The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is organising a webinar titled “Sustainable Urban Mobility”, on the birth anniversary of Late Prof. N. R. Kamath. The details of the Prof. N. R. Kamath Memorial Webinar are given below:

Title                 :         “Sustainable Urban Mobility”

Speaker

Title

Prof. K. V. Krishna Rao, DD FEA, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay

Sustainable Urban Mobility: Indian Context

Prof. Ram Pendyala, (School Dir (ACD) & Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Senior Global Futures Scientist, Global Futures Scientists and Scholars)

Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Mobility: Advancing a Sustainable Self-Driving Revolution

Mr. Shankar Deshpande, (Chief of Urban Planning Division, MMRDA)

Sustainable Urban Transport and Urban Development in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

YouTube Link for live telecast : https://www.youtube.com/IITBombayOfficialChannel

About the webinar:

Sustainable urban transportation is about providing access to people, goods, and services in an environmentally responsible, socially acceptable and economically viable manner. Improper urbanization and motorization along with increasing private vehicle ownership results in increased negative externalities of transport such as congestion, exhaust emissions, noise, and accidents. The national transport policy prescribed implementation of appropriate policy instruments for moving towards sustainable urban transportation. These include implementation of mixed land use concepts in urban planning, public transport and non-motorized transport enhancements and use of emerging mobility options and technologies. A compact city with mixed land use reduces the need for travel. Mobility options like shared mobility, micro-mobility, autonomous vehicles, and electric vehicles can play greater role in achieving sustainability in transportation. The concept of mobility as a service (MaaS) envisages providing these emerging shared mobility options along with mass transit systems in one single digital mobility offer. Simulation studies have shown that by employing MaaS, transport-related energy consumption can be reduced by 25%. The current unacceptably high share of accidents involving motorized two-wheelers is a worrying fact. To improve safety, these need excusive road space in terms of dedicated lane and treatment at intersections. Encouraging e-two-wheelers on these exclusive lanes for short trip lengths and for making access and egress trips to public transport will result in greater sustainability. The webinar discusses the above range of policy options and concepts for achieving sustainable urban mobility.