Toward developing a mobility and gender index
Although the benefits of a gender-inclusive approach to mobility for transport decarbonization, access to jobs, and human capital advancement have been increasingly recognized globally, this topic has
Mobility Planning
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A UK review on low carbon cars
The uk's review of technologies and fuels for reducing carbon emissions by vehicles is complete. Chairperson of the review Julia King, while discussing the study in Mumbai recently, claimed that
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Measuring the invisible: quantifying emissions reductions from transport solutions - Hanoi case study
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, has a transport master plan that provides alternative scenarios for the City
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Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway: High volume traffic leads to snarls
The Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway has achieved the dubious distrinction of becoming one of the most controversial projects in the history of India's road infrastructure development. Initiated in 2001 as a first of its kind in India, the project was finally made operational after a delay of over two years.
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Urban transport in Jaipur: Innovative public-private partnership
Several cities are now implementing bus rapid transit system (BRTS) as a measure to reduce traffic congestion and cater to increasing populations. Jaipur is making a pioneering effort in this regard by developing a bus system to cover 138 km of road length with an investment of Rs 7.83 billion on an innovative public-private partnership model.
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End of the road for Bangalore?
bangalore Municipal Corporation's road projects have hit a dead end due to non-availability of funds. The corporation had applied for Rs 7,536 crore for flyovers and grade-separator projects under
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Developing urban transport strategies - A case study of Caracas, Venezuela
This paper demonstrates a bottom-up approach for developing urban transport strategies taking a case study of the city of Caracas, Venezuela. The strategies are proposed with respect to; solving the existing transportation problems, achievement of set goals for the city and minimization of negative impacts of transportation.
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Sustainable urban mobility in Asia: inception report
This document is the Inception Report of the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center for the implementation of the Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) Program under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Regional Technical Assistance (RETA) 6291: Rolling Out Air Quality Management and Sustainable Urban Transportation in Asia and covers the period 5 July
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Towards a new culture for urban mobility: green paper
Rethinking urban mobility involves optimising the use of all the various modes of transport and organising "co-modality" between the different modes of collective transport (train, tram,
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Bus rapid transit accessibility guidelines
This guidelines focus on the BRT environment and assume that interested parties can take advantage of existing guidelines to clarify general issues of access to public space, buildings, and pedestrian infrastructure. The guidelines generally follow the travel path of a passenger using a full-featured Bus Rapid Transit system.
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Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
An apex organisation under the Central Government, is entrusted with the task of formulating and administering, in consultation with other Central Ministries/Departments, State Governments/UT Administrations, organisations and individuals, policies for Road Transport, National Highways and Transport Research with a view to increasing the mobility and efficiency of the road transport system in the