Government is a loss-making proposition

Shut it down

Why electric rickshaws need better regulation in India

Enabling rickshaw drivers to switch from pedal to electric will increase their income and reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector

Flywheels offer cheap option for operating trams

A British firm has developed an innovative tram system as a cheap alternative for mass transport

Hi-tech systems for 21st century commuters

Computers and satellites will soon be used by transport authorities in USA and Europe to provide commuters a reprieve from traffic congestion

Gassing around

The bogey of price hike and non-availability of gas might delay action to implement the court order on CNG conversion

Better, not faster transport: Decarbonising mobility shouldn’t be dysphoric

India needs to rethink if faster transport can be the only solution to changing travel behaviour

Roads are meant for walking

Is cycling a crime?

As the world moves towards non-motorised vehicles, Kolkata harasses and penalises people riding bicycles

Stranded at the station

Needed, integrated transport planning  

Profitable exit

Reliance abandons the first public-private partnership in Metro transport. Time to revise rules

UNITED NATIONS

Nautical curbs

India to restrict movement of old cargo ships

PMK puts foot down

South Asia

The small car driver

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Geared to derail

Late last year, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Indian Railways (IR) castigated the for squandering money on import deals which would …

Change must be championed

Maharashtra rejects court's traffic plan

Rapid transit for BRT corridors

Delhi High Court dismisses plea to scrap bus rapid transit corridors; state plans 14 more

How negotiable is your city?

Centre asks cities to benchmark their urban transportation services

Key to gridlock

Government plans to levy charges on cars to ease congestion in cities

Stuart Cole on effective transport management

Transport economist Stuart Cole is director of the Wales Transport Research Centre in Cardiff. On a recent visit to Mumbai, he spoke to Nidhi …

COVID-19: India should act now to avert a bus sector collapse

The Centre should provide stimulus packages and chalk out long-term plan to revive te bus sector

Sun boat

China bans bicycles, while USA goes back to mud houses