From RThom at wri.org Sat Dec 1 05:10:03 2012 From: RThom at wri.org (Rhys Thom) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:10:03 +0000 Subject: [sustran] The Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship is now open for applicants - Round 1 deadline is Dec. 19th Message-ID: Hello everyone, We would like to let you know that the Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship is now seeking applicants to innovate for sustainable transport. Lee was a founder of EMBARQ and dedicated his professional life to the efficient use of energy in mobility. An astrophysicist and a studied musician, Lee was an iconoclast in the field of energy efficiency. This scholarship celebrates his vision and the bold challenges to conventional wisdom that Lee gave to the field. The scholarship will award two extraordinary candidates up to US$10,000 each to advance transformative research in efficient and sustainable transport. Winning research proposals will advance the field through iconoclastic contributions to data collection, problem diagnosis through data evaluation, policy analysis stemming throughthis evaluation and a cross-cutting comparative analysis across disciplines and international boundaries. The scholarship is international in nature, and it is thus open to researchers and students of all national origins and fields. The first selection phase requires an expression of interest, to be completed by December 19th, 2012. Applicants can learn more about this process here. From this first phase, up to ten candidates will advance to the next phase, which will consist of a more detailed research proposal required by January (date to be confirmed). Final awardees will be notified in early 2013. Best, Rhys ? Rhys Thom Director - Information & Innovation EMBARQ @ World Resources Institute wri.org embarq.org thecityfix.com From hana.peters at iclei.org Tue Dec 4 23:13:38 2012 From: hana.peters at iclei.org (Hana Peters) Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 15:13:38 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Opportunity to work in the EcoMobility Team at ICLEI World Secretariat Message-ID: Dear all, I am writing to make you aware of two openings on our EcoMobility Team, specifically related to our EcoMobility Festival project: Intern position: International Marketing Assistant: http://www.iclei.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Global/News_Items/Jobs_postings/Internship_EcoMobility_Intl_Marketing_Assistant_job_posting_20121130.pdf International Project Assistant: http://www.iclei.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Global/News_Items/Jobs_postings/ICLEI_EcoMobility_Project_Assistant_job_posting_20121130.pdf Best regards, Hana -- Hana Peters EcoMobility Assistant ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability World Secretariat Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 7 53113 Bonn, Germany Tel.: +49-228 / 97 62 99 55 Fax: +49-228 / 97 62 99 01 From cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org Wed Dec 5 18:13:50 2012 From: cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org (Cornie Huizenga) Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 17:13:50 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Do Not Adapt to Air Pollution: Clean Air Asia launches Hairy Nose Campaign Message-ID: Hong Kong, December 5, 2012 Seven out ten cities in Asia don?t meet the most basic World Health Organization air quality target for particulate pollution (PM10). 800,000 out a total 1.3 million people dying prematurely each year from air pollution are from Asia and experts agree that this number will double in the coming years if no effective action is being taken to address urban air pollution in Asia. Clean Air Asia, the leading regional organization on air quality in Asia has promoted better air quality in the region for the last 10 years and is now launching a grass roots campaign to break through the resignation among large groups of the population that air pollution is a fact of life that can?t be changed. ?People look at air pollution like the weather. You complain about it but you can not solve it?, said Sophie Punte, the Executive Director of Clean Air Asia. ?We see that people start wearing masks or buy air filters for their houses and cars, and move away from heavily polluted areas if they can afford it, in short they are adapting to air pollution rather than doing something about it. We see that there is increasing political will in Asia to address air pollution but without broad based popular support such political will can not succeed?. The campaign was developed by BBDO Guerrero / Proximity Philippines with creative teams from across the BBDO network, whose Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, David Guerrero, says: ?We were excited to partner with Clean Air Asia on this issue because air pollution touches all of us every day in our daily lives. We decided to use humor to explain to people across the region that there is no need to feel jaded or powerless.? The Hairy Nose campaign was launched at the three-day Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2012 conference, organized by Clean Air Asia, the Hong Kong SAR Environmental Protection Department and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which will kick off on December 5, 2012 in Hong Kong. The campaign which consists of a online video, a micro website where people can check pollution levels in their city and select their own nose hair styles will be rolled out after BAQ 2012 to a number of Asian countries where Clean Air Asia has regional offices and networks including China, India, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka and Vietnam The Hairy Nose video can be seen at:www.cleanairasia.org/hairynose The Hairy Nose Micro site can be found at: www.cleanairasia.org/hairynose/home PLEASE TWEET about the hairy nose campaign using #baq12 #cleanairasia and like us athttp://www.facebook.com/BAQ.Conference Cornie -- Cornie Huizenga Joint Convener Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport Mobile: +86 13901949332 cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org www.slocat.net From yanivbin at gmail.com Sat Dec 8 01:50:24 2012 From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur) Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 22:20:24 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Free solar or battery-operated rickshaw scheme to cost U.P govt R1500 cr In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/free-rickshaw-scheme-to-cost-govt-r1500-cr/1026917/0# * * *Free rickshaw scheme to cost govt R1500 cr* * * A A LALMANI VERMA: LUCKNOW, NOV 05 2012, 05:36 IST Tags: State Urban Development Agency | Urban Development Department | Shiv Shankar Singh | Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani Lucknow: The Akhilesh Yadav government?s scheme of providing solar or battery-operated rickshaws to about 2.5 lakh registered rickshaw-pullers in the state will cost at least Rs 1,500 crore to the state exchequer. In response to the state government?s invitation, 21 companies have shown interest in supplying rickshaws. Sources said that these companies have quoted the price of their rickshaws between Rs 60,000 and Rs 1.2 lakh per unit. ?These companies are involved in manufacturing and supply of solar or battery-operated rickshaws. At the minimum price of rickshaw mentioned in the offer, the purchase of 2.5 lakh rickshaws will cost Rs 1,500 crore,? said an official. The state government, however, made a provision of Rs 100 crore in the current year?s budget. The ruling Samajwadi Party, in its election manifesto, had promised to give battery or solar-powered rickshaws free of cost to each rickshaw-puller in the state. After coming to power, the government set a rider that only rickshaw-pullers registered with municipal bodies before March 31, 2012, will be entitled to the benefit. The State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) of the Urban Development Department is the nodal agency for implementation of the scheme. SUDA director Shiv Shankar Singh said, ?Offers had been invited from the companies to submit Expression of Interest in providing rickshaws with certain specifications. Indication of approximate cost of each vehicle had also been sought.? Singh added, ?Financial bids will be invited separately to purchase the rickshaws after the sample rickshaws are cleared by our technical experts.? An official said the price of rickshaws was likely to be remain unchanged in the financial bids. The government has asked these companies to provide at least two rickshaws for trial, which will be done by registered rickshaw-pullers. Singh said that the date and place of trials will be announced soon. As per the technical specifications, the rickshaws should have a seating capacity for two persons and there should be no manual pedal. Firms have been asked to give details of maintenance, replacement of parts, servicing and charging of batteries. The government has formed a committee to supervise the purchase of rickshaws and their distribution. The committee, which has 10 members, is headed by Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani. It includes Industrial Development Commissioner Anil Kumar Gupta as vice-chairman. Principal Secretary of Urban Development as secretary and principal secretaries of Finance, Social Welfare, Planning, Environment, Housing, Tourism and Non-Conventional Energy as members. The Mayawati government had also distributed around 100 solar-powered, battery-operated rickshaws in Lucknow. ?These rickshaws were not successful. Rickshaw-pullers have complained that they face various technical problems. We are more careful this time,? said an official. From navdeep.asija at gmail.com Sat Dec 8 14:16:12 2012 From: navdeep.asija at gmail.com (Asija, Navdeep) Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 10:46:12 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Battery Operated Rickshaw in Uttar Pradesh (India) - a Good or Bad Move by the Government Message-ID: Thinking about 2.5 Lakh rickshaw families is a good move by the Uttar Pradesh Government but giving them free battery operated rickshaw may not be a long term good solution. 1500 crores would be like a shear wastage after one year, because of its high maintenance cost and further replacement of battery which will cost further 10,000/- every year (It is equal to the cost of one new peddle cycle rickshaw). Surely they will be under huge debt, as their operation and maintenance cost is going to go high. For sure after a year, people are not going to talk about Rickshaw revolution but rickshaw scam. Middle man is going to make huge money out of it. This pro poor move by the government is actually Anti Poor. Giving free is something which is not financially sustainable model. Villages or slums where these rickshaw men resides have no electricity point or electricity comes for 4 hours per day, now when they will charge their rickshaw, buying another set of battery means adding 10,000 more to capital cost. Anyways, i appreciate government as they thought about rickshaw men, but this scheme needs further holistic approach to brought out overall sustainable model. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/free-rickshaw-scheme-to-cost-govt-r1500-cr/1026917/0# ================ Free rickshaw scheme to cost govt R1500 cr Lucknow: The Akhilesh Yadav government?s scheme of providing solar or battery-operated rickshaws to about 2.5 lakh registered rickshaw-pullers in the state will cost at least Rs 1,500 crore to the state exchequer. In response to the state government?s invitation, 21 companies have shown interest in supplying rickshaws. Sources said that these companies have quoted the price of their rickshaws between Rs 60,000 and Rs 1.2 lakh per unit. ?These companies are involved in manufacturing and supply of solar or battery-operated rickshaws. At the minimum price of rickshaw mentioned in the offer, the purchase of 2.5 lakh rickshaws will cost Rs 1,500 crore,? said an official. The state government, however, made a provision of Rs 100 crore in the current year?s budget. The ruling Samajwadi Party, in its election manifesto, had promised to give battery or solar-powered rickshaws free of cost to each rickshaw-puller in the state. After coming to power, the government set a rider that only rickshaw-pullers registered with municipal bodies before March 31, 2012, will be entitled to the benefit. The State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) of the Urban Development Department is the nodal agency for implementation of the scheme. SUDA director Shiv Shankar Singh said, ?Offers had been invited from the companies to submit Expression of Interest in providing rickshaws with certain specifications. Indication of approximate cost of each vehicle had also been sought.? Singh added, ?Financial bids will be invited separately to purchase the rickshaws after the sample rickshaws are cleared by our technical experts.? An official said the price of rickshaws was likely to be remain unchanged in the financial bids. The government has asked these companies to provide at least two rickshaws for trial, which will be done by registered rickshaw-pullers. Singh said that the date and place of trials will be announced soon. As per the technical specifications, the rickshaws should have a seating capacity for two persons and there should be no manual pedal. Firms have been asked to give details of maintenance, replacement of parts, servicing and charging of batteries. The government has formed a committee to supervise the purchase of rickshaws and their distribution. The committee, which has 10 members, is headed by Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani. It includes Industrial Development Commissioner Anil Kumar Gupta as vice-chairman. Principal Secretary of Urban Development as secretary and principal secretaries of Finance, Social Welfare, Planning, Environment, Housing, Tourism and Non-Conventional Energy as members. The Mayawati government had also distributed around 100 solar-powered, battery-operated rickshaws in Lucknow. ?These rickshaws were not successful. Rickshaw-pullers have complained that they face various technical problems. We are more careful this time,? said an official. From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Sun Dec 9 21:45:55 2012 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton) Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 13:45:55 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Weekend Conceit: "Architects have built a rubber... Message-ID: <002901cdd60b$26ab3070$74019150$@britton@ecoplan.org> Eric Britton posted in World Streets Worst Practices Department Weekend Conceit: "Architects have built a... Eric Britton 1:23pm Dec 9 Weekend Conceit: "Architects have built a rubber road in a Russian forest, Fast Track, exploring more commuter-friendly transport options" So....it's for lumberjacks? No, it's for jumping jacks. Don't start. No, it's for humping yaks. No, it's for bumping scats. No, it's for thumping quacks! Trumping hacks? No, it's for psychotic yaks. Yeah right, because this story is serious business isn't it. Also, jumpi... nah just kidding. No IT'S JUMPING JACKS! See what you've started? I simply must go to Russia. Right now. Because walking is just SO last century I wonder whether they had to write an 'impact' assessment I heard the funding bounced? One small step for a man ... whoooa...I meant a small step The trampoline that could help you bounce in to work www.guardian.co.uk Architects have built a rubber road in a Russian forest, Fast Track, exploring more commuter-friendl... View Post on Facebook ? Edit Email Settings ? Reply to this email to add a comment. From yanivbin at gmail.com Mon Dec 10 17:30:05 2012 From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:00:05 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Hyderabad Daily transport eats up 15 p.c. of monthly income In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/daily-transport-eats-up-15-pc-of-monthly-income/article4180753.ece?homepage=true Daily transport eats up 15 p.c. of monthly incomeSPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SHARE ? COMMENT (1) ? PRINT ? T+ - [image: The MMTS service happens to the cheapest mode of transport with its users spending 20 per cent less than bus users for their commuting needs. Photo:Nagara Gopal] The MMTS service happens to the cheapest mode of transport with its users spending 20 per cent less than bus users for their commuting needs. Photo:Nagara Gopal - The Hindu T e Car users spend about 120 per cent more than that of bus users while users of two-wheelers spend about 70 per cent more than bus users For a commuter in the city, around 15.6 per cent of the monthly average income goes to meet the daily transport cost. A Comprehensive Transportation Study (CTS) taken up by Lea Associates on behalf of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Area (HMA) noted that the expenditure on transport in a way was proportional to the personal income of a commuter. It stated that the transport-related expenditure rose with rising income, and through surveys of different income groups and their travel modes, concluded that on an average a commuter in HMA spends about Rs. 1,540 per month on transport. According to the survey, if a commuter with a monthly income up to Rs. 5,000 spends Rs. 422 for transport, then a commuter with an income of above Rs.1 lakh on an average, ends up shelling out Rs. 1,873 per month. ?Average expenditure on transport by commuters using different modes shows that users of two-wheelers spend about 70 per cent more than bus users,? says the report. At the same time, car users spend about 120 per cent more than that of bus users. The MMTS service happens to the cheapest mode of transport with its users spending 20 per cent less than bus users for their commuting needs. ?The income of the household has a profound effect on the choice of mode of transport for going to work?, says the report, adding that ?with increase in income, walk is replaced with two-wheeler and two-wheeler with car as driver and then car as driver is replaced with car as passenger.? Keywords: Daily transport cost , Comprehensive Transportation study , Hyderabad MMTS , average household expenditure From paulbarter at reinventingtransport.org Mon Dec 10 22:05:30 2012 From: paulbarter at reinventingtransport.org (Paul Barter) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:05:30 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Awful Injustice in Parking Message-ID: *[I would value any comments on this from sustran-discussers, either here on the list, or in the comments at http://www.reinventingparking.org/2012/12/awful-injustice-in-parking.html]* *New article at Reinventing Parking: AWFUL INJUSTICE IN PARKING* * * Misguided parking policy is harmful and unjust. No surprise there, you may say. There is no shortage of complaints about parking prices ("unfair!") and about how difficult it is to find parking. We hear the same thing all over the world, whether in Sydney, San Francisco, Singapore, Moscow, Delhi , Jakarta, Beijing, Sao Paolo, Lagos or Nairobi. Sorry to be unsympathetic. But complaints like those are a problem. They are fuel for the never-ending push for more parking and cheaper parking. So what? It is a problem because the push for cheap parking and more parking is a cause of terrible injustice in many cities. Injustice? Surely I am exaggerating? I don't think so. I am arguing that the supply-obsessed conventional approach to parking policy starves cities of funds for crucial services. And I am arguing that this a big deal. It might not be a life and death matter in Los Angeles or Melbourne or Paris where motorists are cynical about parking revenue raising, as if revenue for local governments is a bad thing. But in Dhaka or Dakar making the local government too cash strapped absolutely can put lives on the line. ... CONTINUED AT http://www.reinventingparking.org/2012/12/awful-injustice-in-parking.html -- Paul Barter http://www.reinventingparking.org http://www.reinventingtransport.org http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx From litman at vtpi.org Tue Dec 11 10:20:51 2012 From: litman at vtpi.org (Todd Alexander Litman) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:20:51 -0800 Subject: [sustran] VTPI News, Fall 2012 Message-ID: <09fe01cdd73d$cdee0f00$69ca2d00$@org> ----------- VTPI NEWS ----------- Victoria Transport Policy Institute "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" ------------------------------------- Fall 2012 Vol. 12, No. 4 ----------------------------------- The Victoria Transport Policy Institute is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to transportation problems. The VTPI website ( http://www.vtpi.org ) has many resources addressing a wide range of transport planning and policy issues. VTPI also provides consulting services. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW VTPI DOCUMENTS ==================== "Evaluating Complete Streets: The Value of Designing Roads For Diverse Modes, Users and Activities" (http://www.vtpi.org/compstr.pdf ) 'Complete streets' refers to roads designed to accommodate diverse modes, users and activities including walking, cycling, public transit, automobile, nearby businesses and residents. Such street design helps create more multi-modal transport systems and more livable communities. This report discusses reasons to implement complete streets and how it relates to other planning innovations. Complete streets can provide many direct and indirect benefits including improved accessibility for non-drivers, user savings and affordability, energy conservation and emission reductions, improved community livability, improved public fitness and health, and support for strategic development objectives such as urban redevelopment and reduced sprawl. "Safer Than You Think! Revising the Transit Safety Narrative" (http://www.vtpi.org/safer.pdf ) Public transportation is a very safe mode of travel, and total per capita traffic casualties tend to decline as public transit ridership increases in a community. However, many people have the misimpression that transit is dangerous, and so are reluctant to use it or support transit service expansion in their communities. Various factors contribute to this transit dread (excessive and irrational fear), including conventional traffic safety messages, heavy media coverage of transit-related crashes and crimes, and the nature of public transit, which requires travel with strangers in confined spaces. There is much that public transit agencies can do to change the narrative to emphasize the overall safety of public transit travel, improve passengers' sense of security, and provide better guidance concerning how passengers and communities can enhance transit safety and security. "Local Funding Options for Public Transportation" (http://www.vtpi.org/tranfund.pdf ) This paper summarizes results of a study that identified and evaluated potential local funding options to help finance public transit improvements. It evaluates eighteen options according to eight criteria. This is a somewhat larger set of funding options and more detailed and systematic evaluation process than most previous studies of this type. This research discovered no new options that are particularly cost effective and easy to implement; each option has disadvantages and constraints. As a result, the overall conclusion of this study is that a variety of funding options should be used to help finance public transit improvements to insure stability and distribute costs broadly. "Toward More Comprehensive and Multi-modal Transport Evaluation" (http://www.vtpi.org/comp_evaluation.pdf ) This report critically evaluates conventional transport policy and project evaluation practices and describes ways to make them more comprehensive and multi-modal. The conventional transport planning paradigm is mobility-based, it assumes that the planning objective is to maximize travel speed and distance, and evaluates transport system performance based primarily on automobile travel conditions. A new paradigm recognizes that mobility is seldom an end in itself; the ultimate goal of most transport activity is accessibility, which refers to people's overall ability to reach desired services and activities. This new paradigm expands the range of objectives, impacts and options considered in the planning process. It recognizes additional costs from increased motorized transportation and more benefits from walking, cycling and public transport. More comprehensive and multi-modal planning is particularly important in large growing cities where increased motor vehicle traffic imposes particularly large costs, and in developing countries where a major portion of households cannot afford cars. * * * * * UPDATED DOCUMENTS ================= Below are recently updated VTPI documents. "Smart Congestion Relief: Comprehensive Analysis Of Traffic Congestion Costs and Congestion Reduction Benefits" (http://www.vtpi.org/cong_relief.pdf ) This report examines the methods used to evaluate traffic congestion costs and the benefits of various congestion reduction strategies. It describes various biases in current congestion evaluation practices. It develops a more comprehensive framework for evaluating congestion reduction strategies. It is important that decision makers understand the omissions and biases in current evaluation methods. "The Future Isn't What It Used To Be: Changing Trends And Their Implications For Transport Planning" (http://www.vtpi.org/future.pdf ) This report investigates how demographic and economic trends will affect future transport demands (the amount and type of travel people would choose), and their implications. Motor vehicle travel grew steadily during the Twentieth Century but has started to peak in most developed countries. Aging population, rising fuel prices, increasing urbanization, improving travel options, increasing health and environmental concerns, and changing consumer preferences are reducing demand for automobile travel and increasing demand for alternatives. This paper discusses ways that transport policies and planning practices can respond to these changing demands. * * * * * PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE =================== "Reducing Carbon Emissions through TDM Strategies - A Review of International Examples" ( http://tdm-beijing.org/files/International_Review_Executive_Summary.pdf ) for Transport Demand Management in Beijing. This report discusses promising TDM options for Chinese cities. It describes international examples of effective transport policy reforms used in London, Singapore, New York, Berlin, Seoul, San Francisco and other cities. "Current Mobility Trends - Implications for Sustainability" (http://www.vtpi.org/Keep_Moving_Litman.pdf ) chapter in Keep Moving, Towards Sustainable Mobility, for the European Environmental and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils (EEAC) and the Dutch Council for the Environment and Infrastructure (Rli). "Comprehensive Evaluation of Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Policies" (http://www.vtpi.org/comp_em_eval.pdf ) will be published in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. This article uses a comprehensive framework for evaluating various transportation energy conservation and emission reduction strategies. "You Pay the Toll. Where Should That Money Go? " ( http://nyti.ms/UNZlfN ), New York Times Room For Debate. Recent Planetizen Blogs ( http://www.planetizen.com/blog/2394 ): 'Toward Comprehensive and Multi-Modal Performance Evaluation' (http://www.planetizen.com/node/59466 ) 'Greetings from Manila' (http://www.planetizen.com/node/59172 ) 'Share Your Ideas for Evaluating Transport System Performance' (http://www.planetizen.com/node/58924 ) 'Toward More Comprehensive Understanding of Traffic Congestion' (http://www.planetizen.com/node/58429 ) Let's be friends. Todd Litman regularly posts on his Facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/todd.litman). Befriend him now! * * * * * UPCOMING EVENTS ================== The Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting2013/AnnualMeeting2013.aspx ) takes place January 13-17 in Washington DC. Below are sessions and committee meeting were Todd Litman will present. Session Session Title Date Time Hotel/Room 296 Revenue and Finance Showcase Mon 1/14/2013 10:45am-12:30pm Hilton, International Center 352 Innovative Approaches and Case Studies in Transit Management and Performance Mon 1/14/2013 2:00pm- 3:45pm Hilton, International Center 458 Valuing Transportation-Related Data Mon 1/14/2013 7:30pm- 9:30pm Hilton, International West Sustainable Transportation Indicators Subcommittee, ADD40(1) Tue 1/15/2013 12:15pm- 1:15pm Hilton, Columbia Hall 4 798 Transport Data Program Development: International Best Practices, Part 1 (Part 2, Session 824) Wed 1/16/2013 2:30pm- 4:00pm Hilton, International West 824 Transport Data Program Development: International Best Practices, Part 2 (Part 1, Session 798) Wed 1/16/2013 4:30pm- 6:00pm Hilton, International West * * * * * BEEN THERE, DONE THAT ======================== Discussion of how transport policy affects art and beauty, presented at the ' Flesh and Concrete' art exhibition in Mexico City: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykcgVOfwHcI&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3jwxSQV-4Y&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd3rcLb3tRQ&feature=plcp USEFUL RESOURCES ================= "Integrating Transportation Demand Management Into the Planning and Development Process: A Reference for Cities" (http://www.icommutesd.com/documents/TDMStudy_May2012_webversion_000.pdf ). This guide offers policy makers, planners, traffic engineers, and land development proposal reviewers appropriate case studies and resources for integrating TDM throughout the various land development stages from long-range planning to site development, and recommendations for managing, monitoring, and evaluating TDM program effectiveness. "The Environmental Paradox of Cities: Getting Around Dubai" (http://www.vtpi.org/Kelbaugh_Dubai.pdf ) This editorial by Professor Douglas Kelbaugh discusses the environmental paradox of cities: when humans inhabit dense urban space they decrease their global environmental impacts but increase their local environmental impacts. It uses the rapid development in Dubai to illustrate ways to maximize urban planning benefits. "National Urban Street Design Guide" (http://nacto.org/urbanstreetdesignguide-overview ) The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Urban Street Design Guide describes the design principles and strategies that can be used to achieve diverse uses within and adjacent to public streets, including walking, cycling, public transit travel, parking, recreation, business activities and living. It is based on the fundamental idea that streets are spaces for people as well as vehicle traffic corridors. The guide provides specific recommendations. "Steps to a Walkable Community: A Guide for Citizens, Planners, and Engineers" (http://americawalks.org/walksteps ) This comprehensive guide discusses the benefits of more walkable communities and describes numerous strategies that can help create more walkable communities, including both time-tested and innovative techniques that are realistic and achievable. "Do Not Adapt to Air Pollution - Clean Air Asia launches Hairy Nose Campaign" (www.cleanairasia.org/hairynose ). This humorous campaign inspires urban residents to take action for healthier air. "Are We There Yet?" (http://reconnectingamerica.org/arewethereyet/home.php ). This new report by Reconnecting America describes why and how to create more complete communities where everybody, including non-drivers, has convenient access to services and activities. It defines and discusses various accessibility indicators and defines "Opportunity Areas," based on whether a neighborhood achieves walkability and density thresholds needed for a complete, multi-modal community. "Adolescent Mobility Health Consortium" (https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/amc ) New Zealand researchers have introduced the concept of 'adolescent mobility health' which bridges health, safety and sustainable mobility issues by creating communities where young people drive less and rely more on active and public transport. Slide show at http://epomm.eu/ecomm2012/E15_PK_EU-Projekte/E15_6_Weiss,%20Ward_Adolescent% 20mobility%20health.pdf "Online Complete Streets Design Tool" (http://usdm.upc.gov.ae/usdm_online_tool/USDM_Online_Tool.html ). This unique resource provides designers, planners, decision makers tools for visualizing complete streets. Although originally developed for use in Abu Dhabi, it is suitable for use in any city. "The Planning Checklist for Cycling" (https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/bike-futures/94793 ) is designed to help suburbs improve cycling conditions. It enables planners to make sure new sub-divisions meet current planning and engineering requirements. "City Cycling" ( http://citycyclingbook.wordpress.com ). This new book edited by professors John Pucher and Ralph Buehler offers a guide to this urban cycling renaissance. It reports on cycling trends in cities around the world, and offers information on such topics as cycling safety, and cycling infrastructure provisions including bikeways and bike parking. "Measuring the Street: New Metrics for 21st Century Streets" ( http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2012-10-measuring-the-street.pdf ) This report discusses key approaches to street design projects, and how results can be measured against goals for safety, serving all users and creating great public spaces while also maintaining the flow of traffic. "Impact of Baby Boomers on U.S. Travel, 1969-2009" (http://www.aarp.org/research/ppi/liv-com2/policy/transportation/articles/im pact-of-baby-boomers-on-us-travel-1969-2009-AARP-ppi-liv-com.html ). This new report by Nancy McGuckin and Jana Lynott for the American Association of Retired Persons examines how demographic trends affect travel demands. This analysis explains why vehicle travel grew rapidly during the 1980-2000, and peaked about 2006. "Expanded Transportation Performance Measures to Supplement Level of Service for Growth Management and Transportation Impact Analysis" (http://www.dot.state.fl.us/research-center/Completed_Proj/Summary_PL/FDOT_B DK77_977-14_rpt.pdf ). This report by the Florida Department of Transportation discusses methods for evaluating transport system performance, describes current trends toward more comprehensive and multi-modal indicators, and provides a framework for selecting performance measures that are consistent with a community's strategic goals. "Pedestrian Safety, Urban Space and Health" (http://www.oecd.org/bookshop?9789282103654 ). This new report by the International Transport Forum describes why and how to improve walking conditions and create more liveable cities. It identifies 12 government actions to support walking. 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"New Zealand Transportation Agency Post Implementation Reviews" (http://www.nzta.govt.nz/planning/monitoring/audits/pir.html ) This study describes post implementation reviews (PIRs) which evaluate how well transport projects actually achieved their projected goals. * * * * * Please let us know if you have comments or questions about any information in this newsletter, or if you would like to be removed from our email list. And please pass this newsletter on to others who may find it useful. Sincerely, Todd Litman Victoria Transport Policy Institute ( www.vtpi.org) litman@vtpi.org facebook.com/todd.litman Phone & Fax 250-360-1560 1250 Rudlin Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, CANADA "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" From yanivbin at gmail.com Wed Dec 12 14:12:37 2012 From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur) Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:42:37 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Uniform norms for nationwide urban roads on the anvil In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Uniform-norms-for-nationwide-urban-roads-on-the-anvil/articleshow/17578617.cms *Uniform norms for nationwide urban roads on the anvil* TNN | Dec 12, 2012, 03.51 AM IST NEW DELHI: The Centre wants all towns and cities to create enough facilities for pedestrians, cyclists and all other non-motorized transport in urban areas. The Union urban development (UD) ministry has come out with new guidelines for city roads, including signage and designs for crossings, ahead of launch of the second leg of UPA's flagship urban infrastructure upgrade scheme - the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission ( JNNURM). This is for the first time that such codes for urban roads have been brought out, aiming to bring uniformity across all cities and towns and at par with best global practices. Now, there are varying signage and standards that Indian cities follow. The codes were released at the Sustainable Urban Transport summit organized by the UD ministry. Ministry officials said that the urban road design codes have been brought out to bridge the gap between the current research on safe urban roads and road design in cities. The documents released by government say that the roads need to be "barrier free" and accessible by "all", including the differently abled. The guidelines focus on requirements for pedestrians, non-motorized vehicle and public transport users in urban areas. It says that these three groups form the basis of sustainable transport. "Despite unsafe conditions present on the road these users on non-motorized modes continue to use these modes because their socio economic conditions does not permit them to use motorized vehicles...they are willing to defy the formal street design, which is hostile to them," according to the document. The new norms also address the concern of two-wheelers, which account for 70% of cities' vehicles. The documents mention that two-wheelers (motorcycles and scooters) will continue to play a dominant role in medium and small cities. Similarly, the para-transit vehicles like three wheelers, tempos and rickshaws will continue to play an important role either as feeder system to the formal public transport systems or as semi public transport systems in small and medium size cities. "These guidelines are revised to cater to their needs," the document adds. From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Thu Dec 13 00:13:56 2012 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton) Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:13:56 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Editorial: No FPT without SCR Message-ID: <009001cdd87b$53a4d1e0$faee75a0$@britton@ecoplan.org> Editorial: No FPT without SCR Posted on 12 December 2012 | Leave a comment | Edit This is a simple fact! Free Public Transport (FPT) has no possible justification whatsoever unless your governing officials are willing to do something about adjusting the modal mix and bringing down car ownership and use in the city strategically and as quickly as possible SCR - (Serious Car Reductions). canada-vancouver-road closed - smaller The tools for achieving these necessary adjustments in the modal split are well known, experience-proven and widely used in cities of all sizes in many parts of the world. There is no possible justification that competent public authorities not be aware of these proven tools and policies. They include most notably:http://networkdispatches.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugin s/wordpress/img/trans.gif?m=1207340914g . . . Click here for article from World Streets - http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 23860 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20121212/0ad1f4de/attachment.jpe -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 43 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20121212/0ad1f4de/attachment.gif From tramsol at aol.com Thu Dec 13 00:57:17 2012 From: tramsol at aol.com (Dave Holladay) Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:57:17 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Re: WorldTransport Forum Editorial: No FPT without SCR In-Reply-To: <009001cdd87b$53a4d1e0$faee75a0$@britton@ecoplan.org> References: <009001cdd87b$53a4d1e0$faee75a0$@britton@ecoplan.org> Message-ID: <50C8A95D.5000002@aol.com> Eric There is no such thing as a free lunch - you pay to use a car so you pay to use public transport. How you pay and what you pay might be the issue but I'm totally against Free as the concept Public Transport might be underwritten by organisations who make massive savings on providing car parking - some London companies reckon on saving ?9K per year for every employee who does not need a car park space on their HQ site in West London, typically many will be giving each car driving employee parking to the value of ?2K-?3K per year, so why not switch the offer to include ALL employees rather that the select few who opt to bring in their own cars, and expect free parking. Expand this to all parking - after all in the UK and for many other legislations the only commitment made by government is to provide roads for moving traffic, so ditch all provision for parking - provide roads ONLY for people moving around - on foot on bikes, on buses, in cars. A move to equate all travel costs through a common tariff will also help so that the cost of parking - at all times - can be totalled up against the cost of using a public service system. Parking on or off the street at home or at the destination will have a price which can then be measured against the price for taking a publicly available service. Imagine if owning a car delivered the cost of paying for where it sits still at all the times it isn't moving. Dave On 12/12/12 15:13, eric britton wrote: > > > Editorial: No FPT without SCR > > Posted on 12 December 2012 > > |Leave a comment > > | Edit > > > > *This is a simple fact*! Free Public Transport (FPT) has no possible > justification whatsoever unless your governing officials are willing > to do something about adjusting the modal mix and bringi ng down car > ownership and use in the city strategically and as quickly as possible > SCR -- (Serious Car Reductions). > > canada-vancouver-road closed - smaller > > > The tools for achieving these necessary adjustments in the modal split > are well known, experience-proven and widely used in cities of all > sizes in many parts of the world. There is no possible justification > that competent public authorities not be aware of these proven tools > and policies. They include most > notably:http://networkdispatches.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif > ?m=1207340914g . . . > > Click here for article from World Streets - > http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr/ > > > > __._,_.___ > > > The New Mobility/World Transport Agenda > Consult at: http://NewMobility.org > To post message to group: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com > To subscribe: WorldTransport-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > To unsubscribe: WorldTransport-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional > Change settings via the Web > > (Yahoo! ID required) > Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest > > | Switch to Fully Featured > > > Visit Your Group > > | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | > Unsubscribe > > > __,_._,___ From datar.ashok at gmail.com Thu Dec 13 13:47:10 2012 From: datar.ashok at gmail.com (ashok datar) Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:17:10 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Re: WorldTransport Forum Editorial: No FPT without SCR In-Reply-To: <50C8A95D.5000002@aol.com> References: <50C8A95D.5000002@aol.com> Message-ID: this is an interesting subject why an employer should not provide reimbursement for expenses incurred on public transport commute for each employee in the most optimal manner and perhaps make it tax deductible offer no direct or indirect perquisite for car, its parking or loan to buy a car and let govt or mun authoriites charge market driven parking tariff for all employees this is the most efficient way ashok datar. mumbai On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Dave Holladay wrote: > Eric > > There is no such thing as a free lunch - you pay to use a car so you pay > to use public transport. > > How you pay and what you pay might be the issue but I'm totally against > Free as the concept > > Public Transport might be underwritten by organisations who make massive > savings on providing car parking - some London companies reckon on > saving ?9K per year for every employee who does not need a car park > space on their HQ site in West London, typically many will be giving > each car driving employee parking to the value of ?2K-?3K per year, so > why not switch the offer to include ALL employees rather that the select > few who opt to bring in their own cars, and expect free parking. > > Expand this to all parking - after all in the UK and for many other > legislations the only commitment made by government is to provide roads > for moving traffic, so ditch all provision for parking - provide roads > ONLY for people moving around - on foot on bikes, on buses, in cars. > > A move to equate all travel costs through a common tariff will also help > so that the cost of parking - at all times - can be totalled up against > the cost of using a public service system. Parking on or off the street > at home or at the destination will have a price which can then be > measured against the price for taking a publicly available service. > > Imagine if owning a car delivered the cost of paying for where it sits > still at all the times it isn't moving. > > Dave > > On 12/12/12 15:13, eric britton wrote: > > > > > > Editorial: No FPT without SCR > > > > Posted on 12 December 2012 > > < > http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr/ > > > > |Leave a comment > > < > http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr/#respond > > > > | Edit > > < > http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=10144&action=edit > > > > > > > > *This is a simple fact*! Free Public Transport (FPT) has no possible > > justification whatsoever unless your governing officials are willing > > to do something about adjusting the modal mix and bringi ng down car > > ownership and use in the city strategically and as quickly as possible > > SCR -- (Serious Car Reductions). > > > > canada-vancouver-road closed - smaller > > < > http://networkdispatches.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr/canada-vancouver-road-closed-smaller/ > > > > > > The tools for achieving these necessary adjustments in the modal split > > are well known, experience-proven and widely used in cities of all > > sizes in many parts of the world. There is no possible justification > > that competent public authorities not be aware of these proven tools > > and policies. They include most > > notably: > http://networkdispatches.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif > > ?m=1207340914g . . . > > > > Click here for article from World Streets - > > > http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr/ > > > > > > > > __._,_.___ > > > > > > The New Mobility/World Transport Agenda > > Consult at: http://NewMobility.org > > To post message to group: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com > > To subscribe: WorldTransport-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To unsubscribe: WorldTransport-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional > > Change settings via the Web > > < > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldTransport/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdTkwdWwzBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzExNDA2ODAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3MjA5MTQyBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3N0bmdzBHN0aW1lAzEzNTUzMjU2Nzc- > > > > (Yahoo! 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Groups Terms of Use | > > Unsubscribe > > > > > > __,_._,___ > > -------------------------------------------------------- > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > ================================================================ > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries > (the 'Global South'). > -- ashok.r datar Mumbai Environmental Social Network 20 Madhavi, Makarand Society, S.V.S.Marg, Mahim-400 016 98676 65107/0222 444 9212 see our website : www.mesn.org *I am what I am because what we all are* From bruun at seas.upenn.edu Thu Dec 13 16:37:31 2012 From: bruun at seas.upenn.edu (bruun at seas.upenn.edu) Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:37:31 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: WorldTransport Forum Editorial: No FPT without SCR In-Reply-To: References: <50C8A95D.5000002@aol.com> Message-ID: <20121213023731.76671fut3yf8rhkr@webmail.seas.upenn.edu> Yes, this is an interesting subject. A few additional points: 1) The "free market" for parking doesn't always work, so there is a case for regulating pricing. For example, many cities have "early bird" pricing where the person staying all day in private parking gets a steep discount and the person who stays for an hour or two in public parking on the street gets gouged. This is exactly the opposite of how it should be. It incentivizes driving the car to work and going to the suburbs to conduct shopping, business, visits to clinics, etc. 2) The only place where public transport should be "free", meaning no fares, is where the cost recovery factor is low anyway. In such cases, the money processing uses up a significant part of the revenue collected and there probably are no congestion issues. If you don't have fares, especially during the peak hours, then the system gets overloaded with people going a short distance, which means either further very high expense to add peak capacity and the incentivizing of a shift to private transport for those who can afford to avoid overcrowding. Furthermore, the the revenue is needed to make improvements to service. Ultimately, a system with fares simply wont' be as good.... Eric Bruun Quoting ashok datar : > this is an interesting subject > why an employer should not provide reimbursement for expenses incurred on > public transport commute for each employee in the most optimal manner > and perhaps make it tax deductible > offer no direct or indirect perquisite for car, its parking or loan to buy > a car > and let govt or mun authoriites charge market driven parking tariff for all > employees > this is the most efficient way > ashok datar. mumbai > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Dave Holladay wrote: > >> Eric >> >> There is no such thing as a free lunch - you pay to use a car so you pay >> to use public transport. >> >> How you pay and what you pay might be the issue but I'm totally against >> Free as the concept >> >> Public Transport might be underwritten by organisations who make massive >> savings on providing car parking - some London companies reckon on >> saving ?9K per year for every employee who does not need a car park >> space on their HQ site in West London, typically many will be giving >> each car driving employee parking to the value of ?2K-?3K per year, so >> why not switch the offer to include ALL employees rather that the select >> few who opt to bring in their own cars, and expect free parking. >> >> Expand this to all parking - after all in the UK and for many other >> legislations the only commitment made by government is to provide roads >> for moving traffic, so ditch all provision for parking - provide roads >> ONLY for people moving around - on foot on bikes, on buses, in cars. >> >> A move to equate all travel costs through a common tariff will also help >> so that the cost of parking - at all times - can be totalled up against >> the cost of using a public service system. Parking on or off the street >> at home or at the destination will have a price which can then be >> measured against the price for taking a publicly available service. >> >> Imagine if owning a car delivered the cost of paying for where it sits >> still at all the times it isn't moving. >> >> Dave >> >> On 12/12/12 15:13, eric britton wrote: >> > >> > >> > Editorial: No FPT without SCR >> > >> > Posted on 12 December 2012 >> > < >> http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr/ >> > >> > |Leave a comment >> > < >> http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr/#respond >> > >> > | Edit >> > < >> http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=10144&action=edit >> > >> > >> > >> > *This is a simple fact*! Free Public Transport (FPT) has no possible >> > justification whatsoever unless your governing officials are willing >> > to do something about adjusting the modal mix and bringi ng down car >> > ownership and use in the city strategically and as quickly as possible >> > SCR -- (Serious Car Reductions). >> > >> > canada-vancouver-road closed - smaller >> > < >> http://networkdispatches.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr/canada-vancouver-road-closed-smaller/ >> > >> > >> > The tools for achieving these necessary adjustments in the modal split >> > are well known, experience-proven and widely used in cities of all >> > sizes in many parts of the world. There is no possible justification >> > that competent public authorities not be aware of these proven tools >> > and policies. They include most >> > notably: >> http://networkdispatches.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif >> > ?m=1207340914g . . . >> > >> > Click here for article from World Streets - >> > >> http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr/ >> > >> > >> > >> > __._,_.___ >> > >> > >> > The New Mobility/World Transport Agenda >> > Consult at: http://NewMobility.org >> > To post message to group: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com >> > To subscribe: WorldTransport-subscribe@yahoogroups.com >> > To unsubscribe: WorldTransport-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional >> > Change settings via the Web >> > < >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldTransport/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdTkwdWwzBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzExNDA2ODAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3MjA5MTQyBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3N0bmdzBHN0aW1lAzEzNTUzMjU2Nzc- >> > >> > (Yahoo! 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Many initiatives to curb the trend have not been successful. This article highlights an important aspect that attribute to the above unsustainable phenomenon, which has been ignored: "The Derelict [...] Read more of this post - Click to http://wp.me/p1fsqb-11j for full article. Eric Britton, editor | 13 December 2012 at 11:24 | Categories: 2012, India, New Mobility, op-ed, rickshaw, Safe Streets, World Streets | URL: http://wp.me/psKUY-2E4 Comment See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/letter-from-bangalore-the-derelict-mile/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Fri Dec 14 02:15:33 2012 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton) Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:15:33 +0100 Subject: [sustran] My basic theory about 2013 is this. Message-ID: <012201cdd955$7b5c8180$72158480$@britton@ecoplan.org> . . New post on World Streets: The Politics of Transport in Cities My basic theory about 2013 is this. by Eric Britton, editor My basic theory about 2013 is this: If what we try to do looks like something that we might done back in the late years of the last century, it will not be good enough. That's the test I try to apply every day. Being different is not a guarantee of success. But not being different is a guarantee of sure failure. [...] Read more of this post Eric Britton, editor | 13 December 2012 at 17:50 | Categories: 2012, Strategies/tactics, World Streets | URL: http://wp.me/psKUY-2E8 . Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/my-basic-theory-about-2013-is-t his/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Fri Dec 14 17:01:21 2012 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton) Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:01:21 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Eric Britton and World Streets to Sustran: lack of user friendliness of emails. Message-ID: <003801cdd9d1$37dcc560$a7965020$@britton@ecoplan.org> Cornie Huizenga has just, rightfully, called me to task for the materials I have for some time been forwarding to our wonderful Sustran group. before proposing a solution would first like to express my apologies. I should have gotten to this far earlier. For the record, the problem is that Sustran cannot handle html, and it is the only one of the sites with whom we at least occasionally share mail notifications that is in this position. But for various reasons, I do not think that this can be changed. At least not here. So I shall try to do better form here on, and at the very least not send on complex an, messy and finally totally unreadable text. Back to txt and happy to do it. Kind regards/Eric Britton PS. And for the record the text of the short note on the year ahead that appeared in World Streets yesterday reads in txt as follows: My basic theory about 2013 is this: If what we try to do looks like something that we would have done back in the late years of the last century, it will not be good enough. That's the test I try to apply every day. Being different is not a guarantee of success. But NOT being different is a guarantee of sure failure From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Mon Dec 17 00:21:45 2012 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton) Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:21:45 +0100 Subject: [sustran] =?utf-8?Q?Albert_Hirschman_in_Latin_America=3A_Notes_on?= =?utf-8?Q?_Hirschman=C2=B4s_Trilogy_on_Economic_Development=2E?= Message-ID: <008e01cddba1$154d56a0$3fe803e0$@britton@ecoplan.org> From: World Streets: The Politics of Transport in Cities [mailto:comment-reply@wordpress.com] Sent: Sunday, 16 December, 2012 10:48 Subject: [New post] Albert Hirschman in Latin America: Notes on Hirschman?s Trilogy on Economic Development. Albert Hirschman in Latin America: Notes on Hirschman?s Trilogy on Economic Development. This paper published in 2004 by professor Ana Maria Bianchi of the Faculty of Economics of the University of S?o Paulo offers more in this series on the work and considerable contributions of the great economist and social scientist Albert Hirschman who died on Monday of this week in Princeton New Jersey. [...] Read more of this post at http://wp.me/psKUY-2Eh From paulbarter at reinventingtransport.org Mon Dec 17 16:58:24 2012 From: paulbarter at reinventingtransport.org (Paul Barter) Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:58:24 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing Message-ID: *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan *** http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-restriction-plan/560260 Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012 Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers on major streets by March next year to ease the capital?s notorious traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said. The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or even license plate numbers in Jakarta?s main business areas. The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, he said, would require further study. Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even resistance from road users in Jakarta. ?If we don?t take some drastic measures [Jakarta?s traffic problems] will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any smaller,? Joko said. ?Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy] slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel.? Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging demand for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport once the regulation is in place. ?In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized [Kopaja] buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp [public transportation],? he said. Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect motorcycles. ?So far those exempted by this regulation are public transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas,? he said. ?Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we will study this further.? ..... === Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on "jakarta odds evens license plate", such as the following: Odd-even system to benefit plate makers Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012 If you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you should ... Police to install devices to spot fake license plates Jakarta Post-14 Dec, 2012 The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce the odd-even license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and criticism from Jakarta's ... House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying Jakarta Globe-35 minutes ago House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the Jakarta administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle restriction scheme, ... days depending on whether their license plates end in odd or evennumbers, but ... Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012 The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would be ... Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan Jakarta Globe-6 Dec, 2012 Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers on ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate numbers in Jakarta's ... Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012 TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of the Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates number ... Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013 BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012 Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ... Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan Jakarta Globe-8 Dec, 2012 ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement a license plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on odd or even license plate ... -- Paul Barter http://www.reinventingparking.org http://www.reinventingtransport.org http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx From carlosfpardo at gmail.com Tue Dec 18 00:36:20 2012 From: carlosfpardo at gmail.com (Carlosfelipe Pardo) Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:36:20 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> Based on the experience of every city where this scheme has been applied, I wouldn't be suprised if the amount of car sales (used and old) increase substantially once it's implemented... On 17/12/2012 02:58 a.m., Paul Barter wrote: > *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan *** > > http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-restriction-plan/560260 > Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012 > > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers on > major streets by March next year to ease the capital?s notorious > traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said. > > The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or even > license plate numbers in Jakarta?s main business areas. > > The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta > Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But > determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, he > said, would require further study. > > Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even > resistance from road users in Jakarta. > > ?If we don?t take some drastic measures [Jakarta?s traffic problems] > will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any > smaller,? Joko said. > > ?Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy] > slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport > and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel.? > > Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging demand > for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport once the > regulation is in place. > > ?In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an > additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized [Kopaja] > buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp [public > transportation],? he said. > > Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect > motorcycles. ?So far those exempted by this regulation are public > transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas,? he > said. ?Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we will > study this further.? > > ..... > > === > Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on "jakarta > odds evens license plate", such as the following: > > Odd-even system to benefit plate makers > Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012 > If you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even > license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you > should ... > > Police to install devices to spot fake license plates > Jakarta Post-14 Dec, 2012 > The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce the odd-even > license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and criticism from > Jakarta's ... > > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying > Jakarta Globe-35 minutes ago > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the Jakarta > administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle restriction > scheme, ... days depending on whether their license plates end in odd > or evennumbers, but ... > > Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan > NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012 > The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on > even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would be > ... > > Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan > Jakarta Globe-6 Dec, 2012 > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers on > ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate numbers in > Jakarta's ... > > Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates > Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012 > TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of the > Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates number ... > > Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013 > BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012 > Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles > usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ... > > Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan > Jakarta Globe-8 Dec, 2012 > ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement a license > plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on odd or even > license plate ... > > > -- > Paul Barter > http://www.reinventingparking.org > http://www.reinventingtransport.org > http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx > -------------------------------------------------------- > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > ================================================================ > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries (the 'Global South'). > From RThom at wri.org Tue Dec 18 09:12:07 2012 From: RThom at wri.org (Rhys Thom) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:12:07 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Reminder: Scholarship Applications Due December 19 for the Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship Message-ID: This is a friendly reminder that Expressions of Interest for the Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship are due next Wednesday, December 19th - make sure you've submitted your application here! >From this first phase, up to ten candidates will advance to the next phase, which will consist of a more detailed research proposal required by January (date to be confirmed). Final awardees will be notified in early 2013. If you have any questions, please visit the Scholarship FAQ page or write us at schipper.memorial@embarq.org. If you encountered any difficulties submitting applications earlier, we have improved and updated our application page. Please feel free to submit again. If you encounter any problems, take a look at the FAQ page or reach out to us at schipper.memorial@embarq.org. Begin Your Application Here - http://leeschipper.embarq.org/the-scholarship/apply The Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship is now seeking applicants to innovate for sustainable transport. Lee was a founder of EMBARQ and dedicated his professional life to the efficient use of energy in mobility. An astrophysicist and a studied musician, Lee was an iconoclast in the field of energy efficiency. This scholarship celebrates his vision and the bold challenges to conventional wisdom that Lee gave to the field. The scholarship will award two extraordinary candidates up to US$10,000 each to advance transformative research in efficient and sustainable transport. Winning research proposalswill advance the field through iconoclastic contributions to data collection, problem diagnosis through data evaluation, policy analysis stemming throughthis evaluation and a cross-cutting comparative analysis across disciplines and international boundaries. The scholarship is international in nature, and it is thus open to researchers and students of all national origins and fields. The first selection phase requires an expression of interest, to be completed by December 19th, 2012. Applicants can learn more about this process here. From this first phase, up to ten candidates will advance to the next phase, which will consist of a more detailed research proposal required by January (date to be confirmed). Final awardees will be notified in early 2013. ? Rhys Thom Director - Information & Innovation EMBARQ @ World Resources Institute wri.org embarq.org thecityfix.com From cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org Tue Dec 18 11:40:21 2012 From: cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org (Cornie Huizenga) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:40:21 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing In-Reply-To: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> References: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Carlos - I have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence on people buying additional cars but have not really seen hard numbers on this. Obviously what the governor of Jakarta is most interested in is the number of cars on the road on a given day and not the number of cars owned. There are hard numbers available that such a odd-even scheme reduces the numbers of cars actually on the road on a given day and that it does increase average speeds. It is good to see that additional investments are being made in public transport. My preference would however be a vehicle quota with the auction proceeds being used to improve public transport. Currently 400 new cars are being registered in greater Jakarta area ( http://www.indii.co.id/news_daily_detail.php?id=4164) resulting in annual 144,000 new cars. Having a quota of 50% of that number (70,000) with an average auction price of $7,500 would generate $ 525,000,000 per year in income for the city and would enable it to implement a high quality public transport system as long as it does not succumbs to the idea of having a metro. Various feasibility studies have also been carried out on congestion charging in Jakarta - this could be used to regulate the use of existing vehicles. All in all a more sustainable approach than the rather primitive odd-even scheme which does not generate any revenues. Cornie On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Carlosfelipe Pardo wrote: > Based on the experience of every city where this scheme has been > applied, I wouldn't be suprised if the amount of car sales (used and > old) increase substantially once it's implemented... > > > On 17/12/2012 02:58 a.m., Paul Barter wrote: > > *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan *** > > > > > http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-restriction-plan/560260 > > Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012 > > > > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers on > > major streets by March next year to ease the capital?s notorious > > traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said. > > > > The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or even > > license plate numbers in Jakarta?s main business areas. > > > > The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta > > Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But > > determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, he > > said, would require further study. > > > > Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even > > resistance from road users in Jakarta. > > > > ?If we don?t take some drastic measures [Jakarta?s traffic problems] > > will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any > > smaller,? Joko said. > > > > ?Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy] > > slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport > > and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel.? > > > > Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging demand > > for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport once the > > regulation is in place. > > > > ?In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an > > additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized [Kopaja] > > buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp [public > > transportation],? he said. > > > > Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect > > motorcycles. ?So far those exempted by this regulation are public > > transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas,? he > > said. ?Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we will > > study this further.? > > > > ..... > > > > === > > Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on "jakarta > > odds evens license plate", such as the following: > > > > Odd-even system to benefit plate makers > > Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012 > > If you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even > > license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you > > should ... > > > > Police to install devices to spot fake license plates > > Jakarta Post-14 Dec, 2012 > > The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce the odd-even > > license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and criticism from > > Jakarta's ... > > > > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying > > Jakarta Globe-35 minutes ago > > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the Jakarta > > administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle restriction > > scheme, ... days depending on whether their license plates end in odd > > or evennumbers, but ... > > > > Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan > > NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012 > > The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on > > even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would be > > ... > > > > Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan > > Jakarta Globe-6 Dec, 2012 > > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers on > > ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate numbers in > > Jakarta's ... > > > > Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates > > Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012 > > TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of the > > Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates number ... > > > > Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013 > > BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012 > > Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles > > usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ... > > > > Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan > > Jakarta Globe-8 Dec, 2012 > > ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement a license > > plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on odd or even > > license plate ... > > > > > > -- > > Paul Barter > > http://www.reinventingparking.org > > http://www.reinventingtransport.org > > http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > > > ================================================================ > > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries > (the 'Global South'). > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > ================================================================ > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries > (the 'Global South'). > -- Cornie Huizenga Joint Convener Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport Mobile: +86 13901949332 cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org www.slocat.net From lwright at vivacities.org Tue Dec 18 13:05:21 2012 From: lwright at vivacities.org (Lloyd Wright) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:05:21 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing In-Reply-To: References: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> Message-ID: <002501cddcd4$e70bf370$b523da50$@vivacities.org> Dear all, There ways to make license plate restrictions work without significant purchases of second vehicles. However, the simple odd-even scheme as proposed in Jakarta is perhaps the most ineffective. To discourage additional car purchases (in order to bypass the restrictions), a city can: 1. Restrict four numbers per day (meaning one would have to purchase more than two cars to drive every day) 2. Do not permit the same ending number for any vehicle registered by the same person or for a vehicle at the same address 3. Change the days associated with each number at least once per year. License plate restrictions are more realistic for developing cities than more complex TDM mechanisms such as congestion pricing. To be effective, though, mechanisms as suggested should be implemented that can discourage the purchasing of additional vehicles. And of course, a well-functioning vehicle registration system is required. Best regards, Lloyd -----Original Message----- From: sustran-discuss-bounces+lwright=vivacities.org@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+lwright=vivacities.org@list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of Cornie Huizenga Sent: 18 December 2012 10:40 To: Carlosfelipe Pardo Cc: sustran-discuss Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing Hi Carlos - I have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence on people buying additional cars but have not really seen hard numbers on this. Obviously what the governor of Jakarta is most interested in is the number of cars on the road on a given day and not the number of cars owned. There are hard numbers available that such a odd-even scheme reduces the numbers of cars actually on the road on a given day and that it does increase average speeds. It is good to see that additional investments are being made in public transport. My preference would however be a vehicle quota with the auction proceeds being used to improve public transport. Currently 400 new cars are being registered in greater Jakarta area ( http://www.indii.co.id/news_daily_detail.php?id=4164) resulting in annual 144,000 new cars. Having a quota of 50% of that number (70,000) with an average auction price of $7,500 would generate $ 525,000,000 per year in income for the city and would enable it to implement a high quality public transport system as long as it does not succumbs to the idea of having a metro. Various feasibility studies have also been carried out on congestion charging in Jakarta - this could be used to regulate the use of existing vehicles. All in all a more sustainable approach than the rather primitive odd-even scheme which does not generate any revenues. Cornie On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Carlosfelipe Pardo wrote: > Based on the experience of every city where this scheme has been > applied, I wouldn't be suprised if the amount of car sales (used and > old) increase substantially once it's implemented... > > > On 17/12/2012 02:58 a.m., Paul Barter wrote: > > *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan *** > > > > > http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-re > striction-plan/560260 > > Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012 > > > > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers > > on major streets by March next year to ease the capital's notorious > > traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said. > > > > The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or > > even license plate numbers in Jakarta's main business areas. > > > > The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta > > Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But > > determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, > > he said, would require further study. > > > > Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even > > resistance from road users in Jakarta. > > > > "If we don't take some drastic measures [Jakarta's traffic problems] > > will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any > > smaller," Joko said. > > > > "Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy] > > slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport > > and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel." > > > > Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging > > demand for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport > > once the regulation is in place. > > > > "In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an > > additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized > > [Kopaja] buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp > > [public transportation]," he said. > > > > Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect > > motorcycles. "So far those exempted by this regulation are public > > transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas," > > he said. "Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we > > will study this further." > > > > ..... > > > > === > > Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on > > "jakarta odds evens license plate", such as the following: > > > > Odd-even system to benefit plate makers Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012 If > > you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even > > license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you > > should ... > > > > Police to install devices to spot fake license plates Jakarta > > Post-14 Dec, 2012 The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce > > the odd-even license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and > > criticism from Jakarta's ... > > > > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying Jakarta Globe-35 > > minutes ago House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the > > Jakarta administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle > > restriction scheme, ... days depending on whether their license > > plates end in odd or evennumbers, but ... > > > > Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan > > NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012 > > The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on > > even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would > > be ... > > > > Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan Jakarta Globe-6 > > Dec, 2012 Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license > > plate numbers on ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate > > numbers in Jakarta's ... > > > > Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012 > > TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of > > the Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates number ... > > > > Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013 > > BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012 > > Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles > > usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ... > > > > Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan Jakarta > > Globe-8 Dec, 2012 ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement > > a license plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on > > odd or even license plate ... > > > > > > -- > > Paul Barter > > http://www.reinventingparking.org > > http://www.reinventingtransport.org > > http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > > > ================================================================ > > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing > countries (the 'Global South'). > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > ================================================================ > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing > countries (the 'Global South'). > -- Cornie Huizenga Joint Convener Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport Mobile: +86 13901949332 cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org www.slocat.net -------------------------------------------------------- To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss ================================================================ SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries (the 'Global South'). From bruun at seas.upenn.edu Tue Dec 18 18:48:37 2012 From: bruun at seas.upenn.edu (bruun at seas.upenn.edu) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:48:37 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing In-Reply-To: <002501cddcd4$e70bf370$b523da50$@vivacities.org> References: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> <002501cddcd4$e70bf370$b523da50$@vivacities.org> Message-ID: <20121218044837.19423zsyz2dan94l@webmail.seas.upenn.edu> Hi everyone: I want to add two additional points: 1) I am not an expert on license schemes like the others who have responded, but I do want to raise a concern. Some people actually have a more genuine need for a car every day than others, for example, people making deliveries and who otherwise need it for their work. Others just don't like to mix with the hoi polloi and could actually use other options than the car. This method of alternating plates treats them all the same. 2) Cornie uses the word "succumbs" to Metro as if it were a disease. Jakarta is, after all, a city of over 10 million people and distances are long. Simply building BRT and improving the commuter railways may still be inadequate. Half a billion dollars per year could be leveraged into a lot of grade separation for both buses and rail, if it was managed efficiently. Eric Bruun Quoting Lloyd Wright : > Dear all, > > There ways to make license plate restrictions work without significant > purchases of second vehicles. However, the simple odd-even scheme as > proposed in Jakarta is perhaps the most ineffective. > > To discourage additional car purchases (in order to bypass the > restrictions), a city can: > > 1. Restrict four numbers per day (meaning one would have to purchase more > than two cars to drive every day) > 2. Do not permit the same ending number for any vehicle registered by the > same person or for a vehicle at the same address > 3. Change the days associated with each number at least once per year. > > License plate restrictions are more realistic for developing cities than > more complex TDM mechanisms such as congestion pricing. To be effective, > though, mechanisms as suggested should be implemented that can discourage > the purchasing of additional vehicles. And of course, a well-functioning > vehicle registration system is required. > > Best regards, > > Lloyd > > -----Original Message----- > From: sustran-discuss-bounces+lwright=vivacities.org@list.jca.apc.org > [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+lwright=vivacities.org@list.jca.apc.org] On > Behalf Of Cornie Huizenga > Sent: 18 December 2012 10:40 > To: Carlosfelipe Pardo > Cc: sustran-discuss > Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic > rationing > > Hi Carlos - I have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence on people buying > additional cars but have not really seen hard numbers on this. Obviously > what the governor of Jakarta is most interested in is the number of cars on > the road on a given day and not the number of cars owned. There are hard > numbers available that such a odd-even scheme reduces the numbers of cars > actually on the road on a given day and that it does increase average > speeds. It is good to see that additional investments are being made in > public transport. > > My preference would however be a vehicle quota with the auction proceeds > being used to improve public transport. Currently 400 new cars are being > registered in greater Jakarta area ( > http://www.indii.co.id/news_daily_detail.php?id=4164) resulting in annual > 144,000 new cars. Having a quota of 50% of that number (70,000) with an > average auction price of $7,500 would generate $ 525,000,000 per year in > income for the city and would enable it to implement a high quality > public transport system as long as it does not succumbs to the idea of > having a metro. Various feasibility studies have also been carried out on > congestion charging in Jakarta - this could be used to regulate the use of > existing vehicles. > > All in all a more sustainable approach than the rather primitive odd-even > scheme which does not generate any revenues. > > Cornie > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Carlosfelipe Pardo > wrote: > >> Based on the experience of every city where this scheme has been >> applied, I wouldn't be suprised if the amount of car sales (used and >> old) increase substantially once it's implemented... >> >> >> On 17/12/2012 02:58 a.m., Paul Barter wrote: >> > *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan *** >> > >> > >> http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-re >> striction-plan/560260 >> > Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012 >> > >> > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers >> > on major streets by March next year to ease the capital's notorious >> > traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said. >> > >> > The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or >> > even license plate numbers in Jakarta's main business areas. >> > >> > The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta >> > Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But >> > determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, >> > he said, would require further study. >> > >> > Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even >> > resistance from road users in Jakarta. >> > >> > "If we don't take some drastic measures [Jakarta's traffic problems] >> > will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any >> > smaller," Joko said. >> > >> > "Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy] >> > slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport >> > and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel." >> > >> > Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging >> > demand for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport >> > once the regulation is in place. >> > >> > "In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an >> > additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized >> > [Kopaja] buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp >> > [public transportation]," he said. >> > >> > Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect >> > motorcycles. "So far those exempted by this regulation are public >> > transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas," >> > he said. "Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we >> > will study this further." >> > >> > ..... >> > >> > === >> > Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on >> > "jakarta odds evens license plate", such as the following: >> > >> > Odd-even system to benefit plate makers Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012 If >> > you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even >> > license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you >> > should ... >> > >> > Police to install devices to spot fake license plates Jakarta >> > Post-14 Dec, 2012 The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce >> > the odd-even license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and >> > criticism from Jakarta's ... >> > >> > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying Jakarta Globe-35 >> > minutes ago House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the >> > Jakarta administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle >> > restriction scheme, ... days depending on whether their license >> > plates end in odd or evennumbers, but ... >> > >> > Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan >> > NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012 >> > The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on >> > even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would >> > be ... >> > >> > Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan Jakarta Globe-6 >> > Dec, 2012 Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license >> > plate numbers on ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate >> > numbers in Jakarta's ... >> > >> > Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012 >> > TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of >> > the Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates number > ... >> > >> > Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013 >> > BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012 >> > Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles >> > usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ... >> > >> > Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan Jakarta >> > Globe-8 Dec, 2012 ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement >> > a license plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on >> > odd or even license plate ... >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Paul Barter >> > http://www.reinventingparking.org >> > http://www.reinventingtransport.org >> > http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx >> > -------------------------------------------------------- >> > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> > >> > ================================================================ >> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing >> countries (the 'Global South'). >> > >> >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> >> ================================================================ >> SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing >> countries (the 'Global South'). >> > > > > -- > Cornie Huizenga > Joint Convener > Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport > Mobile: +86 13901949332 > cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org > www.slocat.net > -------------------------------------------------------- > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > ================================================================ > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries > (the 'Global South'). > > -------------------------------------------------------- > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > ================================================================ > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing > countries (the 'Global South'). > > From cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org Tue Dec 18 19:00:45 2012 From: cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org (Cornie Huizenga) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:00:45 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing In-Reply-To: <20121218044837.19423zsyz2dan94l@webmail.seas.upenn.edu> References: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> <002501cddcd4$e70bf370$b523da50$@vivacities.org> <20121218044837.19423zsyz2dan94l@webmail.seas.upenn.edu> Message-ID: Hi Eric, I did think before using the word "succumb" :-) I live in Shanghai and am actually a keen user of the metro here. So, it is not only my best friends who use it but also myself. There have been many discussions on the merits of Metro versus BRT etc. here in Sustran, and at various international workshops. There is certainly an argument to be made for a metro as a backbone to public transport in a large city. However, in the case of Jakarta would it not be better to use the estimated $500 million for the next 5 years to build a world class BRT system, integrated with walking and cycling facilities etc. If they decide to complement this with a metro system in the next 5 years after that I am OK with that. However, $ 500 million only buys you 5 km of metro so it is unlikely that after 5 years with 25km that they would have a mode share of 5%. So I guess that in the case of Indonesia "succumb" was right choice of language. Cornie On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 5:48 PM, wrote: > Hi everyone: > > I want to add two additional points: > > 1) I am not an expert on license schemes like the others who have > responded, but I do want to raise a concern. > Some people actually have a more genuine need for a car every day than > others, for example, people making deliveries and > who otherwise need it for their work. Others just don't like to mix > with the hoi polloi and could actually use other options than the > car. This method of alternating plates treats them all the same. > > 2) Cornie uses the word "succumbs" to Metro as if it were a disease. > Jakarta is, after all, a city of over 10 million people and distances > are long. Simply > building BRT and improving the commuter railways may still be > inadequate. Half a billion dollars per year could be leveraged into a > lot > of grade separation for both buses and rail, if it was managed efficiently. > > Eric Bruun > > > Quoting Lloyd Wright : > > > Dear all, > > > > There ways to make license plate restrictions work without significant > > purchases of second vehicles. However, the simple odd-even scheme as > > proposed in Jakarta is perhaps the most ineffective. > > > > To discourage additional car purchases (in order to bypass the > > restrictions), a city can: > > > > 1. Restrict four numbers per day (meaning one would have to purchase more > > than two cars to drive every day) > > 2. Do not permit the same ending number for any vehicle registered by the > > same person or for a vehicle at the same address > > 3. Change the days associated with each number at least once per year. > > > > License plate restrictions are more realistic for developing cities than > > more complex TDM mechanisms such as congestion pricing. To be effective, > > though, mechanisms as suggested should be implemented that can discourage > > the purchasing of additional vehicles. And of course, a well-functioning > > vehicle registration system is required. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Lloyd > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: sustran-discuss-bounces+lwright=vivacities.org@list.jca.apc.org > > [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+lwright=vivacities.org@list.jca.apc.org] > On > > Behalf Of Cornie Huizenga > > Sent: 18 December 2012 10:40 > > To: Carlosfelipe Pardo > > Cc: sustran-discuss > > Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate > traffic > > rationing > > > > Hi Carlos - I have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence on people buying > > additional cars but have not really seen hard numbers on this. Obviously > > what the governor of Jakarta is most interested in is the number of cars > on > > the road on a given day and not the number of cars owned. There are hard > > numbers available that such a odd-even scheme reduces the numbers of cars > > actually on the road on a given day and that it does increase average > > speeds. It is good to see that additional investments are being made in > > public transport. > > > > My preference would however be a vehicle quota with the auction proceeds > > being used to improve public transport. Currently 400 new cars are being > > registered in greater Jakarta area ( > > http://www.indii.co.id/news_daily_detail.php?id=4164) resulting in > annual > > 144,000 new cars. Having a quota of 50% of that number (70,000) with an > > average auction price of $7,500 would generate $ 525,000,000 per year in > > income for the city and would enable it to implement a high quality > > public transport system as long as it does not succumbs to the idea of > > having a metro. Various feasibility studies have also been carried out > on > > congestion charging in Jakarta - this could be used to regulate the use > of > > existing vehicles. > > > > All in all a more sustainable approach than the rather primitive odd-even > > scheme which does not generate any revenues. > > > > Cornie > > > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Carlosfelipe Pardo < > carlosfpardo@gmail.com > >> wrote: > > > >> Based on the experience of every city where this scheme has been > >> applied, I wouldn't be suprised if the amount of car sales (used and > >> old) increase substantially once it's implemented... > >> > >> > >> On 17/12/2012 02:58 a.m., Paul Barter wrote: > >> > *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan *** > >> > > >> > > >> http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-re > >> striction-plan/560260 > >> > Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012 > >> > > >> > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers > >> > on major streets by March next year to ease the capital's notorious > >> > traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said. > >> > > >> > The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or > >> > even license plate numbers in Jakarta's main business areas. > >> > > >> > The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta > >> > Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But > >> > determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, > >> > he said, would require further study. > >> > > >> > Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even > >> > resistance from road users in Jakarta. > >> > > >> > "If we don't take some drastic measures [Jakarta's traffic problems] > >> > will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any > >> > smaller," Joko said. > >> > > >> > "Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy] > >> > slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport > >> > and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel." > >> > > >> > Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging > >> > demand for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport > >> > once the regulation is in place. > >> > > >> > "In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an > >> > additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized > >> > [Kopaja] buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp > >> > [public transportation]," he said. > >> > > >> > Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect > >> > motorcycles. "So far those exempted by this regulation are public > >> > transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas," > >> > he said. "Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we > >> > will study this further." > >> > > >> > ..... > >> > > >> > === > >> > Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on > >> > "jakarta odds evens license plate", such as the following: > >> > > >> > Odd-even system to benefit plate makers Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012 If > >> > you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even > >> > license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you > >> > should ... > >> > > >> > Police to install devices to spot fake license plates Jakarta > >> > Post-14 Dec, 2012 The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce > >> > the odd-even license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and > >> > criticism from Jakarta's ... > >> > > >> > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying Jakarta Globe-35 > >> > minutes ago House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the > >> > Jakarta administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle > >> > restriction scheme, ... days depending on whether their license > >> > plates end in odd or evennumbers, but ... > >> > > >> > Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan > >> > NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012 > >> > The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on > >> > even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would > >> > be ... > >> > > >> > Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan Jakarta Globe-6 > >> > Dec, 2012 Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license > >> > plate numbers on ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate > >> > numbers in Jakarta's ... > >> > > >> > Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012 > >> > TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of > >> > the Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates number > > ... > >> > > >> > Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013 > >> > BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012 > >> > Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles > >> > usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ... > >> > > >> > Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan Jakarta > >> > Globe-8 Dec, 2012 ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement > >> > a license plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on > >> > odd or even license plate ... > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Paul Barter > >> > http://www.reinventingparking.org > >> > http://www.reinventingtransport.org > >> > http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx > >> > -------------------------------------------------------- > >> > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > >> > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > >> > > >> > ================================================================ > >> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > >> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing > >> countries (the 'Global South'). > >> > > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------- > >> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > >> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > >> > >> ================================================================ > >> SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > >> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing > >> countries (the 'Global South'). > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Cornie Huizenga > > Joint Convener > > Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport > > Mobile: +86 13901949332 > > cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org > > www.slocat.net > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > > > ================================================================ > > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries > > (the 'Global South'). > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > > > ================================================================ > > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing > > countries (the 'Global South'). > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > ================================================================ > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries > (the 'Global South'). > -- Cornie Huizenga Joint Convener Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport Mobile: +86 13901949332 cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org www.slocat.net From carlosfpardo at gmail.com Tue Dec 18 19:19:10 2012 From: carlosfpardo at gmail.com (Carlosfelipe Pardo) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:19:10 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing In-Reply-To: References: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> <002501cddcd4$e70bf370$b523da50$@vivacities.org> <20121218044837.19423zsyz2dan94l@webmail.seas.upenn.edu> Message-ID: I would like to go back to the odd-even discussion. This is a beautiful topic. I'll extend my initial remark based on what Cornie, Lloyd and Eric have noted: 1- Regarding in-depth studies as Cornie asks, the UNAM in M?xico did a very useful study in 2009 of the actual impact of their "Hoy no Circula", now more than 25 years after its initial (an ineffective) implementation, showing that it has had all the negative effects one can imagine (more pollution, more congestion, more motorization). Bogot? (now on its seventh version of its own Pico y placa) does studies of the impact of the scheme but they are government-led and not entirely useful (they try to see only the effect on traffic speeds, and try to model the "new and improved version" of the pico y placa. In any event, after going back and forth between 4-numbers-per-day, odd-even (this is the current version), full-day, peak-hours and a good set of variants in between, it is clear that the city is now more congested and that people have bought new and used cars to evade the restriction (nobody has been able to point clearly to the exact linkage of the increase in motorization with pico y placa, since GDP is also increasing and other cities in the country also have their own variants of the restriction). 2- Lloyd's 3 rules are very useful, and two of them (4-numbers-per-day and switching the numbers once a year) have been implemented in Bogot?. The second one (linking registration with home address) has not been implemented but it would be interesting to see if that would have an effect (I think they haven't done so due to the operational difficulties of implementing it). Bogot? has also used various other schemes (banning the choosing of license plate numbers, applying the restriction on specific hours of the day, applying it differentially to cars registered outside of the city with a longer restriction). These have either been smartly made ineffectual (i.e. car dealers buying full "lots" of license plates so they can end up giving the client the option to choose) or have had positive effects but in other arenas (i.e. greater revenue for car registrations in Bogot?, but no reduced traffic in practice). 3- Eric's point about some groups of people needing the car more than others is an oft-quoted reason for not having the restriction, or for trying to differentiate users somehow. Again, Bogot? does have differential applications, though mostly stupid: the groups who do not apply to the restriction are diplomats, ambulances, armored cars, 4x4 (yes, pickup trucks do NOT have pico y placa) and others. Of course, what this has done is that car dealers have increased their sales in 4x4's (and have used the restriction as a basis for their advertisements), or people have started getting armored cars. This, indirectly, is favoring people with higher income. I would definitely favor a scheme where other groups would be able to use their cars for work purposes (whenever they can prove that a tricycle or public transport simply cannot be used for that purpose), but again I would like to see how this can be implemented without "smart" people getting away with it. I welcome the full debate on plate restrictions from everyone, especially since I am currently evaluating the schemes of cities in Latin America which have had it for five or more years (Mexico, Santiago, Bogot?, Medell?n, and more recently Quito, La Paz, 9 cities in Colombia...), and have found no proof that plate restrictions work at all as a structural, other than for the first few months after being implemented. My opinion is that a plate restriction is like Sudoku: it makes people think they're smart, but what it actually does is make them spend time on something which is really useless in the end when they should rather be doing other stuff (the full opinion, in Spanish, here: http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/bogota/ARTICULO-WEB-NEW_NOTA_INTERIOR-11967520.html ). Best regards, Carlos. On 18 December 2012 05:00, Cornie Huizenga wrote: > Hi Eric, > > I did think before using the word "succumb" :-) I live in Shanghai and am > actually a keen user of the metro here. So, it is not only my best friends > who use it but also myself. > > There have been many discussions on the merits of Metro versus BRT etc. here > in Sustran, and at various international workshops. There is certainly an > argument to be made for a metro as a backbone to public transport in a large > city. However, in the case of Jakarta would it not be better to use the > estimated $500 million for the next 5 years to build a world class BRT > system, integrated with walking and cycling facilities etc. If they decide > to complement this with a metro system in the next 5 years after that I am > OK with that. However, $ 500 million only buys you 5 km of metro so it is > unlikely that after 5 years with 25km that they would have a mode share of > 5%. So I guess that in the case of Indonesia "succumb" was right choice of > language. > > Cornie > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 5:48 PM, wrote: >> >> Hi everyone: >> >> I want to add two additional points: >> >> 1) I am not an expert on license schemes like the others who have >> responded, but I do want to raise a concern. >> Some people actually have a more genuine need for a car every day than >> others, for example, people making deliveries and >> who otherwise need it for their work. Others just don't like to mix >> with the hoi polloi and could actually use other options than the >> car. This method of alternating plates treats them all the same. >> >> 2) Cornie uses the word "succumbs" to Metro as if it were a disease. >> Jakarta is, after all, a city of over 10 million people and distances >> are long. Simply >> building BRT and improving the commuter railways may still be >> inadequate. Half a billion dollars per year could be leveraged into a >> lot >> of grade separation for both buses and rail, if it was managed >> efficiently. >> >> Eric Bruun >> >> >> Quoting Lloyd Wright : >> >> > Dear all, >> > >> > There ways to make license plate restrictions work without significant >> > purchases of second vehicles. However, the simple odd-even scheme as >> > proposed in Jakarta is perhaps the most ineffective. >> > >> > To discourage additional car purchases (in order to bypass the >> > restrictions), a city can: >> > >> > 1. Restrict four numbers per day (meaning one would have to purchase >> > more >> > than two cars to drive every day) >> > 2. Do not permit the same ending number for any vehicle registered by >> > the >> > same person or for a vehicle at the same address >> > 3. Change the days associated with each number at least once per year. >> > >> > License plate restrictions are more realistic for developing cities than >> > more complex TDM mechanisms such as congestion pricing. To be >> > effective, >> > though, mechanisms as suggested should be implemented that can >> > discourage >> > the purchasing of additional vehicles. And of course, a >> > well-functioning >> > vehicle registration system is required. >> > >> > Best regards, >> > >> > Lloyd >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: sustran-discuss-bounces+lwright=vivacities.org@list.jca.apc.org >> > [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+lwright=vivacities.org@list.jca.apc.org] >> > On >> > Behalf Of Cornie Huizenga >> > Sent: 18 December 2012 10:40 >> > To: Carlosfelipe Pardo >> > Cc: sustran-discuss >> > Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate >> > traffic >> > rationing >> > >> > Hi Carlos - I have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence on people buying >> > additional cars but have not really seen hard numbers on this. Obviously >> > what the governor of Jakarta is most interested in is the number of cars >> > on >> > the road on a given day and not the number of cars owned. There are >> > hard >> > numbers available that such a odd-even scheme reduces the numbers of >> > cars >> > actually on the road on a given day and that it does increase average >> > speeds. It is good to see that additional investments are being made in >> > public transport. >> > >> > My preference would however be a vehicle quota with the auction proceeds >> > being used to improve public transport. Currently 400 new cars are being >> > registered in greater Jakarta area ( >> > http://www.indii.co.id/news_daily_detail.php?id=4164) resulting in >> > annual >> > 144,000 new cars. Having a quota of 50% of that number (70,000) with an >> > average auction price of $7,500 would generate $ 525,000,000 per year in >> > income for the city and would enable it to implement a high quality >> > public transport system as long as it does not succumbs to the idea of >> > having a metro. Various feasibility studies have also been carried out >> > on >> > congestion charging in Jakarta - this could be used to regulate the use >> > of >> > existing vehicles. >> > >> > All in all a more sustainable approach than the rather primitive >> > odd-even >> > scheme which does not generate any revenues. >> > >> > Cornie >> > >> > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Carlosfelipe Pardo >> > > >> wrote: >> > >> >> Based on the experience of every city where this scheme has been >> >> applied, I wouldn't be suprised if the amount of car sales (used and >> >> old) increase substantially once it's implemented... >> >> >> >> >> >> On 17/12/2012 02:58 a.m., Paul Barter wrote: >> >> > *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan *** >> >> > >> >> > >> >> http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-re >> >> striction-plan/560260 >> >> > Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012 >> >> > >> >> > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers >> >> > on major streets by March next year to ease the capital's notorious >> >> > traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said. >> >> > >> >> > The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or >> >> > even license plate numbers in Jakarta's main business areas. >> >> > >> >> > The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta >> >> > Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But >> >> > determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, >> >> > he said, would require further study. >> >> > >> >> > Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even >> >> > resistance from road users in Jakarta. >> >> > >> >> > "If we don't take some drastic measures [Jakarta's traffic problems] >> >> > will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any >> >> > smaller," Joko said. >> >> > >> >> > "Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy] >> >> > slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport >> >> > and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel." >> >> > >> >> > Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging >> >> > demand for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport >> >> > once the regulation is in place. >> >> > >> >> > "In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an >> >> > additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized >> >> > [Kopaja] buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp >> >> > [public transportation]," he said. >> >> > >> >> > Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect >> >> > motorcycles. "So far those exempted by this regulation are public >> >> > transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas," >> >> > he said. "Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we >> >> > will study this further." >> >> > >> >> > ..... >> >> > >> >> > === >> >> > Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on >> >> > "jakarta odds evens license plate", such as the following: >> >> > >> >> > Odd-even system to benefit plate makers Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012 If >> >> > you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even >> >> > license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you >> >> > should ... >> >> > >> >> > Police to install devices to spot fake license plates Jakarta >> >> > Post-14 Dec, 2012 The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce >> >> > the odd-even license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and >> >> > criticism from Jakarta's ... >> >> > >> >> > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying Jakarta Globe-35 >> >> > minutes ago House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the >> >> > Jakarta administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle >> >> > restriction scheme, ... days depending on whether their license >> >> > plates end in odd or evennumbers, but ... >> >> > >> >> > Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan >> >> > NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012 >> >> > The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on >> >> > even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would >> >> > be ... >> >> > >> >> > Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan Jakarta Globe-6 >> >> > Dec, 2012 Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license >> >> > plate numbers on ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate >> >> > numbers in Jakarta's ... >> >> > >> >> > Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012 >> >> > TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of >> >> > the Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates >> >> > number >> > ... >> >> > >> >> > Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013 >> >> > BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012 >> >> > Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles >> >> > usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ... >> >> > >> >> > Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan Jakarta >> >> > Globe-8 Dec, 2012 ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement >> >> > a license plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on >> >> > odd or even license plate ... >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Paul Barter >> >> > http://www.reinventingparking.org >> >> > http://www.reinventingtransport.org >> >> > http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> >> > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> >> > >> >> > ================================================================ >> >> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> >> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing >> >> countries (the 'Global South'). >> >> > >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> >> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> >> >> >> ================================================================ >> >> SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> >> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing >> >> countries (the 'Global South'). >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Cornie Huizenga >> > Joint Convener >> > Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport >> > Mobile: +86 13901949332 >> > cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org >> > www.slocat.net >> > -------------------------------------------------------- >> > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> > >> > ================================================================ >> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries >> > (the 'Global South'). >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------- >> > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> > >> > ================================================================ >> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing >> > countries (the 'Global South'). >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> >> ================================================================ >> SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries >> (the 'Global South'). > > > > > -- > Cornie Huizenga > Joint Convener > Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport > Mobile: +86 13901949332 > cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org > www.slocat.net From bruun at seas.upenn.edu Tue Dec 18 22:48:20 2012 From: bruun at seas.upenn.edu (bruun at seas.upenn.edu) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:48:20 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing In-Reply-To: References: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> <002501cddcd4$e70bf370$b523da50$@vivacities.org> <20121218044837.19423zsyz2dan94l@webmail.seas.upenn.edu> Message-ID: <20121218084820.65823iuwp23ut44k@webmail.seas.upenn.edu> Hi Cornie, et.al: I really don't know Jakarta, but if the steady stream of income can't be used to good effect to build a metro, perhaps it can be used to upgrade the commuter railway, which already has a separate right of way. Again, I don't really know who and what these lines serve. My skepticism about the BRT solution is that it can take so many years just to succeed in taking lanes from car users that it never gets built as fast and as large as people claim it will. Eric Quoting Cornie Huizenga : > Hi Eric, > > I did think before using the word "succumb" :-) I live in Shanghai and am > actually a keen user of the metro here. So, it is not only my best friends > who use it but also myself. > > There have been many discussions on the merits of Metro versus BRT etc. > here in Sustran, and at various international workshops. There is > certainly an argument to be made for a metro as a backbone to public > transport in a large city. However, in the case of Jakarta would it not be > better to use the estimated $500 million for the next 5 years to build a > world class BRT system, integrated with walking and cycling facilities etc. > If they decide to complement this with a metro system in the next 5 years > after that I am OK with that. However, $ 500 million only buys you 5 km of > metro so it is unlikely that after 5 years with 25km that they would have a > mode share of 5%. So I guess that in the case of Indonesia "succumb" was > right choice of language. > > Cornie > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 5:48 PM, wrote: > >> Hi everyone: >> >> I want to add two additional points: >> >> 1) I am not an expert on license schemes like the others who have >> responded, but I do want to raise a concern. >> Some people actually have a more genuine need for a car every day than >> others, for example, people making deliveries and >> who otherwise need it for their work. Others just don't like to mix >> with the hoi polloi and could actually use other options than the >> car. This method of alternating plates treats them all the same. >> >> 2) Cornie uses the word "succumbs" to Metro as if it were a disease. >> Jakarta is, after all, a city of over 10 million people and distances >> are long. Simply >> building BRT and improving the commuter railways may still be >> inadequate. Half a billion dollars per year could be leveraged into a >> lot >> of grade separation for both buses and rail, if it was managed efficiently. >> >> Eric Bruun >> >> >> Quoting Lloyd Wright : >> >> > Dear all, >> > >> > There ways to make license plate restrictions work without significant >> > purchases of second vehicles. However, the simple odd-even scheme as >> > proposed in Jakarta is perhaps the most ineffective. >> > >> > To discourage additional car purchases (in order to bypass the >> > restrictions), a city can: >> > >> > 1. Restrict four numbers per day (meaning one would have to purchase more >> > than two cars to drive every day) >> > 2. Do not permit the same ending number for any vehicle registered by the >> > same person or for a vehicle at the same address >> > 3. Change the days associated with each number at least once per year. >> > >> > License plate restrictions are more realistic for developing cities than >> > more complex TDM mechanisms such as congestion pricing. To be effective, >> > though, mechanisms as suggested should be implemented that can discourage >> > the purchasing of additional vehicles. And of course, a well-functioning >> > vehicle registration system is required. >> > >> > Best regards, >> > >> > Lloyd >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: sustran-discuss-bounces+lwright=vivacities.org@list.jca.apc.org >> > [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+lwright=vivacities.org@list.jca.apc.org] >> On >> > Behalf Of Cornie Huizenga >> > Sent: 18 December 2012 10:40 >> > To: Carlosfelipe Pardo >> > Cc: sustran-discuss >> > Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate >> traffic >> > rationing >> > >> > Hi Carlos - I have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence on people buying >> > additional cars but have not really seen hard numbers on this. Obviously >> > what the governor of Jakarta is most interested in is the number of cars >> on >> > the road on a given day and not the number of cars owned. There are hard >> > numbers available that such a odd-even scheme reduces the numbers of cars >> > actually on the road on a given day and that it does increase average >> > speeds. It is good to see that additional investments are being made in >> > public transport. >> > >> > My preference would however be a vehicle quota with the auction proceeds >> > being used to improve public transport. Currently 400 new cars are being >> > registered in greater Jakarta area ( >> > http://www.indii.co.id/news_daily_detail.php?id=4164) resulting in >> annual >> > 144,000 new cars. Having a quota of 50% of that number (70,000) with an >> > average auction price of $7,500 would generate $ 525,000,000 per year in >> > income for the city and would enable it to implement a high quality >> > public transport system as long as it does not succumbs to the idea of >> > having a metro. Various feasibility studies have also been carried out >> on >> > congestion charging in Jakarta - this could be used to regulate the use >> of >> > existing vehicles. >> > >> > All in all a more sustainable approach than the rather primitive odd-even >> > scheme which does not generate any revenues. >> > >> > Cornie >> > >> > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Carlosfelipe Pardo < >> carlosfpardo@gmail.com >> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Based on the experience of every city where this scheme has been >> >> applied, I wouldn't be suprised if the amount of car sales (used and >> >> old) increase substantially once it's implemented... >> >> >> >> >> >> On 17/12/2012 02:58 a.m., Paul Barter wrote: >> >> > *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan *** >> >> > >> >> > >> >> http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-re >> >> striction-plan/560260 >> >> > Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012 >> >> > >> >> > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers >> >> > on major streets by March next year to ease the capital's notorious >> >> > traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said. >> >> > >> >> > The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or >> >> > even license plate numbers in Jakarta's main business areas. >> >> > >> >> > The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta >> >> > Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But >> >> > determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, >> >> > he said, would require further study. >> >> > >> >> > Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even >> >> > resistance from road users in Jakarta. >> >> > >> >> > "If we don't take some drastic measures [Jakarta's traffic problems] >> >> > will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any >> >> > smaller," Joko said. >> >> > >> >> > "Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy] >> >> > slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport >> >> > and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel." >> >> > >> >> > Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging >> >> > demand for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport >> >> > once the regulation is in place. >> >> > >> >> > "In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an >> >> > additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized >> >> > [Kopaja] buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp >> >> > [public transportation]," he said. >> >> > >> >> > Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect >> >> > motorcycles. "So far those exempted by this regulation are public >> >> > transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas," >> >> > he said. "Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we >> >> > will study this further." >> >> > >> >> > ..... >> >> > >> >> > === >> >> > Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on >> >> > "jakarta odds evens license plate", such as the following: >> >> > >> >> > Odd-even system to benefit plate makers Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012 If >> >> > you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even >> >> > license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you >> >> > should ... >> >> > >> >> > Police to install devices to spot fake license plates Jakarta >> >> > Post-14 Dec, 2012 The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce >> >> > the odd-even license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and >> >> > criticism from Jakarta's ... >> >> > >> >> > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying Jakarta Globe-35 >> >> > minutes ago House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the >> >> > Jakarta administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle >> >> > restriction scheme, ... days depending on whether their license >> >> > plates end in odd or evennumbers, but ... >> >> > >> >> > Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan >> >> > NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012 >> >> > The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on >> >> > even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would >> >> > be ... >> >> > >> >> > Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan Jakarta Globe-6 >> >> > Dec, 2012 Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license >> >> > plate numbers on ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate >> >> > numbers in Jakarta's ... >> >> > >> >> > Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012 >> >> > TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of >> >> > the Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates number >> > ... >> >> > >> >> > Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013 >> >> > BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012 >> >> > Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles >> >> > usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ... >> >> > >> >> > Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan Jakarta >> >> > Globe-8 Dec, 2012 ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement >> >> > a license plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on >> >> > odd or even license plate ... >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Paul Barter >> >> > http://www.reinventingparking.org >> >> > http://www.reinventingtransport.org >> >> > http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> >> > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> >> > >> >> > ================================================================ >> >> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> >> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing >> >> countries (the 'Global South'). >> >> > >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> >> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> >> >> >> ================================================================ >> >> SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> >> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing >> >> countries (the 'Global South'). >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Cornie Huizenga >> > Joint Convener >> > Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport >> > Mobile: +86 13901949332 >> > cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org >> > www.slocat.net >> > -------------------------------------------------------- >> > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> > >> > ================================================================ >> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries >> > (the 'Global South'). >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------- >> > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> > >> > ================================================================ >> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing >> > countries (the 'Global South'). >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit >> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss >> >> ================================================================ >> SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, >> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries >> (the 'Global South'). >> > > > > -- > Cornie Huizenga > Joint Convener > Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport > Mobile: +86 13901949332 > cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org > www.slocat.net > From litman at vtpi.org Wed Dec 19 01:51:33 2012 From: litman at vtpi.org (Todd Alexander Litman) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:51:33 -0800 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing In-Reply-To: References: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> Message-ID: <07c201cddd3f$ef9bdda0$ced398e0$@org> I agree that vehicle restrictions based on license plate numbers are probably not very effective at reducing air pollution since many trips (errands, shopping, social visits, etc.) are simply deferred from one day to another, and they are economically inefficient because they lack flexibility, for example, if a residents really needs to make a trip during their no-drive day. Some objective research does indicate that vehicle license plate restrictions applied over long periods encourages some households to purchase additional vehicles, which where often cheap, old, high polluting cars. See: Haynes Goddard (1997), "Using Tradable Permits to Achieve Sustainability in the World's Large Cities," Environmental and Resource Economics, Vol. 10, 1997, pp. 63-99; at http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1023%2FA%3A1026444113237. There are much more effective and efficient ways to reduce urban vehicle travel, some of which generate revenues that can be used to improve alternative modes. The best is simply to efficiently price parking and eliminate minimum parking requirements. As Don Shoup says, free parking is a fertility drug for cars. As much as possible on-street parking should be priced, parking should be unbundled (rented separately from building space, so apartment residents only pay for the number of parking spaces they need), and employers should price or cash out commuter parking (so commuters who don't drive receive a cash bonus equivalent to the value of free parking provided to motorists). Road space reallocation (also called "complete streets" policies), with wider sidewalks and improved crosswalks, bike lanes and bus lanes, and lower design speeds on urban arterials, give efficient modes priority over automobile traffic. Restrictions on vehicle ownership, such as Singapore's lottery, and congestion pricing such as in London and Stockholm, are good but more difficult to implement. For information see: "Vehicle Restrictions" chapter of the Online TDM Encyclopedia (www.vtpi.org/tdm ) Paul Barter (2010) Parking Policy in Asian Cities, Asian Development Bank (www.adb.org); at http://beta.adb.org/publications/parking-policy-asian-cities. Also see www.slideshare.net/PaulBarter/barter-for-adb-transport-forum-2010. Beijing Transport Demand Management (www.tdm-beijing.org) aims to identify and evaluate suitable non-technical measures to reducing vehicle traffic and associated pollution emissions. GIZ (2011), Changing Course in Urban Transport- An Illustrated Guide, Sustainable Urban Transport Project (www.sutp.org) Asia and GIZ; at www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2825. ITDP (2011), Better Street, Better Cities: A Guide To Street Design In Urban India, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (www.itdp.org); at www.itdp.org/betterstreets. ITDP (2012), Transforming Urban Mobility In Mexico: Towards Accessible Cities Less Reliant on Cars, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (www.mexico.itdp.org); at http://mexico.itdp.org/wp-content/uploads/Transforming-Urban-Mobility-in-Mex ico.pdf. Santhosh Kodukula (2011), Raising Automobile Dependency: How to Break the Trend?, GIZ Sustainable Urban Transport Project (www.sutp.org); at www.sutp.org/dn.php?file=TD-RAD-EN.pdf. Todd Litman (2011), "Transport Pricing Reforms for More Efficient Cities: Options and Impacts," GEF-SUTP Quarterly Newsletter, Vol. 2/5; at http://sutpindia.com/docs/SUTPNewsletter_january2012.pdf. Frederik Strompen, Todd Litman and Daniel Bongardt (2012), Reducing Carbon Emissions through TDM Strategies - A Review of International Examples, Transportation Demand Management in Beijing (http://tdm-beijing.org/index.php) GIZ and the Beijing Transportation Research Centre; at http://tdm-beijing.org/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=category&cid=1 2&Itemid=9&lang=en; direct link at http://tdm-beijing.org/files/International_Review.pdf; summary at http://tdm-beijing.org/files/International_Review_Executive_Summary.pdf. UTTIPEC (2010), Parking Policy as a Travel Demand Management Strategy, Delhi Development Authority (www.uttipec.nic.in); at www.uttipec.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/7460355562.pdf. Lloyd Wright (2009), Environmentally Sustainable Transport For Asian Cities: A Sourcebook, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (www.uncrd.org.jp); at http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/uncrd/unpan031844.pdf. Sincerely, Todd Litman Victoria Transport Policy Institute (www.vtpi.org) litman@vtpi.org facebook.com/todd.litman Phone & Fax 250-360-1560 1250 Rudlin Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, CANADA "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" -----Original Message----- From: sustran-discuss-bounces+litman=vtpi.org@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+litman=vtpi.org@list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of Cornie Huizenga Sent: December-17-12 6:40 PM To: Carlosfelipe Pardo Cc: sustran-discuss Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing Hi Carlos - I have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence on people buying additional cars but have not really seen hard numbers on this. Obviously what the governor of Jakarta is most interested in is the number of cars on the road on a given day and not the number of cars owned. There are hard numbers available that such a odd-even scheme reduces the numbers of cars actually on the road on a given day and that it does increase average speeds. It is good to see that additional investments are being made in public transport. My preference would however be a vehicle quota with the auction proceeds being used to improve public transport. Currently 400 new cars are being registered in greater Jakarta area ( http://www.indii.co.id/news_daily_detail.php?id=4164) resulting in annual 144,000 new cars. Having a quota of 50% of that number (70,000) with an average auction price of $7,500 would generate $ 525,000,000 per year in income for the city and would enable it to implement a high quality public transport system as long as it does not succumbs to the idea of having a metro. Various feasibility studies have also been carried out on congestion charging in Jakarta - this could be used to regulate the use of existing vehicles. All in all a more sustainable approach than the rather primitive odd-even scheme which does not generate any revenues. Cornie On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Carlosfelipe Pardo wrote: > Based on the experience of every city where this scheme has been > applied, I wouldn't be suprised if the amount of car sales (used and > old) increase substantially once it's implemented... > > > On 17/12/2012 02:58 a.m., Paul Barter wrote: > > *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan *** > > > > > http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-re > striction-plan/560260 > > Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012 > > > > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers > > on major streets by March next year to ease the capital's notorious > > traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said. > > > > The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or > > even license plate numbers in Jakarta's main business areas. > > > > The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta > > Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But > > determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, > > he said, would require further study. > > > > Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even > > resistance from road users in Jakarta. > > > > "If we don't take some drastic measures [Jakarta's traffic problems] > > will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any > > smaller," Joko said. > > > > "Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy] > > slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport > > and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel." > > > > Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging > > demand for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport > > once the regulation is in place. > > > > "In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an > > additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized > > [Kopaja] buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp > > [public transportation]," he said. > > > > Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect > > motorcycles. "So far those exempted by this regulation are public > > transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas," > > he said. "Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we > > will study this further." > > > > ..... > > > > === > > Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on > > "jakarta odds evens license plate", such as the following: > > > > Odd-even system to benefit plate makers Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012 If > > you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even > > license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you > > should ... > > > > Police to install devices to spot fake license plates Jakarta > > Post-14 Dec, 2012 The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce > > the odd-even license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and > > criticism from Jakarta's ... > > > > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying Jakarta Globe-35 > > minutes ago House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the > > Jakarta administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle > > restriction scheme, ... days depending on whether their license > > plates end in odd or evennumbers, but ... > > > > Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan > > NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012 > > The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on > > even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would > > be ... > > > > Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan Jakarta Globe-6 > > Dec, 2012 Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license > > plate numbers on ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate > > numbers in Jakarta's ... > > > > Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012 > > TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of > > the Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates number ... > > > > Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013 > > BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012 > > Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles > > usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ... > > > > Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan Jakarta > > Globe-8 Dec, 2012 ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement > > a license plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on > > odd or even license plate ... > > > > > > -- > > Paul Barter > > http://www.reinventingparking.org > > http://www.reinventingtransport.org > > http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > > > ================================================================ > > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing > countries (the 'Global South'). > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > ================================================================ > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing > countries (the 'Global South'). > -- Cornie Huizenga Joint Convener Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport Mobile: +86 13901949332 cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org www.slocat.net -------------------------------------------------------- To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss ================================================================ SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries (the 'Global South'). From yanivbin at gmail.com Wed Dec 19 03:26:33 2012 From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:56:33 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Update from meeting on Public Transport : BRT is not only a 5.8 Km Long Road In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: NAPM India Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:42 PM Subject: Update from meeting on Public Transport : BRT is not only a 5.8 Km Long Road *BRT is not only a 5.8 Km Long Road but Synonymous with Democratic Development Planning in Cities* * * *New Delhi, December 18* : In the backdrop of the Delhi High Court Judgementupholding the right of the state to develop 'a sustainable urban transport policy' and common people?s democratic right over the road, in the case asking for scrapping of the BRT project, a meeting in was organised today by the National Alliance of people's Movements at N D Tiwari Bhawan. *The meeting was attended by nearly 150 cycle users, enthusiasts, workers, students, IT professionals, activists and experts who use various modes of public transport and are concerned about the overgrowing burden on the city roads due to exponential growth of privately owned vehicles.* *Domestic Workers of Shahri Mahila Kaamgaar Union *from Gautampuri Basti who take cycles to their workplace narrated their experience of using roads in Delhi. They said, ?Delhi roads are not safe for women, so negotiating space on the road is a double challenge. We not only negotiate arrogance of motor bike and car owners but also face harassment from men. In a such a situation, if cycle is empowering and provides mobility to us then a concept like BRT, with dedicated cycle lanes will go a long way in promoting gender equality, making city safe and also uphold fundamental rights of the citizens.? *Prof. Geetam Tiwari, Indian Institute of Delhi,* said, ?the HC judgement is a milestone for the development of public transport in the country and has certainly brought relief to the struggling groups and public transport users in various cities. Delhi is not only the capital but as a city is the role model for city development across the country. Scrapping of BRT could have set a bad precedent?. *Prof. Dinesh Mohan, Indian Institute of Delhi,* said the development of infrastructure in cities can not be out of sync with the citizens. The fact that a meeting like this is being oganised now speaks for itself, since ten years before we would talk about communalism, caste, rural development, land acquisition, migration, agrarian distress but not about urban development, transport and issues of equity and justice. So, it is a welcome change and reflective of the growing urbanisation. This means the political class and planners have to pay attention to an integrated and comprehensive planning with view to ensuring the rights and basic services to the majority ? workers, slum dwellers, small traders, artisans, urban poor and so on. The current model of city development is unsustainable and we can't go on like this?. *The meeting was also attended by **Ashok Dubey and Shree Prakesh (Indore); Virendra Vidrohi (Alwar); Sudhir Badami (Mumbai); Sujeet Patwardhan (Pune); Leo Saldanha (Bangalore) *who shared their experiences of the public transport in respective cities. Narrating the experience of development of BRT corridors or public transport in their respective cities they said, there are mainly two kinds of challenges. Firstly, is opposition and pressure form the car, auto mobile and builder lobby which sees it as a threat to their business. Secondly, which is socially much deep rooted, where owning a car is considered a sign of prosperity and class status, as a result, enforcement agencies or those responsible for its development don't embrace the idea and concept and are never serious about it. There have been cases where, even after construction of dedicated lanes for buses, cycles and pedestrians they are encroached by private vehicles. So, the need for change is at much larger scale across the society. *Leo Saldanha of Environment Support Group*, Bangalore said, the questions at stake are more fundamental and central to the democratic principles of governance, it is not about some rules or legislations, since they can be changed at will. Our struggles are an assertion of these fundamental democratic rights and moral rights of the communities. *Rajendra Ravi, State Convener of NAPM,* who moderated the discussion said that a myth is being created of Delhi being a global city. However, Metro, flyovers, broad roads and shining buildings don't make a city global. Global and sustainable cities are those in which even *aam aurat *finds a space for realising their dream of a happy family and home with the basic facilities. Today's Delhi is not that, and to reach there a city based on the principles of equity and justice has to be built. It can't only cater to the needs of the rich citizens. Those gathered at the meeting showed their commitment to the cause of public transport and vowed to oppose any challenge to the BRT and struggle for its widest possible coverage in the city and elsewhere. *Prof. Ajit Jha from Delhi University, Romy Roy, Unified traffic and Transportation Infrastructure Centre(UTTIPEC), Sandeep Gandhi, Urban Transport Planer, Delhi* and many others participated in the meeting. *Anita Kapoor, Nanu Gupta, Sunita Rani, Seela Manaswanee* Contact : 9868200316 *napmdelhi@gmail.com* -- =============================================== *National Alliance of People?s Movements *National Office: Room No. 29-30, 1st floor, ?A? Wing, Haji Habib Bldg, Naigaon Cross Road, Dadar (E), Mumbai - 400 014; Ph: 022-24150529 6/6, Jangpura B, Mathura Road, New Delhi 110014 Phone : 011 26241167 / 24354737 Mobile : 09818905316 Web : www.napm-india.org Facebook : www.facebook.com/NAPMindia Twitter : @napmindia From cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org Wed Dec 19 10:48:17 2012 From: cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org (Cornie Huizenga) Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:48:17 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing In-Reply-To: <07c201cddd3f$ef9bdda0$ced398e0$@org> References: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> <07c201cddd3f$ef9bdda0$ced398e0$@org> Message-ID: Dear Todd, See Jakarta post of 19 October below which indicates that there is awareness of the problem and willingness to do something about it. The news article has a very interesting quote: -----" Meanwhile, the head of the Jakarta Transportation Agency?s engineering management unit, Bernhard Hutajulu, said that the agency was still conducting studies regarding the planned on-street parking fee hike. He added that the administration was also mulling a plan to ensure that city?s public transportation was good enough to accommodate the shifting use of transportation, following the plan to increase parking fees. ?Asking the public to start using public transportation to ease traffic was not an easy task. We have to ensure that the city?s public transportation choices are as comfortable as their private cars so they are willing to leave their cars at home,? Bernhard said. ---- This very well describes the dilemma that many transport policy makers believe themselves to be in. Restrictions on the use of private cars can only work if you provide an alternative which delivers the same quality of service to those who need to change their behaviour. I would argue that this is a false choice. If we accept that the mobility experience of the private car users (which are in total a small minority of all people) come at a price (pollution, congestion, safety concerns) for the majority of the people why should the government not be allowed to restrict this harmful behaviour? I realize of course that there are political forces at play that could in some cases ensure that the policy makers/planners calling for such decisions would be soon out of a job. It is important to consider the ethical dimension of this question. Cornie City urged to increase on-street parking fees The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Jakarta | Fri, October 19 2012, 9:08 AM A- A A+ Paper Edition | Page: 10 The city?s transportation council said the Jakarta administration should immediately raise on-street parking fees to reduce the number of vehicles parked on the city?s overcrowded streets. The Jakarta Transportation Council said the price hike was necessary as they found that more motorists are now parking their vehicles on the streets in response to the administration?s recent decision to increase off-street parking fees. ?This means that the policy to increase off-street parking fees has not only failed to help ease traffic congestion, but it also encouraged the public to park on the street, which only worsened traffic congestion in some areas,? council chairman Azas Tigor Nainggolan said on Thursday. Based on his observations, traffic congestion in some parts of Jakarta, including Casablanca and Setiabudi, is worsening due to the rising number of vehicles parked on the roads. ?We are urging the administration to ensure that the fare is much more expensive than the off-street parking fare to stop the bad parking habits,? Azas added. Transportation Ministry inspector-general Iskandar Abubakar said that the fee of the on-street parking should be adjusted into three city zones, namely the central zone, the in-between zone and the sub district zones. ?For the city central parking zone, the fee should be increased by 400 percent, for the in-between areas the fare should be increased by 200 percent, while the parking fee in the subdistrict doesn?t need to be increased,? Iskandar said. According to Iskandar, the administration?s policy to ban on-street parking on Jl. Gajah Mada and Jl. Hayam Wuruk in Central and West Jakarta last year had been proven effective in easing traffic in the area. As previously reported, the transportation agency observed a 60 percent improvement in road capacity, following the ban of on-street parking on Jl. Gajah Mada and Jl. Hayam Wuruk. ?The policy to increase the on-street parking fares in the city would have the same effect in regards to road capacity in Jakarta,? Iskandar said. ?Because for every one square-meter of road that is used as a parking space, the road capacity is decreased to around 500 vehicles,? he added. According to Iskandar, the city administration felt uneasy about increasing on-street and off-street parking fares at the same time because it was seen as a non-populist policy. ?The policy to increase both off-street and on-street parking fees would obviously crush the middle class, as they would be forced to leave their cars or motorcycles at home and take public transportation. But they will understand why the policy should be implemented by the time the system is working,? Iskandar said. Meanwhile, the head of the Jakarta Transportation Agency?s engineering management unit, Bernhard Hutajulu, said that the agency was still conducting studies regarding the planned on-street parking fee hike. He added that the administration was also mulling a plan to ensure that city?s public transportation was good enough to accommodate the shifting use of transportation, following the plan to increase parking fees. ?Asking the public to start using public transportation to ease traffic was not an easy task. We have to ensure that the city?s public transportation choices are as comfortable as their private cars so they are willing to leave their cars at home,? Bernhard said. The Jakarta administration had raised off-street parking fees on Oct. 8, with the fees for cars between Rp 3,000 ( US 31 cents) and Rp 5,000 for the first hour. For every subsequent hour, the fees are Rp 2,000 to Rp 4,000. Previously, the fees were between Rp 2,000 and Rp 3,000 for the first hour. For motorcycles it is Rp 1,000 to Rp 2,000 per hour. *(nad)* On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 12:51 AM, Todd Alexander Litman wrote: > I agree that vehicle restrictions based on license plate numbers are > probably not very effective at reducing air pollution since many trips > (errands, shopping, social visits, etc.) are simply deferred from one day > to > another, and they are economically inefficient because they lack > flexibility, for example, if a residents really needs to make a trip during > their no-drive day. Some objective research does indicate that vehicle > license plate restrictions applied over long periods encourages some > households to purchase additional vehicles, which where often cheap, old, > high polluting cars. See: > Haynes Goddard (1997), "Using Tradable Permits to Achieve Sustainability in > the World's Large Cities," Environmental and Resource Economics, Vol. 10, > 1997, pp. 63-99; at > http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1023%2FA%3A1026444113237. > > There are much more effective and efficient ways to reduce urban vehicle > travel, some of which generate revenues that can be used to improve > alternative modes. The best is simply to efficiently price parking and > eliminate minimum parking requirements. As Don Shoup says, free parking is > a > fertility drug for cars. As much as possible on-street parking should be > priced, parking should be unbundled (rented separately from building space, > so apartment residents only pay for the number of parking spaces they > need), > and employers should price or cash out commuter parking (so commuters who > don't drive receive a cash bonus equivalent to the value of free parking > provided to motorists). > > Road space reallocation (also called "complete streets" policies), with > wider sidewalks and improved crosswalks, bike lanes and bus lanes, and > lower > design speeds on urban arterials, give efficient modes priority over > automobile traffic. Restrictions on vehicle ownership, such as Singapore's > lottery, and congestion pricing such as in London and Stockholm, are good > but more difficult to implement. > > > For information see: > > "Vehicle Restrictions" chapter of the Online TDM Encyclopedia > (www.vtpi.org/tdm ) > > Paul Barter (2010) Parking Policy in Asian Cities, Asian Development Bank > (www.adb.org); at > http://beta.adb.org/publications/parking-policy-asian-cities. Also see > www.slideshare.net/PaulBarter/barter-for-adb-transport-forum-2010. > > Beijing Transport Demand Management (www.tdm-beijing.org) aims to identify > and evaluate suitable non-technical measures to reducing vehicle traffic > and > associated pollution emissions. > > GIZ (2011), Changing Course in Urban Transport- An Illustrated Guide, > Sustainable Urban Transport Project (www.sutp.org) Asia and GIZ; at > www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2825. > > ITDP (2011), Better Street, Better Cities: A Guide To Street Design In > Urban > India, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (www.itdp.org); > at www.itdp.org/betterstreets. > > ITDP (2012), Transforming Urban Mobility In Mexico: Towards Accessible > Cities Less Reliant on Cars, Institute for Transportation and Development > Policy (www.mexico.itdp.org); at > > http://mexico.itdp.org/wp-content/uploads/Transforming-Urban-Mobility-in-Mex > ico.pdf. > > Santhosh Kodukula (2011), Raising Automobile Dependency: How to Break the > Trend?, GIZ Sustainable Urban Transport Project (www.sutp.org); at > www.sutp.org/dn.php?file=TD-RAD-EN.pdf. > > Todd Litman (2011), "Transport Pricing Reforms for More Efficient Cities: > Options and Impacts," GEF-SUTP Quarterly Newsletter, Vol. 2/5; at > http://sutpindia.com/docs/SUTPNewsletter_january2012.pdf. > > Frederik Strompen, Todd Litman and Daniel Bongardt (2012), Reducing Carbon > Emissions through TDM Strategies - A Review of International Examples, > Transportation Demand Management in Beijing > (http://tdm-beijing.org/index.php) GIZ and the Beijing Transportation > Research Centre; at > > http://tdm-beijing.org/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=category&cid=1 > 2&Itemid=9&lang=en; direct link at > http://tdm-beijing.org/files/International_Review.pdf; summary at > http://tdm-beijing.org/files/International_Review_Executive_Summary.pdf. > > UTTIPEC (2010), Parking Policy as a Travel Demand Management Strategy, > Delhi > Development Authority (www.uttipec.nic.in); at > www.uttipec.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/7460355562.pdf. > > Lloyd Wright (2009), Environmentally Sustainable Transport For Asian > Cities: > A Sourcebook, United Nations Centre for Regional Development > (www.uncrd.org.jp); at > http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/uncrd/unpan031844.pdf > . > > > > Sincerely, > Todd Litman > Victoria Transport Policy Institute (www.vtpi.org) > litman@vtpi.org > facebook.com/todd.litman > Phone & Fax 250-360-1560 > 1250 Rudlin Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, CANADA > "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sustran-discuss-bounces+litman=vtpi.org@list.jca.apc.org > [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+litman=vtpi.org@list.jca.apc.org] On > Behalf > Of Cornie Huizenga > Sent: December-17-12 6:40 PM > To: Carlosfelipe Pardo > Cc: sustran-discuss > Subject: [sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic > rationing > > Hi Carlos - I have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence on people buying > additional cars but have not really seen hard numbers on this. Obviously > what the governor of Jakarta is most interested in is the number of cars on > the road on a given day and not the number of cars owned. There are hard > numbers available that such a odd-even scheme reduces the numbers of cars > actually on the road on a given day and that it does increase average > speeds. It is good to see that additional investments are being made in > public transport. > > My preference would however be a vehicle quota with the auction proceeds > being used to improve public transport. Currently 400 new cars are being > registered in greater Jakarta area ( > http://www.indii.co.id/news_daily_detail.php?id=4164) resulting in annual > 144,000 new cars. Having a quota of 50% of that number (70,000) with an > average auction price of $7,500 would generate $ 525,000,000 per year in > income for the city and would enable it to implement a high quality > public transport system as long as it does not succumbs to the idea of > having a metro. Various feasibility studies have also been carried out on > congestion charging in Jakarta - this could be used to regulate the use of > existing vehicles. > > All in all a more sustainable approach than the rather primitive odd-even > scheme which does not generate any revenues. > > Cornie > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Carlosfelipe Pardo < > carlosfpardo@gmail.com > > wrote: > > > Based on the experience of every city where this scheme has been > > applied, I wouldn't be suprised if the amount of car sales (used and > > old) increase substantially once it's implemented... > > > > > > On 17/12/2012 02:58 a.m., Paul Barter wrote: > > > *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan *** > > > > > > > > http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-re > > striction-plan/560260 > > > Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012 > > > > > > Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers > > > on major streets by March next year to ease the capital's notorious > > > traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said. > > > > > > The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or > > > even license plate numbers in Jakarta's main business areas. > > > > > > The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta > > > Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But > > > determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, > > > he said, would require further study. > > > > > > Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even > > > resistance from road users in Jakarta. > > > > > > "If we don't take some drastic measures [Jakarta's traffic problems] > > > will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any > > > smaller," Joko said. > > > > > > "Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy] > > > slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport > > > and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel." > > > > > > Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging > > > demand for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport > > > once the regulation is in place. > > > > > > "In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an > > > additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized > > > [Kopaja] buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp > > > [public transportation]," he said. > > > > > > Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect > > > motorcycles. "So far those exempted by this regulation are public > > > transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas," > > > he said. "Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we > > > will study this further." > > > > > > ..... > > > > > > === > > > Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on > > > "jakarta odds evens license plate", such as the following: > > > > > > Odd-even system to benefit plate makers Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012 If > > > you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even > > > license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you > > > should ... > > > > > > Police to install devices to spot fake license plates Jakarta > > > Post-14 Dec, 2012 The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce > > > the odd-even license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and > > > criticism from Jakarta's ... > > > > > > House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying Jakarta Globe-35 > > > minutes ago House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the > > > Jakarta administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle > > > restriction scheme, ... days depending on whether their license > > > plates end in odd or evennumbers, but ... > > > > > > Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan > > > NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012 > > > The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on > > > even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would > > > be ... > > > > > > Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan Jakarta Globe-6 > > > Dec, 2012 Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license > > > plate numbers on ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate > > > numbers in Jakarta's ... > > > > > > Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012 > > > TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of > > > the Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates number > ... > > > > > > Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013 > > > BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012 > > > Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles > > > usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ... > > > > > > Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan Jakarta > > > Globe-8 Dec, 2012 ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement > > > a license plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on > > > odd or even license plate ... > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Paul Barter > > > http://www.reinventingparking.org > > > http://www.reinventingtransport.org > > > http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > > > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > > > > > ================================================================ > > > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing > > countries (the 'Global South'). > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > > > ================================================================ > > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing > > countries (the 'Global South'). > > > > > > -- > Cornie Huizenga > Joint Convener > Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport > Mobile: +86 13901949332 > cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org > www.slocat.net > -------------------------------------------------------- > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > ================================================================ > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries > (the 'Global South'). > > > -- Cornie Huizenga Joint Convener Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport Mobile: +86 13901949332 cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org www.slocat.net From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Fri Dec 21 00:53:32 2012 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:53:32 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Cities, Transport and Equity in Africa - Contacts requested Message-ID: <011401cddeca$32dbad30$98930790$@britton@ecoplan.org> Greetings, We are trying to figure out how to make a contribution to the challenges of improving transport and life quality for the one billion people who live in Africa today, increasingly in cites, and for whom life on the street is very very hard. To that end we are trying to develop a simple repertory of people, organizations, associations, blogs and NGOs especially concerned with improving transport in African cities. It would be very kind if you might share your contact information with us. For our part we will be pleased to keep you informed of our results if any. We have a small new website on Facebook under Thinking about Africa Transport, Efficiency and Equity, which you can see at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thinking-about-Africa-Transport-Efficiency-and -Equity where we shall try to keep up on these issues. Kind thanks/Eric Britton ---------------------------------------------------- Cities, Transport and Equity in Africa In a fair world it should be impossible to ignore the needs of close to one billion of the poorest people on the earth living in its second-largest and second most-populous continent. With already one-third of the population living in cities, most of whom in slums, with the flow of people from the country side continuing at record rates. The transportation arrangements in most people?s daily lives in Africa come in several flavors, few of them appetizing: ranging from world-class traffic jams making it close to impossible to negotiate the streets of the larger cities for hour each day, to at the other extreme no provision for vital survival transport (water, wood for fires, food) for the remainder of the continent. Now the fact is that most of transport policy and investments on the continent are aimed at the creation and extension of motorized transport infrastructure. And it is precisely this strategy that had led to the present imbalance. The key to unlocking the African Streets challenge can be summed up in a single phrase: Fair transport for women and children. What works well about this, is that when women and children are fairly served everybody ends up being better off. This can and should be our central theme So, in 2013 World Streets hopes to do what we can to give far more attention to the challenges and accomplishments of fair transport in Africa. Get in touch and help us advance this effort. Your children will be proud of you. _____________________________________________________________ Francis Eric Knight-Britton, Managing Director / Editor New Mobility Partnerships | World Streets | W/S on Facebook | On Twitter | xCar 9, rue Gabillot 69003 Lyon France | T. +339 8326 9459| M. +336 5088 0787 | E. eric.britton@ecoplan.org | S. newmobility 9440 Readcrest Drive. Los Angeles, CA 90210 | Tel. +1 213 985 3501 | eric.britton@newmobility.org | Skype: ericbritton P Avant d'imprimer, pensez ? l'environnement-------------------- From roger.gorham at gmail.com Sat Dec 22 00:29:39 2012 From: roger.gorham at gmail.com (Roger Gorham) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:29:39 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Sample TOR for study on 2-stroke engines Message-ID: Dear all, I am working with a city in sub-Saharan Africa wishing to to phase out / manage / improve its massive fleet of 2-stroke engines in 2- and 3-wheeler operation. The city wants to commission a study to design a 2-stroke phase-out program, so I am looking for sample TORs along those lines from which to draw inspiration / shamelessly plagiarize. Guessing that there may have been similar studies in South or East Asia, I thought this group a good place to start. Grateful for any leads. Roger Gorham From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Sun Dec 23 03:45:41 2012 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (eric britton) Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 19:45:41 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing In-Reply-To: References: <50CF3BF4.2060408@gmail.com> Message-ID: <00d201cde074$8ece10f0$ac6a32d0$@britton@ecoplan.org> Dear All, This is a good discussion and I am delighted to see the alternative perspectives being expressed here. I have been tempted to chime in but as I waited I saw that much of what I would have had to add is already on line. So much the better. One of the things I like about these discussions and the topic is that it can get quite funny. And humor opens the brain. I wonder if we might not now give them a second life to a somewhat broader audience or at least different than ours here, namely to push the entire cycle from first to latest as a series of "Comments" on World Streets. If that seems like an idea to you, what I would need from as many of the players who wish, would be their OK plus a dated copy of their communication(s). Also it would be good to have a short say three line bio note, some contact information and a pic. In this way our readers would have a more human view of the topic. Let me know if this works for you and I can get right to it. Regards/Eric Britton PS. If the topic 'Signals, Perception, Behavior: Questions, Blurs and Hints" interests you may want to have a look at http://wp.me/psKUY-2GD. It is a pretty contentious piece so if you are moved to critique or comment, it will be great to have your reflections. "In transportation circles, most often in Europe but not uniquely there, we often hear the term ?behavior modification?, which is usually brandished as something brain2that somebody else has to learn to do and cope with. More often than not this matter of behavior modification when it comes to how, when and where people drive cars, but we can also hear about it with reference to pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers and street denizens. And as we can see from the results, this matter of behavior and modification turns out to be quite a challenge. Let us consider briefly the case of the sensory and choice network of an average driver." PPS. The discussions that we housed on Free Public Transport have been one of the most widely read topics that we have ever had the pleasure of publishing in the four years of our existence. You can check that out at http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/free-public-transport/. Kindest thanks to all of you who pitched in there. _____________________________________________________________ Francis Eric Knight-Britton, Managing Director / Editor New Mobility Partnerships | World Streets | W/S on Facebook | On Twitter | xCar 9, rue Gabillot 69003 Lyon France | T. +339 8326 9459| M. +336 5088 0787 | E. eric.britton@ecoplan.org | S. newmobility 9440 Readcrest Drive. Los Angeles, CA 90210 | Tel. +1 213 985 3501 | eric.britton@newmobility.org | Skype: ericbritton ? Avant d'imprimer, pensez ? l'environnement From sutp at sutp.org Mon Dec 24 22:48:09 2012 From: sutp at sutp.org (sutp at sutp.org) Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:48:09 +0000 Subject: [sustran] SUTP Newsletter 06/12 - November-December, 2012 Message-ID: Dear All, Please find the attached document containing GIZ-SUTP Newsletter for the month of November-December, 2012. Best Wishes, SUTP-Team -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: NL-SUTP-Nov-Dec'12.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 387580 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20121224/af97b559/NL-SUTP-Nov-Dec12-0001.bin From paulbarter at reinventingtransport.org Mon Dec 31 18:35:46 2012 From: paulbarter at reinventingtransport.org (Paul Barter) Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:35:46 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Direct vs connective networks again (was Re: Thinking Outside the Bus) Message-ID: In June there was debate here on sustran-discuss over "direct service" public transport networks (which make minimising transfers or connections a high virtue) versus so-called "connective" ones (which make achieving turn-up-and-go headways a high virtue, even if this means simplifying the network and imposing more connections/transfers). See my 4 June post for example (http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/2012-June/008573.html). Now Ashwin Prabu (cc'ed) at Embarq India weighs in at the CityFix blog: http://thecityfix.com/blog/in-praise-of-transfers/ His focus is India, which seems to be an interesting case. His article has the provocative title "In praise of transfers" [See also http://thecityfix.com/blog/qa-with-ashwin-prabhu-improving-bus-transport-along-major-arterials/] The case for needing more transfers in order to achieve decent frequencies is usually weaker in developing countries than in rich ones. Wages of bus crews are low, densities are usually high, and if private vehicle ownership is low, demand for public transport is often very thick. This can often mean you can have the best of both worlds, with much direct service AND high frequencies. If there is an argument for a connective network in such cities, it is usually bus congestion on core corridors. Guangzhou (despite being middle-income) was an important example of many of these points in the June discussions (with a new solution to bus congestion: -- its extremely high-capacity open BRT). But here is Ashwin describing the situation in Bangalore: "Although it has a very healthy fleet size of over 6100 buses, these are used to service more than 2300 routes. So what you ultimately end up with is a system that has a large number of routes where only one bus is serving a route length of 35-40km or more. This means that you can only achieve a bus service frequency of 1 bus every 2 or 3 hours. At this low frequency, public transport is not a preferable alternative to private vehicles." I assume that service looks better than that on many corridors with several overlapping bus routes. But nevertheless, Ashwin argues that in a situation like that, reducing the number of routes and route kms would help achieve higher frequencies and make the system more attractive, even if it results in more transfers by users. The whole article is worth a look for anyone interested in this important debate in public transport network planning. More fodder for the debate? Paul -- Paul Barter http://www.reinventingparking.org http://www.reinventingtransport.org http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx From zvi.leve at gmail.com Mon Dec 31 23:53:08 2012 From: zvi.leve at gmail.com (Zvi Leve) Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:53:08 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Re: Direct vs connective networks again (was Re: Thinking Outside the Bus) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This is certainly a very important issue from a service perspective, but one must not forget institutional issues. Are there mechanisms in place to "share" revenues across different services? Between competing companies? We assume that there will be one unified transit service provider in a region, but things rarely begin this way! Best, Zvi On 31 December 2012 04:35, Paul Barter wrote: > In June there was debate here on sustran-discuss over "direct service" > public transport networks (which make minimising transfers or > connections a high virtue) versus so-called "connective" ones (which > make achieving turn-up-and-go headways a high virtue, even if this > means simplifying the network and imposing more > connections/transfers). > > See my 4 June post for example > (http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/2012-June/008573.html). > > Now Ashwin Prabu (cc'ed) at Embarq India weighs in at the CityFix > blog: http://thecityfix.com/blog/in-praise-of-transfers/ > > His focus is India, which seems to be an interesting case. His article > has the provocative title "In praise of transfers" [See also > > http://thecityfix.com/blog/qa-with-ashwin-prabhu-improving-bus-transport-along-major-arterials/ > ] > > The case for needing more transfers in order to achieve decent > frequencies is usually weaker in developing countries than in rich > ones. Wages of bus crews are low, densities are usually high, and if > private vehicle ownership is low, demand for public transport is often > very thick. This can often mean you can have the best of both worlds, > with much direct service AND high frequencies. If there is an argument > for a connective network in such cities, it is usually bus congestion > on core corridors. Guangzhou (despite being middle-income) was an > important example of many of these points in the June discussions > (with a new solution to bus congestion: -- its extremely high-capacity > open BRT). > > But here is Ashwin describing the situation in Bangalore: "Although it > has a very healthy fleet size of over 6100 buses, these are used to > service more than 2300 routes. So what you ultimately end up with is a > system that has a large number of routes where only one bus is serving > a route length of 35-40km or more. This means that you can only > achieve a bus service frequency of 1 bus every 2 or 3 hours. At this > low frequency, public transport is not a preferable alternative to > private vehicles." > > I assume that service looks better than that on many corridors with > several overlapping bus routes. But nevertheless, Ashwin argues that > in a situation like that, reducing the number of routes and route kms > would help achieve higher frequencies and make the system more > attractive, even if it results in more transfers by users. > > The whole article is worth a look for anyone interested in this > important debate in public transport network planning. > > More fodder for the debate? > > Paul > > -- > Paul Barter > http://www.reinventingparking.org > http://www.reinventingtransport.org > http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx > -------------------------------------------------------- > To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit > http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss > > ================================================================ > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries > (the 'Global South'). >