Indian cities squeeze out cyclists
This week, Indian environmentalist Sunita Narain was hit by a car in New Delhi, while on her daily morning cycle ride. The intrepid Narain underwent nine hours of surgery, but still managed to get her
This week, Indian environmentalist Sunita Narain was hit by a car in New Delhi, while on her daily morning cycle ride. The intrepid Narain underwent nine hours of surgery, but still managed to get her
Replacing high volumes of cars with high volumes of cyclists and pedestrians makes roads safer and the air cleaner, finds a Greenpeace Germany report ranking 13 European cities on sustainable transport,
Eco-friendly, safe rickshaws to ply on Amritsar roads Amritsar: A quiet revolution is in the offing for users of public transport in the holy city of Amritsar. Unsafe cycle rickshaws will soon be replaced by specially designed eco-friendly cycle rickshaws, thanks to the state Tourism Department
Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar lent her support to the cause of providing space to cyclists and other poor people who can ill afford private transport by demanding that the original design of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) be retained in all such corridors coming up in the city.
AHMEDABAD: For the first time a new standard for operations for BRTS has been introduced by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). From the next year onwards, the city's BRTS will be rated against 70 other similar mass transit networks across the globe, said ITDP officials. The ITDP has released the BRT Standard, Version 1.0 - a new scoring system based on internationally recognized best practice in bus rapid transit (BRT) system design.
At a time when experts and top negotiators of the country have landed in Copenhagen to explore ways for delaying the catastrophic consequences of climate change and global warming, collective vows to reduce daily carbon footprint for a greener future came from citizens of the Capital.
To implement effective non-communicable disease prevention programmes, policy makers need data for physical activity levels and trends. In this report, we describe physical activity levels worldwide with
Report To HC Backs Mixed Traffic Lanes. After examining various scenarios on the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand bus rapid transit corridor, the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) has pronounced that “the
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Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has given the nod to a Central Government scheme to give free cycles to girl students belonging to minority communities. The Centre had sought the views of the state
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Ahmedabad : The need for a bicycle track is vital as a study conducted by the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) on the travel patterns of almost eight lakh cyclists indicates that even the best of newly-designed roads in our city is only 57 per cent safe for them during peak traffic hours.
Ahmedabad : The city could well get to see its first bicycle lanes by 2009. The entire network of BRTS corridor will have bicycle lanes alongside by then. These will be no ordinary lanes occupied by squatters or hawkers. It will be an exclusive zone for those who want to pedal hard.
New Delhi: Soon, Delhi will have dedicated cycle tracks on all major roads leading to Commonwealth Games venues. In an attempt to encourage non motorised transportation modes, Delhi government has decided to construct cycle tracks on the roads so that tourists and other spectators can cycle to the venues during the mega sporting event. Emphasis will also be laid on pedestrianisation.
State governments in India can play an important role in the transition to electric vehicles, and policymakers need innovative and dynamic support in creating and implementing electric vehicle policies
City Cyclists Ignore Obstacle-Riddled Track Along BRTS Route Kumar Manish | TNN The much tom-tommed cycle track along the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Ahmedabad has come in for flak because it is not contiguous.
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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