Sustainable Urban Mobility Network
Urban transport continues to be in trouble in Indian cities, with issues of congestion, pollution and safety getting worse day by day. The root cause of these, vehicular growth, both two-wheelers and cars, remains very high and the modal share … Continued
Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s decision to stay construction of the Metro rail car shed at the controversial Aarey forest site in Mumbai needs to be seen in the proper perspective. The point is people are not against development, they are … 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
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
SUM Net member CEE published an approach paper on ‘Schools and Sustainable Urban Mobility’ focusing on two things – exploring the approach schools can adopt towards creating sensitivity to sustainable urban transport and practices, attempts made in some cities and … Continued
The National Urban Transport Policy, promulgated in 2006 is a seminal document currently guiding urban transportation planning and infrastructure development. A number of other key policy documents are in the process of formulation. These include the submissions to the XII … Continued
India’s urban awakening: Building inclusive cities, sustaining economic growth The introduction to this document says that MGI conducted a 21 month study to understand India’s urbanization, to identify what was holding back India’s cities and what policy changes could transform … Continued
The XII Plan period is from 2012 to 2017. The Planning Commission develops an Approach Paper at the beginning of each five-year planning exercise. The overview in ‘An Approach Paper to the 12th Five Year Plan‘ states that , In preparing … Continued
The Planning Commission had constituted a working group under the Chairmanship of Dr. E. Sreedharan, MD/DMRC to make recommendations on urban transport for the 12th FYP. 10 goals have been identified for the 12th FYP, as follows: 1. To create … Continued