The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The report identifies gaps in the implementation of policy for NMT-use in Indian cities. Titled 'NMT Infrastructure in India: Investment, Policy and Design,' the study evaluates policy and design interventions for the implementation of NMT projects in Indian cities and considers their impact on road users. It highlights that, despite …
Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court on Tuesday constituted a five-member committee of experts that will examine the Indore BRTS project including its shortcomings that are creating problems for people. A double bench of justice P K Jaiswal and justice Prakash Shrivastav formed the committee and directed it to …
Corporator Asha Shendge said some corporators from her party have already raised several issues related to road safety on the BRTS lanes. These corporators include Seema Savale and Sarang Kamtekar, the vice president of the state unit of Vidyarthi Sena. "The civic administration had promised to conduct a road safety …
Transport currently accounts for half of global oil consumption and nearly 20% of world energy use, of which approximately 40% is used in urban transport alone. The IEA expects urban transport energy consumption to double by 2050, despite ongoing vehicle technology and fuel-economy improvements. While increased mobility brings many benefits, …
The study on “Financing Sustainable Urban Transport – International Review of National Urban transport Policies and Programmes” authored by Rodrigo Diaz (Embarq) and Daniel Bongardt (GIZ) presents an analysis of a variety of financing and planning practices world-wide in order to help decision-makers identify suitable elements for their local context. …
Gujarat high court has turned down a PIL against the proposed plan on part of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to ply the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on the Ashram Road of the city. The bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala commented that the court …
ISLAMABAD, June 25: Good news for the residents of Islamabad: within a year, the capital city will have its own Rapid Bus Transport System (RBTS) like the metro-bus service of Lahore. “Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is serious in getting the project completed without delay and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) …
A PIL has come to be filed in the Gujarat high court against the proposed plan on part of the city body to ply BRTS on Ashram Road. Advocate Kiran Pandit has filed the petition, claiming that the idea of Bus Rapid Transit System has been a flop one in …
Foot over bridges (FOBs) will be constructed near bus stops at BRTS corridor. The decision was taken by the empowered committee of Madhya Pradesh assembly on Tuesday after the inspection of the 11.5 km long corridor. President of the committee Omprakash Saklecha said FOBs are essential for easy flow of …
New Delhi: At one level the city government is preparing a comprehensive plan to combat climate change and at another, civic society is taking matters in its own hands, calling the government’s measures so far to be unsystematic with a misplaced sense of priority. Environmentalists and activists have come together …
The rising number of vehicles in the city and deterioration of air quality is fast becoming a cause of concern. These have been highlighted in the State of Environment Report of Chandigarh, 2012, prepared by the ENVIS Centre under Department of Environment, UT Administration. The land use pattern of the …
This study explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. It first identifies barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination of the transport infrastructure and urban development. It then recommends a set of policies and implementation measures for overcoming these barriers and …
AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) which operates Bus Rapid Transit System in the city received two awards on Monday at 60th L'Union internationale des transports publics (UITP) world Congress held in Geneva. UITP is the international association of public transport. AJL-AMC and Cept University jointly received an award in the …
INDORE: Following lukewarm response in the first week, trial run of 'ibus' of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) has started witnessing hordes of commuters of late. To tackle this, Atal Indore City Transport Service Ltd (AICTSL) is planning to put three more buses on roads. On Sunday, group of doctors …
Governments have a key role to play in influencing private sector investment, by improving the enabling conditions for investment in sustainable transport infrastructure and delivering investment grade policies. This report aims to advise governments from developed and developing countries on a broad mix of policy tools and instruments that they …
Agency responsible for regularisation of farmhouses, civic amenities. Twenty-six villages identified as 'low density residential areas' under the farmhouse policy have been declared development areas by the Delhi Development Authority. A resolution in this regard was passed at a DDA meeting on Wednesday. This also means that the DDA will …
Facing criticism for giving permission to a public and private programme on BRTS corridor during which organisers installed stages and obstructed traffic, district administration has now banned any public or private functions or installation of structures like welcome gates on the entire Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor. Collector Akash …
RajkotRajpath Ltd, a special purpose vehicle, which runs the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) on the 150-foot Ring Road in the city, has been selected as one of the semi-finalists for 2013 Transport Achievement Award. The International Transport Forum's Transport Achievement Award will be awarded to an initiative, project, or …
The state government has decided to rope in Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad, to prepare a fresh detailed project report (DPR) of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project in the capital aimed at improving the public transport system. The CEPT will be the second agency to …
INDORE: Hearing a review petition about a decision by Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court to allow trial run on BRTS corridor, the high court on Wednesday ordered that the matter be listed before the appropriate bench in which the judge, who had passed the earlier order allowing BRTS …
