Building a case for Suburban Park & Ride – Where and how much?
Demand for Park & Ride is not expected to manifest itself unless the right infrastructure is put in place. Assessing the right amount of parking […]
Month: March 2012
Making Indian cities liveable through A Good Parking Policy
Global experience shows that when parking policy is designed as a travel demand management tool, it reduces car usage, congestion, air emission and fuel usage. […]
Using enforcement technology to win The casualty reduction battle
At a time when many nations are still debating the proper demployment of technology for traffic management and safety on the roads, Britain has shown […]
Active Management Strategies for Congestion Management
Mobility challenges all over the world can be addressed by strategies like managed lanes and active traffic management. These are cost-effective methods of prolonging the […]
Testing the performance of Displaced Right-Turn Intersection in mixed traffic conditions
Studies on Displaced Right-Turn Intersection design show that it is a more effective design for managing traffic at intersections instead of the conventional 4-arm design […]
Providing rural road connectivity Using GPS and GIS in Gujarat
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, launched in 2000 to provide all-weather road connectivity in rural areas of the country, has got a big boost in Gujarat. GPS was used in the state to prepare a GIS database for implementing the Yojana in all its districts. Rajmohan Kurup gives a step-by-step account of how the database for roads was created.
Improving Road Safety in India
Despite huge investment having been made towards improvement of road infrastructure in the country, road traffic fatalities have been on the rise. The worst victims […]
Traffic Dust Particles–As Dangerous as Vehicular Emissions
Have you ever wondered what the dirt kicked off by traffic running past you on the roads does to you every day? When it comes […]
Turmeric leaf oil-A possible fuel for automobiles?
Nilesh Mundle, a pharmacy student, has advocated the use of turmeric oil extracted from discarded turmeric leaves as a possible bio-fuel for automobiles. His research […]
Public Transport Projects How to build the infrastructure facilities
Safety of construction crew and general public is important at the work sites of public transport projects. Since these are often mega projects, detailed planning […]