The Role of Cycle-Rickshaws? A Sustainable Mode of Transport in Old Part of a City

In most of the oldest cities in the world, narrow streets and lanes generally characterize the road network. In Asian countries, intermediate paratransit modes play a very important role. In the south and southeastern Asian countries, there are a significant amount of cycle-rickshaws, acting as a major mode of paratransit. These modes not only do not require fossil fuels, but also provide employment opportunities at a very low capital cost. This mode of transport is therefore increasingly recognized as a major mode of transport in a developing country like in India.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

  1-chome, Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan  160-0004
• Authors:
  • Bose, Rajat
• Conference:
  • 10th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People
  • Location: Hamamatsu , Japan
  • Date: 2004-5-23 to 2004-5-26
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Pagination: 1p
• Monograph Title: Transed 2004. Universal Transportation and Road Design: Strategies for Success

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; Human powered vehicles; Mode choice; Paratransit services; Public transit; Rickshaws; Sustainable transportation
• Identifier Terms: Transed
• Geographic Terms: Asia; India
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01130461
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 2009 9:29AM