From: (aables@...) Subject: [sustran] Fw: [cai-asia] Will maintenance keep 15-year old public transport buses clean? Hi Aurora, I wasnt clear on your...
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edelman@...
Feb 1, 2006 8:05 am
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Dear SUSTRAN friends, We thought you might have something to say on this topic. Please see below. Best regards, Au Aurora Fe Ables Transport Researcher Clean...
aables@...
Feb 1, 2006 8:06 am
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Chris, No argument with any of what you say. Just one observation : transport is about the movement of people and goods, and we travel for a reason. How we...
Brendan Finn
etts@...
Feb 1, 2006 8:44 am
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Dear Aurora, In my opinion, the simple answer is that a good preventive maintenance regime will keep the buses a lot cleaner than they would be in the absence...
Brendan Finn
etts@...
Feb 1, 2006 9:00 am
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Hi all, I like it that our "Tree of Usufruct" is being better defined. Everything is of course relative to a "spotless ideal" but at a certain point cold is...
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edelman@...
Feb 1, 2006 9:10 am
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Dear Au, I'm assuming this has something to do with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) program for retiring 15yrs and older...
Guevarra, Joselito Lo...
cvegjl@...
Feb 1, 2006 9:29 am
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I am not an expert in this, but i do know that in most US cities transit authorities receiving money from the US Federal Transit Admin must use buses 10 years...
Walter Hook
whook@...
Feb 1, 2006 3:36 pm
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To add to what Walter said: I think that it is not the bus chassis so much that is at issue, but the drive train. A bus that is not corroded and...
Eric Bruun
ericbruun@...
Feb 1, 2006 10:42 pm
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The joker in the deck is contained in what Eric said. If you only put in a new engine, but not a completely new power train, you risk a total mismatch of...
Lee Schipper
schipper@...
Feb 1, 2006 10:50 pm
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Eric, Foreign aid?! You must be joking right? The Philippines doesn't need aid to keep their ageing buses running. Yes, you're right. I too would choose to...
Guevarra, Joselito Lo...
cvegjl@...
Feb 2, 2006 2:21 am
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Hi Lee, What was the cost of retrofitting a bus using the JM particle filters, or for the older buses DOCs, from your experience in Mexico? Are there ...
hfabian@...
Feb 2, 2006 7:04 am
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I am currently conducting research on Bus Rapid Transit in Bangkok, likely
demand for its services, and its potential for improving the environment
through...
Zeenara Najam
Zeenara.Najam@...
Feb 3, 2006 1:57 am
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The GTZ SUTP has published a revised 40-page module on Public Awareness Raising in Sustainable Transport (module 1e, 3.8 MB) by Carlos F. Pardo. It has...
Carlos F. Pardo SUTP
carlos.pardo@...
Feb 3, 2006 12:46 pm
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One of the latest issues of Journal of Public Transportation has an interesting article about the amazingly quick overhaul of the Seoul bus network. You can...
Eric Bruun
ericbruun@...
Feb 3, 2006 7:25 pm
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Some of you may be interested to know that Chennai (formerly Madras) in India is in the midst of a heated controversy over public transport. The Tamil Nadu...
Paul Barter
paulbarter@...
Feb 6, 2006 7:18 am
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Thanks Eric for sharing news of this article. Seoul's story is extremely interesting and worth studying by other cities. The article prompted me to write a...
Paul Barter
paulbarter@...
Feb 6, 2006 7:30 am
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The experience in Chennai appears to be increasingly common in the larger Asian cities. Following some initial work by ITDP, Hyderabad was considering a BRT...
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Feb 6, 2006 6:11 pm
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I would suggest that concerned individuals have a look at the Seattle Monorail fiasco. It shouldn't be hard to follow if one goes to the Seattle...
Eric Bruun
ericbruun@...
Feb 7, 2006 2:27 am
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But one need only look to Bangkok to see the same problem...and the Seattle Monorail, like Bangkok, or the Metro in Lima, has many adherents. Something is not...
Lee Schipper
schipper@...
Feb 7, 2006 2:40 am
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Brendan, You suggest that we should not consider 'sustainable transportation' in a vacuum, or to get too idealistic. My post only tried to discuss basic...
Chris Bradshaw
hearth@...
Feb 7, 2006 4:43 am
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The history of monorails fiascos is so long, so rocambolesque (is that a word in English? .. otherwise think Cervantes), and so without real exception that...
eric.britton
eric.britton@...
Feb 7, 2006 10:37 am
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Also, please don't forget that Le Corbusier gave Engineers a higher degree than architects, thus perpetuating the "need" to have engineers planning fast...
Carlos F. Pardo SUTP
carlos.pardo@...
Feb 7, 2006 11:49 am
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Isnt the irony, however, that while "transportation choices should not undercut our continued ability to move about," is a lofty goal, each travel undercuts...
Lee Schipper
schipper@...
Feb 7, 2006 12:30 pm
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I was thinking more generally of large over or underground systems (the Bangkok Metro you illustrated in 2004 !). I did'nt even know about K.. thanks for the...
Lee Schipper
schipper@...
Feb 7, 2006 3:21 pm
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Lee, Bangkok doesn't have a monorail, maybe you were thinking of Kuala Lumpur. I don't know if this KL system has any adherents (have never heard of one), but...
Karl Fjellstrom
karl@...
Feb 7, 2006 4:07 pm
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Dear Friends Greetings from PASUMAI THAAYAGAM When we are launching a Campaign for Sustainable Transport in Chennai, the State Government of Tamil Nadu has...
arul rathinam
arulgreen@...
Feb 7, 2006 4:35 pm
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Leaving aside the issues of cost and getting to and from a monorail, and the difficulty of network development, I believe I've isolated the fallacy that leads...
Walter Hook
whook@...
Feb 7, 2006 4:42 pm
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... VTPI NEWS ... Victoria Transport Policy Institute "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" ... Winter 2006 Vol. 9, No. 1 ... The Victoria Transport Policy...
Todd Alexander Litman
litman@...
Feb 7, 2006 6:38 pm
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Hi, This will definately not quiet the discussion about appropriate transport for developing countries: Tapping Into Asia’s Euros 10 Billion A Year Rail...
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edelman@...
Feb 7, 2006 9:26 pm
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Todd's two cents is not unreasonable. IF going underground both avoids moving people out of the way and reduces vehicular traffic, why not? But what about...
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