Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia and the Pacific (SUSTRAN) Dr A. Rahman Paul BARTER P.O. Box 11501, Kuala Lumpur 50748, Malaysia. TEL/FAX: +60 3 2274 2590 E-mail: sustran@po.jaring.my Web: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2853/ CONTENTS
1. CAR FREE DAY THIS WEEK! In order to popularise the benefits of reducing dependence on private cars, this week over 700 cities around the world will hold Car Free Day events (some of them on Thursday, many on Friday and some over the weekend). Among the web pages devoted to this are the @World Car Free Day site at http://ecoplan.org/carfreeday, the European Car Free day site at http://www.22september.org/ and the Carbusters World Car Free Day site at http://www.carbusters.ecn.cz/WCFD2.htm. Europe has been most enthusiastic in embracing the idea while North America and Asia appear to have been rather slow. Nevertheless, several cities in China, Japan, Korea and Thailand have been reported to be staging events. Many cities in Latin America are taking part, including Bogotá and Buenos Aires. Do not despair if there are no formal events in your area. You can still make you own small statement by choosing alternatives to the private car on Thursday (and/or Friday)!! Ironically, Car Free Day comes during a month of high oil prices, concerns about energy supplies, and protests by truckers and others in Europe over fuel prices. Blockades instead of 'Car Free Days' have already removed traffic from roads in many parts of Europe. Meanwhile in Bangkok the link has been made explicit! The Prime Minister's Office has declared its car-free day on September 22 to be in protest against soaring fuel costs. Thailand's economy is highly dependent on imported oil and is severely affected by high oil prices. 2. WORLD BANK URBAN TRANSPORT STRATEGY REVIEW The World Bank is reviewing its Urban Transport Strategy. The Review has created a Web Portal which has more information on the review process, the draft strategy document, many background papers on various transport issues. The Strategy outline and the background papers are available for comment. A series of consultations on the strategy will be held worldwide. Feedback can also be given directly on the web site which is at http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/transport/utsr.nsf 3. PROFILE: INDONESIAN NGO FORUM FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Earlier this year a new national coalition of NGOs was formed in Indonesia, the Indonesian NGO Forum for Sustainable Transport (Infortrans). Infortrans promotes sustainable transport and also accessibility for the poor. There are 28 organisations in the coalition, including environmental, consumer, legal aid, academic, social justice, urban poor and community-based organisations. Infortrans was prominent in May at the International Conference on Sustainable Transport and Clean Air held in Jakarta. Pelangi Indonesia was chosen to host the secretariat of Infortrans. Next month Pelangi will also become host for the Secretariat of the SUSTRAN Network!! Contact: Infortrans Joint Secretariat, d.a. Pelangi Indonesia, Jl. Danau Tondano No. A-4, Jakarta 10210, Indonesia. Tel. +(62 21) 573 5020, 571 9360, Fax +(62 21) 573 2503, Email: infortrans@pelangi.or.id, infortrans@lycos.com 4. E-CONFERENCE ON URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES An electronic conference on "urban public transport and sustainable livelihoods" began on 6 September and will continue until 20 October 2000. The conference will also present experience gained from a DFID research project, "Partnerships to Improve Access and Quality of Public Transport for the Urban Poor", which involved a case study of Karachi, Pakistan. The organisers hope to bring together a wide range of stakeholders - NGO's, researchers, government staff, consultants - to discuss practical elements behind urban transport provision. To join this e-conference, send a message to the organisers via: transport-partnerships-request@mailbase.ac.uk. Other information and resources about the e-conference can be found at: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wedc/projects/ptup/index.htm or contact Dr. M.Sohail, Research Manger, Institute for Development Engineering, Water, Engineering and Development Centre, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK Tel: +44 1509 222890; Fax: +44 1509 211079, email: m.sohail@lboro.ac.uk 5. BANGALORE BUSWAY PROJECT? Bangalore in Southern India is reported (by The Hindu newspaper on July 30, 2000) to be considering implementing a dedicated busway project using bi-articulated buses similar to those popularised in Curitiba's famous "surface metro". Karnataka state Transport Minister, C.R.Sageer Ahmed said the first phase of the Metro Bus Project involved a 12 km dedicated track between Jayanagar Bus Station and Shivajinagar Bus Station, passing through Basavanagudi and Krishnarajendra Market. The buses made by Volvo have three articulated compartments and can carry up to 270 passengers. However, the state of funding for the project appears to be uncertain as the Minister was quoted as saying that the Government plans to seek the assistance of the Swedish Development Agency for the project. A similar project is under way in Bogotá in Colombia (where it is known as Transmilenio - see http://www.alcaldiabogota.gov.co/transmilenio/index.html - the site is in Spanish). 6. BREMEN AWARDS The bremen initiative is inviting submissions of best practices involving partnerships between business and municipalities (local government) that offer tangible solutions for urban quality of life and which are favourable to economic activities and above all sustainable. Applications must be jointly submitted by the business and municipality partners. The closing date is 15 January 2001. See also bremen initiative's website for application forms http://www.bremen-initiative.de/award. Contact: Jana Ludmann at the bremen partnership award office c/o ecolo, Fax +49(0)421 23001118 or email award@bremen-initiative.de. 7. INFORMATION RESOURCES AND LINKS Sustran-discuss list If you find the SUSTRAN News Flashes useful then you might enjoy a more interactive forum, the sustran-discuss list (for announcements and discussions on sustainable and people-centred transport issues with a focus on the South). For more information see http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/discussion.htm Community Action Guide to Urban Transport The SUSTRAN Network book (TAKING STEPS: A Community Action Guide to People-Centred, Equitable and Sustainable Urban Transport) is now more affordable than before: US$7 in developing countries, US$12 for those in OECD countries, RM20 inside Malaysia. Several sections can also be downloaded for free via http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/actionguide/outline.htm. Details on how to order are at http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/actionguide/AGorder.htm. E-discussion (in Spanish) on Sustainable Transport for Santiago For more information see the Transporte Agenda page, at http://www.ciudadviva.cl. Contact: Ciudad Viva, Fax: 562 732 3079, Email: info@cuidadviva Report on Japanese Motorcycles in Indonesian Urban Transport A new report entitled, "The Role of Japanese Motorcycle in Urban Transport in Indonesia: Past and the Future" funded by the Sumitomo Foundation has been produced by the Center for Transport and Communication Research at the Institute of Technology Bandung. Contact: Harun A Sorah Lubis, Center for Transport and Communication Research, ITB / Bandung, Indonesia. Email: halubis@trans.si.itb.ac.id SIDA Report on Urban Transport and Development Assistance The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has identified urban transport as an area of strategic importance. Sida's policy study on urban transport is available in pdf-format http://www.sida.se/Sida/articles/500-599/514/pdf/UrbanTransp.pdf (warning - this link will immediately begin downloading the document) and hard copies of the report may be ordered from Ms Madeleine Goetzinger (e-mail: madeleine.goetzinger@sida.se). Delft Low-cost Mobility Statement In June 2000 an Expert Group Meeting on Low-Cost Mobility in African Cities was held in Delft, The Netherlands. It was organised by IHE Delft on behalf of the World Bank. Proceedings will soon be available. The meeting also produced the 'Delft Low-Cost Mobility Statement'. Contact: Mrs T. van der Klis, Tel: +31 15 2151896; fax +31 15 2122921; E-mail kli@ihe.nl. Book on Planning in Hong Kong "Land-use/Transport Planning in Hong Kong: The End of an Era: A review of principles and practices" (Edited by Harry Dimitriou and Alison Cook, 1998, Ashgate). Discussion paper: Can Rail Pay? Discussion paper from the Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy (ISTP), entitled 'Can Rail Pay? - Light Rail Transit and Urban Redevelopment with Value Capture Funding and Joint Development Mechanisms' by Jan Scheurer, Peter Newman, Jeff Kenworthy and Thomas Gallagher. It can be downloaded at http://wwwistp.murdoch.edu.au/lightrail/istp.html World Transport Policy & Practice journal goes online This quarterly journal edited by John Whitelegg, is now available free of charge as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Several issues are now available via http://www.ecoplan.org/wtpp/wt_index.htm Online Sustainable Urban Travel Resources - New Web Address The Comprehensive Sustainable Urban Travel bibliographies have moved to http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sbe/planbiblios/ then click on 'Planning Bibliographies' and then 'Sustainable Urban Travel'. Contact: Hugh McClintock, Institute of Urban Planning, School of the Built Environment, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. Email: Hugh.McClintock@nottingham.ac.uk Online Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment ARIC has produced a one-stop source of information on a range of atmospheric issues, including air quality, acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion at http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/ Contact: Sue Hare / Joe Buchdahl - Coordinators, E-mail: aric@mmu.ac.uk 8. COMING EVENTS "Traffic Safety on Three Continents", September 20-22, 2000, CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. Contact: Dr Richard Pain, Transportation Research Board, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC, 204 18 USA. Fax: +1 202 334 2003, Email: rpain@nas.edu "Asia Pacific Conference on Tourism for Persons with Disabilities", September 24-28, 2000 in Bali, Indonesia. Contact: conference secretariat, cbr@indo.net.id or see http://www.aptpwd.com "Accessible Transportation Seminar", October 12, 2000, Petaling Jaya Community Library, Selangor, Malaysia. Keynote speaker is Dr Kit Mitchell, an international expert on access to transport for people with disabilities. Co-organised by Petaling Jaya City Hall and the Access Initiative Group (AIG). Contact: Mr LEE Lih Shyan, Local Agenda 21 Officer, MPPJ. Tel: +60 3 7563544 x351, lee@mppj.gov.my or Ms Lily Wong, Community Liaison, MPPJ, Tel: +60 3 7563544 x364, wdmlilly@mppj.gov.my "UITP Melbourne 2000 Public Transport Conference Event", 8-13 October 2000, includes both the International Union of Public Transport (UITP) Light Rail Conference and the Asia/Pacific Congress and City Transport Exhibition. See http://www.lightrail2000.vic.gov.au. Contact: International Association of Public Transport (UITP), Avenue Herrmann- Debroux 17, B-1160 Brussels, Belgium, Tel +32 2 673 6100, Fax +32 2 660 1072, E-mail: administration@uitp.com, URL: http://www.uitp.com "Seminar Workshop on Accessible Transportation" on October 16-17, 2000organised by DPI-Thailand, in collaboration with DPI-A/P Regional Office. Contact to Ms.Wannao dpith@loxinfo.co.th "Smart Urban Transport - Using Transitways and Busways" conference, 17-20 October 2000, Brisbane, Australia. Contact: Ozaccom Conference Services, PO Box 164, Fortitude Valley QLD, Australia 4006. Tel: +617-38541611 Fax: +617-38541507, Email: tra@ozaccom.com.au or see http://www.transportroundtable.com.au "Regional Policy Seminar on Transport and Communication Challenges for Urban Local Governments in the 21st Century", Organised by CITYNET, UN-ESCAP and the City of Kuala Lumpur, 8-10 November 2000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Contact: CITYNET Secretariat, 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012 Japan. Tel: (81-45) 223-2161, Fax: (81-45) 223-2162, E-mail: citynet@po.iijnet.or.jp, Web-site: http://www2.itjit.ne.jp/~citynet "Seminar on Accessible Transport in South China", November 9-14, Shenzen, Guangdong, China. Contact Access Exchange International (AEI), 112 San Pablo Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127-1536, USA. Fax: +1 415 661 1543, E-mail: globalride-sf@worldnet.att.net "XI Panamerican Conference in Traffic and Transportation Engineering", 19-23 November, 2000, Gramado, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Contact: Dr. Luis Antonio Lindau, President of the Organising Committee, Escola de Engenharia/UFRGS, Praça Argentina n.9 Sala 408, 90040-020 Porto Alegre, Brasil. Tel: +55 51 316 3596, Fax : + 55 51 316 4007, email: panam@orion.ufrgs.br, Web: http://www.ufrgs.br/panam "Seminar on Accessibility and Rural Development Planning", November 25-26, 2000 at Birla Institute Of Technology & Science, Bits Pilani. Contact: Prof. Ashoke K. Sarkar, Civil Engineering Group, BITS Pilani, 333 031, Rajasthan, India. Email: asarkar@bits-pilani.ac.in "4th International Workshop on Transportation Planning & Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries: Transport Infrastructure" 5-7, December, 2000. Contact: Prof. S. L. Dhingra/ Dr K. V. Krishna Rao, Co-ordinators, TPMDC-2000, Transportation Systems Engineering Group, Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076, India. Fax: +91 22 5767302/5783480, Email: tpmdc2k@civil.iitb.ernet.in "Australia: Walking the 21st Century - An International Walking Conference", 20-22 February 2001. Perth, Western Australia. Contact: John Seaton - Manager, Pedestrian Strategy, Metropolitan Division, Department of Transport, PO Box 7272 Cloisters Square, Perth 6850, Western Australia, Australia. Tel: +61 8 9313 8680, Fax: +61 8 9320 9497, e-mail: jseaton@transport.wa.gov.au "54th UITP International Congress" to be held in London, 20-25 May 2001. International Exhibition of Public Transport - City Transport 2001. London, England, 21-24 May 2001. In conjunction with the 54th UITP International Congress. Contact: International Association of Public Transport (UITP), Avenue Herrmann-Debroux 17, B-1160 Brussels, Belgium, Tel +32 2 673 6100 - Fax +32 2 660 1072, E-mail: administration@uitp.com, URL: http://www.uitp.com "Transed 2001: Towards Safety, Independence and Security. 9th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People." Warsaw, Poland, 2-5 July 2001. Contact: TRANSED, PO Box 10, 02-783 Warsaw 59, Poland. Fax: +48 22 8316526, Email: transed2001@idn.org.pl, Web: http://transed2001.idn.org.pl "9th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR)" to be held at ASEM International Convention Center, Seoul, July 22-27, 2001. Co-organisers: Korean Society of Transportation & The Korea Transport Institute. Deadline for abstracts April 15, 2000. Contact: Secretariat of 9th WCTR Conference, The Korea Transport Institute, 2311 Daehwa-Dong, Ilsan-Gu, Koyang-city, Kyonggi-Do, 411-410, KOREA. Tel: +82-344-910-3100, Fax: +82-344-910-3200, Email: secretariat@wctr2001.org, Web: http://www.wctr2001.org "Fourth Conference of the Eastern Asian Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS)", Hanoi, Vietnam, 24-26 October, 2001 hosted by the Transportation Science Society of Vietnam (TSSV). Contact: Office of the EASTS Secretary General, c/o Association for Planning and Transportation Studies, K-Wing 6F, 5-2-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan. Tel: +81 3 32651774, Fax: +81 3 32215489, Email: easts@sa2.so-net.ne.jp, http://ichini.cv.titech.ac.jp/~easts/ 9. LIGHTER SIDE
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