CONNECTKaro 2014

EMBARQ India will be co-hosting its annual conference, CONNECTKaro 2014, in Bangalore on 10th and 11th March, 2014 in collaboration with the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT). Hundreds of experts including government officials, policy makers and practitioners in the field of urban transport and urban planning will convene in Bangalore, India, to participate in this global gathering. CONNECTKaro is part of a global series of events focused on sustainable transport and urban development that the EMBARQ network organizes and hosts, and this is the second edition of this event in India.

The theme for the workshop is "Karo" – to make it happen – to translate ideas into action. Scaling up sustainable transport and ensuring it is integrated with urban development is the key for Indian cities as they grow in population, economically and spatially over the next decade. The ideas of sustainable transport and integrated urban development have been demonstrated in a few cities around the world. Guillermo Penalosa has agreed to be the keynote speaker. Gil is renowned livable city advisor and heads 8-80 Cities. He also works as Senior Consultant for the renowned Danish firm Gehl Architects. He serves on the Boards of City Parks Alliance, USA, and StreetFilms in NYC, as well as Senior Advisor to American Trails, Casas GEO Mexico, and America Walks.

CONNECTKaro 2013 was EMBARQ India’s seminal national event, successfully bringing together a wide range of stakeholders, decision makers and practitioners to engage in dialogue to shape the course of sustainable transport and urban development in India. Over 200 experts attended the event in Mumbai, and 2000 people joined sessions online. The eminent speaker list included Dr. Jan Gehl (Gehl Architects), Mr. Jamshyd Godrej (Godrej), Dr. Sudhir Krishna – Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Mr. Anil Baijal, Former Secretary, Minstry of Urban Development, Dr. Armin Bruck, CEO Siemens India among others. The event was held in partnership with Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) and saw active participation from key local agencies including the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and the Mumbai traffic police.

More details available at www.CONNECTKaro.org.

Monday, March 10, 2014 - 1:00pm to Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 1:00pm
Bangalore
India
Event type: Conference
Sustainable Urban Mobility
Energy and Climate
Urban Development
Health and Road Safety
India
Bangalore, India

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Photos, videos, and presentations are available at www.CONNECTKaro.org.

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  • CONNECTKaro 2014 will take place in Bangalore, India on March 10 -11, 2014. The conference convenes city and business leaders, transport experts, and government officials to explore ways to build more sustainable Indian cities. Photo by Peter Vandaput/Flickr.

  • CONNECTKaro 2014 saw nearly 300 participants at Bangalore's ITC Gardenia hotel. On top of that, over 1,000 participants around the world tuned in to the live webcast at connectkaro.org. The event was truly collaborative, with attendees and panelists engaging in dialogue around the key themes of transit-oriented development (TOD), urban development and urbanization, traffic safety, non-motorized transport, and more. Photo by EMBARQ India.

  • EMBARQ India's Sonal Shah, Associate, Urban Development and Accessibility, asks a question at CONNECTKaro 2014. Urban development, and specifically transit-oriented development (TOD), were topics of focus at the conference, as India's cities are expected to grow from 340 million people in 2008 to a whopping 590 million in 2030. On top that, India's cities are working against a growing trend towards urban sprawl. Delhi, for instance, has doubled in geographic size in the last 20 years. Orienting urban development around human needs like access to transport, jobs, and opportunities in the urban space is to creating compact and livable cities to contain India's growth.

  • CONNECTKaro 2014 convened transport experts, government officials, city leaders, and members of the media to search for actionable solutions to the challenges of sustainable transport and urban development in Bangalore. Photo by EMBARQ India.

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