Once known as the “Cycle City”, Pune, India, has in recent years been overwhelmed by motorized vehicles and the traffic congestion and air pollution they have caused.

EMBARQ, the WRI Center for Sustainable Transport, today signed a partnership with the Urban Mass Transit Company (UMTC) to improve the transport systems in several of India’s booming cities, beginning in Pune. Expected results include cleaner air and shorter, less stressful commutes, in some of India’s largest cities.