Today, the drive in Auroville is toward mobility solution, albeit providing total freedom, one that makes the society eat dust, literally. The guests are left wondering where is the city of the future? Not only are the motorcycles and even mopeds driven at breakneck speeds, but the trail of smog left behind in billowing clouds into the face or pedestrians, bicyclists and other mopedians leaves everyone with sooty eyes and nostrils. We may not have had many accidents, perhaps the speed bumps or the potholed roads deter speeds at certain times, but this till does not stop many to keep zooming, neither does it ever “transport” us into the future that we all collectively aspire to “move” into.
Of course, the solution to several above problems is to lay pukka concrete roads, but that is due to several reasons not feasible in the near future, not the least being the cost of such a large public works project. And even if this were done, it would be little different from what has been already done outside. If Auroville is to lead the way to the future, so to speak leapfrog the way in how transportation planning are done outside, then we have to find a collective solution within to change our group behavior. posted at 17.7.06 Monday, July 17, 2006 Abstract
Car-free cities will probably become the norm this century due to energy constraints. It seems appropriate, therefore, that Auroville should be willing to take a lead in this. But how can we design Auroville as a city which could function without cars and motorbikes? Search for new urban mobility Source: Auroville Website: Towards a motor-free city posted at 16.7.06 Sunday, July 16, 2006 A C T Auroville Community Transport
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