Whatever happened to the Cycle track!
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: While there seems to be some policing in the bus carriageway of the Bus Rapid Transit Services (BRTS), the traffic outside it needs serious attention.
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: While there seems to be some policing in the bus carriageway of the Bus Rapid Transit Services (BRTS), the traffic outside it needs serious attention.
<p><strong>Badly designed cities promote wrong travel choices, leading to warming and pollution: CSE</strong></p>
This working paper provides background and analysis to help identify how an effective policy for alternative aviation fuels could distinguish among fuels that can deliver deep greenhouse (GHG) reductions
Bertrand Delanoe, the Socialist mayor of Paris has provoked a fierce debate in Paris by fulfilling pre-poll promises to boost public transport, walking and cycling at the expense of the private car.
The Global status report on road safety 2013 presents information on road safety from 182 countries, accounting for almost 99% of the world’s population. The report indicates that worldwide the total number
Riding a bicycle seems to be a thrilling quest. When a boy learns it thoroughly he thinks that he is the “hero” of his street. He rides from one street to another and knows almost all the shortcuts of his area like the back of his hands.
CSE’s exposure monitoring indicates dramatic drop of 60 per cent in PM2.5 levels compared to levels observed the previous day. This is supported by official ambient air quality monitoring that shows 45
Skyscrapers, pedestrian ways, cycle tracks, a metro-centric transport system, elevated roads, a slum-free city, sports villages.. this is Delhi for the future for you. Master Plan of Delhi (MPD) 2021
Bicycling and Walking in the U.S.: 2010 Benchmarking Report is an essential resource and tool for government officials, advocates, and those working to promote bicycling and walking. The Benchmarking Project is an on-going effort to collect and analyze data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states and the 51 largest U.S. cities.
NewDelhi: Environmental activist Sunita Narain was hit by a car while cycling to Lodi Gardens from Green Park at 6am on Sunday. She sustained serious injuries on her face, nose and both arms, and underwent
Ahmedabad: India should have become a pioneer in democratising transport & traffic system and given utmost priority to pedestrian, said senior journalist Vidyadhar Date at the launch of his book,
<p>The objective of this paper is to review the multiple impacts on health as a result of road transport in urban areas.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.ijcm.org.in/temp/IndianJCommunityMed41116-7120353_015840.pdf"
Alternative jet fuels (AJFs) are among the few available in-sector approaches to reduce aviation sector emissions. Although the aviation sector has not played a prominent role in fuels policy to date,
Soon after the Delhi high court directing the MCD to stop the plying of cycle-rickshaws in the Old Delhi, the municipal body officials seized several hundred such cycle-rickshaws in the Chandni Chowk
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of S.Rajaseekaran Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 22/04/2014 regarding road accidents in India. The petitioner has set out detailed statistics published
At a time when most Indian cities and towns show pollutants in the air due to emissions from different sources, two towns in Kerala - Malappuram and Pathanamthitta - have met the clean air benchmark of
<p>The first Car Free Day in Delhi on Oct 22, 2015 led to a 60 percent drop in the air pollution on the car-free stretch from Red Fort to India Gate in comparison to the levels observed on a normal day, a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said. Read more...</p>
<p>The primary solution to decongesting Delhi is prioritization and promotion of public transport and inducing people to shift towards it, from their private vehicles says the High Powered Inter-Ministerial Committee in this ‘Action Plan to Decongest Delhi’.</p>
Improved urban planning, new technologies and infrastructure measures have a central role to play in more efficient and sustainable transport systems. The EU should be mindful of subsidiarity, and add value to the activities of cities and regions. Measures to encourage the provision of good quality, environmentally-friendly (fuel-efficient,
This study provides detailed analysis of walking conditions in Indian cities. The analysis indicates that walkability is overlooked and undervalued in transport planning, and that improved walkability is justified for equity and efficiency sake. It provides specific recommendations for improving walking conditions to address a variety of planning objectives.