Public Transport Interchanges ? Experience from the UK
John Austin, Managing Consultant, Austin Analytics, the UK, discusses the importance of public transport interchanges in Public Transport, best practices that need to be followed in their design and the benefits.
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Transport Projects
Public transport projects are often delayed or put on hold for a variety of reasons ? reasons that are often not based on the real problems of the project. Ranjit Gadgil, Programme Director of Pune-based Parisar, takes a look at Cost Benefit Analysis, a tool for evaluating transportation projects.
Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) – A new form of Urban Transport
Personal Rapid Transit is a new light urban transport system based on small, automated, electric, driverless vehicles travelling on segregated guide ways. PRT is now becoming an accepted form of public transport to complement other modes in cities across Asia ? providing stand-alone systems and first mile, last mile connectivity. The world?s first operational system, at London Heathrow has proved a major success. The system is in operation in USA, UAE and South Korea as well.
ITS:The way forward to a smart travel
Intelligent Transportation Systems are the need of the hour in today?s travel scenario. Vidyottama Sharma on why are they needed, why is India lagging behind in their use and what solutions can be adopted for their better use.
Walking through Austria
Vienna: A traveller?s delight Vienna is an ideal city to be emulated for multimodal transport, says Bina C Balakrishnan. Here, she writes... Read More
Urban transport tax in the offing
The central government is planning to introduce a one-time urban transport tax on private vehicles in an effort to encourage use of... Read More
MSRTC to redevelop six bus terminuses
The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has proposed a plan to redevelop six bus terminuses – Aurangabad, Karad, Nashik, Panvel, Akola... Read More
Contactless charging for Electric Buses
A new technology for charging electric buses has been introduced in Europe by Conductix-Wampfler. Called Opportunity Charging, this economical option helps in... Read More
Coventry student’s design project tackles water transport in Africa
A final year Transport Design student from Coventry University has created an innovative final year degree project looking at how transport can... Read More
Singapore to encourage public transport
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore is working on plans to encourage the travelling public to use public transport more often,... Read More
