Electric bikes, or e-bikes, are close substitutes for cars and two-wheelers because they cover longer distances with less effort. Thus, e-bikes will play a key role in shifting passenger and freight trips away from high-polluting private vehicles and generating fewer emissions if used at scale. While vehicle electrification has focused …
CSE is organising a unique event to celebrate positive action on sustainable mobility in Indian cities. We are looking forward to engage in dialogue with changemakers in different cities of India who have made a difference to mobility and air quality related concerns. This is an occasion to acknowledge positive …
Vadodara: A young engineer from the city has developed first of its kind cycle that runs on solar power and also works as electric bike. With small solar panels installed on a normal cycle, this solar cycle is a zero energy model. After receiving success from its first working model, …
Spin your way to glory on the road instead of at the slimming point, where the bike stands static and is permanently fixed to the ground. Before the cycles completely disappear from the streets of Kolkata, the campaigners in favour of lifting the ban over them seem to beseech the …
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 …
The original design of Indian cities more compact – promoted walking and cycling. Growing sizes of cities and their bad design is leading to urban sprawl, increasing travel distances and time, leading to congestion, global warming and pollution Detours caused by car-centric infrastructure like flyovers, signal-free corridors and foot overbridges …
In an effort to promote non-motorable transportation, HUDA (Harayana Urban Development Authority) has teamed up with Planet Advertising to set up cycle stations near Metro stations in Gurgaon. One such stand near HUDA City Centre station has already been created and will be inaugurated soon. According to a senior HUDA …
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. It is a …
The Centre for Science and Environment, a New Delhi-based public interest research and advocacy organisation, has called for a public transport strategy for the Northeast. “We should design roads for public transport, cycling and walking and not just for cars in an effort to cut pollution and congestion and reduce …
MARGAO: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Rajendra Arlekar and Environment Minister Alina Saldanha on Sunday batted for cycling as a means to control air pollution and protect the environment. Arlekar went a step further to say that the government of the day will be compelled to make a lane for bicycles, …
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 of road traffic deaths remains unacceptably high at 1.24 million per year. Only 28 countries, covering 7% of …
This booklet is a continuation of the video vignette series - 'The Invisible Cyclist' showcasing more of those cyclists in the city who cycle everyday, irrespective of the hostile conditions they face. These cyclists come from different locations in the city, and an effort has been made to know more …
Samarthyam in collaboration with Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities have conducted walkability audits to evaluate the accessibility of street and road infrastructure, the interstitial spaces between buildings from and to transport terminus and key destinations in Delhi for persons with disabilities and reduce mobility. The audit team comprises of …
Use bicycle for your health and the environment — with this message, 14 young environmental activists from Tinsukia pedalled a distance of 540km and reached the city today. The youths from Parivesh Suraksha Samiti, a Tinsukia-based environment group, pedalled through the city’s nook and cranny, distributed leaflets urging people to …
Maintaining high quality standards and excellent customer service will be critical to the successful roll out of cycle sharing in India over the coming years. Public cycle sharing systems: A planning toolkit for Indian cities introduces the key ingredients of best practice cycle sharing systems. The toolkit draws from lessons …
Siliguri: A group of environmental activists set out from here on a 2,000km awareness yatra on Tuesday to press for the introduction of what they are calling gross environmental product (GEP), a measure similar to GDP for monitoring India’s natural resources. The 11-member team will travel on bicycles from Siliguri …
Solar bicycle is the need of the hour since it is less polluting and will save fuel, says Shyam Kumar S, technical director, Innovation Experience, a Thiruvananthapuram-based non-profit organisation. In a major initiative the organisation has developed two solar bicycles at a cost of Rs 40,000 each, these are now …
Score For Being Environment Friendly But Cops, Some Experts See Chaos Risha Chitlangia TNN New Delhi: The Delhi government’s plan to promote non-motorised transport in the city, especially on arterial roads, has road safety experts and city planners divided. While traffic police and transport experts argue that a dedicated corridor …
JAIPUR: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) citizen's survey findings have offered the authorities real-time data to take some urgent steps to check rising pollution levels and encourage walking and cycling as feasible options for residents to travel small distances. The report stated that 40% residents prefer to walk …
To implement effective non-communicable disease prevention programmes, policy makers need data for physical activity levels and trends. In this report, we describe physical activity levels worldwide with data for adults (15 years or older) from 122 countries and for adolescents (13—15-years-old) from 105 countries. Worldwide, 31·1% (95% CI 30·9—31·2) of …
Promotion of physical activity is a priority for health agencies. We searched for reviews of physical activity interventions, published between 2000 and 2011, and identified effective, promising, or emerging interventions from around the world. The informational approaches of community-wide and mass media campaigns, and short physical activity messages targeting key …
