Reversing The Mobility Pyramid: Experts Rally For Urban Replanning And Public Transit Modernization As Cabinet Moves To Phase Out Old Fleets
New Delhi [India], June 10: In a major push toward rewriting India’s urban transport landscape, top policy experts, administrative leaders, and civil society advocates have called for a radical departure from “car-centric” development. The paradigm shift comes amid reports that the Union Cabinet is poised to clear a landmark scheme to phase out commercial BS-IV trucks and buses. Simultaneously, state governments are aggressively reviving local public transit networks—highlighted by Madhya Pradesh’s decision to re-launch its state-wide public bus service after a 21-year hiatus.To bridge these massive national policy shifts with ground realities, the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) India Forum hosted a high-level Round Table Discussion on Active Travel in I...










