There is no end in sight to Pune\'s traffic and transport problems. This presentation reviews the root causes for the problems, throws light on wrong policies of municipal corporation, and suggests alternatives that have been accepted worldwide by all experts.

6. Known as 'pensioner’s paradise’ due to its clean air, lush green hills, and pleasant weather Ganeshkhind Road F C Road Sarasbaug M G Road N D A Road

8. Pollution The city has become a victim to traffic and transport related problems Congestion Traffic Jams

9. Few Pictures From Our Daily Lives

13. Can’t come out of the house without this!

14. Growing Health Crisis Chance of a heart attack Prevalence of Asthma among school children in Bangalore Paramesh H., Indian Jour. Paed 2002 Peters, New Engl J Med, Oct 2004

15. With roads so congested, There is no place for pediatricians to walk!

16. You may find a way through, but how to avoid these accidents?

17. You never know when an accident will catch you ! 1000 accidents in 2004, 300 deaths ! Most victims are pedestrians, cyclists, 2-wheeler riders

18. We travel through a cloud of smoke everyday, Pretending as if everything is allright We spend hours in traffic jams and get frustrated Abuse each other at signals and Break traffic rules as a routine Everyday 600 new vehicles get registered, Situation is deteriorating day by day This city is dying

22. This is how the vehicles grew ! Two wheelers and Cars increased manifolds Buses saw allmost no growth Vehicle population of Pune today: 15 lakh Everyday 600 new vehicles get registered

23. Most of us feel that All this is bound to happen due to “development”

26. A vicious cycle Increased facilities Growing number of vehicles Solving traffic jam by building roads and flyovers is like pouring oil into fire ! More and wider roads, Flyovers, Parking space Incentive for new vehicles

27. Does widening of roads solve the problems? In fact, number of vehicles grow to fill up all available road space

29. The problem of Parking A view of Parkings in Huston city in US Even if we increase the roads, vehicles require parking space also If vehicles keep growing at this pace, the whole city will become a parking lot !

30. We are doing the same mistake in Pune !

31. Can you identify this road? This road is F.C. Road It was beautiful like this, a few years back Today we park vehicles in the place of those trees

32. We are doing the same mistake in Pune ! E-square flyover: is already full with vehicles

33. We are doing the same mistake in Pune ! University Flyover: Look at the congestion on the road ! Why was it built?

34. We are doing the same mistake in Pune ! Can’t avoid the traffic jams at the mouth of the flyover ! Are we going to build 10 flyovers in a 4 km stretch, if there are 10 squares in between ?

35. Can we build flyovers in Ravivar Peth? Trees were cut to build roads, are we going to cut through the houses now?

43. Road usage in Mumbai

48. Overcrowded buses

49. Old, un-maintained vehicles

50. Hours of waiting time !

52. Condition of PMT Irrational Bus routes ! Very high ticket rates ! Karve Statue to Nal Stop: distance < 4 km Bus fare: 5 Rs Cost of a two wheeler < 4 Rs Why should people not prefer a private vehicle ?

53. Condition of PMT Corruption ! Total neglect of maintenance ! A committee of Nagarsevaks instead of experts, to run the system ! Frequent transfers of the Manager ! 10 Managers in 10 years !

62. Walking Plaza Car Free Area Dusseldorf in Germany

63. Car Free Area in Groningen (Netherlands)

64. A City of Bicycles

65. Bus Transport and Open Roads

66. Transmilenio in Bogota

67. This is how the PMT can be ! Why This ? Why Not this ?