Shimla to levy green fee on private vehicles

Fund to be used to improve road infrastructure and promote ecological sensitivity among tourists

Change the mindset from ‘last mile’ to ‘first mile’

Alaknanda and Chittaranjan Park in South Delhi epitomise everything that is wrong with urban mobility in India—a deluge of private cars …

Centre pitches for Kerala

Environment ministry wants to revoke Karnataka’s ban on night traffic in Bandipur  

On two legs and a prayer

Walkers outnumber people using vehicles in every Indian city. But city plans have no space for pedestrians, nor do urban roads. Will town …

What drives illegal trade in Asian bears

2,801 bears have been traded dead or alive for their parts and derivatives between 2000 and 2011 in Asia, especially in Cambodia and China, …

No public transport?

Cars are swamping roads at an unprecedented rate, outstripping the increase in road space. The results are congestion, reduced mobility and …

Small car revolution Who cares about congestion, pollution

The ultra-cheap small cars in the pipeline will tilt the skewed balance against public transport and two-wheelers irretrievably. The result will …

Private vehicles eating into scare public land

Private vehicles are clogging city streets, as they grow at a frightening pace. Hidden subsidies help park them on scarce public land and …

West Bengal transport minister calls cycle ban in Kolkata illegal

State government yet to revoke ban on non-motorised transport despite repeated protests, calls from civil society and advisory from Union …

Mumbai revives sea transport plan for daily commuters

Proposal to ferry commuters from Nariman Point to Borivali could not take off despite tenders being issued twice in the past

Olympics 2008, Beijing - raising the bar

Beijing is implementing strict measures to improve air quality, a commitment it took on as host of the 2008 Olympic Games. But a boom in …

The anatomy of congestion

Travel today is relatively faster, and people across the world are travelling more than ever before. But at a giant cost: urban roads are choked …

Ill-planned motorization kills one person every six minutes on India's roads

The curious case of Delhi’s proposed tunnels—if you cannot solve something, make it more complex

This trained urban designer relearns urban planning, desi-style

Empathy first

Life ad death for the ordiary Indian citizen have become mere statistics

Delhi and Istanbul-oceans apart

Unlike Delhi, Turkey’s largest city has been designed for people, not cars

Pay and drive

Head in the air

Bike safety

Artificial eyes

Killing shortcuts

Car navigation systems can be dangerous for pedestrians in residential areas

Car-free Gurgaon, really?

It seemed more like a “no parking day” in the city

In rain-shadow Marathwada, everyone loves tankers

They form an essential part of the economy of the region

Crash course

Video Blog>> Road Safety • Russia

Forcing cars off the roads