Abstract:
Urban transport policies have not traditionally considered equity or fairness of the
outcomes in the transport policy and projects design. Since India is undergoing rapid
urbanization with increasing inequality, the recent push towards sustainable transport
demands a need to consider fairness to all groups of population with varying capacity and
needs. The paper has studied available literature on sustainability and equity assessment
methods with an understanding of the Indian policymaking context to develop a theoretical
framework that can assess equity in transport policies. For this purpose, authors have
studied existing methodologies of assessing economic, environmental and social
dimensions of transport sustainability in international cases. The study has developed a
theoretical framework for equity assessment of policies in India through aggregate
indicators and context-specific variables. The study has also identified the major
challenges and research gaps
