Cycles

Pedestrianisation need of the hour: a case study of Fazilka town

Many people believe that nonmotorized modes (walking, cycling, and their variations) have an inferior right to use
public roads compared with motor vehicles. This reflects the belief that motor vehicles are more important to society

Publication Date:

01/01/2006

Author(s): Navdeep Asija

Source: Halcrow Consulting India Limited

Tags:

Pedestrians, Fazilka, Walking, Transport, Punjab, Air Pollution, Cycles, Non Motorised Vehicles, Walk and Cycle

Industry

Chinese bicycles reach dead end

The cyclist, who has ruled Chinese streets for decades, is fast becoming an endangered species in the country, thanks to sweeping globalisation. Shenzhen China Bicycle Company, one of the biggest

Publication Date:

29/09/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20050930

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0

Tags:

Automobiles, Cycles, China, Vehicles

Climate Change

The road ahead

If vehicular emissions are to come down, governments will have to provide incentives to develop and promote the use of cleaner alternatives. In 1999, global passenger car production reached a record

Publication Date:

Friday, September 29, 2000

Source: Down to Earth

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Issue:

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Tags:

Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, SPM, Cancer, Diesel, Cycles, Sustainable Development

Forests

Flying high

As the global energy crisis escalates, eco-friendly modes of transport are being increasingly ignored. This is reflected in the rapid growth in air travel, which has increased nearly 100-fold since

Publication Date:

Monday, November 29, 1999

Source: Down to Earth

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Tags:

Consumption Patterns, Air Transport, Cycles, Vehicles

Transport

Transport travails

With the increasing human population, the number of cars hitting the roads have gone up. More cars generate more air pollution, increase traffic congestion and affect public health. In the US, for

Publication Date:

Saturday, August 14, 1999

Source: Down to Earth

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Tags:

Air Pollution, Health Effects, Transport, Automobiles, Cycles, Walking, Population

Air Pollution

Pump to ride

Students at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, USA, have devised a more efficient trike, a human-powered vehicle somewhat like a bicycle but with three or four wheels, for

Publication Date:

14/02/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Cycles, Physical Disability, United States Of America (US)

India

Cycling crusade

The cycling junkets of the chief minister (CM) of Delhi, Sahib Singh Verma, came to a breaking halt with the sudden turn of events at the Centre. The CM has been pedalling hard on his bicycle to push

Publication Date:

29/04/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Cycles, Politics, Delhi

Forests

Moneymakers

green wheels: Greaves Ltd, a

Publication Date:

14/03/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Cycles, Electricity, China, United States Of America (US)

Mining

Tune in to cycles

an anti-auto movement in Canada has the people humming. The campaign was recently launched to wean more Canadians from the polluting automobile and encourage them to take to

Publication Date:

29/09/1996

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Canada, Cycles

Energy