Indepth: Transport

Review of existing cap on the number of three-wheelers in Delhi

Date: 07/03/2010

EPCA reviews existing cap on number of three-wheelers in Delhi and its implications on mobility, pollution and congestion. Recommends that existing restriction on the number of TSRs imposed by Supreme court be lifted as of April 2010, when the Bharat III norms come into force.

Latest News from Down To Earth

How negotiable is your city?
THE Union ministry of urban development has evolved a system for evaluating urban transportation services in cities across India.
Coming soon: carpool for Delhi, NCR
Car owners in Delhi may be able to save up to 50 per cent travel cost by sharing rides under a citywide carpool scheme proposed by the Delhi transport department aimed at decongesting the city. People who register with the Pan City Mega Carpool (pcmc) scheme can get in touch with other car owners taking the same route as them.

Government Policies and Action Plans

Policy paper for pedestrian movement in the Bangalore metropolitan region
01 Dec 2008 Posted by :
This policy paper is devised with intent of creating a framework for regulating and co-coordinating programs as well as actions by various stakeholders such that there is increased comfort, convenience and safety to the pedestrians and their movement.
Policy paper for parking in the Bangalore metropolitan region
01 Oct 2008 Posted by :
The parking issues of Bangalore are intricately related to the city structure, infrastructure, traffic and management. The one way system proposed for speedy movement within the city and streamlining the traffic had facilitated clear carriageways with removal of parking from the roads.

Urban Mobility

Bus rapid transit: a cost-effective mass transit technology
Some of the most important technical innovations in the transportation field have nothing to do with vehicle technology or alternative fuels. Rather, they involve the way bus services are operated and infrastructure is used to optimize their speed, comfort, and capacity. The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has helped to popularize a term for such measures: Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT.
Source: EM Magazine
Tags: High Capacity Bus, United States Of America (US), Vehicle Technology, Transport
Bus Rapid Transit: The Indian experience
With the economic growth and rapid urbanization there has been a sharp increase in urban transport requirements. The author, who has considerable experience in transport infrastructure, brings out that one of the options is optimisation of the right way of roads with the objective of maximizing passenger trips instead of vehicle trips.
Source: RITES Journal
Tags: Buses, CSE, Cycles, Delhi, Pedestrians, Public Transport, Urban Transport, India, Transport

Alternative Fuels

Alternative transportation fuels and vehicle technologies: challenges and opportunities
This report presents a side-by-side comparison of fuels and vehicles with the recognition that future technological advances or additional research into unresolved issues, such as the land-use impact of biofuel production, could alter findings and make certain options more or less attractive.
Source: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Tags: Alternative Fuels, Biodiesel, Biofuel, Biomass, Ethanol, Fossil Fuels, Fuel Cell Vehicles, Global, Vehicle Technology, India, Transport
Managing motorcycles: opportunities to reduce pollution and fuel use from two- and three-wheeled vehicles
This report by ICCT reviews current trends in motorcycle emissions and fuel efficiency technology. Summarizes policy approaches to improve motorcycle emission and energy performance, and discusses what is required to implement these policies.
Source: International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags: Alternative Fuels, CSE, Electric, Fuel Economy Standards, Global, Green House Gases, Mobility Planning, Two And Three Wheelers, Vehicles, Air Pollution, India, Transport

Non Motorised Vehicles

Quantifying the benefits of nonmotorized transportation for achieving mobility management objectives
This analysis investigates the ability of nonmotorized travel (walking, cycling) to help achieve transportation planning objectives. It indicates that nonmotorized travel provides significant benefits, and that these benefits can increase with cost effective incentives.
Source: Victoria Transport Policy Institute
Tags: Congestion, Congestion Pricing, Cycles, Mobility Planning, Non Motorised Vehicles, United States Of America (US), Walking, Transport

Pedestrians at crossroads: a case study of Bangalore
Source: SECON Pvt. Ltd
Tags: Bangalore (T), Pedestrians, Urban Transport, Walking, India, Transport
Bicycles as part of a sustainable transport system
Source: Sustainable Urban Transport Project
Tags: Automobiles, China, Cycles, Europe, Transport
Urban transport policy as if people and the environment mattered: Pedestrian accessibility the first step
Source: Economic and Political Weekly
Tags: Cars, CSE, Cycles, Infrastructure Development, Mobility Planning, Non Motorised Vehicles, Pedestrians, Urban Planning, Urban Transport, Vehicular Pollution, Walking, India, Transport
Last Days of the Rickshaw
Source: National Geographic
Tags: Public Transport, Rickshaws, West Bengal, India, People, Transport
Qualitative analysis of the pedestrian environment: A case study of Sardar Patel Road, Chennai
Source: SPACE
Tags: Chennai (T), Pedestrians, Urban Encroachments, Urban Transport, Walking, Transport

Global Scenario

Review of the developments in transport in Asia and the Pacific 2009
The Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific is a biennial publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The Review is structured into three main parts.
Source: United Nations
Tags: Air Transport, Asia, Development, Global, Infrastructure Development, Ports, Rail Transport, Road Transport, Shipping, Trade, Urban Transport, India, Transport

Books

The leapfrog factor: clearing the air in Asian cities
Captures 10 years of action, impacts and learning to address the complex air pollution challenge in Asia. This book is a survival guide for Asian cities trying to steer their way out of the pollution haze.
Reducing air pollution from urban transport: companion
This book intends to assist in the design of appropriate strategies for controlling the impacts of urban air pollution, from mobile sources. It considers only the direct air impacts of surface transport, excluding aviation, marine transport, non-road vehicles (such as bulldozers and mining equipment), noise pollution, habitat fragmentation, and waste disposal of scrapped vehicles.