Climate Change

Climate action in megacities

The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) has released landmark research demonstrating a clear trend of expanding and accelerating climate action in the world’s megacities.Climate actions, such as implementing rigorous energy efficiency regulations for buildings, instituting bus rapid transit lines or flood mapping efforts, aim to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and improve urban resilience to climate change.

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Publication Date: 
01/02/2014
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Tags:
Climate Change, Urban Habitat, Climate Adaptation, Public Transport, Cycles, Mobility Planning, Energy Efficiency, LEDs, Green Buildings, Urban Water Supply, Urban Sanitation, Groundwater, India, Delhi, Mumbai, Asia, Europe, N C America, Wastewater Recycling, Floods, Natural Disasters
Transport

The future of urban mobility

This new study on the mobility challenges facing cities worldwide includes an update of Arthur D. Little’s Urban Mobility Index, assessing the cities in terms of mobility maturity and performance and together with UITP identifies strategic directions and recommendations for improvement.

Publication Date: 
23/01/2014
François-Joseph Van Audenhove, Oleksii Korniichuk, Laurent Dauby, Jérôme Pourbaix
Arthur D. Little
Tags:
Mobility Planning, Urban Transport, Public Transport, India, Global, Urban Environment, Walking, Cycles, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)
Transport

Transportation status report by citizens of Pune, 2012-13

This first-of-its kind Citizens’ Transportation Status Report 2013 for Pune released by Parisar and Save Pune Traffic Movement (SPTM) reveals the need to increase share of public and non-motorized transport in the city.

Publication Date: 
04/01/2014
Save Pune Traffic Movement
Tags:
Transport, Public Transport, Pune, Maharashtra, Urban Transport, Non Motorised Vehicles, Mobility Planning, Pedestrians, Parking Policy, Vehicular Pollution
Transport

The impact of planning policies on bicycle-transit integration in Calgary

Efforts to manage Canadian cities through smart growth policies emphasize the importance of integrated public transit system and bicycle-transit integration. The goal of this paper is to review the impact of planning policies that promote utilitarian cycling on the provision of bicycle facilities (pathways, bikeways and parking) in Calgary. The focus is on new suburban communities built since the 1990s, where new policies and standards affecting cycling have been implemented.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
Sasha Tsenkova, David Mahalek
Urban, Planning and Transport Research
2
1
126–146
Tags:
Cycles, Walk and Cycle, Canada, Public Transport, Mobility Planning, Vehicular Pollution
Transport

Cycling in Kathmandu Valley: pedal for equity and sustainability

This factsheet presents the current scenario of cycling environment in Kathmandu/Nepal, its contribution to better urban mobility, existing policies and plans for cycling infrastructures development, sharing international best practices/success stories, and recommends policies and programs to promote cycling culture in Kathmandu Valley and other the cities of Nepal.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
Clean Air Network Nepal/Clean Energy Nepal
Tags:
Cycles, Kathmandu, Nepal, Mobility Planning, Urban Transport, Public Transport, Pedestrians, Non Motorised Vehicles
Air Pollution

Stakeholder Workshop on air quality and transportation challenges in Kathmandu

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organised a Stakeholder Workshop on Air quality and transportation challenges in Kathmandu on December 27 in collaboration with Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Government of Nepal. 

Publication Date: 
27/12/2013
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, South Asia, Kathmandu, Urban Transport, Mobility Planning, Nepal, Vehicular Pollution, Congestion, Fuel Quality, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Personal Transport, Air Quality and Health
Transport

Toolkits for urban transport development: comprehensive mobility plans (CMPs)

Improved urban transport strategies can bring a myriad of benefits to India, from reductions in CO2 emissions to a more mobile and inclusive society, according to this new report published by the Union Ministry of Urban Development and the Institute of Urban Transport.

Publication Date: 
18/12/2013
Ministry of Urban Development
Tags:
Mobility Planning, Urban Transport, India, Public Transport, Non Motorised Vehicles, Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Fuel Economy Standards, Carbon Intensity, Congestion Pricing
Transport

Punjab and Haryana high court asks govt to draw up mobility plan for cities

The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed government agencies in Haryana to work out a comprehensive mobility plan for cities, a shot in the arm for Gurgaon's Raahgiri Day movement that has pi

Publication Date: 
12/12/2013
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Punjab, Haryana, High Court, Mobility Planning, Transport, Congestion, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Gurgaon (D), Non Motorised Vehicles
Transport

Stakeholder Dialogue on Improving Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Sri Lanka

Centre for Science and Environment organised a Stakeholder Dialogue on Improving Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Sri Lanka on December 10 in Colombo in collaboration with Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy, Sri Lanka.

Publication Date: 
10/12/2013
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Urban Transport, Sri Lanka, Mobility Planning, South Asia, CSE, Public Transport
Transport

Tradeoffs between costs and greenhouse gas emissions in the design of urban transit systems

Recent investments in the transit sector to address greenhouse gas emissions have concentrated on purchasing efficient replacement vehicles and inducing mode shift from the private automobile. There has been little focus on the potential of network and operational improvements, such as changes in headways, route spacing, and stop spacing, to reduce transit emissions. Most models of transit system design consider user and agency cost while ignoring emissions and the potential environmental benefit of operational improvements.

Publication Date: 
05/12/2013
Julia B Griswold, Samer Madanat, Arpad Horvath
Environmental Research Letters
8
1-14
Tags:
Green House Gases, Urban Transport, Mobility Planning, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Metro, United States Of America (US), Public Transport, Vehicular Pollution, Climate Change

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