Sustainable Urban Transportation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region

Worldwide, numerous cities face problems in the transport sector, but smart solutions are available: During the past few years a wealth of best practices and easy-to-implement solutions for urban mobility has been developed with positive impacts in both the short and long term. In general, these solutions consist in reduction of vehicle mileage, strategies of non-motorized transport alternatives and modal shift to more environmentally-friendly public modes. Of course every city has its specific situation: Some have huge traffic jams, others deteriorating conditions of public transport or numerous accidents. Besides the individual benefits, social, economic and ecological consequences arise with growing car ownership and use in our cities.

In that sense, our project “Climate-friendly Mobility in Ukrainian Cities” works with decision-makers and planners in developing concepts, in applying international best-practices and implementing these approaches to create modern public transport systems. The project is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the context of the International Climate Protection Initiative.

Beyond that, UNITAR and GTZ SUTP joined forces to facilitate the continued exchange of information on sustainable urban transport in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. To download the flyer for the SUTECA Project, click here for English and here for Russian.

Reading List - Car Free Development

The idea of Car Free Development is gaining increasing attention around the globe. Designing streets for people, not just cars, is considered to be a key issue in efforts aimed at reducing car dependency and promoting low carbon mobility. Moreover, recent concepts summarised under the term New Street Design help to reconcile traffic movement with the needs of pedestrians and the desire for attractive public spaces.

This document aims at providing the reader with an overview of the latest available literature on Car Free Development and New Street Design. Moreover, it includes links to a wide range of related organisations and projects.

Download: http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1714&Itemid=1&lang=uk

Updated: "Urban Transport Photo DVD 2009 Edition"

The Urban Transport photo DVD developed by GTZ has been updated. The update contains nearly 4000 new photos spanning over various aspects of urban transport issues/practices. The photos are contributed by experts working in transport projects around the world and also by photographers with passion on urban transport issues. This DVD is an addition to the previous Urban Photo Surveys from September 2004 and November 2006 and available on request at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it SUTP visitors and users are also encouraged to contribute to further editions of this photo DVD by sending their photographs to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Contributors will be duly acknowledged.

Released: Training document on "Transportation Demand Management"

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) aims to increase the efficiency of a transport system by discouraging “unnecessary” private vehicle use, by promoting more effective, healthy and environment-friendly modes of transport and by integrating urban development and transport.

For cities that are contemplating on solutions to solve their urban transport problems this training document should be of great support in making their decisions. Authored by Todd Litman, Andrea Broaddus and Gopinath Menon this document focuses on strategies for implementing TDM measures and on formulating related policies.

SUTP users can download the document from here 9.20 Mb. Unregistered visitors can click here to register (at no cost) and then proceed to download.

"Cycling-inclusive Policy Development: A Handbook" available

GTZ SUTP and the Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE) have joined efforts in the development of a training document entitled "Cycling-inclusive Policy Development: A Handbook". It has been written by 12 authors who are experts in different fields of cycling-inclusive development. This handbook provides detailed information on how to develop cycling-friendly policies and facilities. It can help you, as a planner, engineer, community leader of advocate to enrich your own ideas about the future traffic and transport system where you live and work. The publication is also part of Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) initiative, of which GTZ and I-CE are partners.

SUTP users can download the document from here 19.09 Mb . Unregistered visitors can click here to register (at no cost) and then proceed to download.

SUT Technical Document: Induced Travel

“If we build it, they will come”: The question of induced travel demand attracts substantial interest from decision-makers, planners and the wider public alike. This technical document is intended as an introduction to the concept of induced travel demand and the principal arguments and debates surrounding the phenomenon. The module has been written by Roger Gorham, a leading researcher in the field.

In an effort to provide greater knowledge to the policy makers on issues related to sustainable urban transport GTZ SUTP developed a series of documents titled "Sustainable Urban Transport Technical Documents". The first of this series is on "Induced Travel".

SUTP users can download the document from here 3.64 Mb. Unregistered visitors can click here to register (at no cost) and then proceed to download.

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