From sutp at sutp.org Fri Jul 17 22:26:48 2015 From: sutp at sutp.org (sutp at sutp.org) Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:26:48 +0200 Subject: [sustran] SUTP Newsletter - 03/15 May-June, 2015 Message-ID: Dear All, Greeting from GIZ-SUTP team. Please find the attached document containing GIZ-SUTP Newsletter for the month of March-April 2015. Best Wishes, SUTP-Team -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: GIZ-SUTP-Newsletter-May-June-2015.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 300482 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.jca.apc.org/public/sustran-discuss/attachments/20150717/2468ade4/GIZ-SUTP-Newsletter-May-June-2015-0001.pdf From yanivbin at gmail.com Wed Jul 22 00:31:06 2015 From: yanivbin at gmail.com (Vinay Baindur) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 21:01:06 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Delhi government scraps BRT corridor system Message-ID: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-government-scraps-BRT-corridor-system/articleshow/48161316.cms *Delhi government scraps BRT corridor system* TNN | Jul 21, 2015, 06.39 PM IST Comments NEW DELHI: The AAP-led Delhi government on Tuesday decided to scrap the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor system introduced by Shiela Dikshit-led Congress government in the city. "The decision to scrap BRT was taken in a meeting chaired by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal," Delhi law minister Kapil Mishra said. The BRT, a subject of heated debate between its few proponents and many opponents, was virtually a non-starter from the beginning. While it sought to promote the noble cause of faster public transport by giving buses a special lane, it miscalculated the road space required for other traffic, with the result that the specially designed stretch from Ambedkar Nagar to Defence Colony was mired in traffic jams, high pollution and high fuel consumption from idling vehicles. The stretch rapidly became notorious for frayed tempers, accidents and delays. Dikshit-led Congress government had opened the BRT corridor in Delhi on April 20, 2008. The 5.8 km-long corridor from Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand came in for massive criticism for the way it was planned. With all traffic except buses crammed into a two-lane carriageway, the busy stretch saw massive traffic jams. Even the dedicated bus lanes running through the middle of the road weren't snag-free. Traffic here was held up every time a bus broke down. The project was also criticized for lack of facilities for pedestrians, especially in crossing the road to reach the bus shelters in the middle. From navdeep.asija at gmail.com Thu Jul 23 14:55:23 2015 From: navdeep.asija at gmail.com (Asija, Navdeep) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:25:23 +0530 Subject: [sustran] Third gender could protect women on Punjab buses Message-ID: Vibhor Mohan,TNN | Jul 23, 2015, 02.20 AM IST CHANDIGARH: After Delhi's east district roped in transgender people to advise women on safety in public transport last year, the Punjab government could become the first state to hire the third gender as conductors or safety officers in buses. Navdeep Asija, Punjab government's traffic adviser appointed by the Punjab and Haryana high court on July 9, said he had put across the idea during the hearing of a case on public transport before the high court last week as part of verbal discussions on making buses safer. "I'll move a proposal with the transport department soon," he said. The case is primarily about safety of kids in school buses but over time it has become more broad-based looking at safety in buses. The 2011 census figures show that transgenders constitute 2% of the total population of Punjab. In 2010, the Punjab government created a separate category in application forms under which third gender people can apply for government vacancies. The proposal, said Asija, is in line with the recent Supreme Court ruling which said, "The spirit of the Constitution is to provide equal opportunity to every citizen to grow and attain their potential, irrespective of caste, religion or gender. It gave directions to provide transgender people with quotas in jobs and education in line with other minorities, as well as key amenities." He added that since ancient times, women have felt secure in the company of transgender people. Besides, they are physically strong to protect them in case of any eventuality in public transport. An IIT-Delhi alumnus, Asija is a road safety expert. Punjab has had some infamous cases related to women in buses including the death of a teenaged girl in May in Moga after she was allegedly thrown out of a moving bus by the conductor along with her mother. Punjab government officials told TOI the suggestion was yet to come up as a formal proposal.