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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aables@...
Feb 1, 2006 8:06 am
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...
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Brendan Finn
etts@...
Feb 1, 2006 8:44 am
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...
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Brendan Finn
etts@...
Feb 1, 2006 9:00 am
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...
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On the Train Towards ...
edelman@...
Feb 1, 2006 9:10 am
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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Guevarra, Joselito Lo...
cvegjl@...
Feb 1, 2006 9:29 am
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...
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Walter Hook
whook@...
Feb 1, 2006 3:36 pm
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...
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Eric Bruun
ericbruun@...
Feb 1, 2006 10:42 pm
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...
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Lee Schipper
schipper@...
Feb 1, 2006 10:50 pm
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...
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Guevarra, Joselito Lo...
cvegjl@...
Feb 2, 2006 2:21 am
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...
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hfabian@...
Feb 2, 2006 7:04 am
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 ...
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Zeenara Najam
Zeenara.Najam@...
Feb 3, 2006 1:57 am
I am currently conducting research on Bus Rapid Transit in Bangkok, likely
demand for its services, and its potential for improving the environment
through...
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Carlos F. Pardo SUTP
carlos.pardo@...
Feb 3, 2006 12:46 pm
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...
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Eric Bruun
ericbruun@...
Feb 3, 2006 7:25 pm
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...
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Paul Barter
paulbarter@...
Feb 6, 2006 7:18 am
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...
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Paul Barter
paulbarter@...
Feb 6, 2006 7:30 am
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...
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Feb 6, 2006 6:11 pm
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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Eric Bruun
ericbruun@...
Feb 7, 2006 2:27 am
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...
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Lee Schipper
schipper@...
Feb 7, 2006 2:40 am
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...
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Chris Bradshaw
hearth@...
Feb 7, 2006 4:43 am
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...
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eric.britton
eric.britton@...
Feb 7, 2006 10:37 am
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...
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Carlos F. Pardo SUTP
carlos.pardo@...
Feb 7, 2006 11:49 am
Also, please don't forget that Le Corbusier gave Engineers a higher degree than architects, thus perpetuating the "need" to have engineers planning fast...
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Lee Schipper
schipper@...
Feb 7, 2006 12:30 pm
Isnt the irony, however, that while "transportation choices should not undercut our continued ability to move about," is a lofty goal, each travel undercuts...
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Lee Schipper
schipper@...
Feb 7, 2006 3:21 pm
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...
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Karl Fjellstrom
karl@...
Feb 7, 2006 4:07 pm
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...
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arul rathinam
arulgreen@...
Feb 7, 2006 4:35 pm
Dear Friends Greetings from PASUMAI THAAYAGAM When we are launching a Campaign for Sustainable Transport in Chennai, the State Government of Tamil Nadu has...
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Walter Hook
whook@...
Feb 7, 2006 4:42 pm
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...
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Todd Alexander Litman
litman@...
Feb 7, 2006 6:38 pm
... VTPI NEWS ... Victoria Transport Policy Institute "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" ... Winter 2006 Vol. 9, No. 1 ... The Victoria Transport Policy...
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On the Train Towards ...
edelman@...
Feb 7, 2006 9:26 pm
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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Lee Schipper
schipper@...
Feb 7, 2006 9:47 pm
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...
