The report scores the bus terminals of Delhi on a scale of 0 to 3 in terms of women’s safety and also provides policy recommendations on ways to improve safety.
Safety Audits and Walking Assessments around Bus Terminals in Delhi
People Near Transit, Transit Near People
The People Near Transit (PNT) report establishes the levels of urban transit services in Pune Metropolitan Region and the accessibility gaps that affects its residents.
[Webinar] IRC Guidelines on Urban Road Network Planning
ITDP India Programme is part of the H8 Committee on Urban Roads and Streets, that was constituted in the year 2015 to prepare street design guidelines for urban roads.
Watch the ITDP team talk about:
- Planning and Development of Urban Roads and Streets (Sonal Shah, Senior Programme Manager, ITDP)
- IRC BRT Guidelines (Pranjali Deshpande-Agashe, Programme Manager, ITDP)
- IRC 70: Guidelines for Regulation and Control of Mixed Traffic (Parin Visariya, Research Associate – Urban Development, ITDP)
The webinar provides information on road hierarchy and network planning, pedestrian and cycling facilities, on-street parking management, and BRT guidelines.
The webinar recording can be found here.
Five Ways to Win at Dockless Bikeshare
Dockless bikeshare, a mode of transportation that emerged in China only four years ago, needs to be regulated and integrated into urban mass transit systems rather than exist as a separate private entity to reach its potential, according to a new policy brief from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).
ITDP has outlined five key elements for a successful dockless bikeshare system, and has found that a number of cities have already embraced these best practices.
The policy brief and accompanying publicity materials identify five key components of any system: Five Ways to Win at Dockless Bikeshare. A growing number of cities have prospered by implementing these elements, while other cities have experienced more disruption than smooth travels due to minimal oversight of dockless bikeshare. For example, without clearly communicated guidelines on how best to park the bicycles, dockless bikes have raised ire for blocking rights of way and other public spaces.
Coimbatore Street Design & Management Policy
Too often, transport planning has concentrated on infrastructure, traffic, costs, and benefits, with environmental factors limited to engineering consideration. However, mobility planning now focuses on the movement of “people, not vehicles’, a goal clearly expressed in the 2006 National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP).
In keeping with this approach, the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) aims to create a policy environment that supports increased accessibility by prioritizing the use of walking, cycling, and public transport. CCMC has thus adopted a Street Design & Management Policy to ensure the implementation of high quality transport systems.
The Policy seeks to achieve a more equitable allocation of road space by incorporating a focus on non-motorised transport (NMT) and public transport (PT) in the planning, design, managing, and budgeting stages.
The BRT Standard
The BRT Standard is the centerpiece of a global effort by leaders in bus transportation design to establish a common definition of bus rapid transit (BRT) and ensure that BRT systems more uniformly deliver world-class passenger experiences, significant economic benefits, and positive environmental impacts.
BRT plays an important role in the global effort to reduce transport sector emissions. As emissions from private motor vehicle use grow, shifting these trips onto public transit by improving the quality and reach of BRT becomes critical. Establishing a quality standard for BRT not only ensures that better projects are built, but that transport sector emissions are reduced.
The BRT Standard scoring system was created as a way of protecting the BRT brand and offering recognition to high quality BRT systems around the world. Certifying a BRT corridor as gold, silver, bronze, or basic sets an internationally recognized standard for the current best practice for BRT.
The Bike-Share Planning Guide
More than 600 cities around the globe have bike-share systems, and new systems are starting every year. The largest and most successful systems, in places such as China, Paris, London, and Washington, D.C., have helped to promote cycling as a viable and valued transport option.
This guide evaluates international best practice in bike-share, helps to bridge the divide between developing and developed countries’ experiences to provide guidance on planning and implementing a successful bike-share system regardless of the location, size, or density of your city. For more information on the growth of bike-share systems, watch this Streetfilms video, Riding the Bike Share Boom.
Can shared mobility help low income people access opportunity?
This report was produced by ITDP for Living Cities and is reprinted here with permission. More information is available at LivingCities.org.
Shared-mobility programs like bike-share and car-share have significant potential to benefit low-income users, yet often do not reach that population. This report explores the specific opportunities and challenges facing shared mobility programs in expanding services to low-income communities.
In the last decade, shared mobility services such as bike-share, car-share and ride-share have taken off across the United States as a complement to local public transit and an alternative to private car ownership. As these models have developed, many have explored how the emerging field can more directly benefit low-income individuals, who often face longer and more costly travel times. However, current usage of shared mobility systems among low-income communities remains lower than usage by the general population overall.
This report is a survey of existing shared mobility strategies and their attempt to expand services to low-income individuals. It is our hope that the findings can inform operators, government agencies, funders, non-profit organizations and others as they try to tap into the potential of shared mobility strategies to improve the lives of low-income individuals.
Mobility for all at Ranchi
Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkand is fast urbanising. Though the state remains largely rural, Ranchi and the other cities have been rapidly growing with the influx of people from the hinterland in search of opportunity. These cities need to be planned and manage to provide a safe, affordable, attractive and inclusive environment for the citizens.
With a good transport system comes better connect between people and also more sustainability- socially, economically and environmentally.
The lack of a formalized public transport system in Ranchi has led to dependence on private vehicles and paratransit for day-to-day travel, congestion and safety issues. While most of the new transport initiatives deal with road widening and flyovers, there have been no concrete efforts to address the people’s need and propose genuine solutions.
The Ranchi Mobility Charter, developed by the Ranchi Mobility Partnership led by ITDP calls for a development model that focuses on a high-quality bus based transport system, parking management and a pedestrian friendly outlook.
The BRT Standard Infographic
This infographic highlights the key features of BRT essential to any BRT system. These elements ensure that BRT systems have high operating speeds and provide a good customer experience.