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Ranchi shows how India’s biggest cycling lessons lie in its smaller cities -Swarna Dutt & Azra Khan

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About 50% of the households in the city owned a bicycle in 2011, as per the census data.

It is a common sight to see cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles jostling for space on the narrow streets of small Indian cities. While there is a popular notion that these cities are trying to replicate the mobility pattern of bigger cities, data tells a different story.

While global cities are aiming to increase cycle share to 10%-15%, smaller Indian cities have already achieved it. However, their efforts go largely unrecognised. Compared to cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi, where non-motorised transport accounts for 35%-37% of the total trips, the non-motorised transport share in Indore and Ranchi is close to 50% of the total trips by the working-class population.

Smaller cities, with a smaller spread, see shorter trip lengths that mostly get covered on foot, on a cycle or on a two-wheeler. In contrast, bigger cities are more reliant on two-wheelers, four-wheelers and public transport. One example of a small city getting it right is Ranchi – making for an interesting case study that other cities can emulate.

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