Transport planning shall be central to urban planning and development need for comprehensive mobility plans for all cities of over one lakh population Four day Urban Mobility India Conference concludes; makes 10 recommendations

At a time when urban mobility has emerged as a major concern and the central government is set to launch new initiatives for building 100 smart cities and renewal of 500 cities and towns, a Conference of Planners, Experts and other Stakeholders have opined that Metro Rail Transport, building more roads, flyovers, elevated highways etc., may not necessarily be the answer to India's urban transport problems. They have made it clear that efficient public transport is the solution and urged early intervention to enable the emerging cities to cope up with the problem so as to avoid the unwieldy experiences of mega and major cities.