Toward developing a mobility and gender index
Although the benefits of a gender-inclusive approach to mobility for transport decarbonization, access to jobs, and human capital advancement have been increasingly recognized globally, this topic has
Mobility Planning
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Comprehensive mobility plan for Amritsar
Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) for Amritsar is on the anvil to optimize the mobility pattern of people and goods besides easing the vehicular flow. The task of preparing the CMP had been entrusted to
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Tool for assessment of carbon footprint of urban transport
Cities now have the option of ensuring that their comprehensive plans are low on carbon emissions. Shakti’s support has helped develop a tool that can measure green house gas emission of various transport
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MRTS Makes for a Smooth Ride
Only mass rapid transit solutions can provide India’s urban commuters with efficient mobility. Billions of man-hours are lost with people ‘stuck in traffic’. This fact is also echoed in government’s national
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Think global, plan local to end mess
NEW DELHI: Serious about bringing down its pedestrian death rate, New York City is improving 60 miles of road length every year. The plan is to make the megalopolis completely pedestrian friendly by 2030.
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Wide zebra crossings, low pavements only on paper
NEW DELHI: While planners blew up crores on redeveloping some roads in the run-up to Commonwealth Games two years ago, most roads in the city are still without basic pedestrian facilities such as continuous
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BRTs to pump life into east-west corridor
The controversial East-West Corridor may finally see the light of the day with the PWD suggesting its integration with three new BRT corridors. "Parts of these three BRT corridors fall in the same route
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Efficient solution for urban mobility
The Ahmedabad BRTS- or Janmarg- is aimed at enhancing efficiency in public transport system in order to provide a solution to increasing congestion and air pollution in the city.
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The CSE welcomes Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) proposal to hike parking charges as a step towards further reform
The Centre for Science and Environment that has been advocating urgent parking reforms to reduce personal vehicle usage to cut congestion and pollution welcomes the new proposal of the Municipal Corporation
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Soon, one card for all modes of transport
A single ticketing system will soon be introduced in the country which will ensure that people can travel in buses, trains, metros and ferries across India using a single card. This card can also be used
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Shimla MC unhappy with interim City Mobility Plan
Even as decongestion of the town by way of having three satellite townships and shifting of the grain, timber and vegetable markets and other services to the outskirts of the town have been suggested in