How Urban India Moves: Sustainable Mobility and Citizen Preferences

How Urban India Moves: Sustainable Mobility and Citizen Preferences
How Urban India Moves: Sustainable Mobility and Citizen Preferences
Sector:Sustainable Transport Undertaken By:Council on Energy, Environment and Water Year Published:2019

The urban mobility landscape in India is rapidly evolving. Population growth, rising income levels, increasing motorisation and changing preferences are among the factors driving change in how people move in a city. Monitoring and shaping urban mobility through periodic data collection and analysis is currently limited in India. This study, through primary surveys has captured information of 3,682 urban citizens on their travel and commute characteristics as well as their preferences and perceptions on themes such as low carbon transport modes (such as walking, cycling, buses, metros etc), transition towards shared mobility and electric vehicles in the future.