Air Pollution

Scotland urging citizens to leave the car in the garage!

Scots are being encouraged to leave the car for journeys under two miles and enjoy the stress-relieving and health benefits of active travel, such as walking or cycling.

Publication Date: 
07/05/2014
Environment News Network
Tags:
Cars, Europe, Transport, Walking, Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Health, Carbon Dioxide
Transport

Pedestrian and bicyclist motivation: an assessment of influences on pedestrians’ and bicyclists’ mode choice in Mt. Pleasant, Vancouver

The majority of short distance travel in North America is completed by single occupancy vehicles. Substituting walking and bicycling for these trips would reduce energy use and environmental pollution, while improving quality of life. Therefore, understanding influences on non-automotive travel behavior is crucial. Researchers and planners have touted specific factors for encouraging walking and biking, but the body of work remains fragmented. Previous studies have focused on a smaller number of factors and most of them relate to physical design.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2014
Jeffery M. Guinn, Paul Stangl
Urban, Planning and Transport Research
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Tags:
Walking, Cycles, Walk and Cycle, Canada
Transport

The pedestrianization of Istanbul's historic peninsula

Istanbul's Historic Peninsula, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been compromised by rapid and uncontrolled urban growth. In order to restore public space and revitalize the city center, Istanbul pedestrianized over 250 streets between 2010 and 2012.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2014
Pinar Köse, Esra Suel, Elif Can Yüce, Serdar Özuslu
EMBARQ
Tags:
Pedestrians, Walking, Turkey, Public Transport, Parking Policy, Cars, Air Pollution, Urban Transport, Cars and Congestion
Transport

Unlocking new opportunities: jobs in green and healthy transport

The Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) partnership on jobs in green and healthy transport is exploring potential job creation in greener, healthier, more efficient transport. This publication focuses on potential job creation in public transport, cycling and walking.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2014
Ian Skinner, Dawei Wu, Christian Schweizer, Francesca Racioppi, Rie Tsutsumi
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Tags:
Public Transport, Walking, Cycles, Health, Environment, Unemployment, Europe
Transport

Bringing equality to the streets

Two years back, Gita Vir, a civic activist, died when she was hit by a motorcycle while she was crossing a road.

Publication Date: 
23/03/2014
Manish Umbrajkar
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (T), Municipal Corporation, Walking, Traffic Accidents, Pedestrians, Roads, Road Transport, Transport
Transport

India’s foot soldiers

Courting better footpaths

While walking to her workplace in Bangalore, Jenny Pinto encounters electrical transformers, uncovered manholes and displaced tiles. After years of trying to nudge people into action for walkers’ rights, Pinto has realized one thing. “That unless citizens take a legal route to make civic authorities understand the importance of walkability, safe roads have no chance,” she says. A designer and a resident of Indiranagar, 53-yearold Pinto did just that by filing a petition last April with the Karnataka high court seeking directions to the government to build better footpaths.

Publication Date: 
23/03/2014
Rohith BR
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Walking, Traffic Accidents, Pedestrians, Roads, Road Transport, Transport
Transport

For the sake of roads well travelled

This month, a pedestrian activist in Bangalore lost her life in a road accident. But the fight goes on.

Publication Date: 
23/03/2014
Nidhi Jamwal
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Bangalore (T), Mumbai, Walking, Traffic Accidents, Pedestrians, Roads, Road Transport, Transport
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

Saving lives with sustainable transport: traffic safety impacts of sustainable transport policies

Traffic safety improvements are an often-overlooked benefit of sustainable transport projects and policies.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2013
Nicolae Duduta, Claudia Adriazola-Steil, Dario Hidalgo
EMBARQ
Tags:
Urban Transport, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Developing Countries, India, Walking, Pedestrians, Non Motorised Vehicles
Transport

Urban mobility in Kathmandu: status and trends

This factsheet provides information on existing status and scenario of urban transport system in Kathmandu Valley and provides recommendation to make it more efficient, accessible, equitable and sustainable.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2013
Clean Air Network Nepal/Clean Energy Nepal
Tags:
Mobility Planning, Kathmandu, Nepal, Urban Transport, Public Transport, Walking, Cycles, South Asia

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