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Making Mass Transit a Priority in India

9 hours ago ago from TheCityFix.com | Sustainable Urban Mobility. Produced by EMBARQ - The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport.

A view of Hyderabad. Photo by pangalactic gargleblaster . We clearly want to move into a much stronger system of public transport in order to avoid excessive dependence on individualized forms of transport, which are both energy using and emission generating, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, head of India’s Planning Commission, said today . His comments came just one day after a speech by India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that India ...

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Public transit - an essential public service

21 hours ago ago from Fare-Free New Zealand

Farefreenz recent contribution to a discussion comparing overseas fare structures which featured on transportblog.co.nz Hey …let’s also look at the system in Hasselt, Belgium, where there are no fares! And no more traffic gridlock! Public transport should be regarded as an essential public service and be fare-free – a relatively simple way to help reduce traffic congestion and pollution big time in these days of global warming. Fares ...

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Green Logistics, Urban Air Quality Management And Biofuels Use By Dr. S. K. Modak

4 hours ago ago from NanoGreens-10

Introduction Logistics constitute a vital link in the present day transportation systems. They have improved the cost, efficiency and reliability aspects of our delivery systems comprising the end part of supply chain. However, the negative environmental impact of transport movements leading to high fuel consumption emissions, enhanced noise levels, movement vibrations and accident rates have now reached such high proportions that the ...

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What's Up West? - Youth Transport Issues Prioritised

1 minute ago ago from Western Sydney Public Transport Users

A workshop about transport was held recently at the 'What's Up West' conference with the Youth Action And Policy Association (YAPA) Western Sydney. In the workshop a group of young people developed a list of their three top priorities on how to improve transport in Western Sydney. The group was 8 young people, under 20 years, who live in a variety of areas in Western Sydney and go to different schools. Here is their list: Top 3 Priorities ...

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20 hours ago ago from The Dubliner Magazine

... aboard Irish train toilets Has Paul Gogarty taken to criticising the Irish public transport system from the inside?

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