Abstract
Non-motorized modes of transport are the best transportation means on any criteria. It is friendly to the environment and climate and also energy efficient. This chapter presents the current scenario of NMT in Indian cities and the way it is marginalized over the years. On one hand this chapter addresses the difficulties that NMT users face such as accidents and marginalization on road space, and on the other hand it addresses the factors favoring the future augmentation of NMT in cities like Mumbai. It discusses various socioeconomic and sustainability potential of NMT such as control over greenhouse gas emissions, control over congestion, control over environmental pollution, and avoidance of fossil fuel use for shorter trips. It highlights the factors such as flexibility in use and the affordability issues that favor NMT use. It concludes by discussing the socioeconomic benefits of NMT such as improved access to work at affordable pricing, employment generation potential, etc.
Parts of the material presented in this chapter are extracted from Yedla (2007).
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Access leg in commuting represents the distance covered between the origin and the access point where the passengers get into a transport mode covering the prime leg.
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Primary leg is the distance between the two major access points in commuting. It constitutes the major travel distance in daily commuting.
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Egress leg represents the distance covered between public access points to the destination.
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Yedla, S. (2015). Non-motorized Modes of Transport. In: Urban Transportation and the Environment. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2313-9_5
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