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Mobility Planning

• EPCA Report - Report on priority measures to reduce air pollution and protect public health

  <p>EPCA Report - Report on priority measures to reduce air pollution and protect public health in the matter of W.P. (C) No.13029 of 1985; M.C. Mehta v/s UOI &amp; others. The report states that Delhi was able to arrest and lower air pollution with its first phase of action directed by the Hon&rsquo;ble Supreme Court. But Delhi could not sustain these gains and air pollution levels are rising again. Growing pollution especially from vehicles and delayed action have enhanced public health risk.</p>

  • 10/02/2014

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Air Pollution
    • Delhi
    • Supreme Court
    • Health Effects
    • Vehicular Pollution
    • CNG
    • Mobility Planning
    • Pedestrians
    • Cycles
    • Parking Policy
    • RSPM (PM 10)
    • PM 2.5
    • Vehicular Standards
    • Diesel
    • Petrol
    • Congestion
    • Public Transport
    • Cars
    • Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

• Climate action in megacities

  <p>The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) has released landmark research demonstrating a clear trend of expanding and accelerating climate action in the world&rsquo;s megacities.Climate actions, such as implementing rigorous energy efficiency regulations for buildings, instituting bus rapid transit lines or flood mapping efforts, aim to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and improve urban resilience to climate change.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/C40%20Climate%20Action%20in%20Megacities.pdf" style="font-size: 12px;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b22222;"><strong>Download Full Report</strong></span></a></p>

  • 01/02/2014

  • C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
  • • Climate Change
    • Urban Habitat
    • Climate Adaptation
    • Public Transport
    • Cycles
    • Mobility Planning
    • Energy Efficiency
    • LEDs
    • Green Buildings
    • Urban Water Supply
    • Urban Sanitation
    • Groundwater
    • India
    • Delhi
    • Mumbai
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • N C America
    • Wastewater Recycling
    • Floods
    • Natural Disasters

• The future of urban mobility

  This new study on the mobility challenges facing cities worldwide includes an update of Arthur D. Little’s Urban Mobility Index, assessing the cities in terms of mobility maturity and performance and together with UITP identifies strategic directions and recommendations for improvement.

  • 23/01/2014

  • Arthur D. Little
  • • Mobility Planning
    • Urban Transport
    • Public Transport
    • India
    • Global
    • Urban Environment
    • Walking
    • Cycles
    • Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)

• Transportation status report by citizens of Pune, 2012-13

  This first-of-its kind Citizens’ Transportation Status Report 2013 for Pune released by Parisar and Save Pune Traffic Movement (SPTM) reveals the need to increase share of public and non-motorized transport in the city.

  • 04/01/2014

  • Save Pune Traffic Movement
  • • Transport
    • Public Transport
    • Pune
    • Maharashtra
    • Urban Transport
    • Non Motorised Vehicles
    • Mobility Planning
    • Pedestrians
    • Parking Policy
    • Vehicular Pollution
• 

  Stakeholder Workshop on air quality and transportation challenges in Kathmandu

  <p>Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organised a Stakeholder Workshop on Air quality and transportation challenges in Kathmandu on December 27 in collaboration with Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Government of Nepal.&nbsp;</p>

  • 27/12/2013

  • Centre for Science and Environment
  • • Air Pollution
    • Urban Air Quality
    • South Asia
    • Kathmandu
    • Urban Transport
    • Mobility Planning
    • Nepal
    • Vehicular Pollution
    • Congestion
    • Fuel Quality
    • Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
    • Personal Transport

• Toolkits for urban transport development: comprehensive mobility plans (CMPs)

  Improved urban transport strategies can bring a myriad of benefits to India, from reductions in CO2 emissions to a more mobile and inclusive society, according to this new report published by the Union Ministry of Urban Development and the Institute of Urban Transport.

  • 18/12/2013

  • Ministry of Urban Development
  • • Mobility Planning
    • Urban Transport
    • India
    • Public Transport
    • Non Motorised Vehicles
    • Air Pollution
    • Carbon Dioxide
    • Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
    • Fuel Economy Standards
    • Carbon Intensity
    • Congestion Pricing

• Punjab and Haryana high court asks govt to draw up mobility plan for cities

  The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed government agencies in Haryana to work out a comprehensive mobility plan for cities, a shot in the arm for Gurgaon's Raahgiri Day movement that has pioneered

  • 12/12/2013

  • Times Of India (Gurgaon)
  • • Punjab
    • Haryana
    • High Court
    • Mobility Planning
    • Transport
    • Congestion
    • Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
    • Gurgaon (D)
    • Non Motorised Vehicles
• 

  Stakeholder Dialogue on Improving Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Sri Lanka

  Centre for Science and Environment organised a Stakeholder Dialogue on Improving Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Sri Lanka on December 10 in Colombo in collaboration with Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy, Sri Lanka.

  • 10/12/2013

  • Centre for Science and Environment
  • • Urban Transport
    • Sri Lanka
    • Mobility Planning
    • South Asia
    • CSE

• Tradeoffs between costs and greenhouse gas emissions in the design of urban transit systems

  Recent investments in the transit sector to address greenhouse gas emissions have concentrated on purchasing efficient replacement vehicles and inducing mode shift from the private automobile. There has

  • 05/12/2013

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • • Green House Gases
    • Urban Transport
    • Mobility Planning
    • Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)
    • Metro
    • United States Of America (US)
    • Public Transport
    • Vehicular Pollution
    • Climate Change

• Transport and mobility snapshots

  This illustrated report by UN-Habitat provides a rich collection of images of sustainable urban transport and mobility initiatives from cities around the world which are represented in the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA) and includes Ahmedabad from India.

  • 01/12/2013

  • UN-Habitat
  • • Mobility Planning
    • Urban Transport
    • Public Transport
    • Urban Planning
    • Non Motorised Vehicles
    • Vehicle Technology
    • India
    • Global
    • Congestion