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 …
One of the ten recommendations suggested for safe operations of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on the Ahmednagar-Alandi Road by IIT Bombay's safety audit report is minimal bus-to-platform gap. Referring to wide gaps found during normal operations in the BRT systems in other large cities in Asia and America, the …
To ease traffic congestions on city roads due to BRTS corridor, flyovers and foot over bridges (FOBs) can be constructed along the corridor, said urban administration and development minister Kailash Vijayvargya here on Wednesday. Vijayvargiya was speaking during a public meeting at Ravindra Natya Griha to get feedback and suggestions …
Transport company DIMTS is a joint venture between State govt and IDFC. The Aam Aadmi Party Government on Tuesday recommended an audit of the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. The DIMTS is a joint venture between the Government of National Capital Territory …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kishore Kodwani & Ors. V/s District Collector, Indore & Ors dated 24/01/2014 regarding safety measures to be taken to avoid environment degradation in the city of Indore likely to be caused by diesel fuelled buses for public transportation system under …
Terms Overall Work Satisfactory; PMC Promises To Fix Problems Pune: A safety audit of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Alandi-Nagar Road, conducted by IIT Bombay, has termed the civic work as satisfactory while pointing out certain shortcomings. The IIT report has stressed on the convenience caused to pedestrians and …
The new version of the ‘Future of Urban Mobility’ study was released and identifies the mobility challenges facing cities worldwide. The report includes an update of Arthur D. Little’s Urban Mobility Index, assessing the world’s cities in terms of mobility maturity and performance and together with UITP identifies strategic directions …
In contradiction to the court order to allow four-wheelers inside the BRTS corridor, a five-member committee formed by Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court has suggested that the BRTS corridor be made exclusive for ibus in its report. At best, ambulance and fire brigade can be permitted inside the …
Initial work on metro bus service project for twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has been completed and the ground breaking ceremony for the project will be held on February 28. A senior official of City District Government Rawalpindi (CDGR) told Dawn that the project would cost Rs30 billion and …
Review Done By Citizens’ Groups Pune: A road safety audit of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Alandi Road has pointed out several flaws which would affect road users, particularly bus commuters and pedestrians. The audit was conducted by the Save Pune Traffic Movement (SPTM) and the PMPML Pravasi Manch. …
New Delhi: Scrapping the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, which was one of the issues raised by AAP during its poll campaign, should not prove to be more difficult than delivering on power and water for Delhi government. The government has been promising to look into the issue …
Pune BRTS is a proposed Bus Rapid Transit Project for the city and the Construction of 15.5 km pilot route comprising of stretches from 3 corridors. PMC has decided to carry out a road safety audit of the BRTS corridor before starting the BRTS system to enhance safety of vehicles …
Road 'minorities'- bicyclists, pedestrians and the disabled-are, sadly, a neglected lot on the city's BRTS stretch today. Ironically, when the BRTS was first inaugurated in 2009, it was socially marketed as one which held pedestrians and bicyclists in high esteem and provided them with dedicated lanes, universally accessible bus stops …
The Asian Development Bank has agreed to assist Pakistan to develop a sustainable urban transport service in Karachi through the delivery of a bus rapid transit corridor focusing on accessibility and people’s mobility, and decided to send a mission to appraise the project, it emerged on Thursday. According to the …
Pune: Daily commuters can expect some improvement in city’s public transport system as 660 buses, hired by PMPML, would start plying on the road by the end of January next year. About 330 of these buses were to be launched last Saturday at a formal programme by deputy chief minister …
Recent investments in the transit sector to address greenhouse gas emissions have concentrated on purchasing efficient replacement vehicles and inducing mode shift from the private automobile. There has been little focus on the potential of network and operational improvements, such as changes in headways, route spacing, and stop spacing, to …
NAGPUR: Along with ambitious metro rail project, the city may also hope for bus rapid transit system (BRTS), another project aimed at getting a better city bus service. The central government has directed the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to submit the plan. Accordingly, the civic body has started the process …
New analysis of four iconic cities shows that commuters can save millions of hours of travel time by shifting to bus rapid transit (BRT) systems. The report from EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute program for sustainable urban transport and planning, draws primarily from case studies conducted in Bogotá, Mexico City, …
Traffic safety improvements are an often-overlooked benefit of sustainable transport projects and policies. New research from EMBARQ finds that investments in biking and pedestrian infrastructure, improved mass transit systems, and measures to limit motor vehicle usage can all significantly improve traffic safety, reducing traffic crashes and saving lives. The issue …
After a court order in 2004, Delhi government managed a huge swing away from polluting fuels to the much less polluting compressed natural gas (CNG), at least in vehicular public transport. Levels of poisonous chemicals in the capital’s soupy air plummeted and it looked as if Delhi had turned a …
Underlining the mismatch between vehicular growth and road space, T G Sitharam, the chairperson of Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), IISc, has stressed linking Bangalore to its satellite towns with ring and circular rail lines. Addressing a day-long workshop on urban mobility here on Monday, Sitharam …
