Welcome to the 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 (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). It aims to help developing world cities achieve their sustainable transport goals, through the dissemination of information about international experience and targeted work within cities.
Hot off the presses: GTZ Sourcebook on urban transport for the South Asian Audience
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GTZ
SUTP’s flagship publication “Sustainable Urban Transport: A
Sourcebook for Policy-makers in Developing Countries” has been
adapted for the South Asian audience and is available for purchase in
its print version. The South Asian version of the sourcebook is
titled “Sustainable Urban Transport: A Sourcebook for Policy-makers
in South Asian Cities”. The two volumes of this edition contain 12
modules specifically selected and adapted for the South Asian
context.
Dr.
Ramachandran, Secretary to the Government of India (Urban
Development), Ministry of Urban Development, underlines
in his foreword: “The
Sourcebook can serve as a toolkit for policy-makers in the state and
city governments and support them in adopting sustainable transport
solutions for their respective cities”. Prof.
Shivanand Swamy, Associate Director, CEPT, points out in his preface
to the publication: “that
[it] will provide guidance to the city administrators and planners in
a variety of topics from urban transport institutions to details of
planning for non-motorized transport, including other important
issues such as bus regulation and planning and bus rapid transit.”
Both
dignitaries agree that the publication would increase the
understanding of the readers on various urban transport issues and
help policy-makers make sustainable choices for their cities. The
sourcebook supports the view of the National Urban Transport
Policy-2006 (NUTP)'s recommendation on moving
people and not vehicles, among
various other principles.
Queries
about purchasing the print copies can be sent to sutp[at]sutp.org.
