Invest in public transport instead, say mobility experts

Bengaluru | Saturday | 18th November, 2017

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“It is proven worldwide that as long as you build infrastructure for private transport, private transport will only increase. more-inAs pollution levels in the National Capital Region (NCR) is making news, it is a pity that Bengaluru is still building infrastructure for private transport instead of investing in public transport, say mobility experts. ‘Make conscious choice’“The city administration needs to first make a conscious choice to opt for public transport instead of private,” he said. We need not follow the same painful arc of building flyovers, it getting outdated and then moving on to mass public transport,” said Pawan Mulukutla, senior manager (Transport), WRI India. Bengaluru has a chance to leapfrog from here to a public transport driven mobility..