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Tuesday , 19 March 2024

Urban Mobility

Institutionalising gender equity to transform urban governance

There is increasing discussion around the importance of incorporating a gender lens in urban mobility, with limited attention to urban governance and planning frameworks. Currently, it is being undertaken through Gender Specialists and Gender Action Plans or Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Action Plan on a project or programme basis, often through bilateral and multilateral investments, writes Sonal Shah, Founder ...

Fast tracked Development Plan for HMR

Hyderabad Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (HUMTA) for Hyderabad Metropolitan Region (HMR) was constituted with an objective to ensure the implementation & co-ordination of various Traffic & Transportation measures undertaken by concerned departments and public agencies, in the Region spreading across 7.228 sqkm. The objectives include enhancing seamless travel and improve first and last mile connectivity to public transport. K. Vijaya ...

End to End Solutions for Smart Cities

Pugazhenthi R, General Manager (Home Land Security & Smart City SBU), Bharat Electronics Limited, shares his plans to leverage the most from the Company’s participation in TrafficInfraTech Expo in terms of meeting existing and potential customers We are showcasing our System Solutions and Products to potential customers with the new advanced features and updates related to our traffic products portfolio ...

Interview: Integrating the metro as a part of the larger transport fabric in cities

Urban Mobility

Prasanna Ganesh, Executive Vice President, Toyota Daihatsu Engineering & Manufacturing, and Director, Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) talks to TrafficInfraTech about the Station Access and Mobility Programme, a national platform for integrated urban transport in the country and the future of mobility in India. The Foundation incubates and tests innovative solutions with entrepreneurs and initiates government level discussions and policies. TMF ...

Multi-modal Transport and Urban Mobility:Smart approaches with Video Analytics

Urban Mobility -V Track

Nagendra Reddy, Partner, DataFromSky Today, we have access to data, connectivity and digital tools allowing us to bring together a rich understanding of our urban systems and transport networks. These insights enable decision makers to drive change and influence positive outcomes when considering some of our the most pressing problems in the mobility space. Nagendra Reddy, Partner, DataFromSky writes on ...

Mumbai Metro: Saving Lives, Saving Environment

Touted to be one of the controversial projects in the recent times, Mumbai Metro Line 3 is nothing but the saviour to Mumbai’s ever-growing traffic menace, pollution and lives Project management has always been a challenge in India which is evident with the visible delay in the completion of numerous mega projects. Quality and safety have also been major issues. ...

NEW METROPOLITAN DIMENSION: Smart or Intelligent?

Until London of Victorian times, there had been only two other cities larger than 700.000 inhabitants. They were Rome during the reign of Julius Cesar and the Chinese capital that had different locations with different dynasties. Victoria’s London grew from 600,000 to a million. Now we have 500. And we do not know, yet, how to handle them. Most of ...