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Key Mobility Challenges in Indian Cities / Geetam Tiwari. Paris : OECD, May 2011, 33 p. (Discussion paper ; 18)http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/jtrc/DiscussionPapers/DP201118.pdfThis paper identifies challenges in urban mobility in India under three sections:  urbanization and transport; urban mobility challenges; and current  policies and interventions.The first section on the paper, which  was authored by Geetam Tiwari, reviews urbanization and transport  and addresses travel patterns, city planning and vehicle ownership. The  section on urban mobility challenges includes sub-sections on road  accidents and fuel consumption-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  The last section provides an overview of policy issues at the city,  state and national levels.On carbon dioxide emissions, the paper  notes that personal motorized vehicle use is increasing at the rate of  15% per year due to increasing incomes, and increasingly “hostile  conditions for public transport and increasing risk to pedestrians and  cyclists.” It highlights that fuel consumption and GHG emissions are  accordingly increasing rapidly, while personal motorized vehicles  already produce between 60 and 90% of urban emissions.The paper's  recommendations include that: all road design standards and traffic  management standards be reviewed within two years; audits of hazardous  locations be taken up on a priority basis; crash database be made  available within two years; dedicated non-motor vehicle lanes be  constructed on all arterial roads within ten years; and mobility-related  annual capacity building of city engineers, town planners, safety  auditors and traffic police be provided. (source and copyright © IISD http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/oecd-paper-investigates-indian-urban-mobility-challenges)