SUSTAINABLE  Operational Plan
  TRANSPORT
   INITIATIVE
    SUSTAINABLE Operational Plan
      TRANSPORT 
         INITIATIVE
                               July 2010
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                                                           Sustainable transport initiative operational plan.
                                                       Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2010.
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             Contents
             List of Tables and Figures                                                                   iv
             Abbreviations v
             Introduction and Background                                                                   1
             Aligning ADB’s Transport Operations with Strategy 2020                                        1
             Past ADB Transport Operations                                                                 2
             Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Transport                                                4
             Sustainable Transport Needs and Challenges                                                    6
             Continuing Needs and Challenges                                                               6
             Emerging Needs and Challenges                                                                10
                Urban Transport                                                                           10
                Climate Change and Energy Efficiency                                                      12
                Regional Cooperation and Integration                                                      13
                Road Accidents and Emerging Social Issues                                                 14
             Future Sustainable Transport Operations                                                     15
             Mainstreaming Sustainable Transport in Existing Areas of Operations                          15
             Introducing New and Enhanced Sustainable Transport Operations                                17
                Urban Transport                                                                           17
                Addressing Climate Change in Transport                                                    19
                Cross-Border Transport and Logistics                                                      19
                Road Safety and Social Sustainability                                                     20
             Preparing New Types of Sustainable Transport Operations                                      21
             Implementation of the Operational Plan                                                      23
             Introduction                                                                                 23
             Time Frame                                                                                   23
             Directional Targets                                                                          23
             Sustainable Transport Partnership Facility                                                   24
             Appendixes 26
             1    Highlights from Strategy 2020                                                           26
             2    Some Considerations for Making Road Projects More Sustainable                           28
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