INTEGRATED SERVICES
In praise of transfers
Transfer-based bus networks can result in services that provide significantly higher quality and coverage. And many complaints that users have can actually be solved by moving to a more intensively transfer-based system itself.
December 2012

VEHICLE FUELS
CNG isn't really the answer
Compressed Natural Gas is by no means a clear cut winner in the race to find a clean burning fuel for our vehicles, writes Madhav Pai.
Urban environment
August 2012

FILMS IN CAR WINDOWS
Clearing the view
The Supreme Court's order on the removal of tinted films from vehicles is being implemented across the country, amidst complaints from the public.
Transport | Government
June 2012

MOBILITY PLANNING
Making CMPs more useful
Making Comprehensive Mobility Plans mandatory for cities has been beneficial, but a lot more is needed to ensure they are effective in achieving the goals of transport policy.
Urban environment | Cities
March 2012

URBAN FORMS
Building the Transit Metropolis
As the most significant region yet to be urbanised, India presents a unique opportunity for capturing impacts of urbanisation on the spatial dimension.
Cities
January 2012

NH 17 AND NH 47
Agitation over highway widening
A massive agitation is brewing in Kerala against the proposed widening of National Highways 47 and 17.
Kerala
September 2010

MASS TRANSIT
The first true BRT in India
A systems approach, which combines infrastructure, vehicles, operations, technologies and user education, has created a seamless implementation process for Janmarg.
Gujarat
March 2010

AIR TRAVEL
Emissions of the rich and famous
In discussions of the travails of the airline industry that have been taking place recently, its detrimental effect on global warming has not come up.
Climate
October 2009

STATE REFORMS
Bihar's bridges, way to a new work culture
The Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam, which was on the verge of being liquidated, has built over 330 bridges in three years.
Public funds | Bihar
July 2009

SEALINK
The spirits of Mumbai's cars
Whether the Bandra-Worli sealink will reduce the travel time across the city remains to be seen. But it isn't doing anything to dampen the growing dependence of our cities on private transport.
Cities | Maharashtra
July 2009

TRAFFIC NOISE
No to noise
The courts and the police have cracked down on intense noise from honking in Mumbai's traffic, and the city has recently declared a big chunk of its territory off-limits to road noise.
Urban environment | Health | Maharashtra
March 2009

REINING IN TRAFFIC
Driving away cars from city centres
With private car ownership in the large cities outpacing population growth, the central government is waking up to the need to introduce traffic restraint schemes in the metros.
Urban environment
December 2008

U S AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
The Jurassic auto park
The U.S. auto giants are an example of how things work in the age of unbridled corporate power. Of how the collapse of restraint on that power fractures economy and society.
P Sainath | Health
November 2008

SOPS FOR METROS
Give us a break, Mr Sreedharan
The Delhi Metro chief's warning that Hyderabad's model for its Metro could lead to a political scandal overlooks the subsidies his own organisation has received.
Delhi | Andhra Pradesh | Public Funds
October 2008

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
From Busway to BRT
The current design is only a busway, and the government must push forward to build a full-fledged Bus Rapid Transit system.
Cities | Delhi
July 2008

EPILEPSY AND DRIVING
Fit to drive
The Indian Epilepsy Association has been working to ensure revisions in various laws to reflect advances in the management of epilepsy, and also our improved knowledge of its risks.
Laws | Health
February 2008

HAZARDOUS AIR
Diesel threat in cities continues to rise
The sulphur content of diesel in India is 350 particles per million, twenty times that of the United States. All told, diesel exhaust is far more hazardous than petrol exhaust. Yet, diesel cars in Indian cities are rising with the association of automobile manufacturers pushing hard for it. Darryl D'Monte has more.
Environmental hazards | Delhi
January 2008