Chennai’s love for bicycles erodes with time and traffic
1 year, 7 months ago

Chennai’s love for bicycles erodes with time and traffic

The Hindu  

In the beginning of July 1938, the rear mudguards of all bicycles in Chennai started looking uniformly white, thanks to a sudden rush among cyclists to get a coat of white paint. These anecdotes indicate the popularity and pre-eminence bicycles had as a means of transport in Chennai, the city which is home to the first big bicycle factory, T.I. She says merely marking “cycle track” on a few roads, which seldom remain exclusive to cyclists, does not suffice. She says city needs a multi-pronged approach with measures like dedicated cycling tracks that are segregated from motorised transport, advanced stop lines, pilot studies in smaller areas to understand the issues, and educating the motorists.

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Chennai cyclists call for construction of dedicated lanes, better road infrastructure
2 months ago

Chennai cyclists call for construction of dedicated lanes, better road infrastructure

The Hindu  

Cyclists call for the construction of dedicated cycling lanes and better road infrastructure to promote safety of riders in Chennai and demanded government initiatives to sensitise heavy vehicle drivers on road safety. Cyclists, who participated in the Chennai Cycle Thiruvizha 2025 at Madras Christian College School in Chetpet on Sunday, said cities, such as Hyderabad, had created dedicated cycling lanes …

Life in the day of an autorickshaw driver in Chennai
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Life in the day of an autorickshaw driver in Chennai

The Hindu  

What is not human and possibly more iconic and connected to Chennai than Rajinikanth? The subject for this piece is the iconic autorickshaw, essentially linked to the city of Madras, currently Chennai, across an emotional range, on screen and in real life. “Though the city has various modes of public transport, including the newest Metro Rail, Chennai and the autorickshaw …

Survey finds 95% respondents regularly use public transport though most of them have own vehicles
1 year, 1 month ago

Survey finds 95% respondents regularly use public transport though most of them have own vehicles

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Going by the findings of ‘Ease of Moving Index - Chennai City Profile’, over 95% of respondents to a survey used public transport regularly in the city between 2022 and 2023. It aims to study public transport usage, increase in number of vehicles and ownership patterns and parking situation, using raw data collected between 2022 and 2023 for the …

Shared Mobility And Bike Taxis: Eco-Friendly Solutions To India’s Traffic Woes
2 years ago

Shared Mobility And Bike Taxis: Eco-Friendly Solutions To India’s Traffic Woes

ABP News  

Limiting the use of private vehicles and encouraging shared mobility can reduce urban passenger carbon footprints and improve public transportation systems. Shared mobility and bike taxis are emerging as popular solutions to the problem of increasing carbon footprint and traffic issues in India, just like in other countries around the world. Shared mobility is a transportation model where people share …

Cycling gains favour in Bengaluru, but concerns remain
2 years, 10 months ago

Cycling gains favour in Bengaluru, but concerns remain

The Hindu  

Be it for physical fitness or general commuting, the pandemic has put the pedal to the metal for cycling in the city. Bengaluru’s Bicycle Mayor Sathya Sankaran said the number of both cyclists and groups had increased in the city. “Apart from professional cyclists, many people have started using cycles for daily commute. Raghunatha Y.L., a Yelahanka Cyclists group member, …

Opinion | Investing in infra for walking is top priority
6 years ago

Opinion | Investing in infra for walking is top priority

Hindustan Times  

Even diehard gearheads, wearing N99 masks or from within the inner sanctums of their four-wheel drive, would agree that Delhi faces a crisis. Multiple studies have established that a vast majority of Delhi’s denizens continue to walk, cycle, or use different forms of public transport. Investing in infrastructure for walking, cycling, and public transport must hold priority. Communication and coordination …

Can Chennai infrastructure support surge in two-wheelers?
7 years ago

Can Chennai infrastructure support surge in two-wheelers?

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chennai, already described a two-wheeler capital with 42 lakh bikes on roads now, might be choked further when Amma two-wheelers start zooming in the city. As the recent spike in government bus fares already led to a boom in the two-wheeler market, the subsidy scheme launched recently in the state where the government gives 50 per cent of vehicle …

Pedalling on the road less taken
9 years, 9 months ago

Pedalling on the road less taken

The Hindu  

What drives the ‘We are Chennai Cycling Group’? From riders with cycles as expensive as one lakh rupees to those testing the waters with a basic cycle, WCCG’s members have their own reasons for taking up cycling. They’ve held night rides, an exploration ride to North Chennai, mountain rides in Ooty and Yercaud, the Puzhal ride, blind-date rides without a …

Here, it’s for bravehearts
12 years, 3 months ago

Here, it’s for bravehearts

The Hindu  

For many decades I have used a bicycle for all local transport, shopping, and commuting to and from work in the U.K. For longer journeys within the U.K., I use trains, and occasionally local buses; both those services are expensive and can be unreliable. I have not owned a car for nearly 25 years, and have ridden a bicycle at …

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