Sustainable Urban Mobility Network
Among the road users and service providers, rickshaw pullers constitute the most vulnerable and marginalized section. SUM Net India through its Cycle Rickshaw Advocacy Project is endeavoured to not just protect the rights of rickshaw pullers but also to improve … Continued
As part of the Cycle Project a campaign “साइकिल को अपनाओ-दुनिया को बेहतर बनाओ” was undertaken on the 28th of October, 2017 by our SUM Net partner in the city of Indore. The campaign was conducted on a 3 km … Continued
World over, urban planners have been saying that you get what you build for – if you plan and build your city for cars, you will end up with congestion, pollution and all the hazards that come with it. But … Continued
SUM Net India, a coalition of individuals, organizations and civil society networks, as part of its two year Walkability Program seeks volunteers in ten different cities of India. This is also an attempt to promote the idea of Sustainable Urban … Continued
सम नेट के अनेक उद्देश्यों में प्राथमिक उद्देश्य है, अपने शहरों के परिवहन सम्बन्धी अनुभवों और सन्दर्भों को सम नेट के सदस्यों से साझा करना। प्रत्येक शहर की अपनी अनूठी अवस्था, इतिहास एवं समस्याएँ होती हैं। फलतः हरेक शहर के … Continued
As part of the SUM Net Walkability Projects, a mapping exercise was carried out by our members in all the 11 cities. The exercise included filling templates for three different streets or roads. This is a new element in the … Continued
The same lip service to public transport was paid at the 10th urban mobility conference held in Hyderabad from November 4 to 6 as in previous years. Every year the annual exercise is becoming monotonous, boring and predictable. Yet, I … Continued
SUM Net strongly condemns the decision by Urban Development Minister of Uttar Pradesh to dismantle cycle tracks in different cities. Urban Development Minister Suresh Khanna gave this statement for the first time in a meeting organized in Bareilly. Thereafter, on … Continued
The film takes us through the process of engaging people in designing streets to be more liveable and people-centric rather than the current vehicle-centric trend. The initiative taken up in two Indian cities of Pune and Bangalore brings out why … Continued