The Kolkata Police placed cycling restrictions on around 36 streets in 2008, which were later expanded to 174 routes in 2013. After being subjected to widespread protests, the Kolkata Police reduced the limitations to 62 roads that continue to exists to date, affecting the livelihoods of thousands of people who rely only on cycling for transportation. In this regard, SwitchOn Foundation organized an Expert discussion on 26th June 2021 under its campaign on “BringBackCycles” on Kolkata Roads, where eminent experts were invited and were asked to give their opinion in regards to some of the questions flagged by the organization.
Do cycles slow down traffic and pose a safety hazard on the roads?
Pertinent questions such as whether cycles are an unsafe mode of transportation in congested Indian cities or if cycles interfere with the smooth vehicular movement was asked in the expert’s discussion
Expert names –
- A.V Venugopal, Senior Research Associate – Urban Works Institute, ITDP
- Ranjit Gadgil, Program Director, Parisar
- Nishant Singh, Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
- Sonal Kulkarni, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, and External Communications, BYCS India
- Vinuta Gopal, Chief Executive Officer, ASAR Social Impact Pvt. Ltd.
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