Thursday, October 15, 2009

Guatemala - Status of projects in execution (SOPE) - FY09 : Latin America and the Caribbean region

World Bank
October 2009

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY09 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Association (IDA) projects that were active on June 30, 2009. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY09 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date for all active projects.

Projects with transport components:
Support Rural Econ.Dev. Program
p. 4

Second rural and maintenance roads project
p. 10

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Ecuador - Status of projects in execution (SOPE) - FY09 : Latin America and the Caribbean region

World Bank
October 2009

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY09 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Association (IDA) projects that were active on June 30, 2009. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY09 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date for all active projects.

Projects with Transport components:

Chimborazo Development Investment Project (PIDD)
p.3

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Honduras - Status of projects in execution (SOPE) - FY09 : Latin America and the Caribbean region

Worldbank
October 2009

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY09 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Association (IDA) projects that were active on June 30, 2009. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY09 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date for all active projects.

Projects with Transport components:

Rural Infrastructure Project
p. 13

Trade Facilitaion & Productivity Enhacement
p. 15

Road Reconstruction & Improvement II
p. 28

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Chile - Status of projects in execution (SOPE) - FY09 : Latin America and the Caribbean region

World Bank
October 2009

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY09 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Association (IDA) projects that were active on June 30, 2009. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY09 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date for all active projects.

Projects with Transport components:

CL-Infrastructure for Territorial Development (P0876807)
p.5

CL GEF Sus Trans & Air Quality Santiago (P073985)
p.7

CL-Santiago Urban Transport TAL (P086689)
p.14

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Importancia estratégica del proyecto vial "Autopista Ruta del Sol"

Documento Conpes 3571
Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social
República de Colombia
Departamento Nacional de Planeación

El presente documento somete a consideración del Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social – Conpes, la declaración del Proyecto Vial “Autopista Ruta del Sol”, a cargo del Ministerio de Transporte y del Instituto Nacional de Concesiones – Inco, de importancia estratégica para el mejoramiento y ampliación de la infraestructura vial en Colombia, de acuerdo con lo establecido en la Ley 819 de 2003.

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Seguimiento al CONPES 3547 del 27 de octubre de 2008: Política Nacional de Logística

Documento Conpes 3568
Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social
República de Colombia
Departamento Nacional de Planeación

Este documento somete a consideración del Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social – Conpes, el seguimiento al Conpes 3547 del 27 de octubre de 2008: “Política Nacional Logística”, en los temas concernientes a la promoción para el desarrollo de infraestructura logística especializada.
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Política Nacional de Logística

Documento Conpes 3547
Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social
Departamento Nacional de Planeación
República de Colombia
Octubre 2008

Este documento somete a consideración del Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social – Conpes, la Política Nacional Logística que contiene las estrategias para el desarrollo del sistema logístico nacional y su apoyo efectivo al incremento de competitividad y productividad definida en el Documento Conpes 3527 Política Nacional de Competitividad y Productividad.

El transporte tiene un impacto significativo sobre la productividad y eficiencia del sector empresarial, la conectividad1 de la población a los servicios sociales, la conectividad de la población en áreas remotas, el desarrollo regional y local, y la integración nacional e internacional.

Es así como en las últimas décadas, el concepto de transporte ha evolucionado a conceptos más amplios como el de la logística, que involucran a la infraestructura, integra los servicios que se prestan a través de ella y planifica los flujos de personas y bienes que la transitan.

Este documento se enfoca en la facilitación de la logística del transporte de mercancías y la distribución física del intercambio comercial de bienes. Como primera medida, se define la misión y visión de la logística como apoyo importante a la productividad y por ende a la competitividad del país. Así mismo, se definen las estrategias que buscan la optimización del funcionamiento del sistema logístico nacional y una deseable reducción de los costos logísticos colombianos.

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Plan de movilidad urbana: Acciones 2008-2010

Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo
Departamento de Acondicionamiento Urbano
Unidad ejecutiva del plan de movilidad urbana
Asociación Uruguaya de Caminos
Setiembre de 2009

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Monday, October 5, 2009

Boletin Informativo Interno

Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas - Uruguay
Octubre 2009

Nº 33
Nº 34
Nº 35

Informe a la comisión bicameral de presupuesto: Ejercicios fiscales 2009-2010

Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones - Paraguay
Agosto 2009

Contenido:

  • Recursos Humanos;
  • Ejecución Presupuestaria al 31 de agosto de 2009;
  • Proyecto de PGN 2010


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Programa de mejoramiento, gestión y mantenimiento de la red vial del Paraguay

Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones - Paraguay
Agosto 2009


Los contratos GMANS consisten en contratar con empresas privadas el mantenimiento integral de las carreteras, incluyendo pavimento, señalización, drenaje, faja de uso público, etc. Se le exige a dichas empresas qe cumplan determinados estándares para los diferentes elementos de la infraestructura a cambio del cobro de una cuota mensual por los servicios.

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Propuestas para un crecimiento económico con inclusión social en Paraguay

Gobierno de la República del Paraguay
Setiembre 2009

Contenido:

Página 39

3.6 Impulsar el desarrollo de la infraestructura (VI)
El crecimiento económico inclusivo del Paraguay requiere abordar el problema de la deficiencia de la infraestructura disponible. Las carencias en materia de infraestructura constituyen un obstáculo estructural para sostener tasas de crecimiento económico elevadas y sostenidas. Las actividades con condiciones para expandirse son las que tienen menos requerimientos en el uso de infraestructura...

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Programa Nacional de Conservación rutinaria de caminos con microempresas

Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones - Paraguay
Agosto 2009

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Mitigating Transport s Climate Change Impact in Scotland: Assessment of Policy Options

Scottish Government Social Research
August 2009

In 2006, Scottish transport, including international aviation and shipping, accounted for 15.0 mega-tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e), or 24.4% of total Scottish greenhouse gas emissions. This figure, both in terms of absolute emissions and the proportion of total emissions, continues to grow on an annual basis.

Reducing emissions from transport is one of the National Transport Strategy’s three key strategic outcomes. On 5th December 2008 the Scottish Government published the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill, which includes a commitment to reduce emissions by 50% by 2030, and by 80% by 2050. The finalised version also includes
an interim target of 42% by 2020. These targets demonstrate a bold commitment by the Scottish Government. It signifies the importance Scotland places on playing its part in mitigating one of the most serious threats facing our world.

The Scottish Government’s Transport Directorate wants to improve its evidence base on how it can contribute to meeting emission reduction targets and appointed Atkins in partnership with the University of Aberdeen to undertake a study to identify, analyse, and report on the policy options available to the Scottish Government.

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Statistical Bulletin: Transport Series

Scottish Government
August 2009

Has figures on (e.g.) road vehicles, traffic, accidents, toll bridges, bus and rail passengers, road and rail freight, air and water transport, personal travel and comparisons with Great Britain.

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Carbon Account for Transport

Scottish Government
August 2009

The Carbon Account for Transport presents the impact of all Scottish transport policies and projects that are expected to have a significant impact on carbon, whether positive or negative. It is to be used to monitor and review progress towards achievement of the 'reduced emissions' strategic outcome for transport. In doing this, it will support the development and implementation of actions to reduce emissions in accordance with the targets in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act.

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Kminos

INVIAS
Agosto 2009

El Instituto Nacional de Vías ha creado una nueva herramienta de información en donde se puede entender, recorrer y conocer más el territorio colombiano, su composición social, cultural, económica y su infraestructura. Es por esto que se ha diseñado y desarrollado la revista interactiva Kminos, una revista que desde hoy estará disponible para toda la opinión pública, los ingenieros, las universidades, colegios y el sector del transporte.

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Persuading for Pedestrian Zones

The city fix
October 2009



The flows of both traffic and history move in sometimes mysterious ways. At the turn of the 21st century, cities, such as DC clamored to integrate the amazing new technology of automobiles. As most urban ...

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Notimopt setiembre

Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte - Costa Rica
Setiembre 2009

En esta edición:

  • Inaugurada ampliación de ruta Cartago-Paraíso
  • MOPT invierte ¢50.734 millones en obras urbanas
  • 328 millones en recarpeteo de vías céntricas de Palmares
  • En el MOPT estamos comprometivos con el ambiente
  • Exposición del IGN

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Notimopt agosto

Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte - Costa Rica
Agosto 2009

En esta edición:
  • Inaugurada nueva radial alterna a Escazú
  • MOPT convierte vieja isleta frente a Hospital México en un espacio urbano
  • Comenzó instalación de nuevo sistema de luces de aproximación en el Santamaría
  • Feria contra el robo de metales El COSEVI nos mantiene informados
  • Ferias informativas sobre la Reforma a la Ley de Tránsito

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Changing Course: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Urban Transport

Asian Development Bank
September 2009



Most Asian cities have grown more congested, more sprawling, and less livable in recent years; and statistics suggest that this trend will continue. Rather than mitigate the problems, transport policies have often exacerbated them. In this book, ADB outlines a new paradigm for sustainable urban transport that gives Asian cities a workable, step-by-step blueprint for reversing the trend and moving toward safer, cleaner, more sustainable cities, and a better quality of urban life.

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Spatial organization, transport, and climate change: Comparing instruments of spatial planning and policy

Fabio Grazi and Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh
Ecological Economics
Volume 67, Issue 4
November 2008

Approaching the analysis of climate policies from a spatial organization perspective is necessary for realizing both efficient and effective mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In particular, it allows assessing the potential contribution of specific mechanisms of spatial organization and related spatial planning and policy to climate policy goals. So far, this spatial organization angle of climate policy has hardly received attention in the literature. The main sector significantly contributing to GHG emissions and sensitive to spatial organization and planning is urban transport. A qualitative evaluation of the available spatial organization policy options is provided, on the basis of four standard ‘E criteria’ and a decomposition of CO2 emissions.

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Road transport and climate change: Stepping off the greenhouse gas

John K. Stanley, David A. Henshera and Chris Loader
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
May 2009

Transport is Australia’s third largest and second fastest growing source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The road transport sector makes up 88% of total transport emissions and the projected emissions increase from 1990 to 2020 is 64%. Achieving prospective emission reduction targets will pose major challenges for the road transport sector. This paper investigates two targets for reducing Australian road transport greenhouse gas emissions, and what they might mean for the sector: emissions in 2020 being 20% below 2000 levels; and emissions in 2050 being 80% below 2000 levels. Six ways in which emissions might be reduced to achieve these targets are considered. The analysis suggests that major behavioural and technological changes will be required to deliver significant emission reductions, with very substantial reductions in vehicle emission intensity being absolutely vital to making major inroads in road transport GHG emissions.

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Development of a Special Topics Course on Intelligent Transportation Systems

Development of a Special Topics Course on Intelligent Transportation Systems for the
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering of Texas A&M University
University Transportation Center for Mobility
September 2009

With Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), engineers and system integrators blend emerging detection/surveillance, communications, and computer technologies with transportation management and control concepts to improve the safety and mobility of the surface transportation system. Individuals responsible for developing, deploying, and managing ITS projects need a solid foundation not only in transportation engineering concepts and principles but also systems engineering, communications, and technology. This project developed a special topics course on the planning, design, and implementation of ITS projects for transportation management. This course is a graduate-level survey course in which students are provided with the basic knowledge and concepts needed to plan, design, and implement an ITS project that can be deployed in the field.

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Transportation’s Role in Climate Change and Reducing Greenhouse Gases

Testimony of Steve Winkelman, Center for Clean Air Policy
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Center for Clean Air Policy
July 2009


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Roads less traveled

by Lisa Caruso
National Journal posted in CCAP News
September 12th 2009

Environmentalists want Congress to require the transportation sector to cut
greenhouse-gas emissions by reducing the need for driving.

On July 28, the Urban Land Institute released a controversial report on strategies for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from transportation sources. Titled "Moving Cooler," the report was produced in conjunction with several environmental groups, federal agencies, foundations, public-transit and transportation-technology advocates, and Shell Oil. Their study examined an array of measures to cut fuel consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions by reducing the number of miles that Americans drive and improving the efficiency of the surface transportation network.

Although the report looked at numerous strategies, what drew the most attention -- and quick condemnation -- from transportation advocacy groups were the proposals to
encourage denser land-use patterns to reduce the need for driving and to promote
greater use of nonmotorized transportation alternatives. Critics from organizations
representing road builders, contractors, and highway users called "Moving Cooler"
unrealistic and characterized it as an attack on Americans' freedom to travel.

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Friday, October 2, 2009

European Transport Policy - Progress and Prospects

CER
October 2009

The next five years will be decisive for the future of transport in Europe. In spring 2009, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso acknowledged that tackling greenhouse gas emissions from transport must become a top priority in the next legislative period. The EU will have to come up with concrete policies to reduce carbon emissions of the sector by focusing on fair pricing and technological change, a new communication on a sustainable future for transport affi rmed in June 2009.

Much is at stake. The European Commission has started preparing a new white paper on the future of transport that will be published in 2010 and will aim for a substantial reduction of emissions from the sector. But have the lessons been learnt from the last white paper, which in 2001 urged it was “time to decide”? Competition within the rail sector, an effective charging policy for all modes and the removal of infrastructure bottlenecks were identifi ed and are still seen as the three key pillars to revitalise the railways and make transport more sustainable.

In 2004, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) asked the renowned Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) at the University of Leeds to provide a first independent review of the progress that had been made. The report then concluded that, although substantial developments had taken place in several areas, amongst others paving the way for an open and competitive rail freight market, overall progress had been rather disappointing.

A full legislative period has passed since this review with important initiatives in- and outside the transport sector. Most strikingly we saw the adoption of ambitious EU environmental goals to prevent climate change, while greenhouse gas emissions from transport have continued to rise. The objective of modal shift towards more environmentally friendly rail transport has not been met consistently: many railways face severe fi nancial problems and as a result lose market share to polluting road hauliers. The problems have recently been reinforced by the global economic crisis. So what remains from the vision of the last white paper? What has been the impact of European transport policy initiated and accomplished in the last ten years?

To answer this we have again invited Professor Chris Nash and his team from the ITS to carry out a second assessment of progress regarding the Commission’s white paper of 2001 and its mid-term review of 2006. The fi ndings of his research are intended to inform and inspire the European institutions at the beginning of this new legislative period. Coming from a throrough analysis of past policy, the authors suggest how EU policy should develop over the next few years: most urgently they identify the need to make transport policy more consistent with the EU’s energy and climate policy.

We strongly support this objective and look forward to discussing this challenge with all European institutions and other stakeholders in the coming years!

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Scientific activities in Safety & Security 2009

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
2009

Some chapters:

Improving road and railway safety

Traffic Enforcement and Safety Effects of Automatic Speed Enforcement
Advanced Evaluation Tools in Road Safety
Current Speed Management Issues
Development of a Road Safety Test for Drivers
Safety Inspections of Railway-road Level Crossings
Mobile Warning System for Railway Level Crossings
Trespassing on Finnish Railways

New technologies for road safety

New Traffic Management and Surveillance Technologies
Safety Effects of Intelligent In-Vehicle Systems
Aftermarket Devices Assisting Drivers
How Intelligent Vehicles Prevent and Mitigate Collisions
Camera-based Driver Workload Estimation
In-Vehicle Road Friction Monitoring

Maritime safety and security
Maritime Safety Research at VTT
Improving Maritime Safety in Åland Sea Using Formal Safety Assessment
AIS Data Analysis for Identification of Close Encounter Situations of Vessels
Safer Seafaring through Improved Information Exchange

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World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change

World Bank
September 2009



Climate change is one of the most complex challenges of our young century. No country is immune. No country alone can take on the interconnected challenges posed by climate change, including controversial political decisions, daunting technological change, and farreaching global consequences.

As the planet warms, rainfall patterns shift and extreme events such as droughts, floods, and forest fires become more frequent. Millions in densely populated coastal areas and in island nations will lose their homes as the sea level rises. Poor people in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere face prospects of tragic crop failures; reduced agricultural productivity; and increased hunger, malnutrition, and disease.

As a multilateral institution whose mission is inclusive and sustainable development, the World Bank Group has a responsibility to try to explain some of those interconnections across disciplines—development economics, science, energy, ecology, technology, finance, and effective international regimes and governance. With 186 members, the World Bank Group faces the challenge, every day, of building cooperation among vastly different states, the private sector, and civil society to achieve common goods. This 32nd World Development Report seeks to apply that experience, combined with research, to advance knowledge about Development and Climate Change.

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Road safety recommended reading and links

SUTP
September 2009



Emerging and developing countries are continuously increasing the capacity of their road networks, but often at the expense of the safety of vulnerable road users. As a result, over 1.2 million people are killed unnecessarily in road accidents every year, with the consequential social, economic and health burdens imposing heavy constraints on sustainable development.

Almost 86 percent of road accidents occur in emerging and developing countries, although these countries only own around 30 percent of the world’s vehicle fleet. The majority of road casualties in developing countries are not motor vehicle occupants, but pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicyclists.

Road deaths are expected to be ranked third as a cause of disability adjusted years of life lost in 2020. The World Bank estimates that developing countries lose around 1.5 percent of their GDP in road accidents. Also, around 35 percent of pedestrian fatalities are children.

The improvement of road safety is a demanding challenge to governments of developing countries. To effectively tackle the problems in road safety, decision makers must be aware of the detailed causes and consequences of road accidents. Additionally, knowledge about how to efficiently address the most crucial problems causing accidents is needed. Since financing of road safety measures is an important issue, the document about the Road Safety Cent (see GTZ-SUTP) is definitely worth a look.

The current reading list aims at providing the reader with an overview of relevant literature on Road Safety. In addition to relevant websites, links to recent and interesting publications of the respective organisations are listed. It is strongly recommended to visit the indicated websites for detailed information and additional reports and publications.

SUTP users can download the reading list from here 651.78 Kb (after login). Unregistered users can register here and then proceed to download after login.

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Vulnerable road users

Global Transport Knowledge Partnership
September 2009

In many countries, high volumes of pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users have little choice but to travel along roads in close proximity to fast vehicles. As a consequence, many vulnerable road users are put in a high risk situation, which inevitably leads to large numbers of pedestrian and vulnerable user accidents.

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Quincenario

Boletin AFIN Nº 056
Perú - Asociación para el Fomento de la Infraestructura Nacional
24 de agosto de 2009



  • Miguel Palomino, Gerente del IPE. “El problema más grave no es la escasez de financiamiento sino la falta de buenos diseños y de decisión política”
  • El reto de la infraestructura al 2018
  • Se reducen las trabas a la inversión: CIRA en 10 días
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El Reto de la Infraestructura al 2018: “La Brecha de Inversión en Infraestructura en el Perú 2008”

Instituto Peruano de Economía por encargo de AFIN
Agosto 2009



El presente documento estudia el reto que enfrenta el Perú en lo que respecta a crear las condiciones necesarias para permitir el desarrollo de largo plazo del país. Es un esfuerzo por estimar la inversión que requiere el Perú para cerrar la “brecha de infraestructura”, estimada usando un horizonte de diez años . Esta inversión permitiría que la provisión de esta infraestructura básica alcance niveles de suficiencia, que se explican más adelante, considerando las demandas estimadas de la población y de la actividad económica hacia el año 2018. La existencia de infraestructura adecuada resulta importante para el sostenimiento tanto del crecimiento que el Perú ha tenido en los últimos años como del mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de la población, pues la creciente apertura comercial y la actual crisis económica internacional requieren de un elevado nivel de competitividad y de progreso social, que permita mantenernos a la par de las condiciones existentes en países comparables.

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Information and Awareness - Thematic Research Summary

Transport Research Knowledge Centre
September 2009



The range of possible measures that come under this heading involve making improvements to the information available to transport users and operators, to make them more aware of the implications of their use and the operation of the transport system. Some measures are traditional fixed information systems; others draw on real time applications of information technology. The information helps travellers make more informed decisions about how, when, where and whether to travel.

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Traffic Management for Land Transport

Transport Research Knowledge Centre
September 2009



This Policy Brochure addresses the role of traffic management, which can be defined as making more effective use of existing infrastructure, for road and rail transport. It considers the need for traffic management from efficiency, environmental and safety standpoints, the role of data and information systems, new technologies, the evidence on their performance and limitations, and the implications for future policy.

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Action Plan on urban mobility

European Commission
September 2009

The European Commission adopted the Action Plan on urban mobility on 30 September 2009.

The Action Plan proposes twenty measures to encourage and help local, regional and national authorities in achieving their goals for sustainable urban mobility. With the Action Plan, the European Commission presents for the first time a comprehensive support package in the field of urban mobility.

Local, regional and national authorities are free to use this support, and the tools that will be offered. By doing so, they will be better equipped to address the challenge of sustainable urban mobility, which will facilitate their policy making. In addition, Europe's citizens and companies will benefit from this on a daily basis.

The actions are being launched over the four years following the Action Plan's adoption. The European Commission will conduct a review of the implementation of the Action Plan in the year 2012, and will assess the need for further action.

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Information leaflet

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Brazil-BR-GEF Sustainable Transport and Air Quality Project (STAQ)

Integrated Safeguards Datasheet - Appraisal stage
World Bank
September 2009

The Project aims at achieving a reduction of GHG emissions growth rates through
interventions in sustainable, more efficient modes of transport. To this end, the Project would support studies and pilot interventions to: (a) regulate freight transport , (b) integrate urban land-use and transport planning; (c) induce sustainable transport policies, and programs in Brazilian cities that contribute to a long-term increase in patronage of more efficient modes of transport; (d) target research for environmental assessment (both local and global) of transport and land-use measures; (e) pursue political dialogue engaging different actors dealing with transport, land-use, and environment matters at all levels of government; (f) foster a national and regional common approach to sustainable transport, articulating land-use planning, and air quality policies; and (g) create a network of Latin American cities to allow sharing of regional experiences, enhance the analytical tools available at the institutional level, and make them available to all interested cities.

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Lock-in Effects of Road Expansion on CO2 Emissions: Results from a Core-Periphery Model of Beijing

Policy Research Working Paper 5017
World Bank
August 2009

In the urban planning literature, it is frequently explicitly asserted or strongly implied that ongoing urban sprawl and decentralization can lead to development patterns that are unsustainable in the long run. One manifestation of such an outcome is that if extensive road investments occur, urban sprawl and decentralization are advanced and locked-in, making subsequent investments in public transit less effective in reducing vehicle kilometers traveled by car, gasoline use and carbon dioxide emissions. Using a simple core-periphery model of Beijing, the authors numerically assess this effect. The analysis confirms that improving the transit travel time in Beijing’s core would reduce the city’s overall carbon dioxide emissions, whereas the opposite would be the case if peripheral road capacity were expanded. This effect is robust to perturbations in the model’s calibrated parameters. In particular, the effect persists for a wide range of assumptions about how location choice depends on travel time and a wide range of assumptions about other aspects of consumer preferences.

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Revising the roads investment strategy in rural areas : an application for Uganda

Policy Research Working Paper 5036
World Bank
September 2009

Based on extensive data collection in Uganda, this paper demonstrates that the rural access index, as defined today, should not be a government objective because the benefit of such investment is minimal, whereas achieving rural accessibility at less than 2 kilometers would require massive investments that are not sustainable. Taking into account the fact that plot size is limited on average to less than 1 hectare, a farmer’s transport requirement is usually minimal and does not necessarily involve massive investments in infrastructure. This is because most farmers cannot fully load a truck or pay for this service and, even if productivity were to increase significantly, the production threshold would not be reached by most individual farmers. Therefore, in terms of public policy, maintenance of the existing rural roads rather than opening new roads should be given priority; the district feeder road allocation maintenance formula should be revised to take into account economic potential and, finally, policy makers should devote their attention to innovative marketing models from other countries where smallholder loads are consolidated through private-based consolidators.

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Improving and maintaining Nicaragua s Roads

World Bank
September 2009



Challenge
Nicaragua’s poor road infrastructure has long hindered access of farmers to markets and created a bottle-neck for neighboring countries to the north (Honduras) and south (Costa Rica). Hurricane Mitch in 1998 also had a devastating effect on the country’s roads and trade links with the rest of Central America.

Approach
The Third Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance project is one of a series of projects aimed at rehabilitating highways, improving the secondary road network, stabilizing rural roads, consolidating road maintenance and boosting participation of the private sector. The project continued the innovative use of cement blocks, introduced in a previous project, as a cost-effective, environmentally-sound alternative to asphalt, that generates significant employment for unskilled laborers.

Results
About 3 million inhabitants benefited from the rehabilitation of the Managua-Izapa and Muhan – El Rama highways. Over 150 km of roads were improved, resulting in lower vehicle operation costs.

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Representation of the Swedish transport and logistics system

VTI
September 2009

The aggregate-disaggregate-aggregate freight models that have been developed in Norway and Sweden take into account the logistic decisions at firm level. The Swedish model is documented in i.e. the Swedish Base Matrices Report (Edwards, Bates, Swahn, 2008) and the Method Report Logistics model (de Jong, Ben-Akiva, Baak, 2008). This report gives an overview about how the Swedish transport and logistics system is represented in the Logistics Model Version 2, which is a deterministic cost minimization model. Further validation and development is necessary in several aspects. The report describes the setup data (version 2009-01-19) that is needed to run the Version 2 model. In order not to overload the report all input, output, control files, validation material etc. is included on a separate CD.

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The effect of milled rumble strips versus virtual rumble strips on sleepy drivers: A driving simulator study

VTI
September 2009

The aim of the EU project IN-SAFETY is to create effective combinations of traditional infrastructure measures combined with new technology to increase the self-explanatory and forgiving nature of the road traffic system.

This report describes the method, results and conclusions of a driving simulator experiment with the aim to evaluate the effect of two scenarios of importance selected on a theoretical framework within IN-SAFETY: lane departure warning in terms of milled rumble strips or as a driver support system, and the effect of an in-vehicle warning system informing there is a school bus ahead, simulating a system based on vehicle to vehicle information.

Concerning the “lane departure warning”, the experiment considered possibilities and consequences of replacing the infrastructure element milled rumble strips with a haptic in-vehicle system. Both centre and side line rumble strips on a two-lane highway were studied and compared with a baseline. In-vehicle “School bus ahead warning” was considered as an example of in-vehicle information used to inform the driver of upcoming events. Both rumble strips and school bus warning was studied for drivers after not having slept the night before driving as well as after a night’s sleep in order to investigate consequences of driver state on system effectiveness.

The results showed that there is a potential to substitute the infrastructure measure rumble strips with an in-vehicle assistance system. Moreover, in-vehicle information was found to be an effective way of reducing the subjects’ speeds during temporary critical situations concerning traffic safety.

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Boletin Interamericano de Puertos

Comisión Interamericana de Puertos
Nº 25
Agosto 2009

1. PRIMERA CONVENCIÓN HEMISFÉRICA SOBRE PROTECCIÓN AMBIENTAL PORTUARIA
2. SEMINARIO: DESAFÍOS DE LA MUJER PORTUARIA FRENTE A LOS RETOS DEL SIGLO XXI
3. BAHAMAS TOMARÁ MEDIDAS PARA FORTALECER LA INDUSTRIA DE CRUCEROS
4. EL CARIBE Y EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
5. COLOMBIA ESPERA A 470.000 VIAJEROS PROVENIENTES DE CRUCEROS
6. JAPÓN COLABORA CON EL SALVADOR PARA PONER EN MARCHA PUERTO DE LA UNION
7. ESTADO DE LOUSIANA (EEUU) Y EL FLUJO COMERCIAL CON PUERTO DE VERACRUZ
8. PUERTOS ALTAMIRA Y MANZANILLO RESIENTEN LA CRISIS
9. CORTEZ TRANSFERT GANA CONCESIÓN PARA TERMINAL EN GUAYMAS
10. APRUEBAN CONTRATO DE CONCESIÓN DEL PUERTO DE PAITA, PERU
11. URUGUAY: NUEVA TERMINAL DE CONTENEDORES
12. RECUPERACIÓN DE ALMACENAJE EN PUERTOS DE VENEZUELA
13. BAJAN UN 10% LOS VOLÚMENES PROCESADOS POR DP WORLD
14. NAVIERA MAERSK LINE ANUNCIA NUEVOS INCREMENTOS DE TARIFAS
15. ACTIVIDADES PORTUARIAS

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Principales tendencias internacionales y regionales en materia de logística y el rol del transporte terrestre

ChileTransporte
CEPAL
Setiembre 2009

El pasado 26 de Agosto del 2009, el área de Infraestructura y Transporte de CEPAL presentó la charla técnica: "Tendencias Internacionales y regionales en materia de logística y el rol del transporte terrestre". El evento organizado por ChileTransporte, asociación gremial que reune a las empresas de transporte de carga por carretera en Chile, congregó a numerosos empresarios del transporte terrestre, logística y sectores afines.

En la oportunidad, Gabriel Pérez Salas de CEPAL, presentó en primer lugar el rol de la infraestructura y el transporte en el desarrollo económico y social de la región, luego se analizó como la brecha de infraestructura se esta convirtiendo en un serio obstáculo para el desarrollo futuro de la región, destacándose que pese a la crisis la demanda por servicios de transporte y logística se mantiene en el alza. La tercera parte de la exposición analizó las tendencias internacionales en materia logística, principalmente los aspectos vinculados a la complementariedad entre modos de transporte, eficiencia energética y huella de carbono y sus implicancias para el sector transporte.

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El potencial de servicios multimodales en el corredor de transporte Asunción - Montevideo

CEPAL
Junio 2009



El presente estudio analiza el potencial de desarrollo del transporte multimodal RoRo, entre Asunción del Paraguay y Montevideo, República Oriental del Uruguay. La implementación de tal sistema es considerada una combinación exitosa entre los sistemas de transporte terrestre y acuático. En este caso se relaciona con el uso de las vías de navegación interior, la infraestructura, las embarcaciones en el transporte fluvial y su capacidad para el transporte en grandes escalas y de vehículos de transporte terrestre, dentro de las cadenas logísticas.

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Análisis del régimen de concesiones viales en Argentina

Georgina Cipoletta Tomassian
Ricardo J. Sanchez
Serie Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura 145
CEPAL
Julio 2009

El presente documento analiza las reformas en el sistema de concesiones viales interurbanas implementadas en Argentina a partir de 1990, año en el que se otorgó en concesión al sector privado parte significativa de las rutas nacionales. Uno de los aspectos más destacados del documento es el análisis del nuevo escenario que se generó luego de la re-licitación de contratos de los corredores viales nacionales que habían vencido en octubre de 2003. El estudio tiene por objetivo contribuir al análisis de las experiencias regionales en materia de concesiones viales interurbanas, examinándose los rasgos más sobresalientes del sistema aplicado en Argentina.

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