An audit by civil society organisation Parisar shows that Pune’s cycling network, once envisioned as a safe and connected system, now remains fragmented, dangerous, and heavily encroached, with only 90 per cent of them in less-than-good condition.

According to the Cycle Track Audit Report 2025 released by non-government organisation Parisar, only 11 per cent of Pune ’s cycle tracks are rated ‘good’, 61 per cent ‘poor’, and 28 per cent ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’.

Although the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s records lover 83 km of cycle tracks, Parisar found that only around 35 km could be used for a meaningful audit. Many stretches that exist only on paper were faded, broken, or so encroached that assessing them would have been futile, according to the organisation.

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