Letters: ...with multiple means

Dinesh Mohan rightly emphasises that the public road system of transportation are any day cheaper and simpler to build, easier to use and more environment-friendly. Of course, we cannot negate the benefits of the metro altogether, rather we should have a structure that combines different modes of transport to solve traffic issues. Though long-distance connectivity that encompasses multiple means like road trams, buses and so on has been given adequate importance, smaller structures like a lane for cyclists have been ignored.

The trend of using cycles to commute, however, is catching on in urban spaces and cyclists would like safer lanes that are separate from high-speed corridors. We have enough examples of efficient transport systems around the world and have visionaries who can create such systems in our country as well; the only need is to appreciate simple ideas along with simple technologies to bring them to the common man.

 

Vinay Singhal Gurgaon

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