The Urban Development Ministry is considering Chinese investment and expertise to build high-speed rail networks, highways and urban infrastructure. One of the areas in which the expertise is being considered is creating a rapid regional transport system in Delhi that will link the capital with some of the important urban centres nearby with high-speed trains. Chinese companies like Shanghai Urban ...

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased the pace of land acquisition, a parameter that indicates the level of preparedness for awarding future projects, during the current year. In the first half of 2013-14, NHAI acquired almost 5,000 hectares, which is 51% more than the 3,300 hectares it bought during the corresponding period last year. The land acquired ...

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has decided to step up the pace of development of the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor (CBIC). DIPP and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is one of the main sponsors of the project, have decided to appoint consultants for the project. The consultant will carry out a detailed study covering an area ...

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) may have to depend a lot on the PPP model for executing its infrastructure projects. The budget has proposed that 64 km of roads to be built at a cost of `1,000 crore be based on the PPP model. Pune has an annual budget of `4,167 crore for 2013-14, but with limited revenue options, has ...

Jenoptik has secured an order fr0b Australian state of New South Wales to operate systems for mobile speed monitoring for a minimum period of three years. The Australian Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) awarded the $31.6m contract to two companies, with the total order divided between the two suppliers. RMS?s new traffic safety project will increase speed monitoring in New ...

The large number of cars and two wheelers being added in Mumbai each year and the lack of parking spaces have resulted in most of these vehicles being parked on the roads in an unregulated manner. Pawan Mulukutla, Project Manager ? Urban Transport, EMBARQ India looks at the situation in Marol, Mumbai and possible solutions. Parking traditionally started on the ...

The second in a series of policy papers on parking from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) reviews successful parking practices in European cities.

Today, the use of automated technology in the parking industry is revolutionising parking operations which can be used as tools to regulate traffic, provide security for vehicles as well as generate revenue for the company / organisation.

As vehicle numbers soar unabated in Indian cities, once peaceful residential areas are becoming battlegrounds for parking, with residents also battling outsiders who usurp local parking. Ranjit Gadgil, Programme Director, Parisar, looks at how Residential Parking Permits offer a way out for tackling this problem. The principles of sustainable urban transport stress the need for cities that promote public and ...

A look at how parking is an important component for the success of a property ? whether retail, commercial or an office complex.