Street Frontier

Delhi Airport Express Metro is great.

The choice of route that metro system planners make is crucial in determining the success of a line.

Ahmedabad’s Janmarg has undergone a significant operational shift in recent years by moving away from a closed Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) model towards a more flexible, shared system.

Large cities are steamrolling through Metro construction, with more lines being added every few months.

By 2016, Sweden had deployed several electric buses across its cities from different manufacturers – including its very own Volvo.

Metro coaches don’t come in the same size or shape, but choosing the right configuration to match demand can make a significant difference to both the system’s efficiency and the passenger experience.

The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd (MRVC), in collaboration with Central and Western Railways is embarking on an ambitious plan to build new suburban rail lines underground, while also relocating some existing ones.

Congestion pricing has emerged as a powerful tool to combat rising traffic and gridlock in cities worldwide.

I just finished a short trip to Stockholm, and it left me with a sinking feeling about how under invested our cities are in public transport.

We need to take a hard look at our ring roads in our cities because they have become safety hazards, are poorly implemented, and have contributed to unplanned growth around them.

Being suspended in the air and transporting people on cables isn’t a brand new idea — it dates back to the 1960s when Swiss national Gerhard Mueller invented the “Aerobus,” a suspended transit system designed to glide above city streets.

I am a big fan of trams, and in my recent trip to Turkey, I got an opportunity to experience Istanbul’s very own tramway system that was brought back in operation in 1992, after having retired it in 1966.