New Delhi, May 19 -- A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has revealed that although six in ten daily trips in Delhi are under four kilometres, the city's public transport system continues to be dominated by long-route buses that are ill-suited for short-distance urban mobility.

The findings highlight an urgent need to restructure services to better align with the everyday travel needs of residents, particularly by introducing smaller, electric buses for neighbourhood-level travel.

Titled 'Neighbourhood Public Transit Services: Situational Analysis of Bus-Based Public Transport Supply in Delhi', the study offered a spatially detailed analysis of Delhi's bus network.

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