There is an increasing trend of sprawls in Indian cities to accommodate the rapidly growing population. Sprawls lead to longer trip lengths, an increase in the use of private vehicles and consequently higher emissions. Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is supporting cities to develop integrated land use and transport plans and to design and implement Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policies, with the overall goal of maintaining high population densities, avoiding longer trips and enabling a shift towards sustainable modes of transport.
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Road Pricing for Travel Demand Management
Sector: Sustainable Transport Undertaken By : Institute of Urban Transport Recent Publication: 2020Indian cities are witnessing a rapid increase in the share of trips made by privately owned motorised vehicles. This is leading to externalities like increased air pollution, energy consumption and congestion. It is important to introduce appropriate pricing mechanisms that dis-incentivise the use of private vehicles and curb the related negative...Read more
Value Capture Finance (VCF) for Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
Sector: Sustainable Transport Undertaken By : Multiple Recent Publication: 2020In 2017, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) released the National TOD Policy acknowledging the importance for cities to adopt TOD within their development plans. Many states have adopted and released their own TOD policies. However, despite policy action, two critical barriers to implement TOD remained unaddressed. The first was the...Read more
Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in India
Sector: Sustainable Transport Undertaken By : Multiple Recent Publication: 2020The growing urban sprawl in India is leading to the increased use of private vehicles, congested roads and more pollution as well as adding to the existing infrastructure of our cities. Along with efforts to build smarter and more sustainable cities, the Government of India is also focusing on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) to support the...Read more
Strengthening the Regulatory Environment for Urban Transport
Sector: Sustainable Transport Undertaken By : Multiple Recent Publication: 2019Public transport systems (i.e. buses, metros, suburban rail) are, for the most part, unable to meet the mobility demand in Indian cities. As a result, the ownership of private vehicles (such as cars and two-wheelers) has increased significantly. This in turn has led to more congestion and travel time, worsening air quality and increase in GHG...Read more
Smart Cities: Urban Mobility and Built Environment
Sector: Sustainable Transport Undertaken By : Recent Publication: 2017With 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...Read more