18/05/2026
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ.ย ย
๐ย Only 13.8% of the population has access to frequent buses.ย If you live in a slum, the odds are even worse - only 1.7% of slums have access to frequent public transport.ย ย
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ?ย
๐ถ๐ปโโ๏ธTo catch a bus, residents like Mani must often walkย a kilometre on uneven roads.ย Even reaching a stopย doesย not offerย relief,ย as mostย of themย lack shelters or seating.ย Finally got a bus?ย Nextย beginsย theย tussle forย a seat in aย bus that is often over capacity.ย And if you missย theย bus? Expect to wait another 20 minutesย for the next one!ย
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐?ย
๐ย Ensuringย allย major roadsย in Erodeย - approximately 85 km โย have access to public transport.ย
๐ย Redesigning all busย stops with shelters,ย wayfindingย signages, route maps, timetables, and helplines/grievance numbers.
Remember Lakshmiโs unsafe walk to school from Episode 1 of this series?
Her story andย Maniโsย frustrating bus commuteย are two sides of the same coin.ย Without safe, continuous footpaths, even the best bus networksย wouldย remain out of reach. Toย build a safe and sustainable Erode, we needย to improveย itsย pedestrianย and bus infrastructure.ย ย ย
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๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐!ย
๐ These findings are part of our assessment of walking and cycling infrastructure in Erode,ย under the UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) Climate-Integrated Urban Mobility project.ย Scan the QR code, or head to the link in our bio to know more.
ITDP India team: Sanchana S, Priya Dharshini M, Venugopal AV, Sooraj E M.
