Urban India’s parking woes: an overview
Vehicular congestion and insufficient parking facilities are significant emerging challenges for India’s mega and metropolitan cities, severely impairing mobility. Although curtailed by constitutional
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Ahmedabad BRTS catches fancy of several countries
<p>Vinay Umarji / Mumbai/ Ahmedabad August 23, 2010, 0:06 IST<br /> <br /> Malaysia, Indonesia, Tanzania among others study Ahmedabad BRTS<br />
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Time for a breather
Almost 40 per cent of land along the Sabarmati riverfront will now be set aside for designer gardens, allowing residents to take in some fresh air Ahmedabad: The Sabarmati riverfront could well become the city
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Abad Metropolitan Region plan gathering dust
Two Years After CEPT Submitted Report On AMR, Ambitious Project Still Embroiled In Political & Regional Issues<br />Paul John | TNN<br /><br />Ahmedabad: Size does matter for Ahmedabad especially after the registrar general announced the Ahmedabad Urban Agglomeration (AUA) some time back
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AMC to set up multi-level car park facility near Kankaria
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BRTS finds new tech vendors
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BRTS yet to cross technology hurdle
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Arguably the fastest mode of transport in city, 10-monthold Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) is stagnating when it comes to adopting technology. The turnstile meant for smart cards installed at the 26 BRTS bus stops on RTO to Maninagar route have become mere showpieces.
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City bids for record plantation drive, with changed goal instead
Himanshu Kaushik, TNN, Jul 28, 2010, 12.26am IST AHMEDABAD: Through the Green Ahmedabad campaign, the city aims to set a new record when over 25,000 volunteers will plant seven lakh saplings in a single day on July 31. Earlier, the city was hoping to break the record set by Khemaru village in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, where 300 volunteers had planted 6.11 lakh saplings in a single day.
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Trees uprooted: 200 & counting
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Fully-grown trees have been the biggest casualties during heavy rains accompanied with strong winds which lashed the city in last fortnight. The intermittent showers have spelled disasters for the green cover with more than 200 trees falling down in different municipal zones of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC).
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IN BRTS we trust, say amdavadis
As Many As 35,000 Commuters Ditch Cars, Two-Wheelers And Rickshaws To Hop Onto BRTS, Reveals CEPT Survey Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Six out of every 10 bus travellers have adopted the new mode of public transport system, popularly called Janmarg in the city. This is a green signal for the metallic silver-coloured Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS).
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Riverfront to have cycle tracks
Ahmedabad: It is a different story that cycle tracks did no good for the BRTS system as they lie unused along the 55-kilometre corridor. There is however a sliver lining for the Sabarmati riverfront where the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has woven in a paver block cycle track. The track would be the closest to the river followed by the pedestrian pathway.