Solutions For Cycling In Mumbai with Firoza Dadan | Saving Mumbai | IndiaSpend

On this episode of Saving Mumbai, Sachin Kalbag talks to Firoza Dadan, the first Bicycle Mayor of Mumbai and Director of the Smart Commute Foundation, about the state of Mumbai's cycling infrastructure, commuting by bicycle, livelihoods attached to cycling, solutions for making the maximum city conducive to cyclists and much more.

(00:00) Intro
(01:40) What is a Bicycle Mayor?
(03:50) Is Mumbai a safe city for cyclists?
(05:40) The versatile bicycle
(06:25) Bicycle fatality rates
(08:00) Roads in Mumbai
(10:47) Understanding mode share and infra
(12:14) Footpaths in Mumbai vs abroad
(13:30) Working with the BMC and other authorities
(14:30) Dabbawalas' take on infra
(16:40) Mumbai population
(18:06) Commuting to work by cycle
(21:50) The need for local solutions
(23:35) What strata of society is primed to convert to cycling?
(25:06) PBS - Public Bike Sharing
(29:40) A holistic approach to solving Mumbai's cycling problems
(31:35) A median cycle track
(33:24) How Covid changed mindsets

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