Comments on: Transport and Climate Change – Within Easy Reach? http://www.whatswiththeclimate.org/2009/06/24/transport-and-climate-change-within-easy-reach/ Voices of a Subcontinent Grappling with Climate Change Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:15:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kartikeya http://www.whatswiththeclimate.org/2009/06/24/transport-and-climate-change-within-easy-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-7615 Kartikeya Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:41:07 +0000 http://www.whatswiththeclimate.org/?p=1194#comment-7615 Also please see this online discussion on transit and climate happening more specifically for Hyderabad: http://www.sustainable-hyderabad.in/ It's being supported by GTZ. Also please see this online discussion on transit and climate happening more specifically for Hyderabad: http://www.sustainable-hyderabad.in/

It’s being supported by GTZ.

]]> By: Kartikeya http://www.whatswiththeclimate.org/2009/06/24/transport-and-climate-change-within-easy-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-7614 Kartikeya Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:40:19 +0000 http://www.whatswiththeclimate.org/?p=1194#comment-7614 This is a brilliant piece! I was recently in Hong Kong where I have never before seen a more seem-less transit system. One smart card gets a person from metro to ferry to mini/feeder bus, to large bus to local trains. And there are tonnes of underground walkways (all unfortunately air conditioned) its almost as if if you're not using public transport, you are having to walk and its no big deal! This is a model to be followed--and paying is a huge aspect of it--it MUST be made simple. The smart cards ("Octopus" cards) can even be used in vending machines and grocery stores and you can keep topping them up. When will we learn from these places? I believe delhi is creating the "Airport Express" of the metro--one thing that i do believe they are copying from Hong Kong--which will greatly reduce the traffic to and from the airport as travellers will even be able to check their luggage into their carrier AT the station somewhere in Delhi which will then only leave them with their carry-on when they arrive at the airport! Brilliant! This is a brilliant piece! I was recently in Hong Kong where I have never before seen a more seem-less transit system. One smart card gets a person from metro to ferry to mini/feeder bus, to large bus to local trains. And there are tonnes of underground walkways (all unfortunately air conditioned) its almost as if if you’re not using public transport, you are having to walk and its no big deal! This is a model to be followed–and paying is a huge aspect of it–it MUST be made simple. The smart cards (”Octopus” cards) can even be used in vending machines and grocery stores and you can keep topping them up. When will we learn from these places? I believe delhi is creating the “Airport Express” of the metro–one thing that i do believe they are copying from Hong Kong–which will greatly reduce the traffic to and from the airport as travellers will even be able to check their luggage into their carrier AT the station somewhere in Delhi which will then only leave them with their carry-on when they arrive at the airport! Brilliant!

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