In addition to these discussions in progress, we have been particularly impressed by the work that has been accomplished by the following groups, among others, in the last years and hereby invite them to explore with us the possibility of developing Special Editions under their editorial guidance.

• The EST - Environmentally Sustainable Transport programme of the OECD
  We are discussing with this forward studies unit of the OECD the possibility their taking over for a special issue on Environmentally Sustainable Transport, drawing on the experience and findings of the program under that name which has been on the lookout for useful sustainable policy and research clues since 1994. This issue could be prepared in conjunction with an international conference to be held in 2000 on that subject.

• The Sustran Network
  The Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia and the Pacific (the SUSTRAN Network) promotes and popularizes people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on Asia and the Pacific. The SUSTRAN network was launched in 1995 and has established contact with several hundred individuals and organisations around the region and beyond, with active partner organisations in North America, Europe, Latin America and Africa. So far the main activity of the network has been information-sharing. (For the Sustran Network web site click here.) We would like to see a Special Issue which draws on their unique international network and competence, possibly on the topic of a new generation of sustainable transport strategies and approaches for Third World mega-cities. .

• Victoria Transport Policy Institute
  The Victoria Transport Policy Institute is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical tools for solving transportation problems. They describe themselves as follows: "We can help you address the challenges involved in effective transportation decision making. We provide a wide range of studies, guides and software, most available free at this website. These materials can bridge the gap between theory and practice. We are funded primarily through research grants and consulting. Our research is among the most current available and has been widely applied." They are first class, and perhaps they may wish to consider the possibility of a joint edition on any of a number of the topic areas in which they work. One particularly striking prospect might be publication via WTP&P of their forthcoming TDM Encyclopaedia.

• ITDP - The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
  The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) was set up in 1985, to promote environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation policies and projects worldwide. ITDP was organized by leading advocates for sustainable transport in the US who realized that the US was exporting its model of automobile dependence to developing countries and, most recently, Central and Eastern Europe. ITDP chose to focus on counteracting this development.

  Also we are looking at the possibility of:

• Children and Transportation
  A special issue on in cooperation with the Children on the Move program of The Commons. (Sponsors for this project are currently being sought.)

• Putting IST to Work as a Sustainable Transport Strategy: The Bilbao Example
  (Double issue - See http://www.Bilbao2001.net for background on associated events) .

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Visiting Editor Functions

The starting point in this process is to recall that the function of each @World Transport number is to present a collection of articles that are not only appropriately focused and of high quality, but also that taken as a whole are agreeably and reasonably quickly accessible. For this reason, a typical issue runs no longer that fifty or sixty pages in all, housing an average of six to eight articles, each of which should be not only topical and to the point, but also a good read. Special issues furthermore usually are trying to make some sort of point, and it is the task of the Visiting Editor to make sure that the issue as a whole indeed accomplishes this. One of the means in which she can ensure this, in addition to the well thought out, cooperative choice of authors and topics, is by early in the process preparing a "Beta version" of the final visiting editorial which can serve to orient the activities of the individual authors. Of course this guiding early work is carried out in partnership with our @World Transport team as indicated here, as is the process of interim and final review or articles .

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Past Joint/Special Editions

Vol. 2, No. 1/2: Information Society & Sustainable Development

The March 1996 volume marked the first of our dedicated special editions which are given over to a single topical theme and closely integrated to a public interest program and some event that support the theme of sustainable transportation. In this case there was a cooperative sponsorship on the one hand from the Environment Directorate of the OECD and the Government of Canada as sponsors of the March 1996 International Conference, Toward Sustainable Transportation, and of DG XIII (Information Society) of the European Commission. On that occasion the sponsors arranged to cover all production costs of the special number, and to print 5000 additional copies which were then distributed both at the Vancouver event and subsequently in support of a number of meetings and events. This is a model of international collaboration that we intend to continue to develop in support of the work of the Journal and the challenges of sustainable transportation more generally.

Copies of this edition are of coure freely available here (pdf file). Alternatively print copies of that publication can still be obtained from the office of Dr. Peter Johnston, DG XIII/B1, Telecommunications Program Preparation & Follow-up of the European Commission.

Vol. 5, No. 3: CarSharing & Sustainable Transportation

A major international cooperative effort was undertaken to prepare a special issue on our Car Sharing & Sustainable Transportation. This is a major international team effort under the leadership of Eric Britton of EcoPlan, bringing together some two dozen major first-hand reports on how this new area of transportation policy and practice is playing itself out at the leading edge. The costs of this issue were totally defrayed by EcoPlan and The Commons as part of their continuing search for ideas and innovations which can help us move toward more sustainable transportation systems. The 300 page edition that resulted is being distributed internationally in a partnership with the EST program of the Environment Directorate of the OECD and the German Federal Agency for the Environment (UBA) in Berlin. For further details, including a detailed outline of the contents and list of authors, go to @World CarSharing. You may also find some interest in the CarShare '99 International Case Book, the latest version of which is also freely available here in our @Library here.

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