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March, 01 2003 - Number 5

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Features

Latin America

• Mexico City Announces Bus Rapid Transit Plans
• Cycleways Are No Longer Just a Dream for Quito
• Las ciclovías ya no son sólo un sueño para Quito



Asia

• Jakarta Plans Bus Rapid Transit System
• Tehran on the Road to More Sustainable Transport



Africa

• Baesekele: the Heroes Journey
• Transforming Dar es Salaam
• Africa Accelerates Switch to Unleaded Gasoline



Europe and North America

• Czech Transport Ministry Seeks to Undermine Highway Review Process
• London’s Smooth Shift to Congestion Pricing
• London’s Speed Camera Program Cut Ped Injuries in Half
• U.S. Road Building Extends to Earth’s Farthest Reaches
• Ahold Scandal Puts Focus on Corporate Accountability



New Publications and Resources




Sustainable Transport: A Sourcebook for Policy-Makers in Developing Cities

• Bus Rapid Transit
• Mass Transit Options
• Non-motorized Transport


• Appraising the Social Costs and Benefits of Road Projects



Transportation for Livable Cities by Dr. Vukan Vuchic, Rutgers University, 1999. The era of projects aimed at maximizing vehicular travel is being replaced by the broader goal of achieving livable cities: economically efficient, socially sound, and environmentally sustainable. This book explores the complex relationship between transportation and the character of cities and metropolitan regions.




Urban Transport, Environment, and Equity by Eduardo A. Vasconcellos, Earthscan Publications, 2001. This book highlights the failures of current approaches and the importance of social and political considerations for planning, policy and management. With a clear focus on the need for equitable and socially sustainable urban transport, it proposes alternative approaches, develops an appropriate methodology and lays out a range of actions aimed at reversing current trends and minimizing inequities.