[sustran] Re: No money for good PT or walk/bike infastructure?: India 'world's biggest arms buyer'

[Paul Barter]

Dear Rutul and all

I don't think it is particularly off topic in and of itself, so long as the follow-up conversions focus mainly on urban transport rather than the other things that are getting the big $.  But there is a danger that such posts provoke an off-topic debate. 

Rutul's follow-up nicely steers us back to thinking about transport policy.

All the best,

Paul
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From: sustran-discuss-bounces+sppbpa=nus.edu.sg at list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+sppbpa=nus.edu.sg at list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of Rutul Joshi
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Subject: [sustran] Re: No money for good PT or walk/bike infastructure?: India 'world's biggest arms buyer'

Why Off-topic? Would anyone care to explain?  (Before anyone label me, I must add that I am an Indian but not a communist) 

However, this view - money for weapons but not for sustainable transport - might be a bit naive. 

There is a lot of money with cities, states etc (400 million $ annual budget of a 5 million plus city). There is a policy in place (National Urban Transport Policy)... there is a program to implement this policy (JNNURM now 'new' 'improved' JnNRUM)...there are plans (comprehensive mobility plans - CMPs) then why is it so that even straight-forward projects like building footpaths everywhere do not take off? Would anyone care to explain? 

Rutul