Sustainable Transport Saves LivesChallenges and Opportunities for

Urban India

Sustainable Transport Saves LivesChallenges and Opportunities for

Urban India

Madhav PaiDirector - India Program

EMBARQ, The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport

Urban Mobility IndiaDelhi, December 3-5 2010

Some examples of sustainable transport practices that save lives

Curitiba

Bogotá

New York City

Highlights – New York• Comprehensive Plan NYC

• Vision - to make New York the greatest, greenest city in the world.

• 200 miles (320 kms) of bicycle network

• BRT Lite – Bus Ridership up by 30% & Bus Speeds up by 20%

• Times Square – 360,000 passengers per day

Curitiba is the “Poster Child” of Integrated Land Use and Low Cost Transit

Source: Prefeitura de Curitiba

High Density, Mixed Use Along BRT Corridors

Curitiba, Brasil

Fuente: http://www.curitiba-parana.com/arquitetura-urbanismo.htm

Results in the Highest Share of Active Transport (2007)

Source: Observatorio Movilidad Urbana CAF http://omu.caf.com/

Private Vehicle

Public Transport

Walk and Bike

Very Low Emissions (2007)

Source: Observatorio Movilidad Urbana CAF http://omu.caf.com/

Ton per million inhabitants per day (2007)

Very Low Fatalities (2007)

Source: Observatorio Movilidad Urbana CAF http://omu.caf.com/

Fatalities per 100,000 people

Lowest Time in Transport (2007)

Source: Observatorio Movilidad Urbana CAF http://omu.caf.com/

Hours per person per day

New Corridor “Linha Verde”

Rodovia BR116 “Before”Photo: URBS

Linha Verde “Today”Photo: CTS Brasil

Linha Verde “Future”Image: URBS

Filename/RPS Number

Bogotá: unprecedented change in the urban landscape and the people´s quality of life – great prestige for the mayors

Fatalities from Transport Accidents - 1996-2007Source: Ministry of Transport, Annual Statistics

1299

11651106

1014923

698788

665

551511

564

1171

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1400

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009

Reduction of 57% in 11 years

Active TransportALAMEDA EL PORVENIR, BOGOTA

Fotos: FPPQQ

CARRERA 15, BOGOTAFotos: IDU

TransMilenio, Bogotá

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Change in Fatalities in TransMilenio BRTS

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10 96

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Total Corridor Related to BRT

Trend without corridor Trend without project

Caracas Av. CorridorData source: TRANSMILENIO S.A., Analysis: EMBARQ

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Key Messages• Challenge is large: urban and motor vehicle growth, strong

barriers: financial, physical, institutional, cultural

• Predict-and-provide approach is not sustainable

• Avoind-shift-improve through active and public transport, demand management, integrated urban development

– High impact, fast implementation, low cost, structural change

– Excellent examples in developing and developed countries

– Requires political leadership to change of paradigms: people first not the motor vehicles

Thank You !!