By the 1970’s the Singapore Government had invested considerable effort devising a long-term land use/ transport strategy. A quality public transport system and road pricing were essential elements, necessary to ensure efficiency and personal accessibility. The Government increased vehicle import duties, registration fees and road tax in 1972 as the first step towards greater control of vehicle ownership and hence use. When the policy shifted towards road pricing as a more effective lever on u more...
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CDIA. For a quarter of a century an understanding has developed of the importance of towns and cities, and of transport to them. Policy has evolved, and there is a growing consensus of what to do, and the urgency of its doing. But action often has not supported the agenda. Fresh strategic thinking that sets a new direction is required. But, it requires clarity about the type of cities people want and the interventions needed to catalyse these. It requires change in the mindset of many professio more...
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CDIA TEAM. 2007. Air, water, coastal areas and forests can be considered as “local public goods” which should be available to all. Degradation of these assets reduces a city’s competitiveness. More and more, people are demanding clean air, clean water and a pristine environment and those cities that cannot provide will lose their competitive edge. This may already be happening. For example, in Hong Kong, recruiting agencies are finding it increasingly difficult to encourage professionals more...
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CDIA maintains a fair and transparent city application process for asssistance. Eligible cities are cities (or city regions) with population between 250,000 and 5 million in ADB’s Developing Member Countries (DMCs). Priority will be given to cities in countries in which bilateral PRC members’ urban development support programs are operational, and where substantive linkages can be made between CDIA support and other urban support activities by these PRC members. Local governments of eligible more...
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CDIA was established to help Asian cities meet the challenge of development. While urban planning has improved in many Asian cities, there is often a “gap” between the strategic development plans that many cities have formulated (typically presenting a wish list of projects) and the requirement of potential financiers for considering only well-formulated infrastructure projects in order to consider funding the needed investments. The Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA), was establi more...
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The urbanization challenge confronting Asian cities is unprecedented. Cities are motors of economic growth and social development. People move to cities as they provide opportunities for improved quality of life, however the opportunity for improved living standards is under threat. The urban environment is facing myriad problems and urban poverty is increasing. Not only must city governments in Asia meet current demand by their existing population for urban services, but they must also be ready more...
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Introduction - Urban Development Initiatives (UDI) is in the sixth year of operation and is being implemented in eight slums in Chennai covering 2283 families, out of which about 2007 are our target groups. In this project, DPG during the year collaborated with Corporation of Chennai, Metro Water Department, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, State Resource Centre, several banks, including Indian Overseas Bank, Indian Bank, State Bank of India, Indian Micro Sate Bank, and other institutions as wel more...
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