Editing Pune (section)

==== Personal transport ====
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Once known as the "[[Bicycle|cycle]] city of India", Pune has experienced a rapid growth in the number of [[Motorcycle|motorised two wheelers]] replacing the bicycle.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Maunder |first1=David A. C. |last2=Palmer |first2=Christian J. |last3=Astrop |first3=Angela J. |last4=Babu |first4=D. Madhu |date=1997 |url=https://www.gov.uk/research-for-development-outputs/attitudes-and-travel-behaviour-of-residents-in-pune-india-doc-no-pa3216-97 |title=Attitudes and travel behaviour of residents in Pune, India |work=Transportation Research Board, 76th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 12–17, 1997 |place=[[Crowthorne]] |publisher=[[Transport Research Laboratory]] |docket=PA3216/97 |citeseerx=10.1.1.572.912 |access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref> In 2005 the city was reported to have one million two wheelers. The report also stated that the increase in vehicular and industrial activity had led to a 10-fold increase in particulate pollution in some areas of the city.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Safai|first1=Pramod Digambar|last2=Surya Prakasa Rao|first2=Pasumarti|last3=Momin|first3=Gafur Abulal|last4=Kaushar Ali|first4=Kaushar Ali|last5=Chate|first5=Dilip Motiram|last6=Praveen|first6=Puppala Siva|last7=Sattilingam Devara|first7=Panuganti China|date=2005|title=Variation in the Chemistry of Aerosols in two Different Winter Seasons at Pune and Sinhagad, India|url=http://www.aaqr.org/files/article/68/8_AAQR-05-06-OA-0008_115-126.pdf|journal=Aerosol and Air Quality Research|volume=5|issue=1|pages=115–126|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425114448/http://www.aaqr.org/files/article/68/8_AAQR-05-06-OA-0008_115-126.pdf|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|doi=10.4209/aaqr.2005.06.0008|doi-access=free}}</ref> In 2018 the number of vehicles in the city has exceeded its population with 3.62 million total vehicles, 2.70 million being two wheelers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/pune-now-officially-has-more-vehicles-than-people-heres-more/1123480/|title=Pune now officially has more vehicles than people: Here's&nbsp;more!|date=6 April 2018|work=The Financial Express|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425032125/https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/pune-now-officially-has-more-vehicles-than-people-heres-more/1123480/|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/pune/pune-now-has-more-vehicles-than-humans-2097346.html|title=Pune now has more vehicles than humans|date=6 April 2018|work=Zee News|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413125517/http://zeenews.india.com/pune/pune-now-has-more-vehicles-than-humans-2097346.html|archive-date=13 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In the fiscal year 2017–18 alone 300,000 new vehicles were registered in the city, two-thirds of them two wheelers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/city-gets-nearly-3-lakh-new-vehicles-in-a-year/articleshow/63618240.cms|title=Pune gets nearly 3 lakh new vehicles in a year|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922192101/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/city-gets-nearly-3-lakh-new-vehicles-in-a-year/articleshow/63618240.cms|archive-date=22 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

A revival of cycling in Pune with {{convert|130|km|mi}} of cycle tracks built was attempted as a part of the [[Bus rapid transit|BRT system]] under the [[Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission]] in 2004. However, a 2011 report revealed that only {{convert|88|km|mi}} of tracks were actually built and most were unusable at the time of the report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parisar.org/what-we-do/analyses-reports/144-cycle-track-assessment|title=Cycle Track Assessment – Report|website=parisar.org|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012109/http://parisar.org/what-we-do/analyses-reports/144-cycle-track-assessment|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/can-pune-get-back-on-track/article4179089.ece|title=Can Pune get back on track?|last=Byatnal|first=Amruta|date=9 December 2012|work=The Hindu|access-date=25 April 2018|issn=0971-751X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227042233/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/can-pune-get-back-on-track/article4179089.ece|archive-date=27 December 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Under the [[Smart Cities Mission]], app based [[Bicycle-sharing system|cycle sharing schemes]] have been launched in the city since late 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/cycle-renting-scheme-on-track-with-special-app/articleshow/61897048.cms|title=Cycle renting scheme on track, with special app – Pune Mirror -|work=Pune Mirror|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012147/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/cycle-renting-scheme-on-track-with-special-app/articleshow/61897048.cms|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/bicycle-sharing-scheme-a-hit-moves-into-top-gear-in-pune-5086404/|title=Bicycle-sharing scheme a hit, moves into top gear in Pune|date=5 March 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426075908/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/bicycle-sharing-scheme-a-hit-moves-into-top-gear-in-pune-5086404/|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/cycle-sharing-plan-comes-to-jm-fc-roads/articleshow/62876928.cms|title=Cycle sharing plan comes to JM, FC roads|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620041924/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/cycle-sharing-plan-comes-to-jm-fc-roads/articleshow/62876928.cms|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The PMC has devised the Pune Cycle Plan with {{convert|470|km|mi}} of cycle tracks planned.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pmc-gives-green-signal-for-pune-cycle-plan-470-km-of-segregated-tracks/story-BxB9eaYdrg0ZGndtaiOURP.html|title=PMC gives green signal for Pune Cycle Plan, 470-km of segregated tracks|date=22 November 2017|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426013252/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pmc-gives-green-signal-for-pune-cycle-plan-470-km-of-segregated-tracks/story-BxB9eaYdrg0ZGndtaiOURP.html|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pmc.gov.in/en/bicycle-plan-0|title=Pune Cycle Plan|website=Official Website of the Pune Municipal Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012334/https://pmc.gov.in/en/bicycle-plan-0|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-civic-body-sets-up-bicycle-department/articleshow/63631374.cms|title=Pune civic body sets up bicycle department|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625082836/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-civic-body-sets-up-bicycle-department/articleshow/63631374.cms|archive-date=25 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Cycles are also seen as a possible way of improving [[Last mile (transportation)|last mile connectivity]] for the metro system.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pune-metro-rail-project-euro-845-mn-funding-expected-to-close-by-march-2018/926837/|title=Pune Metro Rail project: Euro 845 mn funding expected to close by March&nbsp;2018|date=10 November 2017|work=The Financial Express|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012225/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pune-metro-rail-project-euro-845-mn-funding-expected-to-close-by-march-2018/926837/|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>