Sustainable Public Transportation: A Study of Policies and Practices in Indian Cities

The current paper aims at understanding the policies and practices adopted and implemented by Indian cities to achieve sustainable transportation systems. The paper tries to study the trends in urbanization, motorization and its impact on environment. It also explores policy making by the government to address the issue of sustainable public transportation and its implementation as well as innovative practices adopted by various cities in India. The paper is based on secondary research and literature review of the recent trends and research in the emerging field of sustainable transpiration systems. It is expected that the current paper will lead to the understanding of the issue of sustainable public transportation and its impact on environment, It will provide direction and guidelines for policy makers and public transportation bodies to design and manage their transportation systems in a way that will lead to more efficiency and effectiveness in their operations without creating adverse impact on the environment.

Keywords:

Sustainable Transportation Systems , Urban Public Transport , Innovative Transportation Systems