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NMT infrastructure in India: investment, policy and design [1]

The report identifies gaps in the implementation of policy for NMT-use in Indian cities. Titled 'NMT Infrastructure in India: Investment, Policy and Design,' the study evaluates policy and design interventions for the implementation of NMT projects in Indian cities and considers their impact on road users. It highlights that, despite the declining patterns of walking and bicycling over the last two decades, NMT is still a dominant mode of transport in Indian cities. The report finds that major gaps exist at the level of data collection and demand estimation for non-motorised traffic.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2013
Geetam Tiwari [2], Deepty Jain [3]
UNEP Risø Centre [4]
Tags:
Non Motorised Vehicles [5], Urban Transport [6], India [7], Cycles [8], Walking [9], Pedestrians [10], Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) [11], Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) [12], Rickshaws [13]
Centre for Science and Environment
National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/deepty-jain
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-motorised-vehicles
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-transport
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cycles
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/walking
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pedestrians
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/bus-rapid-transit-system
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jawaharlal-nehru-national-urban-renewal-mission-jnnurm
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rickshaws