The deficient design of India's streets

The designing of Indian roads, from carriageways to sidewalks, leaves much to be desired

Delhi’s pavements: Paved with good intentions

The pavements of the national capital are used for all activities other than walking

Building new roads does not solve traffic congestion, analysis finds

Arterial roads, which were built with the purpose of removing congestion, have worsened the traffic speeds across Delhi-NCR

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Pedestrian accessibility needs to come out of the ‘gaps between cars’

Lack of infrastructure, faulty design and laws have pushed the pedestrian off the sidewalks and onto the road

Politicising public mobility can decongest Delhi’s roads

The occupation of footpaths and public spaces in the capital by illegally-parked cars has put pedestrains at jeopardy

150 years of Calcutta Tramways: This icon is the future solution for the city which wants to write its requiem

All opposition against trams and public transport will fall flat if car users pay the true cost of owning and using a vehicle  

Roads in Canada can affect grizzly bear habitats: study

It suggests measures for managed motorised access into such areas for bear conservation

Emergency call

Nearly 140,000 people in India died in road accidents in 2013, more than the death toll from many communicable diseases. But the country does not …

Hope in jaywalkers

The dominant urban vision is deeply exclusionary

Unregulated import of used vehicles bad for Africa: Report

Trade in old and used vehicles from high-income countries causes massive environmental dumping and toxic pollution

Change must be championed

Pedestrian questions

On two legs and a prayer

Mumbai’s second sea link unlikely

Coastal road could be built to link Worli to Haji Ali

On two legs and a prayer

Walkers outnumber people using vehicles in every Indian city. But city plans have no space for pedestrians, nor do urban roads. Will town …