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Sustainable Integrated Transport

Transport Forum

Thursday 6 August 2015

Presenter:

Neil Frost

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Content Page

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Sustainable Transport

Definition

Sustainability Issues

Sustainability and Economic growth

Transport for Canada's Vision for Sustainable Transport

Transportation Impacts on Sustainability

Urban Transport & Sustainability

Overview

Urban Transport and Technology

Digital-Age Transportation system

Monitoring & Evaluation and Impact Evaluation

Definition

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E): Results-Based Management

M&E Answers to Management

Overarching picture of M&E to improve management

Measurement for Sustainable Transport

Conclusion

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Ref: The centre for Sustainable Transportation, Definition and vision of Sustainable Transportation, October 2002

Definition

Sustainable Transport System is one that:

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Allows the basic access needs of individuals

and societies to be met safely and in a

manner consistent with human and

ecosystem health, and with equity within and

between generations

ECONOMIC Is affordable, operates efficiently, offers choice

of transport mode, and supports a vibrant

economy

ENVIRONMENT Limits emissions and waste within the planet’s

ability to absorb them, minimizes consumption

of non-renewable resources, limits

consumption of renewable resources to

sustainable yield level, reuses and recycles its

components, and minimizes the use of land

and the production of noise

What is Sustainable Transport?

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Sustainability Issues

Ref: Litman and Burwell; Issues in Sustainable Transport; 2006

EnvironmentSocial

Economic

SUSTAINIBILTY

Productivity

Business Activity

Employment

Tax Burden

Trade

Equity

Human Health

Community Liveability

Cultural and Historic

Values

Public Involvement

Pollution Emissions

Climate Change

Biodiversity

Habitat preservation

Aesthetics

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Sustainability and Economic growth

As Cities expand resources are placed under pressure

Congestion becomes a major issue

Cities therefore invest in numerous Transport and PT solutions that could

include; Commuter Heavy Rail, Commuter Light Rail, Trams, Ferries, Bus

Rapid Transport, Bus services, Mini-bus services and others.

To ensure economic growth and sustainability these services need to be

delivered as efficiently as possible with a focus on commuter convenience.

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Ref: Defining Sustainable Transport; Richard Gilbert, March 31, 2005

Principles guiding Transport Canada’s vision for

sustainable transport are:

Highest practicable safety and security of life and property

Efficient movement of people and goods to support economic

prosperity and a sustainable quality of life

Respect for the environmental legacy of future generations

User pricing that better reflects the full costs of transportation activity

and transportation infrastructure decisions that meet user needs

Reasonable access to the national transportation system by remote

regions

Accessibility in the national network without undue obstacles for

persons with disabilities

Coordinated and harmonized actions across all modes of transport

Partnerships and collaboration among governments and with private

sector for an integrated, coherent transportation policy framework.

Transport for Canada's Vision

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Sustainable Transport Transportation impacts on sustainability

Ref: Litmann and Burwell 2006

Transportation impacts on sustainability

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• Inequity of impacts

• Mobility disadvantaged

• Human health impacts

• Community interaction and liveability

• Aesthetics

ECONOMIC • Transport Congestion

• Mobility Barriers

• Accident damages

• Facility costs

• Consumer costs

ENVIRONMENT • Air and water pollution

• Habitat loss

• Hydrologic impacts

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Urban Transport Overview

Transport is the backbone of our economy and society. It enables trade, which is essential

for growth and development. Every day we move ourselves through means of transport, be

it for work or pleasure, or to freight goods between companies, countries and continents.

The challenge is not to curb transportation but make it sustainable.

Sustainability reflects a parallel model, which assumes that each mode can be useful,

and strives to create balanced transport systems that use each mode for what it does

best. Transport progress therefore involves improving all useful modes, not just the

newest mode, as illustrated below. For example in many cities, the most beneficial

strategies may involve improving walking and cycling, more support for public transit, and

restrict automobile travel in congested urban areas. This does not assume that improved

transport necessarily means faster travel or more mileage, improvements may

increase comfort and safety, provide cost savings, or even reduce the total ned for

travel.

Walk Improved walking conditions

Bicycle Improved cycling conditions

Trains/Bus Improved public transit

Automobile Improved automobile travel

conditions

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Urban Transport Overview

Transport Authority

Source: http://dupress.com/articles/digital-age-transportation/

All Public Transport

Operators

Public TransportMetro’s

BRT’s

Taxi’s

Control

Centres

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Urban Transport and Technology

The arrival of the “information everywhere” world has opened up new opportunities to

make the existing transportation network far more efficient and user friendly. The

Intelligent, Digital and Smart City, all contribute to “information everywhere”.

Coupled with new transportation and information capacity, the changes spurred by

technological change and the innovations it inspires will help preserve freedom of

mobility in the Transport Sector. The mobility field and use of technology will enable

stakeholders to become:

• Massively networked, with ubiquitous connectivity throughout the system;

• User centred, taking into account users’ needs, priorities, data flows, and dynamic

responses to conditions;

• Integrated, so that users can move easily from point A to point B, regardless of mode,

service provider, or time of day; and

• Information, access to real time planning and management information

The next generation integrated or intelligent urban transportation systems will

connect all transportation modes, services and technologies together in innovative ways

that pragmatically address a seemingly intractable problem. This also provides a

seamless transport experience for all commuters.

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Digital-Age Transportation system

Source: http://dupress.com/articles/digital-age-transportation/

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Monitoring & Evaluation and Impact Evaluation

What is Monitoring & Evaluation and Impact Evaluation

MonitoringRegular systemic collection and analysis of information to

track progress of program implementation against pre-set

targets and objectives

Did we deliver?

• Clarifies program objectives

• Link activities and resources to objectives

• Translates objectives into performance indicators and sets

targets

• Reports progress to managers and alerts them to

problems

Evaluation

Objective assessment of an ongoing or recently completed

project, program or policy, its design, implementation and

results

What has happened as a result?

• Analyses why intended results were or were not achieved

• Assesses specific casual contributions of activities to

results

• Examines implementation process

• Explores unintended results

• Provides lessons, highlights significant accomplishments,

recommendations for improvement

Impact Assessment

Assesses what has happened as a result of the intervention

and what may have happened without it – from a future point

in time

Have we made a difference and achieved our goal?

• Seeks to capture and isolate the outcomes that are

attributable (or caused by) the program

• Will review all fore-going M&E activities, processes,

reports and analysis

• Provides an in-depth understanding of the various causal

relationships and mechanisms through which they operate

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Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)Results-Based Management

Monitoring

Stakeholder Participation

Setting the Vision

Implementing and using

Monitoring

Planning for M&E

Managing and using

Evaluation

Defining Results Map &

Framework

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M&E Answers to Management

Proving

Are we achieving the desired benefits

of the right target groups

Are we achieving these benefits as

efficiently and effectively as we can?

Improving

Are we doing things right? Are we doing the right things?

Could we do things better? Could we do better things

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Impacts

Outcomes

Outputs

Activities

Inputs

Overarching picture of the M&ETo improve management of projects, programs, business activities

Manage towards achieving

results

Plan, Budget,

Implement &Monitor

What do we aim to change?

What do we wish to achieve?

What we produce or deliver

What we do

What we use to do the work

The development results of achieving specific outcomes

Medium-term results for specific beneficiaries that are the

consequence of specific outputs

The final products, goods, services produced for delivery

Processes or Actions using a range of inputs that produce the desired

outputs and outcomes

Resources that contribute to the production and delivery of outputs

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Measurement for Sustainable Transport

TERM Program has developed and monitored 40 indicators under seven headings:

Environmental consequences of transport

Transport Demand and Intensity

Spatial planning and accessibility

Supply of transport infrastructure and services

Transport costs and prices

Source: SAP Public Transport Ticketing – Short overview

Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM)

Technology and utilization efficiency

Management Integration

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Sustainability requires more comprehensive and integrated planning, which

accounts for a broad set of economic, social and environmental impacts,

including those that are difficult to measure.

Sustainability tends to support transportation planning and market reforms

that result in more diverse and economically efficient transportation systems,

and more compact land use patterns that reduce automobile dependency.

These reforms help increase economic efficiency, reduce resource

consumption and harmful environmental impacts, and improve mobility for

non-drivers.

Conclusion

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