City bus In demand, out of supply
After years of building roads and flyovers, Delhi government has decided to change tack to address congestion on its roads invest in new, sleek …
On foot and pedal
The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of …
Urban Ghana has poor access to jobs, healthcare due to lack of public transport: Report
World Bank report calls for strengthening public transport system in Accra, the capital city and other metropolitan cities in Ghana
City cycling
With the introduction of bicycles for public use, Luud Schimmelpenninck hopes to make Amsterdam a "car-free" city
How Uber opens cities only to close them
Uber is just another intermediary capitalist that profits from the needs of typically urban people
Superheroes of Manila's traffic
Converted World War II vintage jeeps, called jeepneys in the Philippines, are the most popular mode of public transport in Manila. They are …
Lesson planning
A recent report says highly unpredictable form of urban growth in the South is razing down traffic planning attempts
Flywheels offer cheap option for operating trams
A British firm has developed an innovative tram system as a cheap alternative for mass transport
Moving towards a green future in transport
The transport sector makes up 30 per cent of global energy consumption and its energy use is expected to grow one per cent every year till 2030
Cramming cities with electric vehicles means we're still depending on cars — and that's a huge problem
Electric vehicles are made with finite mineral resources that are extracted under concerning environmental and labour conditions
The riddle of mobility
URBAN TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENT AND EQUITY: THE CASE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES By Eduardo A . Vaconcellos . 333 pages . 2001 . Earthscan …
No country on sustainable transport track: Global mobility report
Most of the developed and developing countries were ranked low on policy goals of universal urban access, gender and efficiency
Kolkata rolls out CNG buses
West Bengal’s transport minister introduces two new CNG buses; service to be expanded soon
Mindless metro debate
What is at stake is a discussion on what it would take to make the public transport system of our cities truly the one that moves people, not …
Transport-related emissions in megacities: Delhi on top, Bhopal emits the least
Urban commute in even smaller cities is becoming highly polluting and energy-intensive, finds CSE’s latest analysis
Is cycling a crime?
As the world moves towards non-motorised vehicles, Kolkata harasses and penalises people riding bicycles
End of journey for Gwalior’s tongas
Drive autorickshaws, municipality tells horse-carriage operators
India witnessed worst levels of human-induced air pollution during 2018-2021: Study
Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Chennai recorded huge fluctuations in terms of air pollution
Conventional solutions to check air pollution in Asia-Pacific insufficient: UN
Instead critical measures should include –agricultural residue management, ban on open burning of household waste, improve efficiency in …
Metro Flash Mob: "Please Mend the Gap"
On March 29, 2011, Dharini Bhaskar was harassed and assaulted while taking the yellow metro line in New Delhi. And although she filed a police …
‘No room left for the car’
Australian environmental activist and professor of sustainability at Curtin University in Perth, Peter Newman loves Indian streets. He shares his …
Revision in Delhi’s parking rates is a positive step
This measure must be combined with other steps to address the problem of the increasing number of private vehicles
Tram to oblivion
Kolkata witnesses the last days of a non-polluting and once-efficient mode of transport, while trams make a comeback in cities around the world. …
Zero-emission mass transport in hills: Lessons from Himachal
Hill states need a different demand-aggregation model for procurement of electric buses to meet their unique requirements