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 …
New Delhi: Built to promote public transport, specifically bus travel, the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor from Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand doesn’t seem to have had any such impact. An interim report by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) to the Delhi high court states that there is little difference …
New Delhi: In a fresh twist in the PIL being heard by the Delhi high court on utility of the BRT corridor, another NGO has moved court against scrapping of the project. National Alliance of People’s Movement, an umbrella organization has sought to be heard as a party to the …
The Transport department on Monday said it will file an FIR against Col B B Sharan, who filed a PIL questioning the viability of the BRT corridor, after he got Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System (DIMTS) officials to demolish kerbstones separating BRT lane from the rest of the road. …
The real grit of the Delhi Traffic Police and other agencies monitoring the experimental run for mixed vehicular usage on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor will be put to test on Monday, the first working day post the commencement of the pilot study. Overwhelmed with the postive response received …
New Delhi: The second day of the trial run on the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor saw high drama as kerbstones in the centre of the corridor were found demolished on Sunday morning. These kerbstones, which divided the dedicated bus lane from the rest of the carriageway, were removed by …
The work for the preparation for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor for conducting the trial run for mixed vehicular usage began on Wednesday night. Since the present bus lanes will cater to different directions of traffic during the course of the study, retro reflective median markers are being placed …
The Asian Development Bank has started work on the feasibility study of the Rapid Bus Transit for Islamabad to examine whether the project would be feasible technically or financially. "A four-member team of the ADB has reached Islamabad and launched work on the feasibility study," said a senior official of …
AHMEDABAD: In what may come as a setback for AMC, the union ministry of urban development has sent a report highlighting shortcomings in the JNNURM projects implemented in Ahmedabad city. Union minister Kamal Nath, in his letter of April 25, 2012, has informed the state government to take "immediate actions" …
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 …
NEW DELHI: More than a month after a prodding by the Delhi high court to conduct a "scientific study" of the 5.8km-long bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor at Ambedkar Nagar, commuters will finally see some temporary changes on the stretch. The trial run, which kicks off on Saturday, will do …
The city is lending a helping hand to Hubli-Dharwad, the second-largest urban spread in Karnataka after Bangalore. The Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (Cept) University has shown the way to the aggregation, which is suffering because of overloaded public transport service, by designing a BRTS for the twin city. …
After getting delayed for over a week, the procedure for the experimental run for exploring mixed vehicle use on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor has finally moved a step further. From Saturday, the expert body, Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) will begin the process to facilitate the movement of …
AHMEDABAD: If everything goes according to plans, the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) will have three more routes by June-end. These new routes will take BRTS to Iskcon crossroads, Visat petrol pump in Chandkheda, and Soni-ni-Chawl. The Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) wanted to start these new routes by the end …
The much-awaited opening of the BRT corridor for mixed vehicular use may start next week. With the plan getting delayed by over a week now, the Central Road Research Institute is awaiting permission from the Transport Department of Delhi Government for carrying out the necessary changes on the 5.8 km …
The BRTS Evaluation and Design (BEAD) Tool has been developed to provide Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) planners and designers with the means to predict the performance of a designed/planned system and compare the same against alternate options. Unlike existing, commercially available modelling software which focuses on BRTS vehicle performance …
‘Only commuters can comprehend the hassle that Guwahatians have to go through engaging the service of an auto...’ Necessity, so the saying goes, is the mother of invention. Well, one of the latest inventions to have gestated out of necessity is the flying car, set to hit the roads as …
Next month, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor will see a free flow of traffic for a week, as part of the Central Road Research Institute’s study being carried out as per High Court orders. Under the second phase of the study, free flow of traffic will be allowed on …
Efforts are underway to bring Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, on the tourism map of the country. In this regard, the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation is developing spots of historical and tourist importance around the city at a cost of Rs21 crore. A high-powered meeting of the …
New Delhi: As part of a Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) study on BRT, the opinion of 10,000 road users will be collected and analyzed. CRRI has decided to visit nearby establishments such as the Saket court complex, markets, schools, colleges and offices. “We have around 20 more days for …
CRRI Survey Says Users Find It Difficult To Commute On The Stretch New Delhi: The preliminary findings of a Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) study on BRT indicate that users find the stretch difficult to travel. These users include car owners, pedestrians, bus commuters, cyclists and other road users. As …
