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Rejecting the Delhi government’s contention that public opinion on using BRT corridor was positive, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday held that a study on its feasibility and other aspects of vehic

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday took a tough stand on the controversial BRT corridor in the Capital and emphasized on immediate steps to ease the traffic flow on the stretch.

New Delhi: For the Delhi government, it seems, the traffic volume in the city has remained static in the past four years.

The Planning Commission cited shortage of funds as it punctured the Union Urban Development Ministry’s ambitious plans to popularise bicycle usage in metro cities.

JAIPUR: Putting to rest the possibilities of constructing the elevated road from Pani- Pech to Collectorate Circle under Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project, phase II, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has sent a revised proposal of Rs 590 crore to the Centre for the approval.

After the elevated road proposed by the state government from Collectorate Circle to Government hostel was shelved after facing strong criticism that it might cause damage to the heritage building along the route, the decision was even taken to drop the plan of constructing elevated under BRTS to send the revised plan without including elevated road was taken by the JDA.

Cities now have the option of ensuring that their comprehensive plans are low on carbon emissions. Shakti’s support has helped develop a tool that can measure green house gas emission of various transport initiatives. The tool was developed by Emergent Ventures, India which works on sustainable solutions for various aspects of the environment.

This document details the new Standard of assessing the quality of BRT systems developed by Institute for Transportation & Development Policy.

E. Sreedharan spoke to BW on urban transportation and the way forward for a country that is urbanising at a frenetic pace

E. Sreedharan spoke to BW on urban transportation and the way forward for a country that is urbanising at a frenetic pace

The present study documents ten urban transport initiatives / projects undertaken or are being undertaken in ten cities of India. It covers four Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) projects of Ahmedabad, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur; five modern city bus services of Jalandhar, Jabalpur, Surat, Vadodara and Jalgaon; and multilevel underground parking project of Kolkata.

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