SUTP Activites

BRT Planning guide has been mostly translated into Chinese Language

Sunny kodukula — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:36:11 +0000

The Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide is the most comprehensive resource for planning a bus rapid transit (BRT) system, beginning with project preparation all the way through to implementation.

After the English and Portuguese versions being available since some time on www.sutp.org now the chinese translation is nearly complete. All available sections can be downloaded from

http://www.itdp.org/index.php/microsite/brt_planning_guide/
http://www.chinabrt.org/cn/documents/pg.aspx

Training Document on Travel Demand Management now in Chinese

Sunny kodukula — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:55:22 +0000

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) aims to increase the efficiency of a transport system by discouraging “unnecessary” private vehicle use, by promoting more effective, healthy and environment-friendly modes of transport and by integrating urban development and transport.

For cities that are contemplating on solutions to solve their urban transport problems this training document should be of great support in making their decisions. Authored by Todd Litman, Andrea Broaddus and Gopinath Menon this document focuses on strategies for implementing TDM measures and on formulating related policies.

The document is now translated into Chinese by Beijing Transportation Research Center.

Registered SUTP users can download the document from here 6.80 Mb (after login). Unregistered users please click here to register and then proceed to download.

Submit Nominations for the 6th Annual Sustainable Transport Awards

Sunny kodukula — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:54:10 +0000

Award honors "visionary achievements in sustainable transportation and urban livability"

The deadline for nominations is September 15, 2009.

Announcement:

From the the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) :

The 6th Annual Sustainable Transport Award Nomination Process Is Now Open

Do you know a city that has done innovative work in transportation and livability this year?
Nominate a city for the 2010 Sustainable Transport Award!

Click Read more for the criteria.

Reading List - Car Free Development

Sunny kodukula — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:16:58 +0000

The idea of Car Free Development is gaining increasing attention around the globe. Designing streets for people, not just cars, is considered to be a key issue in efforts aimed at reducing car dependency and promoting low carbon mobility, such as public transport enhancement and fostering non-motorised transport. Moreover, recent concepts summarised under the term New Street Design help to reconcile traffic movement with the needs of pedestrians and the desire for attractive public spaces.

This document aims at providing the reader with an overview of the latest available literature on Car Free Development and New Street Design. Moreover, it includes links to a wide range of related organisations and projects.

Registered SUTP users can download the document by clicking here 1.11 Mb (after login). Unregistered visitors may click here for registration (at no cost) and then proceed to download after login.

Velo-City 2009: Charter of Brussels

Sunny kodukula — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:04:07 +0000

On Friday, May 15th, several European cities signed the Charter of Brussels in the European Parliament, bringing the Velo-city conference to a fitting conclusion.

By signing the charter, cities committed themselves to invest in bicycle policy as an integrated part of urban mobility. At the same time, the charter is a call on the European Union to promote urban cycling. For details please see http://www.velo-city2009.com/charter-brussels.html , for the Charter of Brussels click here.

Side event at the Bonn Climate Change Talks June 2009

Sunny kodukula — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:17:09 +0000

Side event at the Bonn Climate Change Talks June 2009, eighth session of the AWG-KP and sixth session of the AWG-LC: MRV, NAMA, and sectoral approaches: Ensuring the role of land transport in the Post 2012 framework

On June 10th, GTZ, UIC, UITP, TRL and Veolia Transport hosted a side event in Bonn: “MRV, NAMA, and sectoral approaches: Ensuring the role of land transport in the Post 2012 framework”. Agenda

GTZ at confernce in Brazil

Sunny kodukula — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:54:05 +0000

Mr. Sebastian Ebert, GTZ Consultant, participated at the “Brazil National Summit for Transport and the Environment” in Brasília on 28th of May. The congress was hosted by CTS-Brasil (The Center for Sustainable Transport Brazil) and CNT (Confederação Nacional do Transporte).

GTZ SUTP now in India

Sunny kodukula — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:18:15 +0000

The GTZ Sustainable Urban Transport Project recently opened an office in New Delhi. This office will oversee the urban transport assistance activities in the South Asian region. SUTP is currently working with GTZ – Advisory Services for Environmental Management (ASEM) at providing technical assistance to some JNNURM cities that are under the purview of ASEM.

United Nations World Environment Day 2009 at GTZ in Eschborn

Sunny kodukula — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:15:01 +0000

The theme of the 2009 United Nations World Environment Day on 5th of June was “Your Planet Needs You-unite to Combat Climate Change”.

GTZ this year laid its main focus on sustainable mobility. After an opening by CEO Wolfgang Schmitt, Louis Palmer reported about his exciting and successful world tour with a solar vehicle.

Also the staff members could test electric scooters. The German Bicycle Club (ADFC) and a health insurance company (AOK) informed about the action "Bike To Work”, which GTZ takes also part of.

Also public transport was high on the agenda with presentations and a booth.

Transport and Climate Change: Bridging the Gap � Road to Copenhagen

Sunny kodukula — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:05:38 +0000

The transport sector is the fastest growing sector in terms of CO2 emissions in developing countries. To encourage international action to slow down this growth several international organizations have decided to join forces to encourage the recognition that transport can and should play in mitigating GHG emissions. Together we hope to achieve that the new climate agreement to be reached at COP 15, in December 2009 in Copenhagen will be fully applicable to the transport sector and that as well firm understandings will be reached in Copenhagen on large increases in funding for low carbon, sustainable transport systems in developing countries.