core of the EST approach was to develop long-term scenarios and identify instruments and strategies capable of achieving it. To this end the OECD organize with the Government of Canada the 1996 [International Conference: Towards Sustainable Transportation] in Vancouver, Canada. One result of this were the 1996 Vancouver Principles towards Sustainable Transportation and the strategic directions. (The OECD project shut down its operation in July 2004, though the members of the original working group continue to communicate and collaborate at the specific project and policy level under the leadership of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Environment.) Some Definitions The [Canadian Centre for Sustainable Transportation] defines it as follows: A sustainable transportation system is one that: * Allows the basic access needs of individuals and societies to be met safely and in a manner consistent with human and ecosystem health, and with equity within and between generations. * Is affordable, operates efficiently, offers choice of transport mode, and supports a vibrant economy. * Limits emissions and waste within the planet's ability to absorb them, minimizes consumption of non-renewable resources, limits consumption of renewable resources to the sustainable yield level, reuses and recycles its components, and minimizes the use of land and the production of noise. Sustainable transportation is about meeting or helping meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Agenda 21 made several references to the environmental and social impacts of transportation. However, despite transportation's profound relevance to the attainment of sustainable development, Agenda 21 did not contain a chapter on transportation and thus did not provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to the subject. Our capacity to meet many of the environmental objectives listed in Agenda 21 depends on our ability to properly address concerns related to transportation activities in OECD and other countries. The New Zealand Ministry for the Environment offers this definition: "Sustainable transport is about finding ways to move people, goods and information in ways that reduce its impact on the environment, the economy, and society. Some options include:" using transport modes that use energy more efficiently, such as walking or cycling and public transport improving transport choice by increasing the quality of public transport, cycling and walking facilities, services and environments Improving the efficiency of our car use, such as using more fuel efficient vehicles, driving more efficiently, avoiding cold starts, and car pooling using cleaner fuels and technologies using telecommunications to reduce or replace physical travel, such as tele-working or tele-shopping planning the layout of our cities to bring people and their needs closer together, and to make cities more vibrant and walkable developing policies that allow and promote these options, such as the New Zealand Transport Strategy. * * * Internal References (Note of the following are live links) 3.1 Context * Environmental impact assessment * Hierarchy of roads * Highway engineering * New Mobility Agenda * Precautionary principle * Risk * Road safety * Strategic Environmental Assessment * Street hierarchy * Sustainability * Traffic congestion * Traffic engineering * Transit-Oriented Development * Transport engineering * Transportation planning 3.2 Demand Management * Bus lane * Congestion charging * e-work * flexible working * flextime * Hierarchy of roads * HOV: High occupancy vehicle * Intelligent transportation system * Living streets * LOV, Low Occupant Vehicle * Shared space * Park and ride * Parking * Road pricing * SOV, Single Occupancy Vehicle * Street hierarchy * Telecommuting * Telework * Toll roads * Traffic Calming * TDM: Transportation Demand Management * Woonerf 3.3 Supply Management * Bus rapid transit * Car rental * Carfree * Carpooling * Carsharing * Cycling, utility cycling * Hitch-hiking, Informal or organized * Human-powered_transport * Jitney * Midi-bus * Mini-bus * Pedestrian#Pedestrianisation * Public space management * Public transport * Ride sharing * Roller skating * Share taxis * Taxicab * Vanpooling * Walking 3.4 See also * Car Free Days * Carless days (New Zealand) * Information technology * Jane Jacobs * List of carfree areas * Reclaim the Streets * Segregated cycle facilities * Telematics * Transport 2000 4 External References * [ Canadian Centre for Sustainable Transportation] * [ Sustainable Transport (magazine] * [ Sustainable Urban Transport Project] * [ New Mobility Agenda] * [ New Zealand Ministry for the Environment] * [ TDM Encyclopedia of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute] * [ Principal Voices] * Google on "New Mobility Agenda" * Car CarFree Cities, with the CarFree Times * Car Busters * Critical Mass * European Federation for Transport and the Environment (T&E) * Granada Declaration, Ciudades Accesibles Program of the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Environment (MOPTMA), 1993. In English * Green Vehicle Guide] * Guiding Principles to Sustainable Mobility * Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy * Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) * International Walk to School program * Kyoto World Cities 20/20 Challenge * Less Traffic program * Living Streets (UK) * [ New Mobility HUBs (Canada)] * New Ways to Work in an Information Society * Online TDM Encyclopedia of Victoria Transport Policy Institute * Road Peace * Shared Space * Slower Speeds Initiative * Stockholm Environmental Institute * Sustrans cycling network (UK) * Sustran Network (South-East Asia) * Telematics for Sustainable Transport * Toronto New Mobility Week: 2004 * TrafficCalming.org * Transport 2000 * Transportation Alternatives (NYC, USA) * Travel Wise Advisory program (UK) * Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice 2006 progress evaluation The term sustainable transportation and its variants has informed a certain number of university programs and NGOs, and while it is richly debated in specific circles until now it has by and large failed to enter into the mainstream of transport policy and practice in most places -- if by that is meant money invested. But one can say that first steps have been taken and that the movement is gradually developing force. But it has a long way to go if it is ever to become mainstream. ericbritton 16:42, 24 January 2006 (UTC) * * * For the New Mobility Agenda entry (also in process and still very rough): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mobility_Agenda From sujit at vsnl.com Tue Jan 31 01:35:06 2006 From: sujit at vsnl.com (Sujit Patwardhan) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:05:06 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Car Free Experiment in Pune Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.0.20060130212757.03a5c6c0@pop.vsnl.com> 30 January 2006 On Saturday, 28th January, Pune joined the list of a very small number of cities that have taken the conscious decision to convert a road into a pedestrian plaza! Although this is being done only on an experimental and temporary basis, and for a start only on Saturdays; with the enthusiastic response of citizens and most of the shopkeepers, there is little doubt that this will not only be a permanent feature but will eventually become a full time car-free street. A street, in Enrique Penalosa's words, "for people rather than for the automobile". Reproduced below are two articles from the local media reporting that this transformation has been a BIG hit. As a citizens' NGO working for a sustainable transportation policy in Pune for over 6 years, we are naturally thrilled by this development and look forward to seeing more streets losing their lethal baggage of auto vehicles and becoming more humane and pleasant for all people, young and old, male and female, rich and poor. Thought I must share this with the SUSTRAN community. Three Cheers!!! -- Sujit Patwardhan Sustainable Urban Transport --------------------------------------------------- Sujit Patwardhan Member PTTF Pune Traffic & Transportation Forum, c/o Parisar, "Yamuna", ICS Colony,Ganeshkhind Road, Pune 411 007, INDIA Tel: +91 20 25537955 Cell: +91 98220 26627 Email: , ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may as well call it WP now! MG Road walking plaza trial proves a big hit BY A STAFF REPORTER PUNE: The much-talked-about trial of a walking plaza on the Mahatma Gandhi Road proved to be a resounding success yesterday with no major bottlenecks hinder?ing the implementation of the trial that began at 10 am. The trial was a spectacle of veritable celebration with excited parents, and yelling children jos?tling for space to shake a leg with the Disney characters dancing to the racy tunes being belted out by DJ?s. from the Karma Group. The entire road looked spick and span and was festooned with the PCB banners propagating the message of the walking plaza. However, the trial evoked mixed reactions from the merchants. Whereas the Camp Merchants' Association had supported the trial, the Pune Camp Merchants' Association (PCMA ) registered their protest by waving black flags. The entire stretch of this road from Aurora Towers to Mahavir Chowk was chock-a-block for the evening celebration, which was inaugurated by actress Rati Agnihotri. A highlight of the evening was watching Dr N B Grant and 15 members of the PRC, Khadki, enjoying a stroll on the M G Road. The PCB had pressed into service two PMT buses to ferry people from one end to another. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celebrating a walk on MG Rd BY SASWATI SANYAL saswatis@sakalherald.com PUNE: What would be your first reaction if the busiest street near your house is converted into a walking plaza? It may range from confusion to surprise to simply a sigh of relief over the end of traffic woes. That was what Puneites experienced yesterday as they enjoyed a leisurely walk on M.G. Road, the first day of the Walking Plaza experiment. On a pleasant afternoon, the road had a lazy charm to it comparable almost to a park. Families and couples strolled along the road in a relaxed mood. No bikers or heavy vehicles to spoil the moment, the air is heavy with expectation, like something about to happen. Frankly, I had never noticed that the road dotted with so many shops, big and small, had an almost old worldly feel to it minus the non-stop honking, like time had suddenly decided to stand still and watch the antics of people. Most shops were open as shoppers had a chance of dabbling in some window shopping. Said a passerby, ?I don?t know what is going to happen, but it definitely feels good to walk at a leisurely pace on this road without worrying when the next vehicle will hit you. Doesn?t the road look amazing without the continuous smoke and noise, as if we are seeing it for the first time!? He almost voiced my thoughts. It sure does, pal, and it really makes you want to convert every other road into one like this. But, with M.G. Road completely blocked off for traffic, it is quite a rude jerk back to reality when you move away from it. I see a couple smiling at the face I make when I try to call for a rickshaw. As my voice gets lost in the milieu, I look back at them and realize that the feeling was mutual. Guess, we all should just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sustainable Urban Transport --------------------------------------------------- Sujit Patwardhan Member PTTF Pune Traffic & Transportation Forum, c/o Parisar, "Yamuna", ICS Colony,Ganeshkhind Road, Pune 411 007, INDIA Tel: +91 20 25537955 Cell: +91 98220 26627 Email: , ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sujit Patwardhan PARISAR "Yamuna", ICS Colony, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune 411007, INDIA Telephone: +91 20 255 37955 Email: , Web Site: www.parisar.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20060130/de6780d8/attachment.html From alan at ourpeagreenboat.co.uk Tue Jan 31 07:40:06 2006 From: alan at ourpeagreenboat.co.uk (Alan P Howes) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:40:06 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Re: Car Free Experiment in Pune In-Reply-To: <6.2.3.4.0.20060130212757.03a5c6c0@pop.vsnl.com> References: <6.2.3.4.0.20060130212757.03a5c6c0@pop.vsnl.com> Message-ID: <8e4tt1l3vk3e8n1f8fquj6hhirmukrehep@4ax.com> Congratulations to all involved! I may even see it myself before too long ... Alan On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:05:06 +0530, Sujit Patwardhan wrote to Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport : >30 January 2006 > > > > >On Saturday, 28th January, Pune joined the list >of a very small number of cities that have taken >the conscious decision to convert a road into a pedestrian plaza! > >Although this is being done only on an >experimental and temporary basis, and for a start >only on Saturdays; with the enthusiastic response >of citizens and most of the shopkeepers, there is >little doubt that this will not only be a >permanent feature but will eventually become a >full time car-free street. A street, in Enrique >Penalosa's words, "for people rather than for the automobile". > >Reproduced below are two articles from the local >media reporting that this transformation has been a BIG hit. > >As a citizens' NGO working for a sustainable >transportation policy in Pune for over 6 years, >we are naturally thrilled by this development and >look forward to seeing more streets losing their >lethal baggage of auto vehicles and becoming more >humane and pleasant for all people, young and >old, male and female, rich and poor. > >Thought I must share this with the SUSTRAN community. > >Three Cheers!!! -- Alan P Howes, Perthshire, Scotland alan@ourpeagreenboat.co.uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/alanhowes/ [Needs Updating!]