PCMC`S first BRTS route to be functional by end of the year
Times of India, Pune
The Much awaited bus service on the first route of the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) - from Dapodi to Nigdi on the Pune- Mumbai Highway
being implemented in the twin township by the PCMC is expected to be functional by the end of the year.
Work on Aundh- Ravet Route Progresses
Times of India, Pune
The PCMC is likely to complete the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) route on the Aundh - Ravet road, except the stretch that passes through
Defence land, by the end of the year. civic official have said that around 68% of the work has already been completed.
PMC mum on metro, Shivshrushti overlap
Times of India, Pune
The two impending but ambitious projects in Kothrud – ‘Shivsrushti’ and the metro rail – may overlap with the metro needing land which has already been
marked for ‘Shivsrushti’, a place where busts and statues of great leaders will be put up.
PMPML buses in demand
Times of India, Pune
When it comes to sa transport of students, some cit schools prefer the Pune Ma hanagar Parivahan Ma hamandal Limited (PMPML buses over other modes of transport. However,
the public transport undertaking cannot meet the expectation as it does not have the required numbe of buses. At present, there are 55 bus es provided under contract to schools,
PMPML's traffic man ager Sunil Gawli told TOI. I addition, there are another 25 buses which transport school children.
PCMC proposes third party inspection for civic projects Times of India, Pune
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has proposed to appoint an additional agency for third party inspection of civic projects to be undertaken in 2011-12.
While the corporation already has one agency for inspection of civic projects, the need for the second agency has been felt because the corporation is planning to implement
over 2,500 different projects and works as part of the civic budget.
Bike and Pedestrian Infrastructure Is Better for the Economy
The L Magazine
The study, entitled "Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure: A National Study of Employment Impacts," is based on data from 58 different constructions projects in 11 US cities. This passage from a League of American Cyclists blog post about the report ...
Europe Declares War on the Automobile
NewsMax.com
Europe was on the same path as the United States a decade ago, with more people wanting to own cars, said Michael Kodransky, global research manager at the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, but made “a conscious shift in thinking, ...
Competition builds up in city bus segment
mydigitalfc.com
With its new city bus portfolio, VE Commercial Vehicles, which had stayed away from bidding for the JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) fleet renewal programme in cities over the past two years, is now actively bidding for various ...
Action committee claims corruption in Starbus contract
Times of India
The operator is presently operating only JNNURM buses. The buses owned by it are in a pathetic condition. The company is earning profits from the state-funded buses while its own buses are engaged in private contracts or college and schools contracts. ...
Urban partnerships for a sustainable future
The Hindu
The governments of Asia and the Pacific, at both the national and local levels, can work to promote integrated approaches to urban governance and development. We can make our cities liveable places of shared prosperity, social progress, ...
Moga launches eco-rickshaw cabs
Times of India
"Eco cabs are a low-cost solution to one of the key transport dilemmas in any urban area," said Navdeep Asija, an IIT graduate who belongs to Fazilka and is a leading force behind introduction of eco cabs in this border town. The eco cabs scheme allows ...
Misguided debate on environment
Hindu Business Line
One has only to look at the excessive attention showered on ambient air pollution by designating “hot spots” and online monitoring, on the one hand, and the lack of efforts to curb indoor air pollution affecting millions of poor Indian women, ...
Low FOBs on NHs may stall Army vehicles' mobility
Times of India
... the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has built foot overbridges ... NHAI is constructing such FOBs for safe passage of pedestrians between ..
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