Non-motorized transport and walkability in Asia Ritchie (Chee) Anne Roño Program Officer Clean Air Asia ritchie.rono@cleanairasia.org Regional Expert Group Meeting on Policy Options for Sustainable Transport Development 27 November 2013
About Clean Air Asia 2 To promote better air quality and livable cities by translating knowledge to policies and actions that reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from transport, energy and other sectors. www.cleanairasia.org
Declining walking, cycling, public transport 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. 3cities 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
Outdoor air pollution is the 9 th top global health burden = 3.2 million premature deaths each year Risk factors by attributable burden of disease 2010 High blood pressure 1 Tobacco smoking, incl second hand smoke 2 Alcohol use 3 Household air pollution from solid fuels 4 Diet low in fruits 5 High body mass index 6 High fasting plasma glucose 7 Childhood underweight 8 Ambient particulate matter pollution 9 Physical inactivity and low physical activity 10 % share of premature death due to OAP North America 3% Latin America 2% Europe 13% Africa 9% Asia 73% Australasia Oceania 0% Source: Lim, S., et al., 2012 Lancet 2012; 380: 2224 60
Rise in Fatalities for NMT Modes Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among young people, aged between 15 and 44. NMT users do not have a protective shell around them and they use minimum road space. Source : WHO and research from other news articles and published papers
Delhi Supported by:
Walkability App 7 Clean Air Asia launched a free, smart phone app that gives pedestrians the power to assess their walking paths Published in the Times of India (Page 5) last 25 October 2012.
5 Continents 20 Countries 63 cities
Walkability App Many possibilities
Scaling up NMT Projects: Pasig City
PM2.5 Levels F. Ortigas Ave. (Weekday vs. Weekend) Launch of the Pasig City Carless Sundays last June 2012 VOC Levels F. Ortigas Ave. (Weekday vs. Weekend) Source: Clean Air Asia, 2012
Demo project on bike-sharing Project Partners: Launch of the Pasig City Bike Sharing last October 2013 10 docking stations 10 bikes 150 access cards
Pipeline Project: Ortigas Greenways Enhancing walkability in the Ortigas Business District in Pasig FINAL CONCEPTUAL DESIGN Project Partners:
Proposed elevated walkway from MRT-Ortigas Station
Aerial view of Proposed Opal Road Park, ADB Ave. to Topaz Rd. stretch
Proposed funding structure for Ortigas Greenways Corridor & Extensions Government, Donors 6 ELEVATED WALKWAY CONNECTION TO ROBINSONS GALLERIA Public Private Partnership 7 ELEVATED WALKWAY CONNECTION ALONG E.D.S.A. WITH RAMPS DOWN TO POVEDA AND GUADIX ROAD 8 PROPOSED AT-GRADE IMPROVEMENTS FROM GUADIX ROAD TO PRIORITY GREENWAY ELEVATED WALKWAY CONNECTING TO EXISTING SM MEGAMALL A & B SHOPFRONT WALKWAY & CONNECTING BLDGs. A & B 9 1 2 3 4 5 11 AT-GRADE WALKWAY CONNECTION TO PROPOSED C.B.D. PARK AT-GRADE WALKWAY CONNECTING SM MEGAMALL BLDG. B TO E.D.S.A. SHANGRI-LA MALL 10 12 PROPOSED C.B.D. PARK THE ORTIGAS PRIORITY GREENWAY: 1 Proposed Elevated Walkway 3 Proposed Ortigas Park & 2 Proposed Opal Road Park O.C.A.I. Perimeter Improvements 4 Proposed Onyx Road Park 5 Proposed Elevated Walkway
Scaling up NMT Projects: Delhi, India Nehru Place NMT Demonstration Project Partners:
Nehru Place Demonstration Project VISIONING Stakeholder consultations Mapping exercise DIAGNOSIS Walkability Studies Cyclability studies Disabled access and Women s safety study Pedestrian preference studies Cyclists preference studies IMPLEMENTATION Organize peer review of final designs Advocacy and Outreach: development of brand, logo, The Plaza Area of Nehru Place
Bikeability index developed for project Priority Needs (1): Safe parking Priority access at signals Service shops Priority Needs (2): Dedicated cycle tracks Sign board and markings Lighting
NMT accessibility should be the foundation of urban transport planning Over a third of road traffic deaths in lowand middle income countries are among pedestrians and cyclists. Less than 35% of low and middle income countries have policies in place to protect these road users. Highlights the important role that road infrastructure can play in reducing injuries among all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. Addressing the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists is critical to successfully reducing the total number of global road traffic deaths. Source: World Health Organization, 2013. Global Status Report on Road Safety
Increase funding allocation for NMT Bangalore Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation Plan The total Traffic and transportation budget for next 16 years is nearly $12 billion with 79% of the total investment allocated to mass transportation. By contrast, the total investment planned for pedestrians over the next 16 years is a scant $72 million, or just 0.6% of total investment. The government plans to improve around 350 km of one-way footpaths and construct 68 grade separated crossings with the money. Dhaka Strategic Transport Plan follows PEDESTRIAN FIRST philosophy and its plan for next 20 years but it only allocates 0.24% of the budget to pedestrian facilities. Source: Clean Air Asia analysis on CTTS and http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/06/05/news0514.htm 21
Transport projects tend to forget the users Source: Henriette Vamberg
No more - Wasted Investments Source: Clean Air Asia 23
Calculation of Emissions Savings for NMT Projects possible with TEEMP! Transport Emissions Evaluation Models for Projects (TEEMP) Pedestrian Projects Bike Share projects Bikeways projects Urban Roads Improvement Rural Roads Improvement Rural Expressways LRT/MRT Projects BRTS Projects Railways Projects Commuter Strategies www.cleanairinitiative. org/portal/teemptool
Visit www.walkabilityasia.org Outreach Channels: Dedicated website on NMT Quarterly newsletter: NMT Times Linking experts and policy makers, e.g. Gehl Architects with Government of Nepal and Philippines
Better Air Quality (BAQ) Conference 19-21 November 2014 l Colombo, Sri Lanka Leading event on air quality in Asia, covering air quality, climate change, transport, energy, and industry BAQ has grown into a community of practitioners, policy makers and businesses who meet every two years for networking, learning and sharing experiences since 2012 BAQ has proven to influence policies, initiate new projects and establish partnerships www.baqconference.org
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