The global cost of disasters is growing: The economic burden of disasters is intensifying. While the direct costs of disasters averaged $70–80 billion a year between 1970 and 2000, between 2001 and 2020 these annual costs grew significantly to $180–200 billion. But the real cost is far higher. Disaster costs …
A Lieutenant General in the Army rides a cycle to office and back twice a week. Not only does Commandant of the College of Military Engineering (CME), Lt Gen U S P Sinha, cycle five kilometres from home to office on Wednesdays and Saturdays, but all other officers and students …
CHENNAI: Cycle lanes will be created by Chennai Corporation to promote cycling and control vehicular pollution and fuel consumption. To attract tourists to the Marina beach, the civic body would provide cycles on rent during weekends. It would also conduct a study for urban redevelopment of T. Nagar. A firm, …
Ludhiana, February 23 After China, India has become the second largest producer of bicycles in the world. But the cycle industry feels that the gap of production between India and China had widened recently as the latter kept on upgrading the technology. But, India could not produce more than 15 …
Many see cycles as affordable, eco-friendly way to commute. And government is keen to promote the idea. But city will need better facilities and more cycle tracks before the trend catches on Megha Suri Singh | TNN Following in the footsteps of global cities like London, New York and Paris, …
The Delhi government will introduce dedicated bicycle lanes on all main stretches in Delhi and make the city cyclist-friendly soon. The news has come in response to a memorandum submitted by the Delhi Cycling Club (DCC) to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The assurance was communicated through a letter by the …
There is finally some respite for cycle rickshaws from the Delhi High Court. Recently the chief justice bench while hearing a petition on lifting of ban on cycle rickshaws on the main arteries of Delhi asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to submit an action plan for cycle rickshaws …
Pune The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will soon come out with guidelines on introducing footpaths and cycle tracks on non-Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) routes. FC Road and JM Road will be the first to get the facility. Cycle tracks and clearly demarcated footpaths have already been introduced on the …
As many as 120 Rotarians joined hands on Sunday to promote cycling as a eco-friendly mode of transport in the City. With cycle manufacturing major BSA partnering-in, the participants in the age group of 6 to 68 rode in the
The Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System (DIMTS), in charge of operating the BRT corridor between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand, is setting up five cycle stations along the corridor where people can also hire cycles at a nominal rate. The corridor already has dedicated cycle lanes alongside the pavements. DIMTS has …
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. The …
This latest CSE press release highlights the findings on how walkable are the Indian cities. It exposes the startling fact that even today one third of Delhi
NAVI MUMBAI: Cycling seems to be the best way to look after yourself as well as the environment. Around 150 students of Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering at Koparkhairane organised a Cyclothon on Sunday, when they cycled a 44.4-km stretch, stopping at various stations, malls and traffic islands to spread …
Many people believe that nonmotorized modes (walking, cycling, and their variations) have an inferior right to use public roads compared with motor vehicles. This reflects the belief that motor vehicles are more important to society than nonmotorized modes, and that roads are funded by motorists. Pedestrians and cyclists are sometimes …
