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Bicycle Infrastructure in India: the Past, Present and Future

Aditi Kaushik, Kritika Dhiman

Abstract


India’s transport sector is large and diverse; it caters to a huge population. Urban mobility is becoming more diverse day by day, we have different means of transportation to commute from one place to another. There are majorly three modes of mobility that are used: the roads, the side walkways and in some cities, there are bicycle lanes for transportation. Bicycle was once a major mode of transportation, being more economical. Cycle transportation has been a success in many cities like Copenhagen making them cleaner, greener and more social cities. This sustainable mode of transportation can only be used for a short distance but comes with many social-economical and personal advantages like better and healthy lifestyle, reduction in use of fuel and harmful gas emissions causing environmental issues. Many cities in India have come up with bicycle infrastructure in the past and many other cities are planning to bring it. Studying different case studies and research papers, analyzing that data both national and international gives us an overview of where India stands in scene to adopt sustainable and active modes of transportation. These studies will help to know what kind of infrastructure is used around the globe for bicycle transportation and in what manner we can use infrastructure and policies to promote bicycle culture in India. Our research paper reflects the current issues and potentials for the country and predict how likely it is ready to adopt successfully this green mode of transportation.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/.v2i2.563

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