Vision Zero is about more than looking both ways. The following article, “Ending the Body Count,” appears in the upcoming fall edition of Transportation Alternatives’ Reclaim Magazine. Last year, I wrote a letter to the NYC Department of Transportation asking for traffic calming on 65th Street near my home in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Several elderly pedestrians…
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Jakarta will soon see trial integrated pedestrian and bicycle lanes in the city, one of the city’s planned efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Landscape architect Nirwono Joga said Monday the lanes would be delineated along the green belts beside riverbanks and rail lines and under overpasses. “Creating bikeways and pedestrian lanes is actually much easier…
BANGALORE: Fitmentof speed governors to all commercial vehicles is proving to be a knotty affair in Karnataka, which has been trying to unravel it for the past three years. Interestingly, the issue that may originate in Karnataka will impact seamless flow of goods, perishables and people between states, particularly from neighbouring parts. Many feel that the…
Commuters in Ahmedabad are in for a change in their daily travel routes and modes of transport as the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) tries to woo them to leave their two-wheelers at home and use the public transport system instead. If the plans of the AMC are anything to go by, the city might just…
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India needs to start thinking about “greening” the economy and the jobs that people depend on. It has the potential to generate 900,000 jobs by 2025. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) could also become a powerful mechanism for helping poor communities to invest in building durable assets. In an email exchange with FE, Stephan…
EVEN WHEN the authorities are busy planning an exit plan for cycle-rickshaws from some of the congested roads in Delhi, supporters of this eco-friendly non-motorised mode of transport ask: Are south Delhi areas where these rickshaws do not ply free of congestion? Take for instance, Ashram Chowk, where no rickshaws ply . “Has it helped…
LAHORE: The government must promote and improve urban bus service to discourage the use of cars in cities as it will help resolve the grave traffic problems. Speakers expressed these views at a seminar on Sustainable Urban Development and Transportation jointly organised by The Urban Unit of Planning and Development Department, Punjab, and Clinton Foundation…