From carlosfpardo at gmail.com Thu May 1 04:46:56 2014 From: carlosfpardo at gmail.com (Carlosfelipe Pardo) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:46:56 -0500 Subject: [sustran] Webinar: Public Transport and Non-motorised Transport Integration Message-ID: *The Sustainable Urban Transport Project Webinar Series* *Dear colleagues,* As part of the new SUTP webinar series, we cordially invite you to our 1st webinar on May, 14. The webinar will focus on the integration of walking, cycling and public transportation systems. *Invitation to Webinar* *?Public Transport and Non-motorised Transport Integration?* *Wednesday, 14 May 2014,* *07:00-08:30 Colombia Time (UTC-5)* *14:00-15:30 Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)* *19:00-20:30 Indochina Time (UTC+7)* *Programme* *In the course of the webinar we will discuss rationale, options and physical and operational characteristics of integrating non-motorized transport to public transport systems, using examples from BRT systems and metro systems in the world. It will also present impacts of some of these experiences and guidelines.* *The webinar will be conducted by Carlosfelipe Pardo, Despacio.* We also invite you to share your experiences by participating in the discussion and/or by a short individual contribution on mobility integration challenges in your city/region. If you would like to have a 5-minutes slot for this purpose, please inform Carlosfelipe Pardo in your registration mail. *Target audience* The webinar addresses local decision-makers and planners, representatives from all levels of government, and agencies interested in learning about the development of sustainable urban mobility and/or sharing their experiences. *Registration and technical requirements* *To register for the webinar, please send a short e-mail to Carlosfelipe Pardo at**pardo@despacio.org .* Please ensure that you have operating speakers and that your computer complies with the GoTo Meeting system requirements. 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Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2285 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20140430/7fa60f7c/image001.jpg From yanivbin at gmail.com Fri May 2 12:30:43 2014 From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur) Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 09:00:43 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation ride costliest in India Message-ID: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Bangalore/Bangalore-Metropolitan-Transport-Corporation-ride-costliest-in-India/articleshow/34399312.cms Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation ride costliest in IndiaAparajita Ray ,TNN | Apr 30, 2014, 04.44 AM IST BANGALORE: Bangaloreans pay the highest bus fares, while Chennai's citizens pay the lowest. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) charges the highest basic minimum fare across states. BMTC recently hiked its fares post polling day in Karnataka by 15% across services. The basic fare for ordinary bus service is Rs 6 for the first stage - a stage is a 2km stretch of a trip, and a standardized unit for public bus transport systems in India. The standard reason for the hike is the spike in diesel rates. Though the city shares its spot with Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) does not charge Rs 12 for the second stage, only Rs 8. BEST did not have a fare revision for several years, unlike BMTC that hiked fares five times in two years. BEST runs on a Rs 758 crore loss, but the Shiv Sena government did not allow a fare revision during election year. Instead, the municipal corporation absorbed the losses partially, with an allocation of Rs 150 crore. But when the public protested against frequent hikes, it cited over-expenditure of Rs 300 crore and losses of up to Rs 140 crore. Madras Transport Corporation in Chennai charges the lowest, at Rs 3, with the last fare hike in November 2011. This revision saw a sudden dip, with 7 lakh fewer passengers taking buses. Here also, losses run into hundreds of crores but the state government absorbs them all. Delhi and Kolkata charge the same basic minimum fare - Rs 5 for the first stage. But the national capital absorbs Delhi Transport Corporation's losses, accruing to Rs 2,914 crore fully. The fares were last revised in 2009 from Rs 3 for up to 4km to Rs 5 - travelling more than 10km costs only Rs 15. Kolkata is no exception. With five state transport undertakings and many private operators competing with each other, the market is very competitive when it comes to a fare hike, to keep commuters happy. Private operators suffer as they are affected by both the diesel price hike and stagnant fares, but continue to ferry 62.5 lakh citizens every day. METRO CHART City--------Basic fare (in Rs)-Second stage Bangalore-6--------------------12 Mumbai-6-----------------------8 Delhi-5--------------------------7 Kolkata-5------------------------7 Chennai-3-----------------------5 (With inputs from Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay, Somit Sen and Karthikeyan Hemalatha) From yanivbin at gmail.com Fri May 9 03:05:04 2014 From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur) Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 23:35:04 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Ministry backs private operators for buses Message-ID: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Ministry-backs-private-operators-for-buses/articleshow/34751374.cms Ministry backs private operators for busesManish Umbrajkar ,TNN | May 7, 2014, 02.50 AM IST PUNE: Both Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations, which have got 650 buses under central government funding through the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), may have to deploy private contractors to operate these buses on per km basis. The move, the government says, will ensure proper upkeep of the buses. While the transport undertaking will have the right to collect fares, the private operator will deploy drivers and make use of depots with some conditions as a rider. In addition to the 650 buses already delivered in the first phase of JNNURM, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited, which operates these buses, will get another 500 buses in the second phase. The ministry of urban development, which allotted the JNNURM funds for the buses to over 60 cities including Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, has said one of the major challenges is operation and maintenance of buses in a sustainable manner. The ministry said the private sector can be involved for operation and maintenance of buses through gross cost contract basis. Early this month, the ministry came out with a model bus operator agreement, and advised all transport undertakings to explore whether they can go in for such an agreement. The model agreement, the ministry said, would help cities in operation and maintenance of buses under a balanced public private partnership (PPP) arrangement wherein both private and public entities work to their strengths for enabling efficient city bus service. As per the model agreement, operators would be paid on a per km basis, which can be increased periodically for increase in fuel prices and inflation index. The transport undertaking, which will have the rights to decide fares and its collection, will appoint bus conductors. Besides proper operation and maintenance of buses, the operator would have to ensure that the appointed drivers are given training on driving, safety, behaviour and hygiene. The operator will be liable for damages due to negligent driving, or accidents of the contracted buses. When contacted, a senior PMPML official said it would be difficult to follow the advisory as the conditions have to be stipulated at an early stage before the buses are procured. Of the 650 buses procured in the first phase, 200 have been handed over to a private operator for maintenance. The remaining buses are operated by PMPML, the official said. Features of the advisory model agreement ** Private operators to ply buses on per kilometer basis, which can be increased ** Transport undertaking to install monitoring devices to enable real time tracking ** Operators to maintain and park buses at bus depots under certain conditions ** Operator to deploy licenced drivers and give them training on safe driving ** Operator liable for accidents, damages ** Highest standards of cleanliness both inside and outside buses during start of operations for the day ** Transport undertaking to operate a central control centre to register complaints of commuters From yanivbin at gmail.com Mon May 12 14:36:24 2014 From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur) Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 11:06:24 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Emission panel for pan-India shift to Bharat Stage V fuel by 2020 Message-ID: http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/Rz6u3kb13mDuXNzezwagAI/Emission-panel-for-panIndia-shift-to-Bharat-Stage-V-fuel-by.html *Emission panel for pan-India shift to Bharat Stage V fuel by 2020* Chaudhuri panel report submitted even as the WHO study dubbed Delhi the world?s most polluted city Kirthi V. Rao | Amrit Raj | Neha Sethi New Delhi: A panel on automobile fuel emissions standards has recommended that the government introduce the stricter Bharat Stage V emission norms across India by 2020 to curb growing air pollution in the country, which is home to 13 of the dirtiest 20 cities, according to a World Health Organisation study. Planning Commission member Saumitra Chaudhuri, who heads the panel to draw up India?s auto fuel emissions standards road map till 2025, said that oil refineries, as a first step, will be required to stop production of the Bharat Stage III fuel and move to Bharat Stage IV by January 2017. Adoption of Bharat Stage IV fuel in India is restricted to just 30 cities after being introduced in 2010. The panel, which was set up in December 2012 to revise India?s auto fuel emissions standards, submitted its report to the petroleum ministry on 3 May. India is almost a decade behind developing countries such as Turkey and Brazil in introducing cleaner-burning fuel, Bloomberg News reported in April. The Chaudhuri panel?s report was submitted even as the WHO study dubbed Delhi the world?s most polluted city. While the WHO study has been challenged by the government, automobile fuel emissions are seen as a leading cause for detriorating air quality. In 2013, the Global Burden of Disease study said that outdoor air pollution was the fifth-largest killer in India and around 620,000 early deaths occurred from air pollution-related diseases in 2010. Bharat Stage V standard specifies a maximum of 10 parts per million (ppm) of sulphur in fuel as against 50 ppm in Bharat Stage IV and Bharat Stage III 150 ppm. Sulphur in fuel makes it dirtier and lowers the efficiency of catalytic converters which control emissions. To meet the stricter fuel emissions standard, refiners will have to spend an estimated Rs.80,000 crore, while auto makers will also have to make vehicles suited to the higher quality fuel. The recommendations, if accepted, may lead to an increase in the price of the older Stage III fuel, as the committee has recommended closing the 75 paisa price gap between Stage III and IV fuel. The panel has also suggested that the difference in excise duty on standard and premium fuel be removed. Currently, the cleaner branded fuel is taxed at a higher rate. Two- and three-wheeler makers have been given an additional two years to meet Bharat Stage IV norms, Chaudhuri said. ?The only thing that we wanted was to move straight away to higher fuel emission norms and that has been taken care of by the panel,? said Vishnu Mathur, director general of lobby group Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers Association. ?Although we would have liked these recommendations to be applicable earlier than 2020, you need to give time to firms to recover the investments, which is fair.? In a statement issued earlier this week, Delhi-based not-for-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said Euro VI standards should be introduced in the county by 2020-21 to address diesel toxicity. If the report is accepted by the new government, most of north India will introduce Bharat Stage IV by 1 April 2015. Other regions, including Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Goa and Union Territories in western India, will shift by 1 April 2016. The panel has recommended that all of north India will then shift to Bharat Stage V by 1 April 2019. From sutp at sutp.org Mon May 12 19:49:52 2014 From: sutp at sutp.org (sutp at sutp.org) Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 10:49:52 +0000 Subject: [sustran] =?utf-8?Q?SUTP_Newsletter=3A_Issue_02/14_=E2=80=93_MAR_?= =?utf-8?Q?-_APR=2C_2014?= Message-ID: Dear All, Please find the attached document containing GIZ-SUTP Newsletter for the month of March-April, 2014. Best Wishes, SUTP-Team -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From dalmaluf at yahoo.com Mon May 26 20:12:21 2014 From: dalmaluf at yahoo.com (Adalberto Maluf) Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 08:12:21 -0300 Subject: [sustran] Sao Paulo's 300km bus lines program In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <13F0A4D2-93A5-402F-9AA9-269AB2E6F167@yahoo.com> Dear colleagues. Here follows an article I wrote on Sao Paulo's recent development on urban mobility, and the positive results of the 300km of bus lines program. This program is a great example for the developing world. Best, Adalberto Maluf |C40 in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative |City Director S?o Paulo +55 11 999421250| amaluf@c40.org |www.C40.org | @C40 cities From dalmaluf at yahoo.com Tue May 27 21:23:08 2014 From: dalmaluf at yahoo.com (Adalberto Maluf) Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 09:23:08 -0300 Subject: [sustran] Sao Paulo's 1 year - 300km bus corridors In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7FE6BB26-19B3-4761-92D3-F9909D5CFC96@yahoo.com> Dear friends, Please see the link to Sao Paulo's recent development of its transportation system. It highlights the positive results of the 300km exclusive bus corridors program done in less than one year by the new Mayor Fernando Haddad. I think it's a great example for the developing world. https://www.dropbox.com/s/683806at3k7x2gw/LTA%20Journey%20Issue%2011%20%2830%20April%29.pdf Best, Adalberto Maluf |C40 in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative |City Director S?o Paulo +55 11 999421250| amaluf@c40.org |www.C40.org | @C40 cities From litman at vtpi.org Sat May 31 04:19:44 2014 From: litman at vtpi.org (Todd Litman) Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 12:19:44 -0700 Subject: [sustran] VTPI News - Late Spring 2014 Message-ID: <033501cf7c3c$22f09d70$68d1d850$@vtpi.org> ----------- VTPI NEWS ----------- Victoria Transport Policy Institute "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" ------------------------------------- Late Spring 2014 Vol. 14, No. 2 ----------------------------------- 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 ==================== "The Mobility-Productivity Paradox: Exploring The Negative Relationships Between Mobility and Economic Productivity" (http://www.vtpi.org/ITED_paradox.pdf ). This paper, presented at the International Transportation Economic Development Conference, explores a paradox: negative correlations between per capita motor vehicle travel and economic productivity, and positive correlations between mobility constraints (higher road use prices or traffic congestion) and productivity. These relationships contradict common assumptions that policies and projects that increase vehicle travel (roadway expansions and lower road user prices) support economic development. This paper examines these issues, describes empirical evidence of these impacts, and discusses their implications. "Economically Optimal Transport Prices and Markets: What Would Happen If Rational Policies Prevailed?" (http://www.vtpi.org/ITED_optimal.pdf ). This paper, presented at the International Transportation Economic Development Conference, investigates the amount and type of mobility (physical travel) that is economically optimal overall. It asks, "How would travel activity change if the transportation system reflected efficient market principles including neutral and responsive planning, and cost-based pricing." It discusses these principles, identifies existing transport market distortions and reforms, estimates how such reforms would likely affect travel activity, and investigates their economic impacts. This analysis indicates that in a more optimal market, which reflects efficient planning and pricing principles, consumers would drive less, use alternative modes more, choose more accessible locations, and benefit overall as a result. "Congestion Evaluation Best Practices" (http://www.vtpi.org/ITED_congestion.pdf ). Traffic congestion can be evaluated in various ways that result in very different conclusions about the nature of the problem and optimal solutions. This paper, presented at the International Transportation Economic Development Conference, describes various factors that affect congestion costing and the evaluation of potential congestion reduction strategies, including the scope of analysis, baseline speeds, travel time unit costs, the impacts of traffic speeds on accident and emission rates, consideration of induced travel impacts, and consideration of co-benefits. It discusses how these factors influence planning decisions, and describes best practices for comprehensive evaluation of congestion impacts. It applies this comprehensive framework to evaluate various congestion reduction strategies including roadway expansion, alternative mode improvements, pricing reforms, smart growth policies and demand management programs. * * * * * PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE =================== "Multi-Modal School Transportation Planning: Part 1 and Part 2" (http://www.acefacilities.org/interactivelessons ), by Todd Litman for the American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities (www.acefacilities.org ). These lesson plans explore why and how to improve school walking and cycling access, and how to evaluate these benefits and communicate them to school decision-makers. "Evaluating Public Transportation Local Funding Options" (www.nctr.usf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/JPT17.1.pdf ). This article, published in the Journal of Public Transportation, describes and evaluates 18 potential local funding options suitable for financing public transportation projects and services. They are evaluated according to eight criteria, including potential revenue, predictability and sustainability, hori-zontal and vertical equity, travel impacts, strategic development objectives, public acceptance and ease of implementation. This is a somewhat larger set of options and more detailed and systematic evaluation than most previous studies. This study dis-covered no new options that are particularly cost-effective and easy to implement; each has disadvantages and constraints. As a result, its overall conclusion is that a variety of funding options should be used to help finance the local share of public transit improvements to ensure stability and distribute costs broadly. "Testing The Housing And Transportation Affordability Index In A Developing World Context: A Sustainability Comparison Of Central And Suburban Districts In Qom, Iran" (http://tinyurl.com/lf84oy9 ), by Ali A. Isalou, Todd Litman and Behzad Shahmoradi. Housing affordability is an important policy goal. However, housing is not truly affordable if located in an inaccessible area with high transportation costs. In recent years researchers have developed analysis methods for measuring total housing and transportation costs for different locations within cities, called a Housing and Transportation (H+T) Affordability Index. This article, published in 'Transport Policy,' applies this type of analysis in Qom City, Iran. The results indicate that suburban-area households spend more than 57% of their monthly income on housing and transport, significantly more than the 45% spent by households in the central district. This is consistent with research results in other urban areas. This illustrates the feasibility of applying housing and transportation affordability analysis in developing country cities to help identify truly affordable and sustainable development. Recent Planetizen Blogs (http://www.planetizen.com/blog/2394 ): "Evaluating Public Transport Funding Options" (http://www.planetizen.com/node/68913 ) "A Critical Evaluation of the USDOT Conditions and Performance Report" (http://www.planetizen.com/node/68704 ) "New Research On Smart Growth Benefits" (http://www.planetizen.com/node/68408 ) "How Not To Measure Housing Affordability" (http://www.planetizen.com/node/68305 ) "Old Thinking In New Traffic Safety Reports" (http://www.planetizen.com/node/68200 ) Let's be friends. Todd Litman regularly posts on his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/todd.litman ). Befriend him now! * * * * * BEEN THERE, DONE THAT ======================= "International Transportation Economic Development Conference" (https://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/ited2014 ), 9-11 April, Dallas, Texas. The Conference website (http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/ited2014/program.php ), now includes links to presentations and posters, including mine. * * * * * UPCOMING EVENTS ================== Todd Litman will give a keynote speech on the role that public transit can play in reducing traffic congestion at the "Transport Futures Solving Gridlock Summit" (www.transportfutures.ca/gridlock ), 16 June in Toronto, Canada. Other notable speakers will include Professor Joseph Berechman (The City University of New York), Jane Hayse (Center for Livable Cities), Professor Robin Lindsey (University of British Columbia), and Professor Matthew Turner (University of Toronto). VTPI friends receive a special 10% discount: use discount code VTPI5 when registering. Todd Litman will be giving two presentations at the "Improving Traffic Data Collection, Analysis, and Use Conference" (http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conferences/2014/NATMEC/Program.pdf ): 'Towards More Comprehensive and Multi-modal Transportation Performance Evaluation' (based on http://www.vtpi.org/comp_evaluation.pdf ) and 'Valuing and Improving Transportation-Related Data Programs: Report From 2013 TRB Sessions' (based on http://www.vtpi.org/TRB_data.pdf ). * * * * * USEFUL RESOURCES ================= "Access to Jobs" (http://fragile-success.rpa.org/maps/jobs.html ) is an interactive mapping system which shows the number of employment opportunities available within a given commute time by various travel modes and job categories in the New York region. This is a terrific example of an accessibility-based planning tool. "UK 2050 Calculator" (http://2050-calculator-tool.decc.gov.uk ) is an award-winning, user-friendly model that lets users see the energy and emissions impacts of a wide range of policies and programs. However, it undervalues transportation demand management by overlooking co-benefits, such as infrastructure savings, consumer savings, traffic safety, health benefits, and improved mobility for non-drivers provided by improvements to alternative modes, transport pricing reforms and smart growth development policies. "Measuring Sprawl 2014" (http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/measuring-sprawl ) summarizes detailed analysis of the relationships between land use factors (density, mix, centricity and roadway connectivity) and various economic and health outcomes. The results provide further evidence that smart growth policies tend to increase overall affordability, economic opportunity, safety and health. "Transport Toolkit" ( http://ledsgp.org/transport ) helps planners and decision-makers access various information resources that can help identify the most effective tools to build and implement low emission transportation strategies. "How Burrowing Owls Lead To Vomiting Anarchists (Or SF's Housing Crisis Explained)" (http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing ), by Kim-Mai Cutler provides a detailed and balanced discussion of factors that lead to housing unaffordability in the San Francisco region. "Urbanful" (http://urbanful.org ), a program established by Smart Growth America, celebrates America's evolving cities and the people, organizations, and businesses making them great places to live, work and play. "Why Smart Growth: A Primer" (http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/WhySmartGrowth_bk.pdf ) by the International City/County Management Association describes the value of more compact and multi-modal development patterns. "Smart Growth and Economic Success" (http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/economic_success.htm ). This webpage by the US Environmental Protection Agency describes various reports exploring the economic advantages of smart growth for businesses, real estate developers, investors, and local governments "Fiscal & Economic Impact Analysis of Local Government Decisions" (http://tinyurl.com/lekvp9a ).This report analyzes the fiscal and economic impacts of different types of development on local government budgets. The results indicate that higher-density, mixed-use, infill development in older communities with excess infrastructure capacity tend to have more positive impacts than urban-fringe residential development. "The Great Streets Movement: Identifying How To Make Our Streets Great" (http://tinyurl.com/n3hjzqo ), by Zaki Mustafa and Michelle Birdsall, "Providing Travel Choices for Vibrant Streets " (http://tinyurl.com/mx8uptg ), and "Changing the Paradigm of Traffic Impact Studies " (http://tinyurl.com/pdksfcy ) by Michelle DeRobertis, John Eells, Joseph Kott and Richard Lee are more examples of great ITE Journal articles concerning practical ways to create more integrated and multi-modal urban roadways. "Main Street, California: A Guide for Improving Community and Transportation Vitality" (http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LandArch/mainstreet ) is a newly revised guidebook by the by California Department of Transportation which describes how to plan and design highways and arterials that also serve as commercial centers. "Rethinking Streets" (http://www.rethinkingstreets.com ) provides detailed information on 25 complete streets and streetscaping projects in North America, including numerous illustrations, before-and-after analysis of traffic volumes, speeds and accidents, plus discussions of impacts on active transport (walking and cycling), business activity and community acceptance. "A Performance-Based Approach to Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Transportation Planning" (http://tinyurl.com/ku7odw4 ) can help transportation planners integrate greenhouse gas performance measures into transportation decisionmaking. "A Safe City is a Just City" (http://tinyurl.com/q8ywdeu ) describes how sustainable urban design is creating safer and more equitable communities in cities around the world. "Transport For Health: The Global Burden Of Disease From Motorized Road Transport" (http://tinyurl.com/mfoxvt3 ). This World Bank study estimates the burden of disease attributable to both road injury and vehicle air pollution. This indicates that motorized road transport deaths exceed those from diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, or malaria. "Saving Lives with Sustainable Transport" (http://embarq.org/publication/saving-lives-sustainable-transport ) and slideshow (http://embarq.org/media/saving-lives-sustainable-transport ). Our previous newsletter had an incorrect link to this article, which investigates the safety impacts of sustainable transport. "Transit Oriented Development: Regenerate Mexican Cities To Improve Mobility" (http://tinyurl.com/prqsrkp ) and "ITDP Mexico Proposes 29 New BRT Routes That Would Change The Lives Of Millions" (https://t.co/oKJNJh7DCP ) by the Institute of Transportation and Development Policy provides describe why and how Mexican cities could improve public transit service and create more transit-oriented communities. "Economic Impact of Public Transportation Investment" (http://tinyurl.com/ma6sldu ) This new report by the American Public Transportation Association investigates how investment in public transportation affects the economy in terms of employment, wages and business income. "Planning And Designing Transport Systems To Ensure Safe Travel For Women" (http://tinyurl.com/n46hvu3 ) uses detailed travel survey data concerning how Indian women travel and the obstacles they face to develop recommendations for improving women's travel safety, and to integrate these objectives into sustainable transportation planning in developing countries. "The Black Urbanist" (http://theblackurbanist.com ) by Kristen Jeffers is one of my favorite new blogs; she has an original perspective and refreshing voice. "Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2014 Benchmarking Report" (http://bikewalkalliance.org/download-the-2014-benchmarking-report ) provides comprehensive information on bicycling and walking in the U.S. and how they contribute to public health, safety, and social and economic wellbeing. "Active Travel Co-Benefits Of Travel Demand Management Policies That Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions" (http://tinyurl.com/qe8wzuz ) by the Mineta Transportation Institute estimates that a combination of public transit improvements, efficient road pricing and transit-oriented development would reduce regional VMT 19%, increase walking 13% and biking 19%, providing substantial economic, health and safety benefits. "Call For Evidence On The Benefits Of Sustainable Urban Mobility Measures" (http://evidence-project.eu ) is asking for evidence on tangible benefits from sustainable urban mobility measures. Dan Burden, the co-founder of the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute (http://www.walklive.org ) and a pioneer of the country's walkability movement, has been selected as a 2014 White House Champions of Change honoree (http://tinyurl.com/pr8fzmv ). Dan and 10 other honorees are being recognized for "their exemplary leadership to ensure that transportation facilities, services, and jobs help individuals and their communities connect to 21st century opportunities." Congratulations Dan! * * * * * 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 (litman@vtpi.org) Victoria Transport Policy Institute (www.vtpi.org) Office: 250-360-1560 | Mobile: 250-508-5150 1250 Rudlin Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, CANADA Efficiency - Equity - Clarity