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

[Rutul Joshi]

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






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From: Cornie Huizenga <cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org>
To: eric britton <eric.britton at ecoplan.org>
Cc: Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport <sustran-discuss at list.jca.apc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 March 2011 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [sustran] Re: No money for good PT or walk/bike infastructure?: India 'world's biggest arms buyer'

Eric,

I fully agree!

Cornie

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 4:11 AM, eric britton <eric.britton at ecoplan.org>wrote:

> You are off topic Todd. Please.  Eric Britton
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