Pedestrians

Habitat And Urbanisation

Unruly traffic: Panel advises arrest for pavement parking

Not In Favour Of Signal-Free Corridors, Unnecessary Flyovers

Publication Date:

06/06/2016

Author(s): Dipak Dash

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Parking Policy, Land Encroachments, Pedestrians, Cycles, Municipal Corporation, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Habitat And Urbanisation

Transport

IRF urges India to sign Vienna convention on road safety

Global road safety body IRF has urged India to become a signatory to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (1968) and be on par with international standards in this area.

Publication Date:

26/05/2016

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Vehicular Safety, Pedestrians, Motor Vehicle Act 1988, Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, Transport

Habitat And Urbanisation

NGO gives suggestions on parking lots and parking charges to Pune Municipal Corporation

Multistorey public parking lots should not be located in congested areas and core city areas, but on outskirts of such areas, NGO Pedestrians First has said.

Publication Date:

11/04/2016

Author(s): Manish Umbrajkar

Source: Times Of India (Pune)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Pune (T), Parking Policy, Pedestrians, Municipal Corporation, Cars, NGO, Habitat And Urbanisation

Transport

Towards more livable and safer cities: examples for road infrastructure design

The lack of road safety remains a major challenge in many urban areas, although high levels of road safety are a prerequisite for the attractiveness of cycling, walking and public transport. GIZ publishes the new publication “Towards more livable and safer cities: Examples for save safe road infrastructure design”.

Publication Date:

29/02/2016

Author(s): Paul Fremer, Michael Stöckert

Source: GIZ

Tags:

Pedestrians, Walking, Public Transport, Urban Transport, Cycles, Germany, Parking Policy, Traffic Accidents

Transport

Gurgaon corporates launch green drive for pedestrians

GURGAON: 'Leave space to Green Right Of Way (GROW)' campaign was launched on Tuesday to mark the 22nd edition of Car Free Day.

Publication Date:

17/02/2016

Author(s): Chetna Choudhry

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Gurgaon (T), Pedestrians, Car Free Days, Traffic Accidents, Air Pollution

Transport

Sustainable Urban Mobility Report: Indore

SMP2.0 has been collaborating with six cities to test and refine its methodology and tools for integrated sustainable urban mobility planning. Indore has been one of the six cities and has worked with Ford Motors (lead), BMW Group, Feedback Brisa Highways (Ezeeway), Volkswagen and Fujitsu from July 2014.

Publication Date:

01/02/2016

Source: World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Tags:

Mobility Planning, Indore (T), Urban Transport, Public Transport, Congestion, Pedestrians, Cycles, Parking Pricing, India, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)

Transport

NGO expresses concern over high number of fatalities on city roads

Publication Date:

11/01/2016

Author(s): Manish Umbrajkar

Source: Times Of India (Pune)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Pedestrians, Pune (T), Vehicular Safety, Transport, NGO

Transport

Shimla may adopt Delhi's odd-even vehicle scheme

Taking a cue from Delhi, the Shimla authorities are contemplating implementing odd-even vehicle number scheme to regulate traffic and check pollution, an official said on Wednesday.

Publication Date:

30/12/2015

Source: Statesman (New Delhi)

Tags:

Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (T), Odd-Even Scheme, Municipal Corporation, Vehicles, High Court, Transport, Pedestrians

Transport