En dos semanas más el gobierno del estado lanzará la convocatoria para contratar al despacho que realizará el Plan Maestro de Movilidad no Motorizada y Peatonal, cuya principal meta es la creación de una red de ciclovías en la Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara, informó el titular del Sistema del Tren Eléctrico Urbano (Siteur), Diego Monraz…
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Proponen vías ciclistas en Calzada Independencia-Gobernador Curiel, Belisario Domínguez, Javier Mina, Río Nilo, Ávila Camacho, entre otras calles. Luego de siete meses de planeación y trabajo con asociaciones civiles, el Instituto para el Desarrollo de Políticas para el Transporte (ITDP, por sus siglas en inglés) presentó su propuesta de 367 kilómetros para una red ciclista…
NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Bernama)—A lobby group in India is urging the government to drop any plans to ban cycle rickshaws in cities, otherwise nearly two million unskilled poor riders will be out of jobs, while the oldest and cheapest mode of transportation will fade away from Indian streets. “If cycle rickshaws are banned, there…
The trans-vision of Ahmedabad captioned as ‘Accessible Ahmedabad’ is becoming a reality with the sanction of Ahmedabad Phase-II BRT system (30.5 Km at a cost Rs. 488 crores)today, by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Today, Mr. I.P Gautam Municipal Commissioner Ahmedabad and his team presented the details of the project before the…
Enrique Penalosa – the iconic Colombian mayor who transformed the city of Bogota, together with top Latin American and US transport experts – has been contracted as an adviser to Cape Town mayor Helen Zille, who hopes to emulate Penalosa’s example. Penalosa, who was mayor from 1998 to 2001, changed the face of Bogota by revolutionising…
As the country prepares for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, officials in Cape Town, South Africa, are considering plans for a citywide bus rapid transit system. BRT pioneer Enrique Penalosa was recently in town to stump for transit. “Building more roads and widening existing ones will never solve Cape Town’s traffic crisis, a leading international…
The proposed bus rapid transport (BRT) system in Gauteng should be put on hold until the minibus taxi industry’s involvement is outlined, the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) said on Monday. A letter will be sent to the transport minister on Tuesday calling for a summit of all interested parties to be convened, Santaco…
Building more roads and widening existing ones will never solve Cape Town’s traffic crisis, a leading international expert advising the city on a bus rapid public transport plan, has warned. Stronger political decisions will have to be taken to reduce the number of cars on the city’s roads, says former Bogota mayor, Enrique Penalosa. He…
City officials in Delhi are sparring with activists and transportation policy wonks over a ubiquitous site on the streets of India—cycle rickshaws. The city banned the three-wheelers from many areas three years ago, and though the ban was recently overturned, everyone says the fight is far from over. Bureaucrats can tick off a long…