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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Reddy bats for public transport, mentions BRT
Even the number of cars plying on the city roads, fuelled by low-budget options, continue to go on an upward curve, the Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy said he is not
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How negotiable is your city?
THE Union ministry of urban development has evolved a system for evaluating urban transportation services in cities across India.
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Toolkit for urban transport (bus transport) through public private partnership for the state of Maharashtra
The urban transportation toolkit was initially conceived by the Asian Development Bank in conjunction with the Government of Maharashtra. The initial approach followed to prepare the toolkit included a review of documentation available on PPPs in urban transportation.
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Managing motorcycles: opportunities to reduce pollution and fuel use from two- and three-wheeled vehicles
This report by ICCT reviews current trends in motorcycle emissions and fuel efficiency technology. Summarizes policy approaches to improve motorcycle emission and energy performance, and discusses what is required to implement these policies.
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Urban transport: moving from the 19th century to the 21st century concerns
Most countries in the Commonwealth are involved in planning urban transportation futures to combat climate change. The proposed technical fixes will have little impact unless urban transportation planners resist the move toward infrastructure development that fixes our future to high energy use and CO2 emissions.
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Quantifying the benefits of nonmotorized transportation for achieving mobility management objectives
This analysis investigates the ability of nonmotorized travel (walking, cycling) to help achieve transportation planning objectives. It indicates that nonmotorized travel provides significant benefits, and that these benefits can increase with cost effective incentives.
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Urban transport policy as if people and the environment mattered: Pedestrian accessibility the first step
The rapid growth in motor vehicle ownership and activity in India is causing a wide range of serious health, environmental, socio-economic, and resource use impacts, even as it provides mobility to millions, and contributes to employment and the economy. The loss of accessibility for pedestrians is one of the most important of these negative impacts, which remains neglected by policy.
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MoU signed to ease Shillong traffic snarls
Meghalaya Urban Affairs department yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with a private company to find ways to ease traffic congestion in the capital city. The agreement was signed between the Department and Urban Mass Transit Company Limited (UMTC) to ease traffic congestion through a Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP).
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Urban mobility report 2009
Congestion is a problem in America
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Comprehensive mobility plan for Chandigarh urban complex
The Chandigarh Urban Complex is poised for a higher growth in coming decades. The above problems are bound to grow in magnitude unless advance actions are undertaken now. There is an urgent need for significant