Sustainable Urban Mobility Network
One of the most difficult conundrums for both experts and people alike when it comes to urban transportation issues is congestion. No one is alien to the fact that traffic congestion is consistently increasing in India, impacting both the quality … Continued
As part of securing the road rights of cyclists, a PIL was filed in the Indore High Court by SUM Net’s local partner in the city- Ashok Dubey and a group of cyclists created by him- Cycle Yatri Samooh (SAYAS). … Continued
Walkability is a measure of how friendly an area is for pedestrians. A discussion on walkability situation in Guwahati city was organized by Centre for Environment Education (CEE) on 16th May 2018 at Swahid Nyas Bhavan, Uzan Bazar. CEE’s North … Continued
Pedestrians are the primary users of road and the first ones to have their right on the street. In spite of this, walking on the streets of Patna is no less than putting one’s life in danger. Be it Indian … Continued
“Before bringing culture on road, let’s understand the culture that road itself is” These were the words of Adv. Rashmi Vatsyayan, one of the participants in the SUM Net Multi-stakeholders meeting in Ranchi. Capital of Jharkhand, the city of Ranchi … Continued
A meeting was held on 13th January 2018 in Ranchi to discuss the need of formation of Pedestrian Forum for Equal Road Rights. The observations and lessons learnt from the last year’s SUM Net project of ‘Walkability and Women’ in … Continued
SUM Net’s meeting with Jairam Ramesh in July 2017 for concerns over Clause 48 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment Bill) 2017 bore notable changes after it was referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha. SUM Net’s secretariat organization- Parisar- … Continued
Several NGOs and the larger cycling community of Pune have called upon political parties in the PMC to support the bicycle plan and ensure its proper implementation. The bicycle plan was passed by the GB on 21st December last year, … Continued
