Iett workshop 1 handout 14 june2015
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www.vtpi.org [email protected] 250-360-1560 IETT Public Transit Benefits Workshop 1 Planning Principles 14 June 2015 Todd Litman Key Concepts • Transportation system quality significantly affects a city’s efficiency and quality of life. • Improving public transit services can provide large economic, social and environmental benefits. • A new transportation planning paradigm (how transport problems are defined and solutions evaluated) evaluates transport system performance based on accessibility not just mobility, and so recognizes the importance of walking and public transit. • Good planning should be comprehensive, considering diverse goals and modes. • Good planning starts with clear definitions of problems, goals and objectives. Discussion Questions • What are the Istanbul’s transport problems and goals? • Does everybody agree? What goals face debate. • How can public transit help achieve the Istanbul’s overall goals? • What other organizations and professions should IETT work with to promote public transit improvements. • How good is the data needed for planning and performance evaluation? What more is needed? Useful Publications ADB (2009), Changing Course: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Urban Transport, Asian Development Bank (www.adb.org); at www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ParadigmSustainableUrban Transport/newparadigmtransport.pdf. GIZ (2011), Changing Course in Urban Transport An Illustrated Guide, Sustainable Urban Transport Project (www.sutp.org) Asia and GIZ. Gehl Architects (2010), Our Cities Ourselves: 10 Principles for Transport in Urban Life (www.itdp.org); at www.itdp.org/documents/2010OurCitiesOurselves_Booklet.pdf. JICA (2011), The Research on Practical Approach for Urban Transport Planning, Japan International Cooperation Agency (www.jica.go.jp); at http://tinyurl.com/oy7bmhw. Santhosh Kodukula (2011), Raising Automobile Dependency: How to Break the Trend?, GIZ Sustainable Urban Transport Project (www.sutp.org); at www.sutp.org/dn.php?file=TDRADEN.pdf. Todd Litman (2013), “The New Transportation Planning Paradigm,” ITE Journal (www.ite.org), Vol. 83, June, pp. 2028; at www.vtpi.org/paradigm.pdf. Todd Litman (2013), Toward More Comprehensive and Multimodal Transport Evaluation, JOURNEYS, September 2013, pp. 5058; at www.vtpi.org/comp_evaluation.pdf.
Transcript of Iett workshop 1 handout 14 june2015
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250-360-1560
IETT Public Transit Benefits Workshop 1 Planning Principles
14 June 2015 Todd Litman
Key Concepts • Transportation system quality significantly affects a city’s efficiency and quality of life.
• Improving public transit services can provide large economic, social and environmental benefits.
• A new transportation planning paradigm (how transport problems are defined and solutions evaluated) evaluates transport system performance based on accessibility not just mobility, and so recognizes the importance of walking and public transit.
• Good planning should be comprehensive, considering diverse goals and modes.
• Good planning starts with clear definitions of problems, goals and objectives.
Discussion Questions • What are the Istanbul’s transport problems and goals? • Does everybody agree? What goals face debate. • How can public transit help achieve the Istanbul’s overall goals? • What other organizations and professions should IETT work with to promote public transit
improvements. • How good is the data needed for planning and performance evaluation? What more is needed?
Useful Publications ADB (2009), Changing Course: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Urban Transport, Asian Development Bank (www.adb.org); at www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Paradigm-‐Sustainable-‐Urban-‐Transport/new-‐paradigm-‐transport.pdf.
GIZ (2011), Changing Course in Urban Transport-‐ An Illustrated Guide, Sustainable Urban Transport Project (www.sutp.org) Asia and GIZ.
Gehl Architects (2010), Our Cities Ourselves: 10 Principles for Transport in Urban Life (www.itdp.org); at www.itdp.org/documents/2010-‐OurCitiesOurselves_Booklet.pdf.
JICA (2011), The Research on Practical Approach for Urban Transport Planning, Japan International Cooperation Agency (www.jica.go.jp); at http://tinyurl.com/oy7bmhw.
Santhosh Kodukula (2011), Raising Automobile Dependency: How to Break the Trend?, GIZ Sustainable Urban Transport Project (www.sutp.org); at www.sutp.org/dn.php?file=TD-‐RAD-‐EN.pdf.
Todd Litman (2013), “The New Transportation Planning Paradigm,” ITE Journal (www.ite.org), Vol. 83, June, pp. 20-‐28; at www.vtpi.org/paradigm.pdf.
Todd Litman (2013), Toward More Comprehensive and Multi-‐modal Transport Evaluation, JOURNEYS, September 2013, pp. 50-‐58; at www.vtpi.org/comp_evaluation.pdf.
