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ReinventingWalkability
Urban Mobility India 2013Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi6 December 2013
Ritchie (Chee) Anne RonoProgram OfficerClean Air Asia Center
Parthaa BosuDirectorClean Air Asia India Office
Better Air Quality (BAQ) Conference19-21 November 2014 l Colombo, Sri Lanka● Leading event on air quality in Asia, covering air
quality, climate change, transport, energy, andindustry
● BAQ has grown into a community ofpractitioners , policy makers and businesseswho meet every two years for networking,learning and sharing experiences since 2012
● BAQ has proven to influence policies, initiatenew projects and establish partnerships
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To promote better air quality and livable cities by translatingknowledge to policies and actions that reduce air pollution andgreenhouse gas emissions from transport, energy and other sectors.
About Clean Air Asia
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Would this have been possible ten years ago?
Source: The Straits Times, 28 November 2013
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cities which has more than 75% of trips by bus, metro, cycles and walking
cities which have 50 to 75% of trips by bus, metro, cycle and walking.
cities with 50% of trips by private modes such as two wheelers, cars, taxis etc.http://transport-solutions.blogspot.com/2010/07/trip-mode-share-in-asia-what-does.html
Source: Clean Air Asia, 2011
Declining walking, cycling, public transport
Source: Karl Fjellstrom, ITDP
Transport projects tend to forget the users
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Source: Karl Fjellstrom, ITDP
Transport projects tend to forget the users
With Camera Flash
NMT users get minimum road space butmaximum deaths on road?
• Over a third of road trafficdeaths in low- and middle-income countries are amongpedestrians and cyclists.
• Road traffic injuries are the leadingcause of death among youngpeople, aged between 15 and 44.
• 60% of road fatalities in Indiancities are pedestrians
Source: World Health Organization, 2013. Global StatusReport on Road Safety
Source: Urban Mobility India, 2013. Presented byGeetam Tiwari, IIT Delhi.
Supported by:
Delhi
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Walkability App
Clean Air Asia launched a free, smart phoneapp that gives pedestrians the power toassess their walking paths
Clean Air Asia launched a free, smart phoneapp that gives pedestrians the power toassess their walking paths
Published in the Times of India (Page 5) last 25 October 2012.
• 5 Continents• 23 Countries• 73 cities
• 5 Continents• 23 Countries• 73 cities
Supported by:
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Many possibilities …
Walkability App
Dialogues withkey stakeholders
and partners,NMT Advocacy
Forum onAugust 2012.
Bike LoanProgram for CityHall employees
Pasig CityOrdinance No.
13 Series of2011 (BikeOrdinance)
Scaling up NMT Projects: Pasig City
Car Free Sundays are implemented along F. Ortigas Ave(Ortigas Center) and Caruncho Ave. (Pasig City Hall)
Address public demand for urban space
Promote healthy and environmentally-sound mobility
Bike-sharing Demonstration Projectfor City Hall employees starting October 2013
Launch of the Pasig City Carless Sundays last June 2012
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Source: Clean Air Asia, 2012
Demo project on bike-sharing
Project Partners:
• 10 docking stations• 10 bikes• 150 access cards
Launch of the Pasig City Bike-Sharing last October 2013
Pipeline Project: Ortigas Greenways
Enhancing walkability in the Ortigas Business District in Pasig
Reclaim under-utilized roads andconvert to public urban space
#CARManila
•37th tagging event•Pilot event of the succeeding Clean Air Ridein Asia cities
•Photos about Climate change awarenessare uploaded on Instagram, with hashtag#CARManila
•Best Photos will be awarded in the 3rd
Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit,27-28 Feb 2014, Meralco Compound
300 ++ participantsWhen: 29 Nov 2013Where: FronteraVerde, OrtigasCenter, MeralcoCompound,Pasig City
Climate Change &Clean Air Awareness campaign
Bikeability index developed for project
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Ring Road Hans Raj GuptaMarg
CR Park (NehruPlace Flyover -
Sudarshan MunjalRoad
GK Road Nehru Place tokalkaji
Lalalajpat RaiRoad (KailashColony- NehruPlace flyover)
BRT Corridor
Priority Needs (2):• Dedicated cycle tracks• Sign board and markings• Lighting
Priority Needs (1):• Safe parking• Priority access at signals• Service shops
Scaling up NMT Projects: Delhi, India
Visit www.walkabilityasia.org
Outreach Channels:
• Dedicated websiteon NMT• Quarterlynewsletter: NMTTimes• Linking expertsand policy makers,e.g. Gehl Architectswith Governmentof Nepal andPhilippines
“improving walkability entails improvement not onlyin the physical infrastructure but equally in the
minds of people”- Clean Air Asia
China . India . Indonesia . Nepal . Pakistan . Philippines . Sri Lanka . Vietnam
[email protected] 3505 Robinsons Equitable Tower
ADB Avenue, Pasig CityMetro Manila 1605
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Clean Air Asia India Office
Clean Air Asia Country Networks
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Clean Air AsiaCenter
Members
• Shell• Asia Clean Fuels
Association• Corning
245 Clean Air AsiaPartnership Members
• Cities• Environment ministries and
government agencies• Development agencies and foundations• Non-government organizations• Academic and research institutions• Private sector companies and
associations
Donors in 2012 to 2013Asian Development Bank Cities Development Initiative for Asia ClimateWorksFoundation DHL/IKEA/UPS Energy Foundation Fredskorpset Norway Fu TakIam Foundation German International Cooperation (GIZ) Institute for GlobalEnvironmental Strategies (IGES) Institute for Transport Policy Studies Institutefor Transportation and Development Policy International Union for Conservation ofNature L'Agence Française de Développement (AFD) MAHA Pilipinas Shell Rockefeller Brothers Fund Shakti Foundation Shell Foundation United NationsEnvironment Program Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (UNEP PCFV) USAIDCEnergy Veolia World Bank
For more information: www.cleanairasia.orgFor more information: www.cleanairasia.orgFor more information: www.cleanairasia.org
Publication Launch :December 7, 2013 l Delhi