The Road Safety Annual Report 2023 provides an overview of road safety performance for the 43 countries participating in the International Transport Forum’s permanent working group on road safety, known as the IRTAD Group. Based on the latest data, the report describes recent road safety developments in these countries and …
MANY EXPERTS STILL THINK SCRAPPING BRT IS A BAD IDEA, BUT MOST USERS ARE HAPPY TO SEE IT GO Throwing his weight behind the controversial BRT project, IIT-Delhi professor Dinesh Mohan argues that for most cities, having a reserved lane for public transport is a no-brainer.“In any other city, there …
This report studies Beijing’s existing parking policies and systems and studies several parking locations, residential, commercial, office and mixed use areas, both on-street and off-street, documenting existing parking practices in Beijing. An analysis of problems identifies the main parking issues and Chinese and international best practices described. Recommendations are given …
BAREILLY: The city's health-conscious and environment-friendly citizens have a reason to cheer as the first cycle track in Bareilly is set to come up between Satellite and Shamatganj areas as part of a new four-lane road. The Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) has decided to build the track along with a …
The Safe Access Manual offers recommendations to develop safe access to mass transit stations in Indian cities. Improving access to mass transit in India—building on a national investment of US$15 billion to help develop urban transport infrastructure—can expand access to jobs and opportunities in urban India. The guide helps to …
The growth in BRT and bus priority systems worldwide presents an opportunity to save lives and improve the health and safety of cities. A new report, Traffic Safety on Bus Priority Systems, shows that high-quality public transport systems can improve traffic safety, reducing injuries and fatalities by as much 50 …
Taking up the issue of a pedestrian's right and safety on the road, Delhi traffic police has asked the road transport ministry to include a provision in the road safety bill for mandatory encumbrance free "one meter pavement" along all city and urban roads across the country. Pedestrians are the …
In most Indian cities, parked vehicles dominate the public realm by consuming more and more of our cherished parks, plazas, streets and common spaces. Each parking space consumes from 15m2 to 30m2 , and the average motorist uses two to five different parking spaces every day. Hence, many cities are …
Noida Authority on Wednesday floated tenders for four new foot-over bridges (FOBs) for pedestrians over busy arterial roads in the city. An amount of Rs 5.4 crore has been earmarked for the projects, which are estimated to be completed within six months after the tenders are finalized. According to officials, …
GURGAON: The Millennium City may soon get dedicated cycle tracks and lanes for pedestrians, thanks to the Rahagiri Day movement it pioneered for the cause of promoting non-motorized transport in Gurgaon. A senior MCG official said the civic body recently hired a consultant which has prepared a project report on …
In a major boost to the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020, Bloomberg Philanthropies made a fresh commitment of US 125 million dollar donation in order to reduce fatalities and injuries from road traffic accidents worldwide.Unless urgent action is taken, road traffic injuries will become the seventh leading cause …
The Chennai Corporation Council approved a non-motorised transport (NMT) policy to promote walking, cycling, cycle rickshaws, pushcarts and other forms of mobility powered by humans. The civic body has set a target of increasing the mode share for pedestrians and cyclists to at least 40 per cent by 2018. It …
"Poor implementation has destroyed the whole concept of BRTS in Indore. The project was designed to promote urban transport by providing space to pedestrians and cyclists, but in Indore, it has given priority only to vehicles. Cyclists and pedestrians have been denied their rights on city roads," said transport expert …
Revamping lorry designs to overhaul blind spots in current models could save the lives of hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians every year, according to a new report by Loughborough University. Lorries are responsible for over half of all cyclist deaths in London, a third across the UK as a whole, …
The toolkit has been prepared jointly by the Institute of Urban Transport (IUT) India, a team of researchers and consultants from premier institutions in India, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and UNEP DTU Partnership.The revision of the toolkit has been carried out under the advice of MoUD. The current …
High iron railings on the central verge forcing the pedestrians to use the foot over-bridge (FOB), which is equipped with escalators on either side, seems to have made the FOB outside the Kashmere Gate Inter-State Bus Terminal one of the few pedestrian facilities in the Capital which are serving the …
This report looks at how biking and walking can be integrated with transit and the federal transit funds that can support projects and programs to increase accessibility among people who bike, walk, and take transit.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the State government whether Shimla still retains the tag of a pedestrian city where the walkers have the right to walk freely. Hearing a petition on vehicular problems of Shimla filed by a city resident, Dharam Pal Thakur, the court asked the government …
The BRT Standard is an evaluation tool for world-class bus rapid transit (BRT) based on international best practices. It is also the centerpiece of a global effort by leaders in bus rapid transit design to establish a common definition of BRT and ensure that BRT systems more uniformly deliver world-class …
With Delhi being ranked the most polluted and populous city in the world by international organizations, urban planning experts say there is a need to promote sustainable public transport in the capital. After the success of Raahgiri Day on Sunday, civil society members say the government should focus on creating …
The NCP and civic activists have opposed the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) plan to establish hawkers’ zones on cycle track and footpaths on Prabhat Road, Model Colony and University Road. NCP workers led by Ameya Jagtap, a member of the civic tree committee, recently met municipal commissioner Vikas Deshmukh and …
