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
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.
It provides specific recommendations for improving walking conditions to address a variety of planning objectives.
Choc-A-Block: Parking Measures to Address Mobility Crisis
Global experience bears out that parking management is one of the most powerful instruments to reduce travel by personal vehicles that also influences commuting choices in favour of public transport.
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