As part of a major overhaul of our program sites, I would like to reach
a bit beyond, or more accurately beneath, the problematic of sustainable
transport that is our usual concern here , and draw your attention to an
idea-mongering activity that my colleagues and I find extremely
interesting. To this end I invite you to visit <http://ecoplan.org/>
The Commons at http://ecoplan.org in order to see a new link that we
established just today linking to what we consider to be an extremely
important ongoing international brainstorming exercise on the
underpinnings of sustainable development. Briefly here is how they
introduce themselves:
Copenhagen Consensus is based on the aim to improve prioritization of
limited means. The world is faced with a countless number of challenges
such as diseases, environmental degradation, armed conflicts and
financial instability. Copenhagen Consensus takes a new and
critical-analytical approach to assessing the effects of international
opportunities for solving the challenges. Copenhagen Consensus
addresses major challenges in the world. The purpose is to prioritize
opportunities for solving these challenges by cost and benefit. This
ranking is meant to serve as a guideline for decision-makers all over
the world. To do this the institute assembled a panel of nine of the
world's most distinguished economists. Four of them are Nobel laureates
. . .
Their web site - directly clickable from The Commons - is at
<http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/>
http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/. And there is a good article
outlining goals, etc. in the latest Economist at
<http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=2478902>
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=2478902 .
My first objective in writing you this note is to draw this important
exercise to your attention, just in case you had missed it. The second
is to invite comment and discussion in our little used Discussion Forum
for The Commons at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-commons/>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-commons/ - emails addressed to
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I look forward with interest to hearing the reactions and suggestions of
our colleagues on this initiative which strikes me as highly imaginative
and potentially very useful. (Wish I had done it myself.) And if you
can think of others who may wish to join in the exchanges, please either
let me know directly or send them to the site where they can see how to
sign into the Forum themselves.
With all good wishes,
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The Commons __ technology, economy, society__
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Paris, Wednesday, March 17, 2004
On my way out the door for a conference on sustainable transportation,
carsharing and a few other possibly related things (check it out under
Events in the World Carshare Consortium at http://worldcarshare.com), a
‘bright’ idea came to me.
I think that I am going to take advantage of some leverage that I happen
to have to nominate Ken Livingston and his road pricing team in London
for this years prestigious WTN (World Technology Network) World
Technology Award for Environment.
Moreover, I thought that the whole thing might have even higher impact
if any of you who care to do so might lend your name to this nomination.
All it would take could be your agreement that this is maybe not such a
bad idea and a quick email indicating that you are wiling to join me in
this.
Below is a bit of background on the Prize etc. which you may or my not
wish to take the time to read.
I look forward to your reactions.
Eric
======================================================
For more information on the network and the Prize, I would point you to
http://www.wtn.net/. Now as it happens, I am one of the small group of
people who are in a position to make this nomination. And if that
sounds a bit puffed up to you, let me explain why. In fact, in good
part (I believe) I was awarded this prize myself just month’s after our
June 2001 final events in Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable
Cities(see www.partnerships.stockholm.se) because of all SEVERAL HUNDRED
OF US DID TOGETHER to make such a splendid event and network. Unfair
really to be honest, since I was singled out for an honor that properly
belonged to all involved. What I can say in my defense is that I
mentioned in my acceptance speech that this was above all a team effort,
and that I considered myself merely an agent of the City of Stockholm
team under our energetic colleague Adam Holmstrom and his team, our
wonderful international jury, but, above all, all of you the project
teams.
To give you a better sense of what this is all about, let me quote the
WTN citation for the awards:
“The World Technology Awards have been created to honour those
individual leaders or, at times, co-equal teams from across the globe
who most contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all sorts
for the benefit of business and society. We especially seek to honour
those innovators who have done work recently which has the greatest
likely future significance and impact over the long-term... and who will
likely become or remain "key players" in the technological drama
unfolding in coming years. These awards are not necessarily "lifetime
achievement" awards, nor are they particularly for individuals whose
work of greatest significance was less than recent. These are about
those individuals whose work today will, in our opinion, create the
greatest "ripple effects" in the future... in both expected and
unexpected ways.”
Hi Eric,
I'd agree, if it weren't a technology price, as the London solution is not
the best technology solution. It was apragmatic decision to use available
proven technology and the operating costs are quite high (some 50% of the
revenue generated).
I would say automatic métro systems in Lille and Paris are a better techno
window and if you'd really propose a hero. I'd suggest not the one that gets
all attention anyway like London's mayor rather the really genuine hero of
the RAVEL programme in Belgium who had the outstanding idea to convert
unused rail tracks into a large network for non-motorised, independent and
safe network, mainly used for bycicling and walking (by children to go to
school and for leisure travel). That's in my view a real innovation - to date
it has 2500 km.!! And it was very cheap and has tremendous benefits ! What
was the surface of the cordon pricing scheme again some 50km2??? ...and that
wealthy people again are not affected and don't need to pay as they are
living inside the area and drive around for free...
The other hero will come from Sweden from their congestion charging scheme.
Best,
Peter
P.s. if you'd really want a techno freak to propose for the price, it should
be the CEOs of DaimlerChrysler and Deutsche telecom for the outstanding work
to screw-up the toll collection scheme in Germany
-----Original Message-----
From: eric.britton@... [mailto:eric.britton@...]
Sent: Wednesday, 17 March, 2004 06:06
To: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WorldTransport Forum] Nomination for the WTN 2004 Environment Prize
- Ken Livingston and the London road pricing crew
Paris, Wednesday, March 17, 2004
On my way out the door for a conference on sustainable transportation,
carsharing and a few other possibly related things (check it out under Events
in the World Carshare Consortium at http://worldcarshare.com), a 'bright'
idea came to me.
I think that I am going to take advantage of some leverage that I happen to
have to nominate Ken Livingston and his road pricing team in London for this
years prestigious WTN (World Technology Network) World Technology Award for
Environment.
Moreover, I thought that the whole thing might have even higher impact if any
of you who care to do so might lend your name to this nomination. All it
would take could be your agreement that this is maybe not such a bad idea and
a quick email indicating that you are wiling to join me in this.
Below is a bit of background on the Prize etc. which you may or my not wish
to take the time to read.
I look forward to your reactions.
Eric
======================================================
For more information on the network and the Prize, I would point you to
http://www.wtn.net/. Now as it happens, I am one of the small group of
people who are in a position to make this nomination. And if that sounds a
bit puffed up to you, let me explain why. In fact, in good part (I believe)
I was awarded this prize myself just month's after our June 2001 final events
in Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable Cities(see
www.partnerships.stockholm.se) because of all SEVERAL HUNDRED OF US DID
TOGETHER to make such a splendid event and network. Unfair really to be
honest, since I was singled out for an honor that properly belonged to all
involved. What I can say in my defense is that I mentioned in my acceptance
speech that this was above all a team effort, and that I considered myself
merely an agent of the City of Stockholm team under our energetic colleague
Adam Holmstrom and his team, our wonderful international jury, but, above
all, all of you the project teams.
To give you a better sense of what this is all about, let me quote the WTN
citation for the awards:
"The World Technology Awards have been created to honour those individual
leaders or, at times, co-equal teams from across the globe who most
contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all sorts for the
benefit of business and society. We especially seek to honour those
innovators who have done work recently which has the greatest likely future
significance and impact over the long-term... and who will likely become or
remain "key players" in the technological drama unfolding in coming years.
These awards are not necessarily "lifetime achievement" awards, nor are they
particularly for individuals whose work of greatest significance was less
than recent. These are about those individuals whose work today will, in our
opinion, create the greatest "ripple effects" in the future... in both
expected and unexpected ways."
The Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice
Consult at: http://wTransport.org
To post message to group: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
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Count me in ... esp if he/you can get the 20mph default speed limit and the
London cycling unit into widespread implementation in a big way too as part
of the award ...!
Michael Yeates
Brisbane AUSTRALIA
At 03:06 PM 17/03/2004, you wrote:
>Paris, Wednesday, March 17, 2004
>
>On my way out the door for a conference on sustainable transportation,
>carsharing and a few other possibly related things (check it out under
>Events in the World Carshare Consortium at http://worldcarshare.com), a
>'bright' idea came to me.
>
>I think that I am going to take advantage of some leverage that I happen
>to have to nominate Ken Livingston and his road pricing team in London
>for this years prestigious WTN (World Technology Network) World
>Technology Award for Environment.
>
>Moreover, I thought that the whole thing might have even higher impact
>if any of you who care to do so might lend your name to this nomination.
>All it would take could be your agreement that this is maybe not such a
>bad idea and a quick email indicating that you are wiling to join me in
>this.
>
>Below is a bit of background on the Prize etc. which you may or my not
>wish to take the time to read.
>
>I look forward to your reactions.
>
>Eric
>
>
>======================================================
>For more information on the network and the Prize, I would point you to
>http://www.wtn.net/. Now as it happens, I am one of the small group of
>people who are in a position to make this nomination. And if that
>sounds a bit puffed up to you, let me explain why. In fact, in good
>part (I believe) I was awarded this prize myself just month's after our
>June 2001 final events in Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable
>Cities(see www.partnerships.stockholm.se) because of all SEVERAL HUNDRED
>OF US DID TOGETHER to make such a splendid event and network. Unfair
>really to be honest, since I was singled out for an honor that properly
>belonged to all involved. What I can say in my defense is that I
>mentioned in my acceptance speech that this was above all a team effort,
>and that I considered myself merely an agent of the City of Stockholm
>team under our energetic colleague Adam Holmstrom and his team, our
>wonderful international jury, but, above all, all of you the project
>teams.
>
>To give you a better sense of what this is all about, let me quote the
>WTN citation for the awards:
>
>"The World Technology Awards have been created to honour those
>individual leaders or, at times, co-equal teams from across the globe
>who most contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all sorts
>for the benefit of business and society. We especially seek to honour
>those innovators who have done work recently which has the greatest
>likely future significance and impact over the long-term... and who will
>likely become or remain "key players" in the technological drama
>unfolding in coming years. These awards are not necessarily "lifetime
>achievement" awards, nor are they particularly for individuals whose
>work of greatest significance was less than recent. These are about
>those individuals whose work today will, in our opinion, create the
>greatest "ripple effects" in the future... in both expected and
>unexpected ways."
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>The Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice
>Consult at: http://wTransport.org
>To post message to group: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
>To subscribe: WorldTransport-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
>To unsubscribe: WorldTransport-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
Eric - Great idea - please add my name to the nomination of Ken. Steve Cousins
-----Original Message-----
From: eric.britton@... [mailto:eric.britton@...]
Sent: 17 March 2004 05:06
To: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WorldTransport Forum] Nomination for the WTN 2004 Environment
Prize - Ken Livingston and the London road pricing crew
Paris, Wednesday, March 17, 2004
On my way out the door for a conference on sustainable transportation,
carsharing and a few other possibly related things (check it out under
Events in the World Carshare Consortium at http://worldcarshare.com), a
'bright' idea came to me.
I think that I am going to take advantage of some leverage that I happen
to have to nominate Ken Livingston and his road pricing team in London
for this years prestigious WTN (World Technology Network) World
Technology Award for Environment.
Moreover, I thought that the whole thing might have even higher impact
if any of you who care to do so might lend your name to this nomination.
All it would take could be your agreement that this is maybe not such a
bad idea and a quick email indicating that you are wiling to join me in
this.
Below is a bit of background on the Prize etc. which you may or my not
wish to take the time to read.
I look forward to your reactions.
Eric
======================================================
For more information on the network and the Prize, I would point you to
http://www.wtn.net/. Now as it happens, I am one of the small group of
people who are in a position to make this nomination. And if that
sounds a bit puffed up to you, let me explain why. In fact, in good
part (I believe) I was awarded this prize myself just month's after our
June 2001 final events in Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable
Cities(see www.partnerships.stockholm.se) because of all SEVERAL HUNDRED
OF US DID TOGETHER to make such a splendid event and network. Unfair
really to be honest, since I was singled out for an honor that properly
belonged to all involved. What I can say in my defense is that I
mentioned in my acceptance speech that this was above all a team effort,
and that I considered myself merely an agent of the City of Stockholm
team under our energetic colleague Adam Holmstrom and his team, our
wonderful international jury, but, above all, all of you the project
teams.
To give you a better sense of what this is all about, let me quote the
WTN citation for the awards:
"The World Technology Awards have been created to honour those
individual leaders or, at times, co-equal teams from across the globe
who most contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all sorts
for the benefit of business and society. We especially seek to honour
those innovators who have done work recently which has the greatest
likely future significance and impact over the long-term... and who will
likely become or remain "key players" in the technological drama
unfolding in coming years. These awards are not necessarily "lifetime
achievement" awards, nor are they particularly for individuals whose
work of greatest significance was less than recent. These are about
those individuals whose work today will, in our opinion, create the
greatest "ripple effects" in the future... in both expected and
unexpected ways."
The Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice
Consult at: http://wTransport.org
To post message to group: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe: WorldTransport-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To unsubscribe: WorldTransport-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Yahoo! Groups Links
Hi,
I'm in. What do I have to do.
Robert (Moskowitz)
-----Original Message-----
From: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:19 PM
To: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WorldTransport Forum] Digest Number 149
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1. Nomination for the WTN 2004 Environment Prize - Ken Livingston and
the London road pricing crew
From: <eric.britton@...>
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Message: 1
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:06:27 +0100
From: <eric.britton@...>
Subject: Nomination for the WTN 2004 Environment Prize - Ken Livingston and
the London road pricing crew
Paris, Wednesday, March 17, 2004
On my way out the door for a conference on sustainable transportation,
carsharing and a few other possibly related things (check it out under
Events in the World Carshare Consortium at http://worldcarshare.com), a
‘bright’ idea came to me.
I think that I am going to take advantage of some leverage that I happen
to have to nominate Ken Livingston and his road pricing team in London
for this years prestigious WTN (World Technology Network) World
Technology Award for Environment.
Moreover, I thought that the whole thing might have even higher impact
if any of you who care to do so might lend your name to this nomination.
All it would take could be your agreement that this is maybe not such a
bad idea and a quick email indicating that you are wiling to join me in
this.
Below is a bit of background on the Prize etc. which you may or my not
wish to take the time to read.
I look forward to your reactions.
Eric
======================================================
For more information on the network and the Prize, I would point you to
http://www.wtn.net/. Now as it happens, I am one of the small group of
people who are in a position to make this nomination. And if that
sounds a bit puffed up to you, let me explain why. In fact, in good
part (I believe) I was awarded this prize myself just month’s after our
June 2001 final events in Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable
Cities(see www.partnerships.stockholm.se) because of all SEVERAL HUNDRED
OF US DID TOGETHER to make such a splendid event and network. Unfair
really to be honest, since I was singled out for an honor that properly
belonged to all involved. What I can say in my defense is that I
mentioned in my acceptance speech that this was above all a team effort,
and that I considered myself merely an agent of the City of Stockholm
team under our energetic colleague Adam Holmstrom and his team, our
wonderful international jury, but, above all, all of you the project
teams.
To give you a better sense of what this is all about, let me quote the
WTN citation for the awards:
“The World Technology Awards have been created to honour those
individual leaders or, at times, co-equal teams from across the globe
who most contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all sorts
for the benefit of business and society. We especially seek to honour
those innovators who have done work recently which has the greatest
likely future significance and impact over the long-term... and who will
likely become or remain "key players" in the technological drama
unfolding in coming years. These awards are not necessarily "lifetime
achievement" awards, nor are they particularly for individuals whose
work of greatest significance was less than recent. These are about
those individuals whose work today will, in our opinion, create the
greatest "ripple effects" in the future... in both expected and
unexpected ways.”
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
The Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice
Consult at: http://wTransport.org
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Dear Eric,
Greetings from Calgary. If you think it would be useful, I am pleased to
join you in nominating Ken Livingstone for the WTN Award for
Environment. Let me know if you require anything from me to formalize this.
Regards,
Anthony
eric.britton@... wrote:
>Paris, Wednesday, March 17, 2004
>
>On my way out the door for a conference on sustainable transportation,
>carsharing and a few other possibly related things (check it out under
>Events in the World Carshare Consortium at http://worldcarshare.com), a
>‘bright’ idea came to me.
>
>I think that I am going to take advantage of some leverage that I happen
>to have to nominate Ken Livingston and his road pricing team in London
>for this years prestigious WTN (World Technology Network) World
>Technology Award for Environment.
>
>Moreover, I thought that the whole thing might have even higher impact
>if any of you who care to do so might lend your name to this nomination.
>All it would take could be your agreement that this is maybe not such a
>bad idea and a quick email indicating that you are wiling to join me in
>this.
>
>Below is a bit of background on the Prize etc. which you may or my not
>wish to take the time to read.
>
>I look forward to your reactions.
>
>Eric
>
>
>======================================================
>For more information on the network and the Prize, I would point you to
>http://www.wtn.net/. Now as it happens, I am one of the small group of
>people who are in a position to make this nomination. And if that
>sounds a bit puffed up to you, let me explain why. In fact, in good
>part (I believe) I was awarded this prize myself just month’s after our
>June 2001 final events in Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable
>Cities(see www.partnerships.stockholm.se) because of all SEVERAL HUNDRED
>OF US DID TOGETHER to make such a splendid event and network. Unfair
>really to be honest, since I was singled out for an honor that properly
>belonged to all involved. What I can say in my defense is that I
>mentioned in my acceptance speech that this was above all a team effort,
>and that I considered myself merely an agent of the City of Stockholm
>team under our energetic colleague Adam Holmstrom and his team, our
>wonderful international jury, but, above all, all of you the project
>teams.
>
>To give you a better sense of what this is all about, let me quote the
>WTN citation for the awards:
>
>“The World Technology Awards have been created to honour those
>individual leaders or, at times, co-equal teams from across the globe
>who most contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all sorts
>for the benefit of business and society. We especially seek to honour
>those innovators who have done work recently which has the greatest
>likely future significance and impact over the long-term... and who will
>likely become or remain "key players" in the technological drama
>unfolding in coming years. These awards are not necessarily "lifetime
>achievement" awards, nor are they particularly for individuals whose
>work of greatest significance was less than recent. These are about
>those individuals whose work today will, in our opinion, create the
>greatest "ripple effects" in the future... in both expected and
>unexpected ways.”
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>The Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice
>Consult at: http://wTransport.org
>To post message to group: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
>To subscribe: WorldTransport-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
>To unsubscribe: WorldTransport-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
Add me to the list of people who would support a nomination for Ken. Peter
--
Professor Peter Newman
Professor of City Policy,
Director, Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy,
Murdoch University.
and
Chair, Sustainability Roundtable,
Western Australian Government
197 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA 6000.
93602902/0407935133
Hi Eric
Yes I will support Ken Livingstone for his nomination
Profesor Chris Nwagboso
Director
Midlands Institute of Transport
University of Wolverhampton
Shifnal Road
TELFORD
UK
On Mar 17 2004, eric.britton@... wrote:
> Paris, Wednesday, March 17, 2004
>
> On my way out the door for a conference on sustainable transportation,
> carsharing and a few other possibly related things (check it out under
> Events in the World Carshare Consortium at http://worldcarshare.com), a
> ‘bright’ idea came to me.
>
> I think that I am going to take advantage of some leverage that I happen
> to have to nominate Ken Livingston and his road pricing team in London
> for this years prestigious WTN (World Technology Network) World
> Technology Award for Environment.
>
> Moreover, I thought that the whole thing might have even higher impact
> if any of you who care to do so might lend your name to this nomination.
> All it would take could be your agreement that this is maybe not such a
> bad idea and a quick email indicating that you are wiling to join me in
> this.
>
> Below is a bit of background on the Prize etc. which you may or my not
> wish to take the time to read.
>
> I look forward to your reactions.
>
> Eric
>
>
> ======================================================
> For more information on the network and the Prize, I would point you to
> http://www.wtn.net/. Now as it happens, I am one of the small group of
> people who are in a position to make this nomination. And if that
> sounds a bit puffed up to you, let me explain why. In fact, in good
> part (I believe) I was awarded this prize myself just month’s after our
> June 2001 final events in Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable
> Cities(see www.partnerships.stockholm.se) because of all SEVERAL HUNDRED
> OF US DID TOGETHER to make such a splendid event and network. Unfair
> really to be honest, since I was singled out for an honor that properly
> belonged to all involved. What I can say in my defense is that I
> mentioned in my acceptance speech that this was above all a team effort,
> and that I considered myself merely an agent of the City of Stockholm
> team under our energetic colleague Adam Holmstrom and his team, our
> wonderful international jury, but, above all, all of you the project
> teams.
>
> To give you a better sense of what this is all about, let me quote the
> WTN citation for the awards:
>
> “The World Technology Awards have been created to honour those
> individual leaders or, at times, co-equal teams from across the globe
> who most contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all sorts
> for the benefit of business and society. We especially seek to honour
> those innovators who have done work recently which has the greatest
> likely future significance and impact over the long-term... and who will
> likely become or remain "key players" in the technological drama
> unfolding in coming years. These awards are not necessarily "lifetime
> achievement" awards, nor are they particularly for individuals whose
> work of greatest significance was less than recent. These are about
> those individuals whose work today will, in our opinion, create the
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> unexpected ways.”
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Dear Eric
Good Idea. I support it
Jan Gehl
Professor, Dr.Litt
Center for Public Space Research
School of Architecture
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Copenhagen
(Member of the Public Realm Advisory Board organized by Greater London
Authority to transfer the roadspace left empty due to the Congestion
Charge into improving quality for other groups of City Users in Central
London i.e. pedestrians and bicyclists)
Den 17/3-2004, kl. 6.06, skrev <eric.britton@...>:
> Paris, Wednesday, March 17, 2004
>
> On my way out the door for a conference on sustainable transportation,
> carsharing and a few other possibly related things (check it out under
> Events in the World Carshare Consortium at http://worldcarshare.com), a
> ‘bright’ idea came to me.
>
> I think that I am going to take advantage of some leverage that I
> happen
> to have to nominate Ken Livingston and his road pricing team in London
> for this years prestigious WTN (World Technology Network) World
> Technology Award for Environment.
>
> Moreover, I thought that the whole thing might have even higher impact
> if any of you who care to do so might lend your name to this
> nomination.
> All it would take could be your agreement that this is maybe not such a
> bad idea and a quick email indicating that you are wiling to join me in
> this.
>
> Below is a bit of background on the Prize etc. which you may or my not
> wish to take the time to read.
>
> I look forward to your reactions.
>
> Eric
>
>
> ======================================================
> For more information on the network and the Prize, I would point you to
> http://www.wtn.net/. Now as it happens, I am one of the small group of
> people who are in a position to make this nomination. And if that
> sounds a bit puffed up to you, let me explain why. In fact, in good
> part (I believe) I was awarded this prize myself just month’s after our
> June 2001 final events in Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable
> Cities(see www.partnerships.stockholm.se) because of all SEVERAL
> HUNDRED
> OF US DID TOGETHER to make such a splendid event and network. Unfair
> really to be honest, since I was singled out for an honor that properly
> belonged to all involved. What I can say in my defense is that I
> mentioned in my acceptance speech that this was above all a team
> effort,
> and that I considered myself merely an agent of the City of Stockholm
> team under our energetic colleague Adam Holmstrom and his team, our
> wonderful international jury, but, above all, all of you the project
> teams.
>
> To give you a better sense of what this is all about, let me quote the
> WTN citation for the awards:
>
> “The World Technology Awards have been created to honour those
> individual leaders or, at times, co-equal teams from across the globe
> who most contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all
> sorts
> for the benefit of business and society. We especially seek to honour
> those innovators who have done work recently which has the greatest
> likely future significance and impact over the long-term... and who
> will
> likely become or remain "key players" in the technological drama
> unfolding in coming years. These awards are not necessarily "lifetime
> achievement" awards, nor are they particularly for individuals whose
> work of greatest significance was less than recent. These are about
> those individuals whose work today will, in our opinion, create the
> greatest "ripple effects" in the future... in both expected and
> unexpected ways.”
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Damstien 27
Dk 2720, Vanløse
Denmark
Home: +45 38 71 31 12
Office: +45 32 950 951
www.gehlarchitects.dk
All,
Hear hear to Red Ken and his TfL crew who certainly did well in introducing
a road charge but a World Technology Award for the Environment? It may be a
"simple system" but is not the lack of "technology" making it a tad
expensive to administer?
Still with no other "celeb" in the running, Red Ken can have my "vote".
Neil Douglas .
PS I hope the prize is not a Toyota or such like with all the mod cons (I
think Ken has recently passed his driving test).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Gehl" <Jan@...>
To: <WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [WorldTransport Forum] Nomination for the WTN 2004 Environment
Prize - Ken Livingston and the London road pricing crew
Dear Eric
Good Idea. I support it
Jan Gehl
Professor, Dr.Litt
Center for Public Space Research
School of Architecture
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Copenhagen
(Member of the Public Realm Advisory Board organized by Greater London
Authority to transfer the roadspace left empty due to the Congestion
Charge into improving quality for other groups of City Users in Central
London i.e. pedestrians and bicyclists)
Den 17/3-2004, kl. 6.06, skrev <eric.britton@...>:
> Paris, Wednesday, March 17, 2004
>
> On my way out the door for a conference on sustainable transportation,
> carsharing and a few other possibly related things (check it out under
> Events in the World Carshare Consortium at http://worldcarshare.com), a
> ‘bright’ idea came to me.
>
> I think that I am going to take advantage of some leverage that I
> happen
> to have to nominate Ken Livingston and his road pricing team in London
> for this years prestigious WTN (World Technology Network) World
> Technology Award for Environment.
>
> Moreover, I thought that the whole thing might have even higher impact
> if any of you who care to do so might lend your name to this
> nomination.
> All it would take could be your agreement that this is maybe not such a
> bad idea and a quick email indicating that you are wiling to join me in
> this.
>
> Below is a bit of background on the Prize etc. which you may or my not
> wish to take the time to read.
>
> I look forward to your reactions.
>
> Eric
>
>
> ======================================================
> For more information on the network and the Prize, I would point you to
> http://www.wtn.net/. Now as it happens, I am one of the small group of
> people who are in a position to make this nomination. And if that
> sounds a bit puffed up to you, let me explain why. In fact, in good
> part (I believe) I was awarded this prize myself just month’s after our
> June 2001 final events in Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable
> Cities(see www.partnerships.stockholm.se) because of all SEVERAL
> HUNDRED
> OF US DID TOGETHER to make such a splendid event and network. Unfair
> really to be honest, since I was singled out for an honor that properly
> belonged to all involved. What I can say in my defense is that I
> mentioned in my acceptance speech that this was above all a team
> effort,
> and that I considered myself merely an agent of the City of Stockholm
> team under our energetic colleague Adam Holmstrom and his team, our
> wonderful international jury, but, above all, all of you the project
> teams.
>
> To give you a better sense of what this is all about, let me quote the
> WTN citation for the awards:
>
> “The World Technology Awards have been created to honour those
> individual leaders or, at times, co-equal teams from across the globe
> who most contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all
> sorts
> for the benefit of business and society. We especially seek to honour
> those innovators who have done work recently which has the greatest
> likely future significance and impact over the long-term... and who
> will
> likely become or remain "key players" in the technological drama
> unfolding in coming years. These awards are not necessarily "lifetime
> achievement" awards, nor are they particularly for individuals whose
> work of greatest significance was less than recent. These are about
> those individuals whose work today will, in our opinion, create the
> greatest "ripple effects" in the future... in both expected and
> unexpected ways.”
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Damstien 27
Dk 2720, Vanløse
Denmark
Home: +45 38 71 31 12
Office: +45 32 950 951
www.gehlarchitects.dk
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Been to a recent presentation on London Congestion Charge and I think
they deserve the WTN2004 for all the work done.
I support the nomination.
Maria
Maria Attard
Assistant Lecturer
GIS Laboratory
Geography Division
University of Malta
Msida MSD 06
Malta
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Fax: 00356 21343397
Email: maria.attard@...
Links:
http://staff.um.edu.mt/mbonahttp://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/people/Maria.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Douglas [mailto:douglaseconomics@...]
Sent: 22 March 2004 09:23
To: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [WorldTransport Forum] Nomination for the WTN 2004
Environment Prize - Ken Livingston and the London road pricing crew
All,
Hear hear to Red Ken and his TfL crew who certainly did well in
introducing
a road charge but a World Technology Award for the Environment? It may
be a
"simple system" but is not the lack of "technology" making it a tad
expensive to administer?
Still with no other "celeb" in the running, Red Ken can have my "vote".
Neil Douglas .
PS I hope the prize is not a Toyota or such like with all the mod cons
(I
think Ken has recently passed his driving test).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Gehl" <Jan@...>
To: <WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [WorldTransport Forum] Nomination for the WTN 2004
Environment
Prize - Ken Livingston and the London road pricing crew
Dear Eric
Good Idea. I support it
Jan Gehl
Professor, Dr.Litt
Center for Public Space Research
School of Architecture
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Copenhagen
(Member of the Public Realm Advisory Board organized by Greater London
Authority to transfer the roadspace left empty due to the Congestion
Charge into improving quality for other groups of City Users in Central
London i.e. pedestrians and bicyclists)
Den 17/3-2004, kl. 6.06, skrev <eric.britton@...>:
> Paris, Wednesday, March 17, 2004
>
> On my way out the door for a conference on sustainable transportation,
> carsharing and a few other possibly related things (check it out under
> Events in the World Carshare Consortium at http://worldcarshare.com),
a
> ‘bright’ idea came to me.
>
> I think that I am going to take advantage of some leverage that I
> happen
> to have to nominate Ken Livingston and his road pricing team in London
> for this years prestigious WTN (World Technology Network) World
> Technology Award for Environment.
>
> Moreover, I thought that the whole thing might have even higher impact
> if any of you who care to do so might lend your name to this
> nomination.
> All it would take could be your agreement that this is maybe not such
a
> bad idea and a quick email indicating that you are wiling to join me
in
> this.
>
> Below is a bit of background on the Prize etc. which you may or my not
> wish to take the time to read.
>
> I look forward to your reactions.
>
> Eric
>
>
> ======================================================
> For more information on the network and the Prize, I would point you
to
> http://www.wtn.net/. Now as it happens, I am one of the small group of
> people who are in a position to make this nomination. And if that
> sounds a bit puffed up to you, let me explain why. In fact, in good
> part (I believe) I was awarded this prize myself just month’s after
our
> June 2001 final events in Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable
> Cities(see www.partnerships.stockholm.se) because of all SEVERAL
> HUNDRED
> OF US DID TOGETHER to make such a splendid event and network. Unfair
> really to be honest, since I was singled out for an honor that
properly
> belonged to all involved. What I can say in my defense is that I
> mentioned in my acceptance speech that this was above all a team
> effort,
> and that I considered myself merely an agent of the City of Stockholm
> team under our energetic colleague Adam Holmstrom and his team, our
> wonderful international jury, but, above all, all of you the project
> teams.
>
> To give you a better sense of what this is all about, let me quote the
> WTN citation for the awards:
>
> “The World Technology Awards have been created to honour those
> individual leaders or, at times, co-equal teams from across the globe
> who most contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all
> sorts
> for the benefit of business and society. We especially seek to honour
> those innovators who have done work recently which has the greatest
> likely future significance and impact over the long-term... and who
> will
> likely become or remain "key players" in the technological drama
> unfolding in coming years. These awards are not necessarily "lifetime
> achievement" awards, nor are they particularly for individuals whose
> work of greatest significance was less than recent. These are about
> those individuals whose work today will, in our opinion, create the
> greatest "ripple effects" in the future... in both expected and
> unexpected ways.”
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Denmark
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mikel E. Murga [mailto:mmurga@...]
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:22 PM
To: Eric
Subject: Ken Livingston Nomination
Eric
I wholly support your bright idea of nominating Mr. Ken Livingston for
the
WTN 2004 Prize
It takes both vision and courage to bridge the gap between joining a
chorus
singing as a mantra "congestion pricing" and actually turning the idea
into
reality in one's turf.
In this time in which too much reliance is placed on wrapping and
marketing, it is refreshing to see action by a good old-fashioned Mayor,
acting beyond what is considered conventional wisdom in political terms.
In fact, no real technical development can occur in the public policy
arena
without people like Mr. Livingston
Well done, Eric
Best
Mikel
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Glad to see so many members of this group supporting the proposal to nominate
Ken Livingstone and am pleased to add myself to the list.
Would there be any sense in us supporting the nomination as a group ?
Simon Norton (Coordinator, Transport 2000 Cambs & W Suffolk branch, UK)
I have to make an after-dinner speech this week.
Does anyone have any good transport jokes or humorous anecdotes?
I'd be eternally grateful.
Dave
"Solvitur Ambulans"
Dave Wetzel; Vice-Chair; Transport for London.
Windsor House. 42-50 Victoria Street. London. SW1H 0TL. UK
Tel: 020 7941 4200
Windsor House is close to New Scotland Yard. Buses 11, 24, 148, 211 and N11
pass the door.
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(The punch line isn't as good in English as in Swedish, but perhaps you can make
a better translation.)
At Borlänge railway station, Sweden, 2 o'clock in the morning, the sound of a
fast driving car is heard, braking, stopping.
A man comes running down from the car park out to the platform.
Not a soul is awake at this hour.
Except for the station master, who is on duty and who just happens to be on the
platform.
The guy comes up to him, almost out of breath, and asks him urgently:
"Are there any trains for Stockholm?"
The station master, longing for the tranquility of night and absolutely fed up
with all the stupid questions he tends to get from various travellers, casts a
glance disinterestedly along the railway line and responds
"Well, at least they drew tracks in that direction".
# :-)
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Vägverket
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Drift- och miljösektionen
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Ämne: [WorldTransport Forum]
I have to make an after-dinner speech this week.
Does anyone have any good transport jokes or humorous anecdotes? I'd be
eternally grateful.
Dave
"Solvitur Ambulans"
Dave Wetzel; Vice-Chair; Transport for London.
Windsor House. 42-50 Victoria Street. London. SW1H 0TL. UK
Tel: 020 7941 4200
Windsor House is close to New Scotland Yard. Buses 11, 24, 148, 211 and N11 pass
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Another "transport joke":
A man comes panting into the station after a mile-and-a-half uphill haul
from the town to the station. "Why do you put the station this far from the
town, there are no taxis here?" "Oh, well", replies the clark, "the company
thought it best to place the station near the rails".
Brian Kristensen
DEPA
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I have to make an after-dinner speech this week.
Does anyone have any good transport jokes or humorous anecdotes?
I'd be eternally grateful.
Dave
"Solvitur Ambulans"
Dave Wetzel; Vice-Chair; Transport for London.
Windsor House. 42-50 Victoria Street. London. SW1H 0TL. UK
Tel: 020 7941 4200
Windsor House is close to New Scotland Yard. Buses 11, 24, 148, 211 and N11
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Replying to the two dissenters to the proposal to nominate Ken Livingstone
(let's be sure to spell his name right !) et al for I agree that the Thames
Gateway bridge scheme is undesirable, but I don't think the fact that we don't
like everything he's doing should stop us from asking for official recognition
of a step which, even if relatively small by itself, will show the way to a
future where it is taken for granted that motorists don't have the automatic
right to block and pollute our streets. And can the person who said that he had
a better idea pass it on to this group so we can judge for ourselves ? As far as
I am concerned, it's enough at this stage that he's moved where our government
feared to tread and shown that the scheme can work.
It was suggested that we should nominate other areas which would benefit from
such a scheme. Well, let me suggest the whole of the London city region (i.e.
Greater London, most of the South-East Region of England, and the southern part
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The justification for the charge (at least according to its name) is not
that cars pollute, embarrass and kill pedestrians, and destroy the city,
but that they congest, i.e. they embarrass other cars and deter them to run
faster. This must also be the reason why, as far as I know, motorcycles are
exempted from the charge. So, the message sent to the public opinion seems
to be "pay in order to drive better and faster" and not "do not drive". It
would be much better if its name were "pollution charge" or (even more
accurately) "motorised traffic damage charge" and this reason were used to
justify it to the public opinion. High technology is not so important for
the control of the motorised traffic, as is the determination to withstand
pressures from organised interests and the proper informing and education
of the general public, which will facilitate this determination. For
instance, bus lanes or parking restrictions could equally well (or even
better in some cases) serve the purpose of limiting motorised traffic. I
think "congestion charge" is not promoted in the best way to educate the
general public for the damages provoked by motorised traffic and the huge
(though mostly hidden) subsidies connected with it. Finally note that I am
not among "the two dissenters" but, although I consider it as a positive
initiative, I am very sceptical about its importance and in any case I
consider it overrated.
At 02:12 ìì 26/3/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>Replying to the two dissenters to the proposal to nominate
>Ken Livingstone (let's be sure to spell his name right !)
>et al for I agree that the Thames Gateway bridge scheme is >undesirable,
but I don't think the fact that we don't like
>everything he's doing should stop us from asking for official
>recognition of a step which, even if relatively small by
>itself, will show the way to a future where it is taken for
>granted that motorists don't have the automatic right to
>block and pollute our streets. And can the person who said
>that he had a better idea pass it on to this group so we can
>judge for ourselves ? As far as I am concerned, it's enough
>at this stage that he's moved where our government feared to
>tread and shown that the scheme can work.
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[mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+ecoplan.adsl=wanadoo.fr@...] On Behalf Of Lisa Peterson Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 1:59
AM To: 'Asia and the Pacific
sustainable transport' Subject: [sustran] sign on: urge
better emissions controls in WB handbook
Dear all,
As many of you know, the World Bank has been
developing a draft handbook to provide guidance to countries dealing with
vehicle-related pollution problems. (available at http://www.cleanairnet.org/cai/1403/article-56396.html)
While the handbook has several good recommendations relating to traffic
demand management, modal shift, bus priority and elimination of leaded
gasoline, it misses the mark on the key issue of fuel and vehicle standards.
Please join the NRDC, ITDP and other groups in
urging the World Bank to revise this flawed document to include more
appropriate recommendations for fuel and vehicle standards. The sign-on
letter, to Bank President James D. Wolfensohn and the Board of Directors, is
available at www.itdp.org/read/wbhandbooksignon.doc
and pasted in this email below.
As it stands, the draft Handbook aids those who wish to derail or delay
efforts to improve fuel equality and reduce emissions. It overemphasizes
obstacles to implementing improved standards while providing little guidance to
government ready to reduce their mobile source emissions.
To sign on, please email or call me at lpeterson@... or
212-629-8001 by Wednesday, April 7.
Best,
Lisa Peterson
Communications Director
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Subscribe to Sustainable Transport: www.itdp.org
115 West 30th Street, Suite 1205
New York, NY 10001
Ph: 212-629-8001
Fax: 212-629-8033
e-mail: lpeterson@...
April 2004
James D. Wolfensohn
President
World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20433
Cc: World Bank Board of Directors
Re: Urban Air Pollution: Policy Framework
for Mobile Sources
Dear Mr. Wolfensohn:
Our
organizations, representing citizens from dozens of countries around the world,
are writing to express our strong reservations about the World Bank’s draft
document, “Urban Air Pollution: Policy Framework for Mobile
Sources” (the “Handbook”).
At the outset, we note that the World Bank staff
responsible for preparing the “Handbook” have recognized the
importance of soliciting comments from stakeholders at various forums both in
Washington D.C. and around the world. We also appreciate that the
Handbook highlights the important role that traffic demand management, modal
shift, and bus priority measures can play in mitigating air pollution from mobile
sources. We also agree with the World Bank that eliminating
leaded gasoline should be the first step to reduce the pollution-based public
health impacts of the world’s motor vehicles. Since 1994, more than
fifty nations have banned leaded gasoline, representing more than 85 percent of
the world’s gasoline consumption. We also agree that a
comprehensive approach to resolving urban air pollution problems is
necessary.
However, we ultimately feel that a key concern
expressed by the vast majority of the handbook’s critics is still not
reflected in the most recent draft of the Handbook. This draft, by
overemphasizing the uncertainties, hurdles and costs of improving fuel and
vehicle standards, aids those policy makers seeking to delay or derail
significant improvements in these standards. Meanwhile, the document
offers limited support to those decision-makers already committed to
implementing these improvements or considering fuel or vehicle standards for
the first time.
We urge you to delay the
finalization of this report until our concerns have been addressed
adequately. We would like to meet with you and your staff to discuss
these concerns in greater depth.
As
you know, air pollution is a growing public health concern in many developing
countries. This concern is heightened in the world’s growing
mega-cities, which are highly likely to face even worse air pollution and
related public health impacts in the future, given current trends in population
growth, urbanization, vehicle ownership and traffic congestion. Thus, we
appreciate the need for a comprehensive policy framework to reduce vehicle
pollution around the world.
Numerous studies have documented the links between
vehicle pollution and a wide range of health impacts. In many countries
that are increasingly relying on diesel vehicles, millions of people suffer
from unnecessary asthma attacks, cancer, heart and lung disease, and even
premature deaths that have been linked with diesel particulate soot
pollution. The World Health Organization has recently estimated that
outdoor air pollution caused by vehicles and other sources is responsible for
almost 800,000 premature deaths each year, with most of those deaths occurring
in developing countries. In countries that still use leaded gasoline, children
continue to face the risk of mental retardation, impaired growth and, at high
doses, even death. Even where unleaded gasoline is used, vehicle
emissions are contributing to an emerging ozone problem in many nations, which leads
to impaired lung function and significant forest, agricultural and other
environmental damage.
Unfortunately, we fear
that the World Bank’s draft Handbook fails to provide necessary
leadership and guidance to those cities and countries that grappling with
vehicle-related pollution problems. Indeed, we believe that this draft
document may undermine ongoing efforts in countries that are already taking
meaningful, cost-effective steps to reduce sulfur levels in diesel and gasoline
fuels and implement more stringent emission standards that require catalytic
converters and/or other emission control equipment. Moreover, we are
deeply troubled that this report could delay crucial first steps in nations
that have not begun to act.
A growing number of policy makers recognize that a
comprehensive approach to reducing vehicle emissions must include sulfur
reductions and more stringent emission standards that require catalysts and/or
other effective pollution controls. Indeed, most of the world’s people
live in developing countries that are reducing sulfur levels below or more
quickly than the standards and timetables recommended in the World Bank’s
first draft Handbook, including China, India, Thailand, Brazil, Korea, Taiwan,
Mexico, Chile, and South Africa. Some of these nations are on a pathway
towards ultra-low sulfur levels and aggressive European or American emission
standards. Throughout Africa, the Middle East and other regions, a debate
about future sulfur and emission standards is actively beginning. Rather
than assisting these efforts, the current draft of the World Bank’s
Handbook aids those who wish to derail or delay these efforts, by
overemphasizing uncertainties, hurdles and costs, while underemphasizing
options to reduce those uncertainties, hurdles and costs, as well as the
significant health and environmental benefits of lower sulfur levels and
cleaner vehicles.
Reducing sulfur from diesel and gasoline fuels enables
air quality and public health improvements in two important ways. First, when
high-sulfur fuels are used, sulfur is emitted as sulfur dioxide and sulfate
particulate matter, each of which has significant health and environmental
impacts. Second, low-sulfur fuels can enable catalyst and other emission
control technologies on existing and new vehicles. At reduced sulfur
levels, all existing vehicles operate more cleanly and some catalyst
technologies are available to reduce a wide range of emissions. At
ultra-low sulfur levels, catalyst and filtering technologies are available that
can reduce almost all smog-forming gases and diesel particulate soot in many
instances. Stated simply, just as eliminating lead in gasoline enables
the use of catalytic converters to dramatically reduce a wide range of vehicle
pollutants, reducing sulfur levels in diesel and gasoline fuels enables
catalysts and other emission control systems that can dramatically reduce the
wide range of vehicle pollutants.
To summarize, over the
past few years, policy makers representing the majority of the world’s
citizens have moved beyond the premises and recommendations of the draft
Handbook. They have concluded that sulfur levels in diesel and gasoline
fuels need to be reduced, and that the long-term goal of ultra-low sulfur
levels and advanced emissions controls is the right one. Their
conclusions are critical steps on path to a cleaner, more sustainable
transportation future. In that context, the World Bank’s draft
document represents a step backward, and a potential tool for those who wish to
derail or delay this global clean-up of vehicle fuels and emissions.
We strongly urge you to
withhold the finalization of the Policy Framework for Mobile Sources until we
have had a chance to meet, and until the document reflects our concerns.
DEAR K TSOURLAKIS
PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT AS PART OF THE LONDON CONGESTION CHARGE
PROJECT, THE 20 % REDUCTION IN TRAFFIC VOLUME ACHIEVED IS GOING TO BE
USED TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS IN
LONDON.(WHO ARE PRESENTLY BEING REALLY BADLY TREATED)
THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN "TOWARDS A FINE CITY FOR PEOPLE" MADE BY
GEHL-ARCHITECTS-URBAN QUALITY CONSULTANTS IN COPENHAGEN WILL BE
LAUNCHED JUST AFTER THE MAYORAL ELECTION 10 JUNE 2004.
Warm greetings from
sincerely yours
Jan Gehl
Professor of Urban Design
Copenhagen
Denmark
Den 29/3-2004, kl. 23.18, skrev K Tsourlakis:
> The justification for the charge (at least according to its name) is
> not
> that cars pollute, embarrass and kill pedestrians, and destroy the
> city,
> but that they congest, i.e. they embarrass other cars and deter them
> to run
> faster. This must also be the reason why, as far as I know,
> motorcycles are
> exempted from the charge. So, the message sent to the public opinion
> seems
> to be "pay in order to drive better and faster" and not "do not
> drive". It
> would be much better if its name were "pollution charge" or (even more
> accurately) "motorised traffic damage charge" and this reason were
> used to
> justify it to the public opinion. High technology is not so important
> for
> the control of the motorised traffic, as is the determination to
> withstand
> pressures from organised interests and the proper informing and
> education
> of the general public, which will facilitate this determination. For
> instance, bus lanes or parking restrictions could equally well (or even
> better in some cases) serve the purpose of limiting motorised traffic.
> I
> think "congestion charge" is not promoted in the best way to educate
> the
> general public for the damages provoked by motorised traffic and the
> huge
> (though mostly hidden) subsidies connected with it. Finally note that
> I am
> not among "the two dissenters" but, although I consider it as a
> positive
> initiative, I am very sceptical about its importance and in any case I
> consider it overrated.
>
>
> At 02:12 ìì 26/3/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>
>> Replying to the two dissenters to the proposal to nominate
>> Ken Livingstone (let's be sure to spell his name right !)
>> et al for I agree that the Thames Gateway bridge scheme is
>> >undesirable,
> but I don't think the fact that we don't like
>> everything he's doing should stop us from asking for official
>> recognition of a step which, even if relatively small by
>> itself, will show the way to a future where it is taken for
>> granted that motorists don't have the automatic right to
>> block and pollute our streets. And can the person who said
>> that he had a better idea pass it on to this group so we can
>> judge for ourselves ? As far as I am concerned, it's enough
>> at this stage that he's moved where our government feared to
>> tread and shown that the scheme can work.
>
>
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Congestion is not an "embarrassment" as much as a real cost to residents,
visitors and business alike.
We did not want London to come to a standstill - already speeds were often
lower than Queen Victoria could travel in a horse-drawn carriage.
The Mayor did exempt "clean" cars on the PowerShift register. (Electric,
hybrid, gas etc).
Motorcycles have no front number plate in the UK and so could not be
enforced by our cameras - hence the exemption.
My suggestion for sceptics is to come and see for yourself. I couldn't
believe the difference myself when my bus started to run to time, I could
safely cross the road and it was much easier to cycle.
Not perfect, but for London, congestion charge has been a giant step in the
right direction.
The lessons learnt are 1. Strong political leadership (Nobody but Ken
Livingstone would have been able to face the press and media barrage and
still introduce it in London), 2. A local scheme to meet local needs. Other
cities considering this need to develop their own answers to their own
unique problems and not just dust down the London Scheme and try to
implement it out of context. Listen and learn from our successes and our
mistakes but develop your own scheme. 3. A huge expansion in public
transport, (our Mayor put over 1,000 new buses on the roads); 4. Strong
Project management; 5. Consultation - real consultation and a readiness to
change the scheme in the light of representations.
Best wishes
Dave
Dave Wetzel
Vice-chair,
Transport for London
Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street.
London. SW1H 0TL. UK.
Tel 020 7941 4200
Close to New Scotland Yard.
Buses 11,24,148,211,N11 pass the door.
Nearest Underground - St James's Park tube station.
-----Original Message-----
From: K Tsourlakis [mailto:ktsou@...]
Sent: 29 March 2004 22:19
To: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [WorldTransport Forum] environment award
The justification for the charge (at least according to its name) is not
that cars pollute, embarrass and kill pedestrians, and destroy the city,
but that they congest, i.e. they embarrass other cars and deter them to run
faster. This must also be the reason why, as far as I know, motorcycles are
exempted from the charge. So, the message sent to the public opinion seems to be
"pay in order to drive better and faster" and not "do not drive". It would be
much better if its name were "pollution charge" or (even more
accurately) "motorised traffic damage charge" and this reason were used to
justify it to the public opinion. High technology is not so important for the
control of the motorised traffic, as is the determination to withstand pressures
from organised interests and the proper informing and education of the general
public, which will facilitate this determination. For
instance, bus lanes or parking restrictions could equally well (or even
better in some cases) serve the purpose of limiting motorised traffic. I
think "congestion charge" is not promoted in the best way to educate the
general public for the damages provoked by motorised traffic and the huge
(though mostly hidden) subsidies connected with it. Finally note that I am not
among "the two dissenters" but, although I consider it as a positive initiative,
I am very sceptical about its importance and in any case I
consider it overrated.
At 02:12 ìì 26/3/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>Replying to the two dissenters to the proposal to nominate
>Ken Livingstone (let's be sure to spell his name right !)
>et al for I agree that the Thames Gateway bridge scheme is >undesirable, but I
don't think the fact that we don't like
>everything he's doing should stop us from asking for official
>recognition of a step which, even if relatively small by
>itself, will show the way to a future where it is taken for
>granted that motorists don't have the automatic right to
>block and pollute our streets. And can the person who said
>that he had a better idea pass it on to this group so we can
>judge for ourselves ? As far as I am concerned, it's enough
>at this stage that he's moved where our government feared to
>tread and shown that the scheme can work.
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I've not the time to wade through all the detail but a couple of points I suspect will be missed - It sounds very mauch that the World Bank is still focussed on movement of vehicles and not people - remember the oft-repeated slogan of cyclists when the word motor is omitted in descriptions of motor traffic "We are the traffic"
The other is that it also still sounds like they need to sit down with the writings of Henry George for a week or so and ponder whether all this orgnaisation of manufaturing into 'economically viable units' actually makes the population as a whole poorer by creaijng the inequality of those who have through working to produce one product, lost the time and resources to provide themselves with bread & wine and so have to work more to earn the money to pay for this. We have created a position where we are forced to make journies and the slogan 'Is your journey really necessary?' should be printed on every air, rail and probably bus ticket...
Can I suggest that this is a very good example of the HUGE differences in
"understandings" in different parts of the world. Our local
authority wants similar outcomes ... but believes building more roads is
the answer ... and the political situation is even more
interesting!
Here in Brisbane Queensland Australia (pop 800,000), we have a most
unusual situation. The Lord Mayor is elected in a separate vote to the
Councillors ... a bit like the US President and London?
However, we have a situation where the "new" Lord Mayor has
promised 5 new tunnels across the city ($4b ++) and has promised to
REMOVE all "bus lanes" on existing roads ... !
He also has some good ideas ... but has a "hostile" Council ie
the majority of the Councillors are from the other political party.
This in the home of "billion dollar busways" and freeways and
tunnels ... some new buses ... but no constraints on traffic growth,
induced or otherwise ...!
For more info, if interested, you could search the web for the major
newspaper - The Courier-Mail
Michael Yeates
At 03:59 AM 31/03/2004, Wetzel Dave wrote:
Congestion is not an
"embarrassment" as much as a real cost to residents,
visitors and business alike.
We did not want London to come to a standstill - already speeds were
often
lower than Queen Victoria could travel in a horse-drawn carriage.
The Mayor did exempt "clean" cars on the PowerShift register.
(Electric,
hybrid, gas etc).
Motorcycles have no front number plate in the UK and so could not be
enforced by our cameras - hence the exemption.
My suggestion for sceptics is to come and see for yourself. I
couldn't
believe the difference myself when my bus started to run to time, I
could
safely cross the road and it was much easier to cycle.
Not perfect, but for London, congestion charge has been a giant step in
the
right direction.
The lessons learnt are 1. Strong political leadership (Nobody but
Ken
Livingstone would have been able to face the press and media barrage
and
still introduce it in London), 2. A local scheme to meet local needs.
Other
cities considering this need to develop their own answers to their
own
unique problems and not just dust down the London Scheme and try to
implement it out of context. Listen and learn from our successes and
our
mistakes but develop your own scheme. 3. A huge expansion in public
transport, (our Mayor put over 1,000 new buses on the roads); 4.
Strong
Project management; 5. Consultation - real consultation and a readiness
to
change the scheme in the light of representations.
Best wishes
Dave
Dave Wetzel
Vice-chair,
Transport for London
Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street.
London. SW1H 0TL. UK.
Tel 020 7941 4200
Close to New Scotland Yard.
Buses 11,24,148,211,N11 pass the door.
Nearest Underground - St James's Park tube station.
-----Original Message-----
From: K Tsourlakis
[mailto:ktsou@...]
Sent: 29 March 2004 22:19
To: WorldTransport@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [WorldTransport Forum] environment award
The justification for the charge (at least according to its name) is not
that cars pollute, embarrass and kill pedestrians, and destroy the city,
but that they congest, i.e. they embarrass other cars and deter them to
run faster. This must also be the reason why, as far as I know,
motorcycles are
exempted from the charge. So, the message sent to the public opinion
seems to be "pay in order to drive better and faster" and not
"do not drive". It would be much better if its name were
"pollution charge" or (even more
accurately) "motorised traffic damage charge" and this reason
were used to justify it to the public opinion. High technology is not so
important for the control of the motorised traffic, as is the
determination to withstand pressures from organised interests and the
proper informing and education of the general public, which will
facilitate this determination. For
instance, bus lanes or parking restrictions could equally well (or even
better in some cases) serve the purpose of limiting motorised traffic. I
think "congestion charge" is not promoted in the best way to
educate the
general public for the damages provoked by motorised traffic and the huge
(though mostly hidden) subsidies connected with it. Finally note that I
am not among "the two dissenters" but, although I consider it
as a positive initiative, I am very sceptical about its importance and in
any case I
consider it overrated.
At 02:12 ìì 26/3/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>Replying to the two dissenters to the proposal to nominate
>Ken Livingstone (let's be sure to spell his name right !)
>et al for I agree that the Thames Gateway bridge scheme is
>undesirable, but I don't think the fact that we don't like
>everything he's doing should stop us from asking for
official
>recognition of a step which, even if relatively small by
>itself, will show the way to a future where it is taken
for
>granted that motorists don't have the automatic right to
>block and pollute our streets. And can the person who said
>that he had a better idea pass it on to this group so we
can
>judge for ourselves ? As far as I am concerned, it's
enough
>at this stage that he's moved where our government feared
to
>tread and shown that the scheme can work.
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Yes, I am already aware of it - this has already been widely known and
advertised (it would be interesting to be also known the exact schemes and
projects financed through these resourses). And this is indeed a very good
use for the money collected. However good treatment of pedestrians and
bicyclists (unlike motorised traffic) does not really need large sums of
money but the determination to slow down (or even better completely remove)
motorised traffic and dispose the urban space to them. Does London mayor
intends to limit space allocated for motorised traffic and turn it into
pedestrian and bicycle space? In what extent (% of urban space)?
BTW I don't know what you exactly mean by "BEING REALLY BADLY TREATED" but
if you want to see a really barbarous treatment of pedestrians and
bicyclists take a look at: http://www.pezh.gr/english/intro_en.htm
thanks and regards
K.Tsourlakis
At 07:50 ìì 30/3/2004 +0200, you wrote:
>DEAR K TSOURLAKIS
>PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT AS PART OF THE LONDON CONGESTION CHARGE PROJECT,
>THE 20 % REDUCTION IN TRAFFIC VOLUME ACHIEVED IS GOING TO BE USED TO
>IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS IN LONDON.(WHO ARE
>PRESENTLY BEING REALLY BADLY TREATED)
>THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN "TOWARDS A FINE CITY FOR PEOPLE" MADE BY
>GEHL-ARCHITECTS-URBAN QUALITY CONSULTANTS IN COPENHAGEN WILL BE LAUNCHED
>JUST AFTER THE MAYORAL ELECTION 10 JUNE 2004.
>Warm greetings from
>sincerely yours
>
>Jan Gehl
>Professor of Urban Design
>Copenhagen
>Denmark
>
>
>Den 29/3-2004, kl. 23.18, skrev K Tsourlakis:
>
>>The justification for the charge (at least according to its name) is not
>>that cars pollute, embarrass and kill pedestrians, and destroy the city,
>>but that they congest, i.e. they embarrass other cars and deter them to run
>>faster. This must also be the reason why, as far as I know, motorcycles are
>>exempted from the charge. So, the message sent to the public opinion seems
>>to be "pay in order to drive better and faster" and not "do not drive". It
>>would be much better if its name were "pollution charge" or (even more
>>accurately) "motorised traffic damage charge" and this reason were used to
>>justify it to the public opinion. High technology is not so important for
>>the control of the motorised traffic, as is the determination to withstand
>>pressures from organised interests and the proper informing and education
>>of the general public, which will facilitate this determination. For
>>instance, bus lanes or parking restrictions could equally well (or even
>>better in some cases) serve the purpose of limiting motorised traffic. I
>>think "congestion charge" is not promoted in the best way to educate the
>>general public for the damages provoked by motorised traffic and the huge
>>(though mostly hidden) subsidies connected with it. Finally note that I am
>>not among "the two dissenters" but, although I consider it as a positive
>>initiative, I am very sceptical about its importance and in any case I
>>consider it overrated.
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