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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Public

Transport SOPs

As part of a webinar series to help Indian

cities develop COVID-19 transport solutions,
the first one focused on Public Transport SOPs
to ensure the safety of crew and passengers.
The series is presented by Smart City Mission,
the Government of India and Institute for

Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
in partnership with the Transport & ICT Group
of the World Bank and GIZ.

unal Kumar, Joint- level program for financial assistance
Secretary, Smart Cities to public transportation, he said there
Mission, said that it was is a need to construct the problem of
essential to look at how financing public transport in terms of
K mass transit, walking what kind of support STUs need to
and cycling can be reimagined in the help put the agenda at the forefront.
future. He added that it is important This is probably the best time to
to note what interventions have discuss alternate sources of finance insurance must be provided. Buses
succeeded and which ones haven’t such as carbon tax, charging parking must be disinfected before every
and that conversations around this fees, getting money from transit- trip, terminals disinfected every 2-3
topic should focus on the needs of the oriented development and vehicle hours and the record of disinfection
eco system. With regard to a national ownership tax. displayed, and sanitizer dispensers
Addressing the issue of whether
people will come back to use public
transport, Shreya Gadepalli, South
Asia Programme Lead of ITDP said
that as nearly 70% of people had
travelled by walking, cycling, or by
using public transport before the
pandemic, it is crucial that they
continue to do so.
To ensure the safety of staff,
schedules should be prepared,
and safety gear, healthcare and

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