City Updates

SUM Net, which advocates for walkable and safe cities all over the nation, organized a three-day campaign in Dharanaula, Almora for pedestrian rights. Awareness and signature drives were part of this campaign which were aimed towards making the pedestrians aware … 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

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