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There Is More To Transport Than Cars, Flyovers, Highways And Expressways. This Book Argues That Cars Can Co-Exist Peacefully With Pedestrians, Cyclists And Other Road Users With Better Social And Traffic Planning And Political Will. There Should Be True Democracy On Roads. In Several Western Countries They Are Widening Footpaths, Providing More Space For Pedestrians And Cyclists. So We Have Less Congestion And Pollution, We Save Money And Fuel And Space. This Is Perhaps The Only Book Of Its Kind In India, Arguing For A Clean, Green And Humane Transport. The Growing Environmental, Climate Crisis Which Threatens The Very Survival Of The Planet Demands That We Adopt A More Environment-Friendly System Of Transport. The Book Should Appeal To All Sections And Looks At The Sociology Of Transport And Its Political, Economic And Social Implications., The Times Of India Senior Journalist Who Worked In The Times Of India In Mumbai For Over Three Decades. He Has Written For The Times And Various Journals And Dailies Including The Economic And Political Weekly, Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Dna, Illustrated Weekly Of India, Tehelka And Green Left Weekly. He Has Covered Various Subjects Including Politics, Social Movements, Transport, Labour, Urban Development And The Theme Of Inequality. A Post-Graduate In English Literature He Is Passionately Interested In Various Subjects Including Literature, Theatre, Architecture, Transport And Planning, Content:- Contents, 1. The Car Is The Problem, 2. Politics Of Transport, 3. Plight Of Redestrians, 4. Road Deaths, 5. Social Life Of Streets, 6. Traffic Calming, 7. Craze For Speed, 8. Walking Culturo, 9. Pleasure Of Walking, 10. Bicycle - PeopleS Vehicle, 11. Fascism And Car, 12. Railways, 13. Public Road Transport, 14. Gandhi And Railways, 15. Non-Motorised Vehicles, 16. Sea Link, 17. Sachin Tendulkar, Index