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Issue NoMonthYearArticles
18May2004Final Issue
 PDF (333 KB) A PPP first for St. Petersburg
Reducing Poverty in SE Asia
CODATU Regional Conference
ARMDA is born
The International Focus Group on Rural Road Engineering (IFG)
Safe Roads: 2004 World Health Day Theme
Road safety advances in Ghana
Improving use of labour-based methods
Bogotá: A city's transformation
Community responses to HIV/AIDS along transit corridors
New DCP data analysis software
Valuing travel time savings in Africa
ORN 21 aims to remove transport barriers
Poverty prediction impact assessment tool
SADC Guideline for low-volume sealed roads

17November2003Transport Knowledge Partnership
 PDF (2,711 KB) Foreword from DFID on Transport Knowledge Partnership
Transportation Research Board
The FHWAand technology transfer
7th April 2004, World Health Day focuses on SAFE ROADS
Urban transport strategy for Nairobi
CIDC3 in Bangladesh - new assistance phase
Knowledge Base Training Materials
Partners in TKP
Community road safety education
Private sector funding for road safety in Bali
Implementing labour standards in construction
Maintenance capacity building in Ethiopia
Waterways and livelihoods
Footbridge manual
Rural road surfacing research in Vietnam
Partnerships in urban public transport
Transport for poor farmers in Uganda
Appraisal of IMT and transport services

16May2003The changing face of DFID research
 PDF (569 KB) Changes at DFID
World Development Report
International Focus Group Update
Transport Knowledge Partnership
Durban World Road Congress
New version of HDM-4
PPP project- St. Petersburg
Mainstreaming existing knowledge:a key issue
Mongolia opens a Technology Transfer Center
CODATU press release
Manual for labour-based construction of bituminous surfacings
Surfacing trials in Mozambique
ORN 20, Management of rural road networks
Bangladesh bridge replacement project
Sustainable livelihoods, access and mobility
Keep death off your roads
Impaired driving
New safety highway design notes
Effects of road closures
The future of the DFID KaR programme

15November2002New overseas road note
 PDF (410 KB) Changes at DFID
Making connections
International Focus Group
World development report consultation
Pavement research in the Philippines
A vision for rural India
Help - do you need someone?
Bicycle operations
Cost of transport services
Urban mobility study
Accessibility for people with disabilities
New newsletter - Disability & Healthcare
Seat belt manual
Effects of road closures
Hot mix asphalt design - new ORN
GRSP update
CD ROM: Rural transport policy toolkit

14May2002Focus on Asia
 PDF (1,043 KB) Editorial - Transport sector development in Asia
ILO Asist Asia and Pacific
UN ESCAP
REAAA
Research at the IRE, Indonesia
The challenges of change in Bangladesh
Institutional development in road maintenance
Rural travel time
Nepal's approaches to development
  • Department of Roads viewpoint
  • Governance and rural access in Nepal
Road safety in Asia
Motor insurance role in road safety
Urban transport concerns in Asia
Transport, energy and poverty
Upstream project in Cambodia
  • Low cost road surfacing
  • Focus group on rural road engineering
Sustainable maintenance of rural roads in Vietnam
Community roads in Sri Lanka
New on www.transport-links.org! More expert advice at your fingertips

13November2001Focus on INDIA
 PDF (313 KB) India's Challenge - Forword by DFID India
The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)
The Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE)
Transferring road maintenance into the private sector
Rural Transport Knowledge Base
Towards Safer Roads lecturers' slide pack now available on CD
The Anglo-Indian sustainable transport initiative
Using remote sensing to measure vehicle emissions
HDM-4 training in India
Appropriate rural transport services in india
Estimating crash cists
Urban road safety management
Low cost access to water
Improved vehicle maintenance relationships
Rural water transport
District and village roads programme in rural Tanzania
Transport-links.org web site update

12May2001Focus on Africa
 PDF (338 KB) Foreword by the President of the World Road Association (PIARC).
Improving access to knowledge and research.
T2 centres in Africa.
Policy as a tool for change on Africa's roads.
Tanzania's reform program.
DFID's development partnership with Botswana.
The western Uganda road maintenance capacity building project.
Promoting sustainable solutions for rural roads in the SADC region.
Durability and design of bituminous surfacings.
Labour-based sealing technology
Guidelines for improving road access
A field manual for footpaths and tracks
Prioritisation techniques for rural roads
Road safety in Africa: opportunities for improvement
Introducing road safety into the curriculum in Uganda
Low cost mobility in African cities
New edition of ORN3

11Nov2000Rural transport policy toolkit.
 HTML    PDF (607 KB)Road maintenance: people at the centre.
Decentralization of road administration in poor countries.
Teaching children to be safe road users.
Global road safety partnership (Update).
Under-reporting of road traffic casualties.
Estimating global road fatalities.
Improving soil engineering properties with additives.
Better design for highway slopes in tropical soils.
Implementing HDM-4 across the world.

10May2000Managing unpaved roads in developing countries.
 HTML    PDF (292 KB)Building good roads with 'poor' materials.
Enhancing effectiveness of the transport services entrepreneur.
Low-cost, innovative access to health services.
Improving public transport quality and access for the urban poor.

9Nov1999Engineering knowledge and research strategy: 2000-2005.
 HTML    PDF (1,319 KB)Towards better roads in southern Africa.
Funding issues for low volume roads.
Maintaining low cost rural roads effectively.
Bus safety problem highlighted.
Getting to the root of the problem.
Rural road safety by design.
TRL research capabilities enhanced.
World Road Congress, Kuala Lumpur.

8May1999Road research in Indonesia.
 HTML    PDF (363 KB)Availability of rural transport services in sub-Saharan Africa.
Guidelines for the development of tractor based contractors.
Release of HDM-4 imminent.
Planning and investment modelling.
Designing concrete mixes using local materials.
Workshop on livelihoods of poor people.
Global business partnership for development.

7Nov1998TRL begins research programme in the Philippines.
 HTML    PDF (237 KB)Applying DFID earthwork research.
Urban transport performance indicators.
Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy: the 1998-2002 Development Plan.
Road safety improvements in Nepal.
The disaster of traffic accidents.
TRL Overseas Road Note 15: Guidelines for the design and operation of road management systems.
Balancing the load: How gender relations affect transport deprivation.

6May1998Low cost structures for rural roads.
 HTML    PDF (261 KB)A comparison of freight transport operations in Tanzania and Indonesia.
MART (Management of appropriate road technology): preparation of guidelines.
Impact study on the effect of metro systems on the urban poor.
DFID funding of road improvements in Belize.
Recycling of bituminous road materials.

5Nov1997PTRC to twin with the Egyptian National Institute of Transport.
 HTML    PDF (261 KB)The use of the Micro-computer Accident Analysis Package in sub-Saharan Africa.
Review of national Road Design Manual (Kenya).
Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy program: Urban transport component.
Community participation in road maintenance.
Obituary: Dr R S Millard.
Pedestrian vulnerability and accidents.
Why spend a billion dollars? Mass transit systems.
Overseas Road Note 17: Road safety education in developing countries.

4May1997The International Forum for Rural Transport and Development.
 HTML    PDFRural transport in sub-Saharan Africa.
Low-cost animal carts.
Promoting local materials for road construction.
Travel behaviour in urban households.
Spanish version of 'Towards Safer Roads' launched in Chile.
Rural transport training programme.

3Nov1996ODA (DFID) presentations to the Institution of Civil Engineers.
 HTML    PDF (192 KB)Improving the management of road networks.
MART (Management of appropriate road technology) equipment challenge: management of intermediate equipment.
Reducing black smoke and fuel consumption in diesel vehicles.
Road safety education in primary schools.
Road safety seminar in Bangkok.
Environmental and energy models for HDM-4.

2May1996The importance of transport services in improving rural accessibility.
 HTML    PDF (253 KB)Rehabilitating concrete pavements.
Making concrete from local materials.
International study of highway development and management tools (HDM-4).
The MART initiative (Management of appropriate road technology): Workshop in Zimbabwe
Socio-economic costs of road accidents.
Research on freight operations in Africa.
TRL Urban Transport Adviser in Ghana.
Road safety in the ESCAP region.
Sustaining development in Vietnam: bridge rehabilitation and highway investment and maintenance.

1Nov1995Road safety work in Malaysia.
 HTML    PDF (330 KB)Building bridges in the Philippines.
Sustainable transport: World Bank sector policy review.
Reducing earthwork failure risk on roads.
The MART initiative (Management of appropriate road technology).
The initial effects of introducing commuter bus services in Harare.
The use of marginal quality aggregates for bitumen surfaced roads.
Time, tasks and trading: Women's transport needs in developing countries.
Design of dense bituminous surfacings for climbing lanes.
Mechanisms for improved energy efficient in transport.
Costing road accidents in developing countries.


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