Sustainable Urban Transport Project

Policy-makers are facing demands to meet the changing mobility needs of citizens in ways which are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.

Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP)-Asia is a partnership between the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA, CITYNET and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) which aims to help developing world cities achieve their sustainable transport goals, through the dissemination of information about international experience and targeted work with particular cities.

GTZ SUTP supports NMT policies in Bogota

On August 6, 2008, Carlosfelipe Pardo from GTZ SUTP participated in a meeting with the local Institute of Urban Development of Bogotá, Chamber of Commerce, Mobility Secretary and other transport-related organizations and groups of the city. The objective of the meeting was to follow up on recent activities related to bicycle use in the city and propose improvements to bicycle policies, infrastructure and education that will increase the use of this vehicle in the city, since its rise from 0.58% of trips in 1998 to 2.2% in 2003 has not increased since that year.

International Seminar-cum-Workshop on "BRT Systems in India and Abroad"

The Indo-German Institute of Advanced Technology and Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering in collaboration with the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation will be holding an International Seminar–cum-Workshop on "BRT Systems in India and Abroad" from 24th to 26th September, 2008 at Visakhapatnam, India.

The event is sponsored by the German Technical Agency (GTZ) along with other partners, and also attended by many urban transport planners, policy-makers and other government officials.

More information on the event and the program can be had from

http://www.igiat.com/brts.html , http://www.gvpcoeedu.org/brts.html or http://www.vskpbrts.com/

NMT event in Bogotá

During the week of July 16-18, 2008, GTZ held a series of events on non motorised transport in Bogotá in conjunction with the local Chamber of Commerce and Municipal Institute for Recreation and Sports (IDRD). Main events were a 2-day training course on Non motorised transport (with material provided by Interface for Cycling Expertise and a one-day international event on non motorised transport. The one day event had speakers from local government and international experts. By clicking "read more", see more information on the one day event.