Bicycle Diaries
When I bought a bicycle to commute to work a few months ago, I didn't realise that I would be joining a band of eco-warriors who risk their lives, limbs and dignity on the streets of Delhi every day.
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Now, Centre plans green transport push
NEW DELHI: The urban development ministry is preparing a plan for promoting "green transport" in cities in a bid to reduce vehicular pollution and put a brake on the rising number of private vehicles.
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Ghaziabad's cycle rickshaws to be replaced with e-vehicles
All registered cycle rickshaws will soon be replaced with electric rickshaws, under the free 'e-rickshaw' scheme of the state government. Some 407 registered rickshaw pullers of the district will benefit,
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Weak traffic laws powerless against irresponsible driving
Gopinath Munde's tragic and untimely death is one more desperate wake-up call for road safety in India. For me, the news was particularly distressing as seven months ago, it was on the same road-Aurobindo
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Court orders clearing of lanes for cycle-rickshaws
Direction for Syama Prasad Mookerjea Marg The Delhi High Court on Friday instructed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to clear obstacles in the non-motorised vehicle lane on the Capital's Syama Prasad Mookerjea Marg opposite Old Delhi railway station for smooth plying of cycle-rickshaws in it.
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Bangalore Cyclists Bond Like Never Before
Until now, Bangaloreans cycled to beat the worsening city traffic. But there's more to cycling, claim avid cycling enthusiasts. Cycling is not just an eco-friendly and feasible mode of transport but can
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Vadodara experiments with cycle sharing
Project Will Be Scaled Up After Its Success At Kamatibaug Vadodara: Paris and Barcelona have done it. And so has New York and Boston. Now, Vadodara will be the first city of Gujarat to get a chance to use cycle as a mode of public transport.
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HUDA introduces an eco-friendly way to explore Gurgaon
In an effort to promote non-motorable transportation, HUDA (Harayana Urban Development Authority) has teamed up with Planet Advertising to set up cycle stations near Metro stations in Gurgaon. One such
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Cyclists defend tracks, trash hawkers' rehab plan
PUNE: Groups of cyclists on Sunday threw their weight behind creating safe and usable cycle tracks in the city, and asked the Pune Municipal Corporation to improve the tracks it has laid in the past decade
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Cops ask hotels to allow cycles on car-free days
Hotels and clubs in the city will be asked to allow bicycles on their premises on car-free days, the police commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk said on Wednesday. He made the announcement at a seminar conducted
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Traveling By Bike Is 6 Times Cheaper Than Traveling By Car
If you want to workout and save money doing it, a bike might be right up your alley. Researchers at Lund University and the University of Queensland found that traveling by car was six times more expensive
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Motorists may face penalty for overtaking cyclists on some city roads
Road safety proposal by Department for Transport would give cyclists priority, restricting cars to 15mph with potential £100 fine Cyclists may win priority over cars on scores of urban roads, with motorists
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L-G nod for Capital’s cycle-sharing policy
Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday approved the cycle-sharing policy of the Unified Traffic Transportation Infrastructure Planning and Engineering Centre (UTTIPEC). The policy is aimed to promote
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Riverfront to have cycle tracks
Ahmedabad: It is a different story that cycle tracks did no good for the BRTS system as they lie unused along the 55-kilometre corridor. There is however a sliver lining for the Sabarmati riverfront where the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has woven in a paver block cycle track. The track would be the closest to the river followed by the pedestrian pathway.
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In Noida, cars kill room for cycles
Noida: Dedicated cycle tracks in the city, part of the dream project of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, no longer seem to serve the purpose for which they were constructed. The tracks, which
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On Car Free Day, Powai, Kandivali to promote eco-friendly travel
Mumbai Come Tuesday, several residents from Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, as well as Kandivli, will join a world community to promote the World Car Free Day 2009, for the first time in the city. Along with several office-goers across UK, USA, South America and New Zealand, the participants will abandon their private automobiles
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Cycling Tracks Usurped by Parked Vehicles and Apathy
The bicycle tracks in Jayanagar, inaugurated in 2012, have been taken over by motorists to park their vehicles and nothing is being done to fix the problem. Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT)
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Shimla to have separate cycle stands
Close on the heels of the Himachal Pradesh high court ordering a ban on the registration of new vehicles without adequate parking space to show for them, the municipal corporation is all set to turn Shimla
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Rs 1.5 cr generated from challans to provide bicycle subsidy: Gopal Rai
“After January 15, when all the money is collected, we will make cycles cheaper for people to buy by providing a subsidy,” said Rai. Transport Minister Gopal Rai Monday said Rs 1.5 crore has been generated
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Cycling in Kathmandu Valley: pedal for equity and sustainability
<p>This factsheet presents the current scenario of cycling environment in Kathmandu/Nepal, its contribution to better urban mobility, existing policies and plans for cycling infrastructures development, sharing international best practices/success stories, and recommends policies and programs to promote cycling culture in Kathmandu Valley and other the cities of Nepal.</p>