From paulbarter at reinventingtransport.org Fri Mar 6 10:25:42 2015 From: paulbarter at reinventingtransport.org (Paul Barter) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:25:42 +0800 Subject: [sustran] Fwd: EcoMobility Congress - October 2015 - Johannesburg In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: EcoMobility Date: 25 February 2015 at 22:34 Subject: EcoMobility Congress - October 2015 - Johannesburg To: Paul Barter EcoMobility Congress Series View this email in your browser EcoMobility Dialogues to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa Bonn, 25 February 2015 The EcoMobility Congress will take a new format and title for its third edition in Johannesburg. The EcoMobility Congress will be called the EcoMobility Dialogues and will be held from the 7 ? 9 October 2015, concurrent with the second EcoMobility World Festival. The EcoMobility Dialogues will attract thought leaders, experts, practitioners, academia and city leaders to discuss specific challenges, obstacles and ways out of the urban mobility crisis cities around the world face. It will form an integral part of the EcoMobility World Festival ? a unique month long demonstration of an urban car-free lifestyle. ?The EcoMobility Dialogues enable the host city to both promote its mobility initiatives and receive expert feedback from practitioners and city leaders working on implementing ground breaking mobility solutions in various cities?, said Gino Van Begin, Secretary General of ICLEI. During the Dialogues, attention will be placed on the transport and climate change debate. Supported by expert groups from the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) and the Bridging the Gap (BtG) initiative, the outcomes of these dialogues will form an input for further discussions at the 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP21) to be held on 30 November to 11 December in Paris, France. The 2nd EcoMobility Congress, held in Suwon in September 2013, attracted over 600 participants of whom 145 hailed from developing countries and from over 50 local governments. For more information on - The EcoMobility World Festival 2013: http://www.ecomobilityfestival.org - The EcoMobility 2013 Congress: http://ecomobility2013.iclei.org *Note to the editors:* ICLEI ? Local Governments for Sustainability is the world?s leading network of over 1,000 cities, towns and metropolises committed ? to building? a sustainable future. By helping our M? embers to make their cities ? sustainable,? low-carbon, resilient, biodiverse, resource-efficient, healthy and happy, with a green economy and smart infrastructure, we impact over 20% of the global population. The City of Johannesburg is a long-standing member of ICLEI. One of ICLEI?s key programs is EcoMobility (http://www.ecomobility.org)? *travel through socially inclusive and environmentally friendly transport options, integrating walking, cycling and use of public transport*. Contact: KATRINA BORROMEO | Communications Officer | katrina.borromeo@iclei.org SUNNY KODUKULA | EcoMobility Program Manager | santhosh.kodukula@iclei.org *Copyright ? 2015 EcoMobility, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you have subscribed for updates from the ICLEI EcoMobility Program. *Our mailing address is:* EcoMobility Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 7 Bonn 53113 Germany From czegras at mit.edu Thu Mar 12 02:48:08 2015 From: czegras at mit.edu (P. Christopher Zegras) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:48:08 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Call for Papers: Megacities, Mobility and GHGs Message-ID: <117C5FA4BB7A2B4F8F181601FE75608CB1706A1B@OC11EXPO30.exchange.mit.edu> Apologies for cross-postings.... Call for Papers Megacities, Mobility and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Guest-editors (urbespecial@gmail.com): Wulf-Holger Arndt, Technische Universit?t Berlin - TUB Christopher Zegras, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Climate change and energy security are some of the key challenges for the 21st century. The energy demand of cities in developing and emerging countries is growing rapidly. Urban areas cover only 2% of the earth's surface and are home to just over 50% of its population; but, they are responsible for three-quarters of global energy consumption as well as approximately 80% of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As the number of megacities around the world increases, transport demands and supply continue increasing, and car ownership intensifies due in part to car-oriented urban planning, including in developing countries - increasing the already high-energy use and GHG emissions. This issue of urbe will give an overview of the trends, challenges and possible solutions for a more sustainable urban transportation. Technical solutions are required, but so are innovative planning and policy solutions to reduce motorized traffic and, consequently, GHG emissions. This special section is edited by Wulf-Holger Arndt, head of the research unit "Mobility and Space", and researcher at the Center for Technology and Society, Technische Universit?t Berlin (www.tu-berlin.de/ztg/mobility), and Christopher Zegras, resident principal investigator at the "Future Urban Mobility" research group, Singapore, and associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (http://czegras.scripts.mit.edu/web). We welcome submissions examining how sustainable transport systems, urban planning, and related policies might limit GHG emissions related to traffic in megacities. We particularly encourage papers on, yet not limited to, the following themes: ? Urban development, transport trends in megacities and GHG emissions ? Traffic impacts in megacities ? Data collection issues related GHG emissions ? Modeling systems for traffic related GHG emissions in megacities ? Concepts for sustainable mobility and traffic-related GHG reduction ? Planning instruments for lower-carbon transportation systems ? Concepts for active mobility (walkability, biking) and enhanced public transit and paratransit to reduce traffic-related GHG emission SCHEDULE Full paper (5,000 to 8,000 words, in English): by April 30, 2015 Expected publication date: September 2015 SUBMISSION All papers will be submitted to a double-blind peer-review process. Papers must be submitted through our online system, available at http://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/urbe-scielo. We will not accept submissions by e-mail. IMPORTANT: 1) When submitting your paper through the online submission system, please choose the option "Special Section" on "manuscript type" (step 1). 2) Then on the "Title" box (step 1) add the following sentence, within square brackets, to the end of your paper's title: [special issue on Megacities and Mobility] Enquiries can be forwarded to urbespecial@gmail.com. Authors Guidelines are available at http://bit.ly/authors_urbe. -- P. Christopher Zegras Associate Professor, Transportation & Urban Planning Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning and Engineering Systems Division Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 10-403 | Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel: 617 452 2433 | Fax: 617 258 8081 | czegras@mit.edu Resident Principal Investigator, Future Urban Mobility, Singapore (Jan-July, 2015) Personal Website | Transportation@DUSP Website | Mobility Futures Collaborative From anna.comerford at greenleaf-publishing.com Fri Mar 13 23:14:53 2015 From: anna.comerford at greenleaf-publishing.com (Anna Comerford) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:14:53 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Call for Contributions to the Journal of Sustainable Mobility Issue 4, November 2015 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: **Apologies for cross-posting** Call for Contributions to the Journal of Sustainable Mobility Issue 4, November 2015 The Journal of Sustainable MobilityGreenleaf PublishingISSN: 2053-2350Editor: Dr Michael Zhang, Nottingham Business School OverviewThe Journal of Sustainable Mobility (JSM) is a new, peer-reviewed journal from Greenleaf Publishing. JSM is published in association with Nottingham Trent University, UK, Cranfield University, UK, and the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), China. The Journal of Sustainable Mobility (JSM) provides an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of innovative and empirically sound research on sustainable transportation. The centrality of the journal is the sustainable developments of the automotive industry and road transport management systems, though research on other transport modes such as aviation and shipping will contribute to our understanding of the future of sustainable mobility as a whole. To address the economic, environmental and societal concerns of the development the transportation industry, the journal will take a holistic approach to a better understanding of the technologies that underlie the advancement of low-carbon vehicles, market demands for such vehicles, and institutional change and corporate sustainability, which determine the strategies of those businesses involved. JSM focuses on aspects of green mobility in the context of nature, enterprise and technology. In particular, the journal seeks to explore the links between transportation, technological management and innovation, energy use, sustainable development and responsible business, presenting academic research alongside practical application in order to inform policy and practice. The Journal of Sustainable Mobility publishes papers on, but not limited to, the following topics: * Low carbon vehicles technologies * Renewable/clean/green technologies * Biofuels and other sources of renewable energy * Transportation management systems * Vehicle emission controls * Sustainable transport policies and governance * Corporate sustainability * Historical review of the automotive and oil industries and transport management systems * Comparative studies of national and regional approaches to technology development and environmental control * Case studies of innovations in technology, business models, and policy initiatives in relation to sustainable mobility Theme issues based on sector or region will be regularly presented. SubmissionsThe deadline for submissions to Issue 4 is 31st June 2015.Four types of submissions are invited: research papers, policy debates, case studies, and research notes. We encourage submissions from academics with a research-orientation and also business practitioners and policymakers, from the public and private sectors. Papers from a Social Sciences discipline should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words, while we welcome Engineering and Technology papers that are shorter in length: between 2,000 and 4,000 words. Submissions should be made via the online submission system. To submit a paper and view author guidelines, visit http://www.greenleaf-journals.com/index.php/jsm. To discuss contribution ideas contact the Editor Michael Zhang at michael.zhang@ntu.ac.uk. Anna Comerford Publisher Greenleaf Publishing Aizlewood?s Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG, UK GSE Research Wira House, Ring Road, Leeds LS16 6EB, UK Email: anna.comerford@greenleaf-publishing.com Tel: +44 (0)113 278 4212 Skype: anna.comerford1 Twitter: @greenleafbooks Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenleafpublishing Blog: greenleafpublishing.wordpress.com From sutp at sutp.org Wed Mar 18 16:13:34 2015 From: sutp at sutp.org (sutp at sutp.org) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 07:13:34 +0000 Subject: [sustran] SUTP Newsletter : Issue 01/15 January-February 2015 Message-ID: Dear All, Greeting from GIZ-SUTP team. Please find the attached document containing GIZ-SUTP Newsletter for the month of January-February 2015. Best Wishes, SUTP-Team -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: NL-SUTP-Jan-Feb'15.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 312495 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20150318/73cfdf37/NL-SUTP-Jan-Feb15-0001.bin From litman at vtpi.org Fri Mar 20 06:53:46 2015 From: litman at vtpi.org (Todd Litman) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:53:46 -0700 Subject: [sustran] New Study Estimates the Costs of Sprawl and Benefits of Smart Growth Message-ID: <0a3e01d0628f$c1d48480$457d8d80$@vtpi.org> Media Release: Major new study estimates the costs of sprawl and practical ways to reduce these costs in developed and developing countries. 19 March 2015. Urban sprawl costs the American economy more than US$1 trillion annually, according to a new study by the New Climate Economy. It estimates that Americans living in sprawled communities bear at least $625 billion in direct incremental costs and impose an extra $400 billion in external costs on governments, businesses and other households. It identifies planning and market distortions that foster sprawl, and describes policy reforms that can help correct these distortions. These smart growth policies can lead to healthier, safer and wealthier communities in both developed and developing countries. This report, "Analysis of Public Policies that Unintentionally Encourage and Subsidize Sprawl" (http://bit.ly/1EvGtIN ), was written by Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute (http://vtpi.org ), for the New Climate Economy (http://newclimateeconomy.net ) in partnership with LSE Cities (http://www.lse.ac.uk/LSECities ). It defines smart growth?the opposite of urban sprawl?as compact, connected and coordinated urban development. Smart growth cities and towns have well-defined boundaries, a range of housing options, a mix of residential and commercial buildings, and accessible sidewalks, bike lanes and public transportation. Sprawled development increases per capita land consumption, and increases the distance between homes, businesses, services and jobs, which raises the cost of providing public infrastructure and services, and increases transportation costs. The study estimates that providing public infrastructure and services costs on average $750 annually per capita in the most sprawled quintile (fifth) American cities, 50% more than in the least sprawled quintile cities. This is consistent with previous research published in the New Climate Economy?s flagship report, "Better Growth, Better Climate," which estimated smarter urban growth policies could reduce global infrastructure capital requirements by more than US$3 trillion over the next 15 years. By reducing per capita land consumption and infrastructure and transportation costs, smart urban growth policies can deliver significant economic, social and environmental benefits. This research also indicates that sprawl is bad for public safety and health. Americans who live in sprawled neighbourhoods are between two and five times more likely to be killed in car accidents, are twice as likely to be overweight as those in more walkable neighbourhoods, and research described in the report suggest that smart growth reduces per capita crime rates by increasing "eyes on the street" and economic opportunity for people at-risk for criminal activity. Residents of compact, connected communities save more money and have greater economic mobility than they would in more sprawled, automobile-dependent neighbourhoods. Households in accessible areas spend on average $5,000 less per year on transportation expenses, and real estate located in smart growth communities tends to retain its value better than in sprawled communities, due to greater accessibility to services. These communities are also more inclusive for people who cannot drive: they offer easier access to schools, public services and jobs, and encourage mixed-income communities. Because of these factors, research shows that lower-income children tend to be much more economically successful if they grow up in smart growth communities. Explains lead author Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, "Smart growth is not anti-suburb. Instead, it ensures that diverse housing options are available and incentivizes households to choose the most resource-efficient options that meet their needs. We are now seeing growth in demand by millennials and the elderly for affordable, compact housing in accessible and multimodal neighborhoods. However, current government policies tend to favor larger, less-accessible homes. For example, in most communities there are strict limits on development densities, restrictions on multifamily housing and excessive parking requirements, which drive up housing costs and encourage sprawl. Consumer preferences are changing; government regulations on housing should too." Smart growth policies can also help reduce global climate change. Urban sprawl is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, according to "Better Growth, Better Climate." Cities are responsible for 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The adoption of compact, transit-oriented cities could reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by about 0.6 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2030, rising to 1.8 billion tonnes CO2 equivalent by 2050, more than twice the annual emissions of Canada. Helen Mountford, Global Programme Director for the New Climate Economy, said: "Reducing urban sprawl is good for the economy and the climate. For a real-world example of sprawl versus smart growth, compare Atlanta and Barcelona. Both cities have approximately the same population and the same level of wealth per person, but Atlanta takes up over 11 times as much land and produces six times the transport-related carbon emissions per person as Barcelona. And congested, sprawling cities are costly to the economy; for example through all the hours that commuters or delivery trucks waste stuck in traffic jams. Cities that are compact, connected and coordinated can unleash productivity and growth opportunities, while minimizing harm to the climate." All cities can benefit from increased economic productivity, more affordable housing options, more liveable communities, infrastructure cost savings, reduced accident risk, improved public fitness and health, increased opportunity for physically and economically disadvantaged groups and improved mobility options for non-drivers. These benefits are particularly important in rapidly developing cities where resources are limited and a greater portion of households are impoverished and cannot afford automobiles. Nick Godfrey, Head of Policy and Urban Development, New Climate Economy, says, "The New Climate Economy?s new report on urban sprawl proves that there is both an economic and an environmental case for smart cities. Smarter growth leads to cities that are greener, more productive and more prosperous. Developing countries in the early stages of urbanisation can reduce urban infrastructure and transportation costs by learning from the mistakes made by developed countries. Ninety percent of urban growth between now and 2050 is projected to take place in the developing world. By avoiding urban sprawl, developing countries can stimulate their economic growth while avoiding climate risks." For media inquiries contact: Canada and US: Todd Litman, litman@vtpi.org, 250-360-1560 US: Blair Fitzgibbon, blair@blairfitzgibbon.com, +12025036141 UK: Alfonso Daniels, alfonso.daniels@newclimateeconomy.net P +447810311998, M +447437471087 About the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate was established by seven countries: Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Norway, South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom, as an independent initiative to examine how countries can achieve economic growth while dealing with the risks posed by climate change. Chaired by former Mexican President Felipe Calder?n, and co-chaired by renowned economist Lord Nicholas Stern, the Commission comprises 24 leaders from 19 countries, including former heads of government and finance ministers, leading business people, investors, city mayors and economists. It has been advised by a panel of world-leading economists chaired by Lord Nicholas Stern that includes two Nobel Laureates. Research for the Commission has been carried out by a partnership of leading global economic and policy institutes, including the World Resources Institute (Managing Partner), the Climate Policy Initiative, the Ethiopian Development Research Institute, the Global Green Growth Institute, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, LSE Cities at the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Stockholm Environment Institute and Tsinghua University. About the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. The Victoria Transport Policy Institute (VTPI) is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to transport problems. Its work helps expand the range of impacts and options considered in transportation decision-making, improve evaluation methods, and make specialized technical concepts accessible to a larger audience. VTPI?s research is used worldwide in transport planning and policy analysis. Also see: "Study: Sprawl Costs the U.S. Economy $1 Trillion Annually" Planetizen (http://www.planetizen.com/node/74903 ). Kitty Stapp (2015), ?In Thrall to the Mall Crawl and Urban Sprawl,? IPS News (http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/03/in-thrall-to-the-mall-crawl-and-urban-sprawl ) Laura Kusisto (2015), ?The Cost of Sprawl: More Than $1 Trillion Per Year, New Report Says,? Wall Street Journal (http://on.wsj.com/1FFcqCJ ). ============================================================================ === 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 From krc12353 at gmail.com Sun Mar 29 14:10:06 2015 From: krc12353 at gmail.com (Karthik Rao-Cavale) Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 10:40:06 +0530 Subject: [sustran] =?utf-8?B?RndkOiBNYWtlIHdheSBmb3IgYnVzZXMgfCDgpKzgpLg=?= =?utf-8?B?4KWL4KSCIOCkleCliyDgpLDgpL7gpLjgpY3gpKTgpL4g4KSm4KWLIHwg?= =?utf-8?Q?Meeting_on_Sunday=2C_6_PM_to_respond_to_scrapping_of_BRT?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all: If you are in Delhi or nearabouts, please consider participating in this effort to protect the idea of bus rapid transit in Delhi. We meet today at 6 PM to pick each other's brains on what is to be done. Sorry for the short notice. Regards, karthik * * * ?Make way for the bus, make way for cyclists and pedestrians make way for all of us! Sathiyon, News reports are coming in that the new government in Delhi is planning to scrap the 5.8 km long Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. The BRT corridor provided dedicated lanes for buses, cyclists and pedestrians . Despite the controversy surrounding it, the BRT represents a vast improvement in public transport in Delhi. According to a report by Central Road Research Institute (table 4.6.1), the number of bus passengers on the BRT corridor is more than twice the number of passengers in cars. On the other hand, the number of buses itself is only one tenth the number of cars. Buses are also much more environment friendly, compact, and safer means of mobility than private cars. Logically, then, buses deserve priority access on the road, because they take more passengers, while private car travel needs to be discouraged. These are precisely the goals that the BRT achieved in Delhi. The same report mentions that over 60% of bus users, almost 60% of cyclists on the corridor, and more than 51% of the pedestrians gave the BRT an over-all rating of Good or Very good (figure 4.11.3). Similarly, in a survey conducted by the Center for Science and Environment , 83% of the respondents said that they were happy with dedicated BRT lanes and 88% wanted the BRT to be expanded in other areas. However, the BRT corridor has faced stiff opposition from elite interests in Delhi - notably car-owners and wealthy residents of Delhi , and the English media , which is controlled by these elite interests. Residents of GK, one of Delhi's richest neighborhoods, campaigned for the removal of BRT, and Saurabh Bharadwaj, the current MLA from GK and former transport minister, made a promise to these rich residents that he will get the BRT scrapped . Delhi is the most polluted city that humanity has ever lived in , according to the WHO . Private cars contributes to a significant proportion of these emissions, and pollution in Delhi increases infant mortality, malnutrition, respiratory diseases and cancer. In stead of making a plan to strengthen public transport in Delhi, the Delhi government is bowing down to rich and powerful people in Delhi who drive cars. Scrapping separate lanes for buses is a way of expropriating the time of the poor and giving it to the rich. We would like you to join us in thinking about ways to effectively protest against this regressive move and to hold this supposedly pro-poor Delhi government accountable. We know its a very short notice but we invite you to a brainstorming session *on Sunday **about possible actions (Sunday, March 29th 2015) on this subject at 6 PM at First floor, B1-15, Hauz Khas (see google pin here). If its any incentive, we shall have tea and snacks for you :)* Possible action items include preventing cars from entering the bus lane on the BRT corridor, signature campaigns on buses and pedestrian paths, protests and demos around the BRT and other official areas, mobilisation online on social media, op-eds and aricles, posters and other campaign activities. We also feel that this is a good opportunity to bring issues of public transport and pollution to the forefront. Please do feel free to contact any of us by phone or email if you are unable to come but wish to contribute suggestions and inputs and stay in the loop. 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(8396907239), ???? (9871116763), ????? (9818823252) From yanivbin at gmail.com Sun Mar 29 16:00:15 2015 From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur) Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 12:30:15 +0530 Subject: [sustran] In Bhubhaneshwar -- Cycles to drive new plan Message-ID: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150303/jsp/odisha/story_6507.jsp#.VRYikvmUfVI Cycles to drive new plan - BDA mulls design changeBibhuti Barik *(Top)* People walk on the cycle track near XIMB Square in Bhubaneswar and an architect's impression of the front facade of the proposed multi-storey facility near the railway station. *Telegraph pictures* Bhubaneswar, March 2: The development authority seeks to do away with flaws in urban designs as it plans for a people-centric transport system with greater focus on facilities for pedestrian movement and cycle tracks. If IBI, the urban planning consultant for Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), has its way then pedestrians and cyclists will now have better facilities for them. The blue print of IBI for the city for the coming 20 years talks of transit-oriented development and it will be first used while developing a 12-acre BDA land near the railway station in Ashok Nagar. The plan will be replicated at other places depending on its success. BDA vice-chairman Krishan Kumar said: "Infrastructure orientation will now be to pedal transport like bicycles. It is for ensuring better safety of pedestrians, which is a necessary condition for a city to be recognised as a smart city." "In the past, all the roads in the city were designed for cars or machines and very little attention was given to pedestrians and cyclists, but now we want to make it inclusive and for that reason, the previously conceived flyover project at Master Canteen Square has also been shelved. At Rajmahal Square, a badly designed flyover has already created problems for pedestrians," said senior urban planner-cum-designer Bankim Kalra of the IBI. "As transit-oriented development will have efficient public transport and for that density of population is also a parameter, the area near the station will have 20-storeyed structures involving retail, office, residential flats, convention and hotel so that the people can access all facilities walking around or by using their cycles," Kalra said. Giving an example of design of some metro stations in New Delhi, where access to city buses, taxis and autorickshaws for local movement is grossly inadequate, the urban planning expert saidBhubaneswar was also moving towards a similar complex urban situation. The IBI, a leading urban development design consultant of Canada, has submitted its final design of the 12-acre area near the railway station where high-density urban development with an investment plan of nearly Rs 1,100 crore is under way. "The entire stretch from Utkal University Square to Sishu Bhawan Square will gradually be transformed into a high-density square with more high-rise buildings and efficient public transport with bus rapid transport corridor passing through it. It will be later replicated in areas such as Gothapatna and Chandrasekharpur," said planning consultant to BDA Prashant Patnaik. Ashrujit Mohanty, an active member of the group, said: "We all ride bicycles. At present the city has around 2.5 to 3 lakh bicycles, but hardly one lakh is on the road as many are not using them due to lack of dedicated corridor or safety." "If safe dedicated corridors are developed then more and more people will take out their bicycles, which are gathering dusts in many homes," Mohanty said. Kalra, who spoke to *The Telegraph* on the sidelines of a workshop on transit-oriented development, said: "In the current development plan cyclists were neglected, but now it will be pro-people and machines or cars will be our least priority and cycles on the top. From krc12353 at gmail.com Mon Mar 30 22:50:00 2015 From: krc12353 at gmail.com (Karthik Rao-Cavale) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:20:00 +0530 Subject: [sustran] =?utf-8?B?UmU6IE1ha2Ugd2F5IGZvciBidXNlcyB8IOCkrOCkuA==?= =?utf-8?B?4KWL4KSCIOCkleCliyDgpLDgpL7gpLjgpY3gpKTgpL4g4KSm4KWLIHwg?= =?utf-8?Q?Meeting_on_Sunday=2C_6_PM_to_respond_to_scrapping_of_BRT?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting. If you're in Delhi but couldn't join us yesterday for the brainstorming session on the Delhi BRT, I just wanted to let you know that we have a second meeting coming up on Friday to fine-tune our plans. All the information is now available on our facebook page, which you can follow here: https://www.facebook.com/buskorastado Thanks! Regards, karthik 2015-03-29 10:40 GMT+05:30 Karthik Rao-Cavale : > Dear all: > > If you are in Delhi or nearabouts, please consider participating in this > effort to protect the idea of bus rapid transit in Delhi. We meet today at > 6 PM to pick each other's brains on what is to be done. Sorry for the short > notice. > > Regards, > karthik > > * * * > > ?Make way for the bus, > make way for cyclists and pedestrians > make way for all of us! > > Sathiyon, > > News reports are coming in that the new government in Delhi is planning > to scrap > the > 5.8 km long Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. The BRT corridor provided dedicated > lanes for buses, cyclists and pedestrians > . Despite the > controversy surrounding it, the BRT represents a vast improvement in public > transport in Delhi. > > According to a report by Central Road Research Institute > (table > 4.6.1), the number of bus passengers on the BRT corridor is more than twice > the number of passengers in cars. On the other hand, the number of buses > itself is only one tenth the number of cars. Buses are also much more > environment friendly, compact, and safer means of mobility than private > cars. Logically, then, buses deserve priority access on the road, because > they take more passengers, while private car travel needs to be > discouraged. These are precisely the goals that the BRT achieved in Delhi. > > The same report mentions that over 60% of bus users, almost 60% of > cyclists on the corridor, and more than 51% of the pedestrians gave the BRT > an over-all rating of Good or Very good (figure 4.11.3). Similarly, in a > survey conducted by the Center for Science and Environment > , 83% of the > respondents said that they were happy with dedicated BRT lanes and 88% > wanted the BRT to be expanded in other areas. > > However, the BRT corridor has faced stiff opposition from elite interests > in Delhi - notably car-owners and wealthy residents of Delhi > , > and the English media > , > which is controlled by these elite interests. Residents of GK, one of > Delhi's richest neighborhoods, campaigned for the removal of BRT, and > Saurabh Bharadwaj, the current MLA from GK and former transport minister, made > a promise to these rich residents that he will get the BRT scrapped > > . > > Delhi is the most polluted city that humanity has ever lived in > > , according to the WHO > . > Private cars contributes to a significant proportion of these emissions, > and pollution in Delhi increases infant mortality, malnutrition, > respiratory diseases and cancer. In stead of making a plan to strengthen > public transport in Delhi, the Delhi government is bowing down to rich and > powerful people in Delhi who drive cars. > > Scrapping separate lanes for buses is a way of expropriating the time of > the poor and giving it to the rich. We would like you to join us in > thinking about ways to effectively protest against this regressive move and > to hold this supposedly pro-poor Delhi government accountable. We know > its a very short notice but we invite you to a brainstorming session *on > Sunday **about possible actions (Sunday, March 29th 2015) on this subject > at 6 PM at First floor, B1-15, Hauz Khas (see google pin > here). > If its any incentive, we shall have tea and snacks for you :)* > > Possible action items include preventing cars from entering the bus lane > on the BRT corridor, signature campaigns on buses and pedestrian paths, > protests and demos around the BRT and other official areas, mobilisation > online on social media, op-eds and aricles, posters and other campaign > activities. We also feel that this is a good opportunity to bring issues of > public transport and pollution to the forefront. > > Please do feel free to contact any of us by phone or email if you are > unable to come but wish to contribute suggestions and inputs and stay in > the loop. > > We hope to see you, > > Karthik (8396907239), Aashish ( 9871116763), Kanika (9818823252) > > ???? ???? ????? ??, > ?????? ?? ????, ????? ??, > ???? ?? ?? ????? ??! > > ???????, > > ??????? ??? ????? ? ??? ?? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ????? ???????? > ?????? ?? ???? ???? ?? ?????? ?? ???? ?? > . > ?? ?? ?? ??????? ???? ?? ??? ????????? ???, ???? ???? ???? ?????? ???? > ??. ?????? ????? ???? ?? ???? ???? ???? ?????????? ?? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ??? > , ?? ?? ???? ??? > ???? ?????? ???. ?? ??????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ??? ??? ??, ??? ?? ?? ?? > ?????? ?? ?????? ??????????? 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(8396907239), ???? (9871116763), ????? (9818823252) > > > > From aashish at riceinstitute.org Tue Mar 31 01:57:33 2015 From: aashish at riceinstitute.org (Aashish Gupta) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:27:33 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Fwd: Invitation to Second Meeting | Make way for buses | Friday, 6 PM, Hauz Khas In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Make way for buses Date: 30 March 2015 at 22:24 Subject: Fwd: Invitation to Second Meeting | Make way for buses | Friday, 6 PM, Hauz Khas To: buskorastado@googlegroups.com Dear friends, As you may be aware, the Delhi Government led by Arvind Kejriwal has, in principle, decided to demolish the BRT infrastructure currently in place in the Ambedkar Nagar - Moolchand corridor, and replace it with a six-lane road with no special facilities for buses. This decision has been taken after persistent demands for such a step by wealthy residents in South Delhi localities like Greater Kailash, who are unwilling to look beyond the private automobile when considering solutions for our transportation problems. ? It is also worth considering that no serious actions to mitigate Delhi's dreadful air pollution have been contemplated so far by this new government, while the limited public transport facilities that exist are being demolished. ? Concerned by the speed with which the government was moving against the BRT, a few of us circulated an invitation to a brainstorming session on Sunday. Around 20 people gathered at extremely short notice, including some members of the original design team of the Delhi BRT. We discussed the design and operation of the BRT, and ways to challenge the culture and ideology of automobility and to promote public transport in the city. The minutes of the meeting can be accessed here: http://on.fb.me/1BWOXqD. We are now trying to take the conversation forward and bringing together members of social movement organizations, experts on ? public transportation? planning and concerned citizens together to develop a charter of demands and to chalk out a strategy aimed not just at saving the BRT infrastructure from the wrecking ball, but also to get the government to take proactive steps to make the existing BRT corridor work and to ?improve public and non-motorised transportation in Delhi It is critical that we put up a collective fight for ?public transporation? , and we will not be able to do this without your presence and participation. Please do join us at *?? 6 PM on Friday, the 3rd of April*, to discuss a common strategy and programme of action. The ?? * venue is B1-15 (First Floor), Hauz Khas, New Delhi* *? *(google pin here , call 9871116763 for direcions)*?* . ?Like last time, we promise chai and snacks. ?Do consider circulating this email in your networks. 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