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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Citizen’s report: air quality and mobility in Kolkata
As India has yet to build much of its projected urban transport infrastructure, this presents a challenge as well as an opportunity. The new investment if guided by the principles of sustainability can
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Citizen’s report: air quality and mobility challenges in Hyderabad
This citizen’s report looks upward from the city to harmonise, and align with the larger national goals while assessing the unique solutions the city needs. This discussion in one flagship city of a state
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Lessons in urban transport planning and governance: based on the proposed metro rail system in Pune
<p>This paper critically analyzes the decision making systems behind the proposed Pune metro rail system and its detailed project report, and exposes many weaknesses in both. The decision making system is seen to be ad?hoc, and not sufficiently transparent or participative. The detailed project report suffers from many serious methodological and analytical errors.
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Govt plans one card for travel across country
Oct 31: Soon you may be able to travel across the country carrying merely a swipe card that can be used on all modes of transport.
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Share the road: investment in walking and cycling road infrastructure
This report outlines the core argument of Share the Road, a campaign that works to help re-balance the current state of road investments across all modes.
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Megacities on the move
Urbanisation presents us with a wealth of new opportunities and huge challenges. It has the potential to further economic development and innovation, but also threatens to exacerbate key global problems, including resource depletion, climate change, and inequality.
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Need for evolving a hassle-free system for pedestrians
CHENNAI: The State government recently gave clearance for pedestrian foot overbridges with escalators on seven busy roads across the city.
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State to revamp public transport system
The state government is looking forward to revamping the public transportation system in order to decrease the number of private cars, and thereby reduce traffic congestion by improving public transport, said Mr Asok Bhattacharya, state minister for municipal affairs and urban development.
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Car control
Cities all over the world are trying to ease congestion on roads , check car population to free their road space and this latest special report in Down To Earth finds out where India is headed and what lessons can the country learn from them.
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Car Control
Cities all over the world are trying to ease congestion on roads. Not the chocked Indian cities, through. Time to make cars in India pay the real cost of using roads.