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.

The Sustainable Urban Transport Project (GIZ-SUTP) aims to help developing world cities achieve their sustainable transport goals, through the dissemination of information about international experience, policy advice, training and capacity building.

This module provides guidlines for the planning and regulation of bus systems in large cities in the developing world, whose public urban transport systems are "less developed". The term bus includes all road-based, frequent, fixed route passenger services, including all sizes of bus from 9-seat microbuses, (Bali, Indonesia) to the largest rigid 12 metres doubledeckers (Hong Kong, Dhaka, Mumbai) and bi-articulated busses in Curitiba, Brazil. The bus transport industry embraces a wide range of operating regimes, from individual owners in loose organizations, (cities in Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines) to large corporate bus undertakings in private ownership ( Singapore, Hong Kong) and publicly owned undertakings (cities in China, Bangkok, Damri in 14 Indonesian cities, Bangladesh Road Transport Cooperation - BRTC in Dhaka)

The updated version is now available in Chinese. SUTP users can download the document free of charge from here (3,5 MB). Non-registered users must register first here and then proceed to download.

Since 2009, GIZ SUTIP has provided Technical Assistance to the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation on issues of urban transportation. SUTIP is also supporting work on Transportation Impact Control (TIC).TIC  is a tool for protecting quality of life in cities, taking new urban development into account. The principle is that every new development pays the total cost of required traffic improvements. Cities which are using TIC are supposed to be able to control the anticipated traffic arising from development projects.

In order to mainstream lessons-learned and good practices in  TIC, SUTIP is now undertaking a number of activities in relation to start the TIC implementation, with a focus on the following:

•  Legal Framework
•  National Standard and Guidelines (TIC tools kit)
•  Integration into existing System
•  Pilot Implementation

Mr Carlosfelipe Pardo took part as a facilitator/trainer in the KLRTC XXIV session of training on sustainable urban transport in Asia and the pacific region. 27 participants took part in training, where issues ranging from financing to specific implementation of sustainable urban transport projects were discussed, and an action plan for each city was put forward as an end result with the support of Mr Pardo. The training event was organized by Citynet and KLRTC and took place on May 22-24, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur. The next training course will be held in 2013 along with Korea's KOTI Institute.