The mobility projections in this Transport Outlook indicate that global passenger transport volumes in 2050 could be up to 2.5 times as large as in 2010, and freight volumes could grow by a factor of four. Emissions of CO2 grow more slowly because of increasing energy efficiency, but may nevertheless more than double. The projected evolution of mobility depends on income and population growth, and on urbanization.

An International Energy Agency (IEA) supported publication, titled "EV City Casebook: A Look at the Global Electric Vehicle Movement," addresses best practices for electric vehicle usage. The publication provides an overview of the status and outlook for electric vehicles (EV) and assesses existing programmes to enhance the understanding of policy measures to foster the uptake of electric vehicles in urban areas to increase energy security and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

CSE releases findings on parking in Sarojini Nagar and the lessons from it. Says without a clear strategy, expensive parking structures can neither reduce parking chaos nor parking demand. CSE survey shows car users will shift to other modes of transport only if they are forced to pay three times more parking charges. Effective parking policy needed – Delhi uses up 10 per cent of its land just for parking; will need land the size of over 300 football fields to accommodate future parking demand.

Sandwiched between India and Myanmar and with an area of 147,570 sq km, Bangladesh is among the world's most densely populated countries with a population of 164 million. The country is geologically part of the Bengal Basin, among the largest in the world. Nearly 50 per cent of the country lies at an elevation of less than 10 m above sea level, and only the southwestern parts of the country exceeds an altitude of 300 m above sea level.

NEW DELHI: The union budget has failed to take steps to stop the misuse of diesel subsidy by private cars, said advocacy organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Saturday. Calling the budget as a mixed bag, Anumita Roychowdhury, head of CSE's sustainable mobility team, said they supported the tax hike on big cars and sports utility vehicles but the step may not check misuse of diesel subsidy by private vehicles.

Only mass rapid transit solutions can provide India’s urban commuters with efficient mobility. Billions of man-hours are lost with people ‘stuck in traffic’. This fact is also echoed in government’s national urban transport policy. The reasons are well known: exponential growth of motor vehicles with negligible increase in road space. To make things worse, unprecedented rate of urban population growth has been reported in the last census. So, travel within major urban networks such Mumbai and Delhi has become unpredictable.

The Ahmedabad BRTS- or Janmarg- is aimed at enhancing efficiency in public transport system in order to provide a solution to increasing congestion and air pollution in the city.

This report outlines the outcomes of a one day stakeholders workshop organised by CEPT University’s Centre for Urban Equity (CUE), that took place on 29 August 2011. The objective of the workshop was to discuss indicators for sustainable transport that cover environmental, economic and social concerns.

NEW DELHI: Serious about bringing down its pedestrian death rate, New York City is improving 60 miles of road length every year. The plan is to make the megalopolis completely pedestrian friendly by 2030. Many other developed cities, too, have shown similar seriousness on pedestrian safety with master plans and strict laws. In Singapore, for instance, accidents can result in cancellation of driving licence.

NEW DELHI: While planners blew up crores on redeveloping some roads in the run-up to Commonwealth Games two years ago, most roads in the city are still without basic pedestrian facilities such as continuous pavements and crossovers. There has been little or no implementation of design guidelines for pedestrian facilities laid down by Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning & Engineering) Centre (UTTIPEC) in 2009.

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