Partnership for Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia

EMBARQ, the World Resource Institute Center for Transport and the Environment

Chang’an University

Xi’an Municipal Construction Commission

Sustainable Transport Indicators Workshop

Agenda

Xi’an, People’s Republic of China

16 December 2005

Background

The Partnership for Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia (PSUTA), a Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) pilot program funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute's (WRI) Center for Transport and the Environment, commenced in 2004 with Hanoi as one of its three member cities. The city-based analysis component of this partnership invited Xi’an to work closely with EMBARQ, Hanoi (Viet Nam), and Pune (India) to develop a framework through the use of indicators that each city can follow to develop a medium term sustainable transport strategy. EMBARQ, in collaboration with CAI-Asia secretariat, took the lead role in implementing the various activities. We are now completing this work and discussing next steps.

As a conclusion to our partnership, a project closing meeting will be held at each partner city. Theworkshop will be structured to review project results in more detail and highlight some of the challenges encountered during the project timeline.Existing experiences and capacities on sustainable transport in Xi’an will be discussed, as well as a set of key indicators on air quality, traffic congestion and safety, which Xi’an should use to develop sustainable transport strategies and policies.

Objectives

The objectives of the meeting are to explain to Xi’an leaders the main results of the PSUTA city report with respect to Xi’an and to discuss next steps and potential future project opportunities.

Target Participants

This meeting is by invitation only and will center on those participating directly in the PSUTA-Xi’an. Participants in the Xi’an Sustainable Transport Indicators Workshop will include representatives from EMBARQ (Dr. Lee Schipper and Ms. Wei-Shiuen Ng), Xi’an Municipal Construction Commission (Mr. Mao Zhongan), Chang’an University, Xi’an Institute of Environmental Protection, the Xi’an Police Department, and other local governmental agencies.


PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES

PSUTA-Xi’an Sustainable Transport Indicators Workshop

Time / Activity / Speaker
09:00-09:20 / Official Opening of the Workshop and
Introduction of Workshop Contents:
--- Xi’an sustainable transport indicators
research project
--- Introduction of participants, WRI, Chang’an University, Xi’an Municipal Urban and Rural Construction Committee
--- Xi’an BRT project results
--- Concept of sustainable transport and methods to achieve / Mr. Mao Zhongan, Xi’an Municipal Construction Commission;
Dr. Lee Schipper, EMBARQ
09:20-09:50 / Reporting of Xi’an Sustainable Transport
Indicators Study Results:
--- Chang’an University
--- EMBARQ, World Resources Institute / Prof. Chen Kuanmin
Dr. Lee Schipper
09:50-10:20 / Xi’an BRT Project Preliminary Results:
--- Chang’an University
--- Energy Foundation / Prof. Wang Yuanqing
10:20-11:30 / Discussions：
--- Objectives of the Xi’an Sustainable Transport Indicators Research Project
--- Applications of the Xi’an Sustainable Transport Indicators Research Project
--- Relations between PSUTA-Xi’an, the third ring road project supported by ADB, and the World Bank comprehensive transport project in Xi’an
--- Xi’an Urban transport development trends and challenges
--- Concept of sustainable transport
--- How can Xi’an achieve sustainable urban transport development?
--- The significance of transport indicators on sustainable transport development
--- BRT and sustainable urban transport development / World Resources Institute
Chang’an University
Municipal Construction Commission
Xi’an Development and Reform Committee
Xi’an Planning Bureau
Xi’an Transport Bureau
Xi’an Environmental Protection Bureau
Xi’an Planning Institute
Xi’an Institute of Environmental Science
Xi’an Public Transport (Bus) Company
11:30-12:00 / Conclusion / Dr. Lee Schipper, EMBARQ
Tong Guichan, Deputy Director of Xi’an Planning Bureau
Gao Shengan, Deputy Director of Xi’an Urban and Rural Construction Committee
12:00-13:30 / Lunch / Chang’an University Hotel
2nd Floor

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