Fuel Efficiency Improvements in Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDVs) in India
Date : February 20, 2023
Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDVs) comprise only 8 percent of the total vehicle fleet in India but consume nearly 38 percent of the total diesel consumed in the country and contribute approximately 60 percent of the total carbon dioxide emissions from the transport sector. Given that the HDV sector will grow massively in the next few years, Shakti is supporting efforts for improving the fuel efficiency of...
Promoting Integrated Land Use-Transport Planning
Date : February 20, 2023
Land use policies and development control regulations adopted by a city have a significant impact on its mobility patterns. Development plans that limit population densities within city boundaries by imposing limits on built up areas, cause city to sprawl to accommodate the land requirements of a rapidly growing city population....
Public Bicycle Sharing Schemes in Delhi
Date : February 20, 2023
Non motorised transport modes such as walking and cycling provide first and last mile connectivity to and from public transit systems. But given the lack of good NMT infrastructure, people avoid public transport and instead prefer to use private vehicles. It is here that Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) systems can serve as an alternative for need-based and short-distance trips and to provide first an...
Better City Bus Systems in India
Date : February 20, 2023
An efficient public transport system is a key pre-requisite for the sustained development of a city. It helps citizens meet their travel needs in an economical, safe, and energy-efficient manner. But many Indian cities lack the institutional and financial support required to strengthen bus systems. As a result, there is a deterioration in the capacity and quality of bus services....
Enhancing the Performance Efficiency of City Bus Systems
Date : February 20, 2023
Inter-city and intra-city public bus services in India are operated by State Road Transport Undertakings (STUs). In the process, STUs generate a huge amount of data on bus operations. This data can be used to improve operations management and increase customer satisfaction. Shakti supported a review of the existing data maintenance practices and performance measurement indicators of STUs to see wh...
Financial and Regulatory Roadmaps for Improving Bus-based Public Transport
Date : April 18, 2022
Bus systems are key to providing efficient public transport service in our cities. Most formal public transport services are owned and operated either by the State Road Transport Undertaking (STUs) or a Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) constituted for this purpose. But most of these are unable to cater to the demand for transport in an adequate manner. This is attributed to various technical, financ...
Better Infrastructure for Public Transport
Date : April 18, 2022
Developing safe and convenient bus systems is a key requirement for developing low-carbon transport systems in the country. An essential requirement of a good bus system is the availability of adequate supporting infrastructure like bus terminals and depots. However, most Indian cities do not have adequate supporting infrastructure. Towards addressing this gap, Shakti has been enabling the develop...
SUMNet – Catalyzing Solutions for Sustainable Urban Transport
Date : April 18, 2022
Rapid urbanization has made sustainable urban transport an urgent development priority. The transport sector is already the second largest consumer of primary energy and a leading contributor to air pollution. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure a sustainable model of urban transport systems in our rapidly growing cities. To create a more strategic vision for sustainable urban transportation, Sha...
Smart Cities: Urban Mobility and Built Environment
Date : April 18, 2022
With the right policies and investments, India’s cities can be much more livable and prosperous. India’s Smart Cities Mission is an ambitious multiyear effort in this direction. The Mission aims to improve the quality of life in over 100 fast growing urban centres by strengthening their core infrastructure and making them more liveable and sustainable for citizens by applying well thought out ...
Increasing Consumer Awareness on Vehicular Emissions
Date : April 13, 2022
One of the most effective ways to nudge the transport sector towards an efficient and cleaner future is to influence consumer purchase in favour of more fuel efficient and less polluting vehicle models. To bring a change in consumer choices starts with reliable and straightforward information—on impacts of pollutants and CO2 emissions—as they purchase vehicles. Well-informed consumers may appr...