• PRESENTATIONS

The SUMA Summit is a 2-day workshop with about 85 stakeholders from India and the SUMA partners. The main objective of the Summit was to maximize the influence of the SUMAprogram on future SUT developments in Asia

Specific objectives were to:

• Showcase the results and outputs of the SUMA program to Indian and Asian stakeholders, particularly Indian government officials
• Develop a common position of the future of SUT in Asia
• Identify follow-up activities in India and other Asian countries that would involve SUMA partners and thus continue future cooperation between SUMA partners

Draft Agenda [.pdf, 31Kb]

In addition, a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) training course was planned on 27-28 October 2009 in Delhi and a Technical BRT Site Visit in Ahmedabad on 31 October to 1 November 2009.

OVERVIEW OF SUMA

• Presentation on the SUMA program objectives, activities and outputs, plus explanation of summit objectives
  by Sophie Punte, Executive Director, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center

DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING POLICIES AND CAPACITY ON SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION

• Formulation of a National EST Strategy for the Philippines: Strategies, Indicators and Action Plan
  by Bert Fabian, Transport Program Manager, CAI-Asia Center
  
• The Case of the National Environmentally-Sustainable Transport (EST) Strategy of the Philippines and the Cebu City BRT Project *
  by Paul Villarete, City Planning and Development Coordinator, Cebu City Government
  
• Developing and strengthening policies and capacity on Sustainable Transportation in Indonesia
  by Dollaris Riauaty Suhadi, Country Network Coordinator (Indonesia) - CAI-Asia / Swisscontact Indonesia Foundation
  
• Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia – Need and Challenges for Asia
  by Manfred Breithaupt, Senior Transport Advisor, GTZ

IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

• Different approaches to operational planning: Johannesburg, Guangzhou, and Ahmedabad *
  by Walter Hook, Executive Director ITDP
  
• Atal Indore City Transport Services Limited (AICTSL): Performance Management System
  by Madhav Pai, EMBARQ

INTEGRATION OF TRANSPORT MODES

• Bicycle Infrastructure Design for Indian Sub Continent: The Manual *
  by Anvita Arora, Resident Representative, India, Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE)
  
• On bus-bike integration
  by Mark Zuidgeest, I-CE & ITC
  
• Designing Roads for Two and Three Wheelers
  by ITDP

SOCIAL ASPECTS OF URBAN TRANSPORT

• Social Impact Assessment for Public Transport in Cities *
  by Marie Thynell, Peace and Development Research, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg
  
• Social Impact Assessment for Public Transport in Cities: illustrative examples
  by Anvita Arora, Director & CEO, Innovative Transport Solutions (iTrans) Pvt. Ltd, TBIU, IIT, Delhi, India

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF URBAN TRANSPORT

• Highlighting Environment in Sustainable Urban Transport
  by Sudhir Gota & Bert Fabian, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center
  
• Electric Scooters in Viet Nam and India: Factors Influencing (lack of) Adoption and Environmental Implications
  by Christopher Cherry, Assistant Professor-Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee
  
• Darlington Presentation
  by Owen Wilson, Darlington Borough Council / UK

URBAN FREIGHT AND OTHER ISSUES

• Cleaning up urban (freight) transport: examples from Berlin and other CIVITAS cities in Europe
  by Martin Lutz, Berlin Senate Department for Health, Environment and Consumer Protection Directorate III, Environment Policy

SUMA WAY FORWARD

• Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) Summit: Plenary Discussion and Next Steps
  by Sophie Punte, Executive Director, CAI-Asia Center

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