1-metre pavement on all city roads?
Taking up the issue of a pedestrian's right and safety on the road, Delhi traffic police has asked the road transport ministry to include a provision in the road safety bill for mandatory encumbrance free
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Roads are meant for walking
In India, traffic accidents are not on the health agenda. It's high time the agenda was changed. When Gopinath Munde, the Union minister for rural development, met with a tragic accident on the road in
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Good news & bad news: clearing the air in Indian cities
This presents the evidence of change in Indian cities – however small they may seem today. This captures actual policy decision and action in cities for clean air, public transport, walking and cycling,
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Environmentalist Sunita Narain stable
Environmentalist Sunita Narain, who was critically injured after a speeding car hit her while she was riding a bicycle here, is in a stable condition, said an official statement on Monday. Narain, 52,
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Cycle lanes to come up soon
The Delhi government will introduce dedicated bicycle lanes on all main stretches in Delhi and make the city cyclist-friendly soon. The news has come in response to a memorandum submitted by the Delhi Cycling Club (DCC) to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The assurance was communicated through a letter by the Chief Minister to convenor of the Delhi Cycling Club, Nalin Sinha.
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Cycling in the city regions: Delivering a step change
<p>Recent evidence has demonstrated that substantial changes in cycling levels can be achieved in the UK, with the potential for increasing cycling being greatest in the city regions. This report explores the potential impact of a step change in the delivery of interventions to support and promote cycling in the English city regions outside of London.<br /> </p>
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Chandigarh air pollution: ‘More steps must, going car-free not only solution’
Experts say UT should encourage e-rickshaws, cycles; boost public transport With Chandigarh to go car-free on February 28 for seven hours, environmental experts, while welcoming the initiative, say
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NMT infrastructure in India: investment, policy and design
This new study published by UNEP Risø Centre evaluates policy and design interventions for the implementation of NMT projects in Indian cities and considers their impact on road users.
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Cycle stations, rental options along BRT corridor soon
The Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System (DIMTS), in charge of operating the BRT corridor between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand, is setting up five cycle stations along the corridor where people can also hire cycles at a nominal rate.
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Transport dept says yes to road safety, calls for ‘mindset change’
The directorate of transport, government of Goa, in association with Yes Bank, on Monday, launched an awareness campaign on road safety, focusing on the theme 'Helmet-wear if you care'. The campaign, 'Say
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Monitoring CO2 emissions from new passenger cars and vans in 2016
All car and van manufacturers met their carbon dioxide (CO2) specific emission targets in 2016, based on current European vehicle test rules, but they will need to continue their efforts to meet future
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Blueprint for an EU cycling strategy
This draft blueprint document for an EU Cycling Strategy is the first time ever that, in a consolidated manner, all EU policies that have a direct or indirect link to cycling, have been collected in one
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Connect the dots: Air quality, industrial strategy and smart mobility
Air pollution is damaging the environment and is a significant determinant of human health. The UK is currently failing to comply with EU law that sets out limits for air pollution, and few countries perform
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Bicycle sharing service JoBike launched in Dhaka
Bicycle sharing service, JoBike, kicked off its operation in Dhaka on Saturday on a pilot basis just one year into its introduction in the tourist city of Cox’s Bazar last January. Founder and chief executive
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States asked to incorporate safety measures in rural road projects too
Road safety is no more an urban concern alone. With the influx of high-speed motorised vehicles to the rural roads severely endangering the safety of road users — particularly of schoolchildren, women
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Draft Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2023
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on February 17, 2023 issued the Draft Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2023 to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The following
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Let the journey choose the vehicle
Heather Allen looks at issues related to sustainable development at the International Association of Public Transport, Brussels. Pradip Saha caught up with her on issues topical to her work.
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“Pedestrians, cyclists most vulnerable on Delhi roads”
Pedestrians and cyclists have emerged as the most vulnerable group on Delhi roads with the two of them accounting for the largest share of road injuries and deaths. Worse, Delhi also has the highest number
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Audit for safe accessibility
Audit for safe accessibility - a presentation by CSE at round table conference on "Our safe right of way" on June 23, 2014, in New Delhi. Read the presentation: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/safety%20audit.pdf
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Surat docs ride bicycles over fuel price hike
As fuel prices skyrocket, a motley group of doctors in Surat has got together to circumvent the hike by forming a 'Bicycle Club'. The motto is not just 'burn rubber to stop burning a hole in your pocket'. They are hoping to spread the virtues of good health and encourage others to take to cycling. As a start, 50 members, including 25 doctors, will leave behind their gas-guzzling cars and cycle to work every day.