China 'buried smog death finding' <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6265098.stm> *The World Bank is alleged to have cut from a report research that ...
Todd Edelman, Green I...
edelman@...
Jul 3, 2007 4:38 pm
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Hello, I just want to share news re:environment- friendly public transport mode from the Philippines :) Cheers, Marie Danielle V. Guillen Urban Transportation...
guillen@...
Jul 5, 2007 8:45 am
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The jeepney in the Philippines, is a major public transport service in the country. It evolved from the US military jeep, and today has become much longer than...
Roselle Rivera
rivera@...
Jul 5, 2007 1:12 pm
4248
I disagree with the statement "wasteful" diesel. It is the most efficient of internal combustion engines. Whether electricity is less "wasteful" depends upon...
Eric Bruun
ericbruun@...
Jul 5, 2007 3:51 pm
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KUALA LUMPUR - More bicycle riding and other lifestyle changes are urgently needed to reduce climate-altering carbon emissions that are damaging Asia’s...
chuwa
chuwasg@...
Jul 6, 2007 6:24 am
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<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6756289.stm> *China's plans to build an "eco-city" of 500,000 people on a huge island in the Yangtze Delta have been...
Todd Edelman, Green I...
edelman@...
Jul 6, 2007 8:03 am
4251
For everyone planning to watch and listen to Live Earth online, watch out!!, because U.S. automaker Chevrolet is one of three sponsors of the online coverage! ...
Todd Edelman, Green I...
edelman@...
Jul 6, 2007 1:07 pm
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MMRDA is the regional planning authority for Mumbai. It reports to the Chief Minister. MMRDA Chief, Dr. T. Chandrashekhar, has an impressive track record of...
Anupam Gupta, CLSA
anupam.gupta@...
Jul 7, 2007 6:57 am
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Sir, It is an excellent idea (vis- a- vis Controlling Vehicle Registrations) But In the democratic country like ours (India) where there is MORE freedom such...
Sudhir
sudhir@...
Jul 7, 2007 8:06 am
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But leaving aside the questions of political acceptability, how could Chandrashekhar ban the 1 lakh car in Greater Mumbai when the rest of India accepts it? ...
Alan Howes
alan@...
Jul 9, 2007 8:59 pm
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this is a tough call — the small cars, if clean, slow, safe and truly small, could really be a boon IF and ONLY IF there are congesiton pricing and rational...
Lee Schipper
SCHIPPER@...
Jul 9, 2007 9:14 pm
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The spirit is good, but the means seems very wrong headed to me. What is the legal precedent? That governments should be allowed to ban certain categories of...
Walter Hook
whook@...
Jul 9, 2007 9:16 pm
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Let me add that "boon" means "if 1 lakh cars in place of conventional cars"; bust means "if 1 lakh cars flooding the streets as those who cannot afford...
Lee Schipper
SCHIPPER@...
Jul 9, 2007 9:22 pm
4258
Hi All - I've attempted to reply to each of your points individually. Do forgive me, if I've missed anyone out and thanks very much for your answers. Alan...
Anupam Gupta, CLSA
anupam.gupta@...
Jul 10, 2007 5:02 am
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10 July 2007 I don't think our democratic constitution will permit such a ban, which can be prevented on grounds of unjustified discrimination (unless lack of...
Sujit Patwardhan
sujit@...
Jul 10, 2007 5:51 am
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Hi all Just a few more points to add to this discussion - 1. The Committee appointed by the Bombay High Court (the Lal Committee) had recommended a traffic...
Debi Goenka
debi.cat@...
Jul 10, 2007 6:44 am
4261
Hi all Just a few more points to add to this discussion - 1. The Committee appointed by the Bombay High Court (the Lal Committee) had recommended a traffic...
Debi Goenka
debi.cat@...
Jul 10, 2007 6:45 am
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Though I have not done any serious work of this kind before, I suspect it can be coherently argued that the proposed 100K car is bad news even from a purely...
Ashok Sreenivas
ashok.sreenivas@...
Jul 10, 2007 6:56 am
4263
Thanks. we need to continue this discussion, as it is clear that the boom and bust — either way a rapid rise in uncontrolled private motorization — will...
Lee Schipper
SCHIPPER@...
Jul 10, 2007 10:58 am
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Just for the sake of argument, I don't get Walter's point about congestion charging being "fairer" than banning a cheap car. Looking at it from a certain...
Carlos F. Pardo
carlosfpardo@...
Jul 10, 2007 11:00 pm
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Sir/Madam, Nowadays the approach in solving many problems has been an INTEGRATED one. Why not do this keeping in mind all the suggestions so far given for and ...
TR Saranathan
tr_saranathan@...
Jul 11, 2007 3:31 am
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Dear Dr. Saranathan, The discussions here are always made to give a integrated and a sustainable solution. As you have mentioned transport definitely depends...
Sunny
sunny.enie@...
Jul 11, 2007 3:58 am
4267
Don't forget that developing a 'national' auto industry may also be one of the development goals of the Indian Government. Clearly national development goals...
Zvi Leve
zvi@...
Jul 11, 2007 3:35 pm
4268
Carlos, You are way off. Car OWNERSHIP causes relatively few social problems, and a lot of social benefits. The social costs are related to car USE and ...
Walter Hook
whook@...
Jul 11, 2007 4:35 pm
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I would add that car OWNERSHIP can cause serious problems if street or sidewalk parking is unrestricted/underpriced/unregulated/unenforced and cars pile up...
Lee Schipper
SCHIPPER@...
Jul 11, 2007 4:47 pm
4270
Agreed, but the swelling of car ownership is encouraged by lax parking regulations... ... I would argue this is not a problem inherent in car ownership but ...
Lee Schipper
SCHIPPER@...
Jul 11, 2007 5:18 pm
4271
I would argue this is not a problem inherent in car ownership but rather a function of undercharging for parking on public roads. Parking is a function of...
Walter Hook
whook@...
Jul 11, 2007 5:19 pm
4272
... LESS of all sorts of parking is needed when cars are owned communally (carshare) meaning that parking is a function of ownership -- or how cars are owned. ...
Todd Edelman, Green I...
edelman@...
Jul 11, 2007 5:24 pm
4273
... ...AND * PRAGUE is one of the most automobilised places in Europe and close to 2/3 of the width of every neighbourhood street - facade to facade - is used...
Todd Edelman, Green I...
edelman@...
Jul 11, 2007 5:28 pm
4274
Well, there are some environmental issues related to car OWNERSHIP. ... emissions emanate not from usage but from manufacturing and disposal. There is also...
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