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Since the mid-2000s, Bus Rapid Transit Systems (BRTS) were championed as the panacea for India’s urban mobility crisis. However, the last decade has witnessed a regressive trend: the physical dismantling of these corridors in major metropolitan hubs. This paper critically examines the planning failures, socio-political pressures, and flawed engineering designs that led to the decline of BRTS. Through a comparative analysis of failed corridors in Delhi and Indore, this research argues that dismantling BRTS is not a strategic solution to congestion but a surrender to car-centric urbanism that undermines the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) objectives of equity and sustainability.
Keywords:
Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS); Urban Mobility; Transport Planning; Car-centric Urbanism; Sustainable Transport; Planning Failure; India
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"A Critical Analysis of the Dismantling of BRTS Corridors in India", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no.a426-a429, January-2026, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2601058.pdf
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