CODATU XI – 2004 – Bucharest (Romania) : Towards more attractive urban transport

CODATU XI conference took place in Bucharest (Romania) from the 22nd to the 24th of April 2004. Urban public transport represents a major factor of the economic and social development of the City of Bucharest, capital of Romania, and it meets the needs for a modern, safe transport, both urban and suburban. Bucharest has a population of over 2 million people plus another 250.000 living in the metropolitan area. The high density of population (about 91 inhabitants/ha) offers excellent conditions for public transport. Likewise, the increase of the part played by urban public transport in the economic development, rising of the living standard of the people, and improvement of the traffic conditions is evident in all the capitals of the Eastern Europe.

This International Conference focused on changes and challenges experienced by the cities in this part of the world, while retaining its world-wide general orientation. It gathered close to 75 communications coming from all over the world, a huge variety of topics, approaches, points of vue and opinions centered on the attractive aspect of urban transport. The common approach is centered on users preferences for the modal choice of transport (frequency, commuting time, comfort) and external impact measurement (environment).

COMMUNICATIONS

Session 1 : Public transport evolution in response to the new constraints and demands

Chairman: Prof. Stelian DOROBANTU

• Express bus services in Singapore – Hoong-Chor Chin, Emily Tan (EN)
• Transmilenio bus rapid transit system expansion 2002-2005- Bogota, Colombia – Dario Hidalgo (EN)
• Tram systems in Poland – from neglect to a recognition of great potentials – Andrzej Brzezinski, Wojciech Suchorzewski (EN)
• Provision of bus-based public transport facilities in Dublin city – Claran DE BURCA (EN)
• Modernisation de l’exploitation de réseaux de tramways anciens – l’exemple de Melbourne – Christian Buisson (FR)

Session 2 : External impacts of Urban Transport

Chairman: Dr. Mihai MIHAITA

• Analysis of the impacts of the urban traffic in the quality of life- an application of the Lens model – Andre Dulce GONCALVES MAIA (EN)
• A GIS based traffic accident data collection, referencing and analysis system for Abu Dhabi – Amer KHAN, Abdulla Salim AL KATHAIRI, Atef GARIB (EN)
• Urban transport environment interaction – defining a national level action plan – S.S. JAIN, M. PARIDA, Namita MITTAL (EN)
• Metropolitan traffic noise and abatement measures- M. PARIDA, S.S. JAIN, Amar KUMAR, Namita MITTAL (EN)
• Reducing traffic and environment problems using low cost and capital intersive measures- Syed AHMAD, PK SARKAR (EN)
• Environmental conservation along Bucharest underground lines – V. CIUGUDEAN-TOMA, A. LUDU, I. STEFANESCU, O. ARGHIROIU (EN)
• Mesures de redressement écologique et des conditions d’habitat – DUMITRESCU Ion (FR)
• Noise pollution generated by road traffic in Bucharest – Maria PATROESCU, Cristian IOJA, Viorel POPESCU, Radu NECSULIU (EN)
• The role of european transport and logistics industry in improving urban transport safety and regulation in sub-saharian africa – a case study of Uganda – V. MENGOT (EN)
• La télédétection et les systèmes d’informations géographiques – Alexandru PETRISOR, Liliana PETRISOR (FR)
• Progress of CDM project in transport sector- Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Danang PARIKESIT (EN)

Session 3 : Organisation and regulation of public transport

Chairman: Eng. Constantin DUMITRESCU

• Restructuring urban public transport in India – Kaushik DEB, Sanjivi SUNDAR (EN)
• Improving the structure and work of public transport services in Bucharest – M. LAPADAT, T. NEGHIRLA, V. BELDEAN (EN)
• Le transport public régional dans la zone métropolitaine de Bucarest – O. UDRISTE, C. BALLO (FR)
• L’avenir des transports publics à Tanger -Maroc- Renaud PERRIN-Pascal CHRISTE (FR)
• Public transport competitiveness- Implications for emerging urban areas – Wendell COX (EN)

Session 4 : Low-income population and non-motorized transport

Chairman: Prof.Dr. Cristian ANDREESCU

• Activity patterns, transport and policies for the urban poor – A. DAVIS, S. MAUNDER, P. FOURACRE (EN)
• Augmentation of mass transit mode in Dhaka, Bangladesh – Mazharul HOQUE, Tanvir HOSSAIN (EN)
• Pour les déplacements urbains et pour la ville – développer l’usage du vélo – pourquoi et comment – Gilbert LIEUTIER (FR)
• Practical solutions for transport access of urban residents with disabilities – CJ VENTER, D. MAUNDER, A. VENKATESH, K. DE DEUS, D. MUNTHALI (EN)

Session 5 : Operation of public transport

Chairman: P. FREEMAN

• Integrated ticketing and information system of the mass transport in Bucharest – C. DUMITRESCU, F. BAJENARU, S. IORDACHE, A. TAFLARU (EN)
• A regime for inspection and certification for in-use vehicles in India – Sanjivi SUNDAR, Kaushik DEB (EN)
• The automatic vehicle monitoring to improve the urban public transport management – L. LA FRANCA, M. MIGLIORE, G. SALVO, F. CAROLLO (EN)
• A comparative analysis between the I-M programme of Rio de Janeiro and the one in Phoenix – Adrianna ANDRADE DE ABREU, SK RIBEIRO (EN)

Session 6 : Modal integration

Chairman: Prof.Dr. Valentin ANTON

• An integration proposal to the transport system of the city of Rio de Janeiro – Ronaldo BALASSIANO (EN)
• Integrated structural system-better mobility and accessibility levels for the inhabitants of the Metropolitan area of Recife Brazil – O.LIMA NETO,E. CAVADINHA (EN)
• Projet d’un réseau intégré de transports collectifs dans la ville de Tunis – Abdellatif BALTAGI (FR)
• Le métro de lyon-un outil de transport de qualité parfaitement intégré dans le fonctionnement urbain du Grand Lyon- Pierre MARX (FR)
• The bike and the urban railway to develop a sustainable transport network – S. AMOROSO, M. MIGLIORE, B. LO CASTO (EN)
• The management of intermodality in Urban transportation – Ioan CUNCEV (EN)
• An integrated urban transit service in Bucharest city – M. POPA (EN)
• A decision support system for the design of urban inter-modal public transit network – S. PENG, H. FAN (EN)

Session 7 : Quality in public transport

Chairman : Prof.Dr. Gheorghe LUCACI

• Amélioration de l’attractivité des systèmes de transport public urbain-Expérience de la SOTRA d’Abidjan-Vincent YAI (FR)
• Improving access and quality of public transport services through partnerships – M. SOHAIL, D.MITLIN, D. MAUNDER (EN)
• Intra-urban travel stress in a developing country-Nigeria – Asiyanbola ABIDEMI (EN)
• Les transports urbains au service de la mobilité totale – Brice DUTHION (FR)
• Service quality in the terminals joining magistral and urban transport – V. DRAGU, E. ROSCA, F. RUSCA (EN)

Session 8 : Private sector and urban transport organisation

Chairman : Eng. Constantin BALLO

• What works in private provision of bus transport services – case study of Accra and Addis Ababa – A. KUMAR, E.A. KWAKYE, Z. GIRMA (EN)
• Transport deregulation and sustainability of the urban bus transit initiative in Ghana – M. SALIFU (EN)
• The re-regulation of public transport-alternative approaches to planning in Chile and Britain – Charles RIVASPLATA (EN)
• The big-bus-what formal bus operators could learn from the informal sector- E. FERRIERA, A. GOLUB (EN)
• The rail decentralization and modernization program in Brazil-lessons learned – Jorge REBELO (EN)
• Transformation of public transport operations from informal to formal services-an examination of initiatives by the western cape provincial dept-Y.AHMED (EN)
• Public-private partnership relationships in urban transportations in Nigeria- S.I. ONI (EN)

Session 9 : Traffic and parking management

Chairman: Eng. Michael STANCIU

• Accessibility in historical areas-what is the contribution of strategic planning- the case of Recife, Brazil – Leonor MAIA, T. DA CUNHA (EN)
• Vendor and traffic problems in the surround of roundabout seamarang city, central java, Indonesia – Edy DARMAWAN (EN)
• People’s perception of Metro Manila’s electronic toll collection (ETC) system – C. MONTALBO (EN)
• Modalité d’application des principes de développement urbain – A. IFTODE (FR)
• Urban road design in Africa-the role of traffic calming facilities – Marius de LANGEN, Theo RWEBANGIRA, Enoch KITANDU, Stephen MBURU (EN)

Session 10 : Urban transport planning – tools, processes and institutional aspects

Chairman: R. PETERSEN

• Analyzing urban planning in the Netherlands for dissemination of know-how and experiences – P. ALPOKIN, K. KURIYAMA, Y. HAYASHI (EN)
• Simulation de scénarios d’évolution prospective de la mobilité urbaine à 20 ans en France – Phillippe CASANOVA (FR)
• Objective based transport planning- A model for emerging urban areas – Wendell COX (EN)
• Location and travel choice models for the cities of developing countries – M. KUMAR, KV KRISHNA RAO (EN)
• Le rôle des élus et des collectivités dans les relations entre les différents niveaux territoriaux – Chantal DUCHENE (FR)
• Etude par simulation dynamique des comportements de voyageurs et systèmes de transport – Philippe CASANOVA, Nikola TEOFILOVIC (FR)
• Comment associer le citoyen à la démarche de qualité de service – André NIEMEGEERS, Judith FERRANDO (FR)
• Effectiveness of participatory planning on urban transportation in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania – Francos HALLA (FR)

Session 11 : Urban roadway

Chairman: P. GIARD

• Amélioration des conditions d’accessibilité au Centre de Tegucigalpa – Jean-claude ZIV, Roberto GOLDSZER (FR)
• Cybercars-a solution for urban transport- Michel PARENT (EN)
• Road traffic development on the penetrating arterial in the municipality of Bucharest – Mircea NICOLEAU, I. MOLAN (EN)
• Economic design volume for isolated traffic signals in saturated flow conditions – A.SAIED (EN)

Session 12 : Strategy and policy in urban transport

Chairman: Arch. Marinela BERZA

• A case study of Longgang district of Shenzhen, China – Chen ZHENYAO (EN)
• Managing modern urban mobility systems from the perspective of social science – Marie THYNELL (EN)
• Key factors in financing urban transport modernisation-some lessons from Central Europe – Philip CORNWELL, Guido BRUGGEMAN (EN)
• Introducing preferential treatment for public transportation – M. PULICHINO (EN)
• Does urban transport have future – Antti TALVITIE (EN)

CONCLUSION OF THE SESSIONS