The 2011 Census report indicates a population of over 12 million people living in Mumbai city over an area of 427sq km. The Comprehensive Transportation Study of 2008 for the city and its region revealed that 51% of all trips (vehicular and non-…

Big investments in urban transportation infrastructure are being made and anticipated at the national level, channelized at the local level through JNNURM and NIJNNURM reforms in India. This paper argues the need to use this nationwide…

To support the adoption of stricter fuel emissions standards, the Indian Central government has mandated that all new buses purchased by public transport authorities in select cities be compliant with the latest Bharat Stage 4 (BS-IV) emissions…

A public transport system needs to address the travel demand of all sections of the society. Urban poor in most cities face problem in using public transport because it is either expensive or stops far from their residence or does not provide…

This background paper, authored by Anjali Mahendra, Matthew Raifman, and Holger Dalkmann, was presented at the 7th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum, in Bali, Indonesia, April 23-25, 2013. The session was entitled, “Next…

The growth of motorization and travel activity associated with India’s rapid urban development has serious implications for global climate change. Effective mitigation action requires comprehension of the scale of the problem. Data limitations,…