Delhi walkability audit report
Samarthyam in collaboration with Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities have conducted walkability audits to evaluate the accessibility of street and road infrastructure, the interstitial spaces between
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The impact of planning policies on bicycle-transit integration in Calgary
Efforts to manage Canadian cities through smart growth policies emphasize the importance of integrated public transit system and bicycle-transit integration. The goal of this paper is to review the impact
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Oddly even, or evenly odd
The odd-even car formula in Delhi has brought to the fore the class bias that always existed in the city. Can we learn from history to build a more just and equitable environment for all to live, or will
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Cycle lanes: their effect on driver passing distances in urban areas
The current literature in the field of cycle lanes has often shown contradictory evidence as to the benefits and risks of cycle lanes and previous work has specifically shown that on higher speed roads,
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Cyclists in Indian Cities Being Edged Out: Sunita Narain
Hit by a car while cycling, environmental activist Sunita Narain today said cyclists in Indian cities are being edged out systematically to make way for cars. "Cyclists in Indian cities are being edged
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Cape Town joins 11 major global cities vowing to use only zero-emission buses
Oslo — Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emission buses from 2025 and to make major areas free of fossil fuel emissions by 2030
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Pedestrian fatalities rank high in Q1 stats
Motorcyclists Top Death List In 3 Months In the first quarter this year, motorcyclists topped the list of the number of deaths reported in road accidents. Surprisingly , pedestrian deaths figured second
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Review of developments in transport in Asia and the Pacific 2021: towards sustainable, inclusive and resilient urban passenger transport in Asian cities
The ways in which human mobilities are viewed have undergone profound changes. Many government measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic were designed to discourage and even stop people from travelling.
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Pedal power: MPs get green light for bicycle ride to House
New Delhi: Parliament security has said it is ready to let in members on bicycles, in what can add a novel feature to the transport system among politicians.
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Draft Karnataka Active Mobility Bill, 2021
The government is preparing a first-of-its-kind bill offering protection to pedestrians and cyclists, which will also ensure their rights in all cities of Karnataka. The Directorate of Urban Land transport
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Indians bicycle diaries grease wheels of MIT green innovation
REINVENTING the wheel was not exactly what Myshkin Ingawale had in mind when he set out from NIT-Bhopal to MIT, with a stopover at IIM Calcutta. But the 27-year-old
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Urban mobility plans: national approaches and local practice
The document reviews approaches for Urban Mobility Plans (UMP) from various countries and showcases a growing number of examples calling for a shift away from the traditional, infrastructure-oriented approach
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Sunday Raahgiri: Rock & roll in no-vehicle zone
BHOPAL: Beginning September 21, every Sunday will be observed as Raahgiri Day in state capital. Vehicular traffic on the busy road connecting Bharat Bhawan with Van Vihar would be banned from 6 am to noon
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Cyclists, pedestrians unsafe along BRTS route: Study
Ahmedabad: Cyclists and pedestrians have always been given the short shrift in this city , even though the Rs 1,200 crore transport corridor, designed on the lines of world-class Brazilian Curitiba and
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Rally to promote cycle-friendly roads
Pressing on the need to create cycle-friendly roads and lifting of restriction on cycles on city roads, 300 cyclists from different walks of life participated in a cycle rally here on Sunday. Organised
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Pedal pushers: IIT-B bikes now take village children to school
Mumbai: Before zooming off to Silicon Valley, IIT-Bombay geeks, in what is virtually a tradition, leave behind one last sign of their presence
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Motorized, stuck
Transport in Indian cities headed the wrong way: ministry After a gap of 14 years, the Union Ministry of Urban Development commissioned a study on the state of transport in Indian cities. The data showed Indian cities sinking deeper into a spiral of congestion and air pollution
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Shift to public transport should conserve energy
A shift to public transport should avert the energy crisis
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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.
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Safe access to mass transit manual
The Safe Access Manual offers recommendations to develop safe access to mass transit stations in Indian cities. Improving access to mass transit in India—building on a national investment of US$15 billion