Sustainable Urban Mobility Network
The High Powered Expert Committee on Indian Urban Infrastructure and Services, chaired by Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, was set by the Ministry of Urban Development in May 2008 for estimating the investment requirements for urban infrastructure services. The central message … Continued
Under the National Action Plan for Climate Change, the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat has been launched to cover various aspects which include better urban planning and modal shift to public transport. Regarding Urban Transport, the objectives of the National … Continued
A recent op-ed by Planning Commission member Arun Maira in the Indian Express makes encouraging reading. But, is the work on the XII Plan actually following this third paradigm? What are the ground level strategies to apply the principles of … Continued
The National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) was launched in 2006 by the Government of India Ministry of Urban Development.
Expert Group Constituted An Expert Group has been constituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, to look into the issues of livelihood concerns of the Rickshaw pullers and other people earning a living out … Continued
SUM Net members Parisar and Centre for Environment Education organised a workshop to discuss the draft rules of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. The State Government is required to prepare the Rules … Continued
The SUM Net year end workshop was held at Gandhinagar Gujarat on the 7th and 8th November 2016, just before the Urban Mobility India Conference commenced in the same city. The workshop sought to share the work done this year … Continued
Parliamentary Committee on Transport labels pedestrians and cyclists as “hazards” – recommends penalizing pedestrians and banning non-motorised vehicles: SUM Net and experts strongly object. The Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Transport, Tourism and Culture in its report (Report 243) on … Continued
This report documents the outcomes of sustainable transport projects taken up by six SUM Net members in the cities of Patna, Ranchi. Indore, Nagpur, Guwahati and Shimla. Walkability studies done in Patna, Guwahati and Ranchi revealed the miserable condition of … Continued
On July 10th 2017, Ranjit Gadgil, Programme Director at Parisar met Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, on behalf of SUM Net India. The meeting was made possible courtesy the efforts of Mr. Sudhir Badami, a member of SUM … Continued