01144890

Monograph

These 10 papers are concerned with highway and transit travel in developing countries. Specific topics discussed include the following: increasing the efficiency of road development aid; bus rapid transit systems in India; citywide transit integration in Sao Paulo, Brazil; carbon dioxide emissions from land transport in India; transportation greenhouse gas mitigation in Nanchang, China; safety assessment of taxi drivers in Singapore; evaluating road safety actions promoted by a nongovernmental organization; road crash history and risk groups in India; safety performance of rural signalized intersections in South Korea; and pedestrian level of service at signalized intersections in China.

English

97p

2009

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309126281

Print

Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables

Bus rapid transit; Carbon dioxide; Developing countries; Exhaust gases; Financing; Forecasting; Greenhouse gases; High risk drivers; Highway safety; Level of service; Public transit; Roads; Rural areas; Signalized intersections; Taxicab drivers

Integrated mass transit systems; Integrated transportation systems; International aid programs; Nongovernment organizations; Road projects; Safety assessment

China; India; Nanchang (China); Sao Paulo (Brazil); Singapore; South Korea

Environment; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control; I80: Accident Studies

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Nov 18 2009 4:39PM

• A Case for Increasing Efficiency of Road Development Aid: Some Preliminary Evidence
• Behavior-Based Transportation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under the Clean Development Mechanism: Transport-Efficient Development in Nanchang, China
• Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Land Transport in India: Scenarios of the Uncertain
• Citywide Transit Integration in a Large City: The Interligado System of São Paulo, Brazil
• Expected Safety Performance of Rural Signalized Intersections in South Korea
• Indian Bus Rapid Transit Systems Funded by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
• Indicators to Evaluate Road Safety Actions Promoted by a Nongovernmental Organization
• Pedestrians' Level of Service for Signalized Intersections in China
• Road Crash History and Risk Groups in India: Need for New Initiatives and Safety Policies
• Safety Assessment of Taxi Drivers in Singapore