Public Transport

Snakes and ladder on diesel taxes

It was our usual pre-budget musings -- Will you… Wont you…. free up the prices of transport fuels, or make diesel cars pay the same lifetime fuel excise as petrol cars.

Before cars take over

There I was, zipping down bustling Ahmedabad. The bus stopped at a station, designed so the doors of the bus and the station open simultaneously to let passengers out and in. People were walking to the station, buying tickets and waiting. A notice flashed when the next bus would arrive. Each bus has a GPS device that transmits its movements to a spiffy control room inside the city corporation. You know when the next bus will come. It will be on time.

CSE Press Note - Union Budget 2010-11: What does it say on the ‘green’ concerns

• An analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
• Says Budget does not offer much relief to green causes, except that of energy 

Survey for Citizen’s Report on Urban Air Pollution and Mobility: Hyderabad

Centre for Science and Environment along with concerned citizens and partners of its clean air campaign is organising a citizens’ survey to understand the challenge of air pollution and transportation crisis in Hyderabad

Kanpur City Dialogue on Air Quality and Transportation Challenge: An Agenda for Action

Kanpur faces the same dilemma of the mega cities. Like Delhi and Mumbai it has begun to act to curb air pollution and even seen improvement. But like the other mega cities Kanpur’s time to breathe easy is over. Air pollution is again rising. The city will have to act fast to recover the right to clean air again.

How negotiable is your city?

THE Union ministry of urban development has evolved a system for evaluating urban transportation services in cities across India.

Coming soon: carpool for Delhi, NCR

Will people risk giving ride to strangers?

Car owners in Delhi may be able to save up to 50 per cent travel cost by sharing rides under a citywide carpool scheme proposed by the Delhi transport department aimed at decongesting the city.

Maharashtra rejects court’s traffic plan

Easing traffic the Beijing way impractical for Mumbai says government

Seeking solutions to air pollution, congestion, and Climate: the role of transportation and mobility

CSE organised a roundtable discussion on “Transport and climate: building an agenda for action” along with the Global Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport in New Delhi on November 18, 2009. This brought together experts, policy makers, and civil society groups to discuss the climate imperatives of the transportation sector.

Footfalls: Obstacle Course to Livable Cities

This study provides detailed analysis of walking conditions in Indian cities. The analysis indicates that walkability is overlooked and undervalued in transport planning, and that improved walkability is justified for equity and efficiency sake.