Trainings on Land use Planning and Sustainable Urban Transport with Special context to Bus Rapid Transit System & Land use Planning and Sustainable Transportation using Geo-spatial Techniques December 30 2013 - January 3 2014, Karachi REPORT www.pakstran.pk
About PAKSTRAN To address the transport and related problems in the country, the Pakistan Sustainable Transport Project (PAKSTRAN) is being implemented by Government of Pakistan. Objective The objective of the Project is to reduce the growth of energy consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions from Pakistan s transport sector, while simultaneously improving urban environmental conditions and improving Pakistan s competitiveness. Introduction IUCN based on its global experience and activities and specific strengths to address environment related issues in Pakistan, has been given responsibility to implement Component 4 of PAKSTRAN i.e. Increased public awareness and institutional capacity on sustainable transport concepts To meet the objectives of this component, a comprehensive capacity development plan was prepared with the objective to target the PAKSTRAN implementing partners, policy makers, planners, engineers and academicians who are directly or indirectly linked with the Pakistan Sustainable transport project to build their capacity on sustainable transport concepts to facilitate them in strengthening their skills and capabilities to design, implement and successfully/ sustainably manage the project. As part of this capacity development process a Capacity Need Assessment exercise was conducted through which immediate capacity building needs were identified to support PAKSTRAN partners for successful implementation of the Project. Based on the Capacity Need Assessment exercise conducted under the PAKSTRAN project, immediate capacity building needs were identified to support PAKSTRAN partners for successful implementation of the Project. In this regard urgent needs were identified by Component Implementation Unit (Sindh) to vet the yellow line feasibility for Bus Rapid Transit System, with respect to land use planning. This is an approved activity of year 2013 work plan of the Project. - Land use Planning and Sustainable Urban Transport with special context to Bus Rapid Transit System - Land use Planning and Sustainable Transportation using Geospatial Techniques. To conduct these trainings, the Department of Urban and Infrastructure Engineering NEDUET and Institute of Space Technology, SUPARCO were identified and approached considering their expertise and vast experience in the subject area (the module of the training courses is attached as Annex 1). NEDUET and SUPARCO house the ideal facilities and experts to build knowledge and capacities of the participants. The trainings featured a combination of lectures, discussions, lessons and hands-on exercises with relevance to Land use Planning and Sustainable Urban Transport with special context to Bus Rapid Transit and tools using Geospatial Techniques. The participants for the trainings were carefully selected through capacity need assessment process from PAKSTRAN partners, relevant government departments and academia (List of trainees is attached as Annex 2). 1
Training 1 Land use Planning and Sustainable Urban Transport with Special context to Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) Following topics were covered in the training at NEDUET: Urban Transport Planning, definitions and approaches - Prof. Dr. Mir Shabbar Ali The lecture covered Urban Transportation planning processes and challenges related to urban mobility. Various travel indicators were also discussed. Sustainable urban transport (demand/supply)/mass transit systems, BRT models and success examples - Dr. Muhammad Adnan The lecture covered various definitions of sustainable transportation, objective of sustainability and transportation impacts, how sustainability is measured, comparison between transport supply management and transport demand management were made, TDM strategies and its significance was discussed. The lecture also included definitions on BRT, conditions for BRT and different features of a BRT system. Transport Modeling: An overview of the four modeling stages - Prof. Dr. Mir Shabbar Ali The lecture covered Travel demand analysis its modeling and forecasting, the four stages of TDM including trip generation, trip distribution, modal split models trip assignment places, urban activity forecasts were also covered. Key concepts in transportation planning model along with basic elements of urban transportation forecasting processes including data collection, analysis of existing conditions and calibration, forecast of future travel demand and analysis of the results were also discussed. Four modeling stages with emphasis on public transport - Dr. Muhammad Adnan The lecture covered trip generation modeling methods, trip distribution models, growth factor models, modal choice and hands on exercises on trip assignment-car traffic and public transport. The guidelines for delineating traffic analysis zones were also discussed. Bus rapid transit, ridership estimation procedures and headway requirements - Dr. Muhammad Adnan The lecture covered the vehicle operation cycle, bus seating capacities, dwell time and dwell time estimations, calculations on capacities of bus stops, capacity headway and relationship between ridership and headway. BRT, design elements and operational issues - Dr. Muhammad Adnan The lecture covered all design elements related to BRT including corridor demarcation, ridership consideration, bus type selection, alignment and cross sectional elements, priority junctions, bus stop locations and its design, scheduling and fleet size, fare and its collection system and BRT terminal location. BRT Financial Model - Prof. Dr. Mir Shabbar Ali The lecture compared various investment options adopted by successful BRT systems, planning costs of Transmilenio and others systems were discussed. Steps for creating financial model, infrastructure cost, and various sources of financing for infrastructure, prospects of public private partnership in BRT infrastructure and its pros and cons were also covered. BRT (examples from Lahore and Ahmadabad) - Prof. Dr. Mir Shabbar Ali Various features of Lahore and Ahmadabad BRT including stations, platforms, intersections and their drawings, elevated portions, articulated buses, fenced corridors, E-ticketing system, signal priority system, intelligent transport system, communication network, screen management console, public address system, command and control system along with their strengths and weaknesses were discussed in detail. 2
BRT versus LRT, elements and cost comparison - Dr. Muhammad Adnan The lecture covered definitions of Light rail transit its travel impact, cost to benefit ratio of LRT and comparison of BRT and LRT in terms of cost, capacity and overall effectiveness. Bus Rapid Transit: Issues in developing countries in context of Karachi - Prof. Dr. Mir Shabbar Ali The supporting policies necessary for success of BRT such as urban sprawl, development of travel demand model, creating institutions for sustainable urban transportation management, BRT authority and legal framework in context of Karachi were discussed in the lecture. 3
Training 2 Land use Planning and Sustainable Transportation using Geo-spatial Techniques Following topics were covered in the training at Institute of Space Technology, SUPARCO Land use planning and sustainable transportation using Geo-spatial technique: An overview - Dr. Badar Ghauri The lecture covered seven phases of planning i.e. surveying and mapping, formulate community goals, objective identification, develop possible alternatives, evaluations, implementations and monitoring and review. Also conceptual plan, geo spatial techniques including remote sensing, its use in urban and regional planning, use of GIS applications in facilities management, environmental and natural resource management, street network, planning and engineering and specifically in transportation were discussed. Areas of Intelligent transportation systems, GIS-ITS integration, traffic signal monitoring system were covered in detail. GIS an emerging tool for sustainable development/transport planning - Dr. Saad Malik Basic definitions of GIS, its role and functions including data capturing, storing data, query, spatial analysis, display and output were discussed. The lecture also covered hardware and software components of GIS, map projections, GIS data model and its representation. Remote Sensing an emerging tool for sustainable development - Mirza Muhammad Waqar The lecture covered the different definitions of sustainable development, basic principles of remote sensing and focuses on how remote sensing can be used effectively in sustainable development to counter urban development challenges faced by developing countries. Statistical modeling for resource allocation in urban localities - Dr. Arjamand Zaidi The lecture covered statistical analysis methods including ordinary least square method and geographically weighted regression and their comparison. Also ArcGIS tools and their uses were discussed in detail during the lecture. Developing a framework to apply total quality management concepts to land administration - Dr. Zahir Ali Geo spatial technologies in land assessment, their use in integrating land records, techniques for generating cadastral maps, satellite images, work flow for cadastral map digitization and digital cadastral mapping were discussed in the lecture. 4
Evaluation of Training Training evaluation forms were prepared with the purpose to gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of the two trainings and to identify gaps and areas of improvement through feedback from the participants to strengthen future training programmes. Questions related to the content of training material, knowledge and expertise of the trainers and quality of the facilities provided were part of the evaluation process. The forms were distributed among the participants at the end of the two trainings; the results of their feedback are presented below in the form of graphs. (Evaluation form is attached as Annex 4). Graphical representation of feedback of Training 1 - Land use Planning and Sustainable Urban Transport with Special context to Bus Rapid Transit System 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Excellent Good Fair Poor 0 Level of knowledge/ understanding before training Level of knowledge/ understanding after training Content of training Usefulness/ quality of training material Quality of trainers Facilities provided Satisfaction level Graphical representation of feedback of Training 2 - Land use Planning and Sustainable Transportation using Geo-spatial Techniques 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Excellent Good Fair Poor 0 Level of knowledge/ understanding before training Level of knowledge/ understanding after training Content of training Usefulness/ quality of training material Quality of trainers Facilities provided Satisfaction level As can be seen from the above two graphs the feedback from the participants was positive. The participants find both the trainings very useful and showed contentment with the expertise of the trainers and quality of the training content and the facilities provided to them during the training period. Presentations The complete presentations are available online on PAKSTRAN s official website: www.pakstran.pk 5
Annex I Module: Land use Planning and Sustainable Urban Transport with Special context to Bus Rapid Transit System - December 30 2013 to January 1 2014, at NEDUET, Karachi. Time Activity Remarks DAY 1 - December 30 2013 0900-0930 Aims & objectives of training 1. Prof. Dr. M. Shabbar Ali 2. Dr. Muhammad Adnan 3. Dr. Arjumand Zaidi 4. IUCN team 0930-0945 Tea break 0945-1100 Urban transport planning, definitions Prof. Dr. Mir Shabbar Ali and approaches 1100-1300 Sustainable urban transport Dr. Muhammad Adnan (demand/supply)/mass transit systems, BRT models and success examples 1300-1400 Lunch/prayer break 1400-1530 Transport Modeling An overview of the Prof. Dr. M. Shabbar Ali four modeling stages 1530-1545 Tea break 1545-1700 Four transport modeling stages with Dr. Muhammad Adnan emphasis on public transport (hands on training) DAY 2 - December 31 2013 0900-1030 Bus Rapid Transit, ridership estimation Dr. Muhammad Adnan procedures and headway requirements 1030-1100 Tea break 1100-1230 Bus Rapid Transit, design elements and Dr. Muhammad Adnan operational issues 1230-1345 Lunch/prayer break 1345-1515 Bus Rapid Transit (JICA, Yellow Line Prof. Dr. M. Shabbar Ali feasibility) Financial model 1515-1530 Tea Break 1530-1700 Bus Rapid Transit (examples from Lahore Prof. Dr. M. Shabbar Ali & Ahmadabad) DAY 3 - January 1 2014 0900-1030 BRT vs LRT, elements & cost comparison Dr. Muhammad Adnan 1030-1200 Bus Rapid Transit - Issues in developing Prof. Dr. M. Shabbar Ali countries in context of Karachi Supporting policies necessary for success factors 1200-1330 Lunch/prayer break 1330 Commute to SUPARCO 6
Module: Land use Planning and Sustainable Transportation using Geo-spatial Techniques January 1-3 2014, at IST SUPARCO HQs, Karachi. Time Activity Remarks DAY 3 continues 1430-1530 Land use planning & sustainable transportation Dr. Badar Ghauri using Geo-spatial technique An overview 1530-1630 GIS an emerging tool for sustainable Dr. Saad Malik development/transport planning DAY 4 - January 02 2014 0900-1130 GIS an emerging tool for sustainable Dr. Saad Malik development (hands on training) a. Getting to know to ArcGIS 10x, ArcCatalog, ArcGlobe b. Digitization of cadastral data c. Geo-processing tools d. Transport route optimization 1130-1200 Tea break 1200-1300 Remote Sensing an emerging tool for Mirza M. Waqar sustainable development - Lecture 1300-1400 Lunch/prayer break 1400-1600 Remote Sensing an emerging tool for Mirza M. Waqar sustainable development Hands on training a. Getting to Know Erdas Imagine 2011 b. Image Preprocessing c. Land Cover Mapping using Unsupervised Classification Techniques d. Map Layouts 1600-1630 Tea break Day 5 - January 03 2014 0930-1130 Statistical modeling for resource allocation in Dr. Arjumand Zaidi urban localities Geographically weighted regression (GWR) analysis 1130-1200 Tea break 1200-1300 Developing a framework to apply total quality Dr. Zahir Ali management concepts to land administration 1300-1430 Lunch/ prayer break 1430-1500 Training evaluation NED/ SUPARCO/ IUCN 1500-1545 Closing ceremony and certificate distribution (both trainings) 1545-1630 Tea 7
Annex II List of trainees Sr# Name Designation Organization City PMU PAKSTRAN 1 Dr. Muhammad Saleem Janjua National Project Manager PMU- ENERCON Islamabad 2 Mr. Muhammad Tajwar Khan M&E Officer PMU- ENERCON Islamabad CIU-Punjab 3 Ms. Hina Ibrar GIS Specialist The Urban Unit Lahore 4 Ms. Madiha Qamar Communication Officer The Urban Unit Lahore 5 Mr. Nizam ud Din GIS Manager The Urban Unit Lahore 6 Mr. Abdul Razzaq Sr. M & Specialist The Urban Unit Lahore CIU-Sindh 6 Mr. Yar Muhammad Component Manager CIU-Sindh Karachi Phone 0300-5507545 0333-9723288 0331-4841247 0333-4063526 0333-2595110 Government/Academia Representatives 7 Mr. Muhammad Saleem Awan Secretary Transport Department Quetta Government of Balochistan 8 Mr. Ishfaq Khan Secretary Regional Transport Mardan 9 Dr. Mumtaz Ahmed Kamal Head of Department Department of Civil Taxila Engineering,UET 10 Prof. Dr. Tanvir Iqbal Qayyum Chairman Dept of Transportation Lahore Engineering & Management UET 11 Dr. Muhammad Irfan Head Dept of Transportation Islamabad Engineering at National Institute of Transportation, National University for Science & Technology (NUST) 12 Mr. Shahbaz Latif Mirza Assistant Chief National Transport Research Islamabad Centre (NTRC) Ministry of Communications 13 Mr. Athar Imran Deputy Director Design National Highway Authority Islamabad 14 Mr. Atiq Ali Sarwar Young Development Fellow Ministry of Planning & Islamabad Development 15 Mr. Dayal Das Rathore Assistant Director-GIS Urban Policy & Strategic Karachi Planning 16 Mr. Muhammad Asghar Under Secretary Urban Planning & Quetta Development IUCN Pakistan 17 Mr. Saadullah Ayaz Component Manager IUCN Islamabad 18 Mr. Hasan Zaman Communications Officer IUCN Islamabad 19 Ms. Mussrat Khan Programme Assistant IUCN Islamabad 20 Mr. Kamran Naqvi Urban Specialist IUCN Karachi 0307-7773811 0307-7773802 0307-8883170 0303-3335767 8
Annex III Press Release CAPACITY BUILDING ESSENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION IN PAKISTAN Karachi, January 06, 2014 At trainings organized here today, by Pakistan Sustainable Transport Project (PAKSTRAN), experts stressed the need for building institutional capacities for the promotion of sustainable urban transport in Pakistan. The trainings were organized for the PAKSTRAN implementing partners, representatives of Planning and Development Department, urban planners, academia, relevant partners and stakeholders, focusing on land use planning for design of sustainable transport systems. Besides PAKSTRAN partners, the training was attended by eminent researchers in the field, representatives from provincial Transport and Planning and Development Departments, planners and practitioners. Based on the identified capacity needs to promote urban transport in Pakistan, two inter-related training courses on Land use Planning for Sustainable Urban Transportation were organized under PAKSTRAN in collaborations with NED University for Engineering & Technology and the other at the Institute of Space Technology, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO). The objective of these trainings was to build the capacity of PAKSTRAN partners and key stakeholders to better plan and implement the sustainable urban transport interventions in Pakistan. Speaking on the occasion Mr. Arif Allauddin, Managing Director of the National Energy Conservation Centre (ENERCON), Ministry of Water and Power, said that it is essential to link researchers with practitioners for translating research into action. He appreciated the efforts being made by the provinces in promoting urban mobility in a more sustainable way. Mr. Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, Country Representative of IUCN Pakistan, said that improving transport sector in Pakistan has linkages with economic and social development and environmental improvements and all possible measures must be promoted to improve the urban transport activity in Pakistan. The PAKSTRAN Project is being implemented by the Government of Pakistan, through the Government of Sindh (Transport Department), Government of Punjab (Urban Unit, Planning and Development Department) and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. 9
Press Coverage in Electronic media ABB TAKK - PAKSTRAN Capacity building workshop discussed Sustainable Urban Transportation KARACHI: At trainings organized here today, by Pakistan Sustainable Transport Project (PAKSTRAN) experts stressed the need for building institutional capacities for the promotion of sustainable urban transport in Pakistan. http://abbtakk.tv/eng/42313060114/ Official News - Experts stress need for building institutional capacities for promotion of sustainable urban transport in Pakistan Karachi, January 06, 2014 (PPI-OT): At trainings organized here today, by Pakistan Sustainable Transport Project (PAKSTRAN) experts stressed the need for building institutional capacities for the promotion of sustainable urban transport in Pakistan. http://www.officialnews.pk/50427/experts-stress-need-for-building-institutional-capacities-for-promotion-of-sustainabl e-urban-transport-in-pakistan/ Pakistan Today Pak needs capacity-building for masses well being KARACHI - Pakistan is in urgent need of institutional capacities so as to promote sustainable urban transport, said experts at an inter-related training programs organized by Pakistan Sustainable Transport Project (PAKSTRAN) here Tuesday. http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/01/08/pak-needs-capacity-building-for-masses-well-being/ 10
Annex IV Evaluation form Training Course on; Land use Planning for Sustainable Urban Transportation with special context to Bus Rapid Transit System December 30 th, 2013 to January 01 st, 2014 at NED University, Karachi TRAINING EVALUATION FORM Please tick the appropriate box QUESTION EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR A. TRAINING EVALUATION a. What was your level of knowledge about land use planning for sustainable transport system/brt? (pretraining)? What is your level of knowledge about land use planning for sustainable transport system/brt? (post-training) b. Your level of ability to take into consideration the land use planning aspects for transport planning? (pretraining)? Your level of ability to take into consideration the land use planning aspects for transport planning? (posttraining)? B. COMMENTS ABOUT TRAINING CONTENT a. The design/content was purposeful b. Pace of delivery c. Usefulness and quality of training material d. Objectivity of the training and relevance with the subject C. COMMENTS ABOUT TRAINERS a. Command on the subject b. Appropriateness of delivery c. Communications skills d. Overall impact D. COMMENTS ABOUT VENUE AND FACILITIES a. Timing of the sessions b. Venue facilities c. Quality of refreshments/hospitality d. Logistics E. COMMENTS ABOUT SATISFACTION a. What you liked most about the training? Answer: b. What you dis-liked about the training? Answer: c. Any comments on overall conduct? Answer: d. What is the most important learning form this training? Answer: e. Would you like to be contacted as a trainer for course on transportation/sustainability under PAKSTRAN? Answer: If yes, please specify your area of expertise/skills.!!!!! 11
Training Course on; Land use Planning for Sustainable Urban Transportation using Geospatial Techniques January 01 st to 03 rd, 2014 at Institute of Space Technology, SUPARCO, Karachi TRAINING EVALUATION FORM Please tick the appropriate box QUESTION EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR A. TRAINING EVALUATION c. What was your level of knowledge about use of geospatial techniques for SUT planning? (pre-training)? What is your level of knowledge about use of geospatial techniques for SUT planning? (post-training) d. What was your level of ability to make use of geo-spatial techniques for transport planning? (pre-training)? What is your level of ability to make use of geo-spatial techniques for transport planning? (post-training)? B. COMMENTS ABOUT TRAINING CONTENT e. The design/content was purposeful f. Pace of delivery g. Usefulness and quality of training material h. Objectivity of the training and relevance with the subject C. COMMENTS ABOUT TRAINERS e. Command on the subject f. Appropriateness of delivery g. Communications skills h. Overall impact D. COMMENTS ABOUT VENUE AND FACILITIES e. Timing of the sessions f. Venue facilities g. Quality of refreshments/hospitality h. Logistics E. COMMENTS ABOUT SATISFACTION f. What you liked most about the training? Answer: g. What you dis-liked about the training? Answer: h. Any comments on overall conduct? Answer: i. What is the most important learning form this training? Answer: 12
Annex V Photographs from the event PAKISTAN SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PROJECT Training Course on: Land use Planning & Sustainable Urban Transport using Geospatial Techniques 1st - 3rd Jan 2014, Institute for Space Technology, SUPARCO, Karachi 13
The Project Management Unit Ministry of Water and Power, Government of Pakistan ENERCON Building, G-5/2 Islamabad, Pakistan. Phone: +92-51-9209025 Email: pmu@pakstran.pk IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. Islamabad Programme Office House 2, Street 83, G-6/4, Islamabad, Pakistan. Tel: +92-51-2271027-034 Fax: +92-51-2271017 Email: info@pakstran.pk