Road safety annual report 2023
The Road Safety Annual Report 2023 provides an overview of road safety performance for the 43 countries participating in the International Transport Forum’s permanent working group on road safety, known
Pedestrians
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Walkability forum: better air quality and livable cities
A Walkability Forum: Better Air Quality and Livable Cities was conducted by CAI-Asia in association with the Institute of Urban Transport (IUT) on 22 June at the Magnolia Hall in the India Habitat Centre,
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11 days of Bus Rapid Transit relief ends
From Wednesday traffic snarls will be back to trouble lakhs of commuters on the BRT corridor with Delhi Government deciding to revert back to the dedicated lane system. The decision was taken in a meeting
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Municipal body building pedestrian pathways in Sector 17 parking lots
In what seems an attempt to save the UT Administration from the ire of the High Court, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has started construction of pedestrian pathways in parking lots in Sector 17. The pathways
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DIMTS: Usage of road has been democratized
With reference to the series titled ‘Scrap the trap’, you have claimed that ‘people want their road back’. However, do the people here include cyclists and bus commuters or only car/bike users? Without
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Monorail to help pedestrians too
Skywalk, enclosed pedestrian crossings suggested. A ‘Skywalk' at Thampanoor has been proposed along with the 41.8-km monorail, an elevated rail-based mass rapid transit system (MRTS), on the Pallippuram-Neyyattinkara
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Pavements dress up for walkers, trees pay price
New Delhi:The state of trees in the city is “abysmal”, say environmentalists. Recently, NGO Kalpvriksha surveyed Delhi’s trees, covering areas from Ramlila Maidan to Dhaula Kuan, including Paharganj, Anand
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Flyovers couldn’t resolve congestion across the world: Sujit Patwardhan
Founder member and trustee of Parisar, Sujit Patwardhan, is working hard to bring the environment issues to the forefront through citizens’ campaigns and collaborative activism with other like-minded organisations.
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Students show way to pedestrian-friendly city
Jogging tracks, gardens, on-the-go shopping and eating spots on the skywalks, convenient bus-stops that do not encroach on the pavements - these are some of the recommendations made by a combined group
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Sustainable urban transport in India: role of the auto-rickshaw sector
This paper examines the role the auto-rickshaw sector can play in promoting sustainable urban transport in India. It develops a policy vision for this sector and presents recommendations on reforms to address sustainability challenges.
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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.