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CSE condemns Delhi government decision of scrapping BRT without strategy for integrated public transport systems

  1. CSE believes it is regrettable that the Delhi government has prioritised taking back the space from the transport of the masses to give it to the polluting cars and SUVs in a city where every third child has impaired lungs.

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Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Delhi, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Public Transport, Buses, Cars, Congestion
Transport

CSE condemns Delhi government decision of scrapping BRT without strategy for integrated public transport systems

CSE condemns Delhi government decision of scrapping BRT without strategy for integrated public transport systems

CSE believes it is regrettable that the Delhi government has prioritised taking back the space from the transport of the masses to give it to the polluting cars and SUVs in a city where every third child has impaired lungs.

Tags:
Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Delhi, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Public Transport, Buses, Cars, Congestion
Transport

CRRI had asked for scrapping of corridor

Its 2012 Study Concluded BRT Led To Increase In Travel Time & Frequency Of Accidents

Publication Date: 
22/07/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), Traffic Accidents, Vehicular Safety, Transport
Transport

It's official, BRT will be dismantled after rains

Road To Be Restored To Original Form

Publication Date: 
22/07/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Infrastructure Development, Public Transport, Transport
Air Pollution

Dense development can cut car use, clean up air in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Transit-oriented development (TOD) can improve Delhi's air quality considerably by reducing the number of vehicle-miles travelled, the way it has done in several cities worldwide.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2015
Jayashree Nandi
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Vehicular Pollution, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Public Transport, International Council on Clean Transportation
Transport

Urban transportation in Indian cities: compendium of good practices

Urban Transportation in Indian Cities provides 13 examples of initiatives to improve service delivery of urban transport. For each, the study features a description of the project, success factors, budgetary implications, performance, impact, challenge and lessons learned.

Publication Date: 
18/06/2015
National Institute of Urban Affairs
Tags:
Urban Transport, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), India, Metro, Non Motorised Vehicles, Pedestrians, Mobility Planning, Land Use, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
Transport

Coimbatore first in Tamil Nadu to get BRTS

COIMBATORE: If all goes well, Coimbatore will be the first city in Tamil Nadu to get a Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS).

Publication Date: 
12/06/2015
A Subburaj
Times Of India (Coimbatore)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Coimbatore (T), World Bank, Buses, Transport
Climate Change

Compact and connected cities cost less and best for reducing carbon footprint

Where would you like to live, in Atlanta or Barcelona?

Publication Date: 
17/04/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Climate Economics, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Vehicular Pollution, Climate Change
Forests

BRTS project: Loss of green cover yet to be made up even after years

Though the district administration had promised to compensate for the loss of green cover that resulted due to the BRTS project, there has been no progress on the issue.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2015
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Amritsar (T), Deforestation, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), NGO, Municipal Corporation, Trees, Forests
Transport

BRT vital for cities like Delhi: IIT prof

MANY EXPERTS STILL THINK SCRAPPING BRT IS A BAD IDEA, BUT MOST USERS ARE HAPPY TO SEE IT GO

Publication Date: 
27/03/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Public Transport, Pedestrians, Cycles, Transport

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