chennai’s new parking policy aims to tackle congestion and promote sustainable mobility
Chennai is set to usher in a new era of urban mobility with the introduction of a comprehensive Parking Policy for the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA). The policy, spearheaded by the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA), is a bold attempt to regulate the city’s parking crisis while prioritizing public transport, pedestrian safety, and sustainable urban growth. Why Chennai Needs a Parking Policy Now With a population of 14.5 million and a staggering 9.2 million registered vehicles as of 2022, Chennai’s roads are choked with haphazard parking. The lack of a well-defined parking system has...
India’s Climate Strategy: Why Marginalized Communities Must Be at the Centre of Urban Resilience
India’s cities are expanding at breakneck speed, evolving into sprawling urban hubs that drive the nation’s economic engine. Yet, this...
Why Indian Cities Are Dismantling BRT Corridors Despite Public Transport Being Essential for Growth
A recent judgment by the Jabalpur High Court has ordered the removal of the BRT corridor in Indore, marking yet...
“India’s Care Economy Runs on Women’s Unpaid Labour” – Dr. Shamika Ravi, EAC-PM at Uddeshya in Delhi
Despite India’s rapid strides in education and economic reforms, its cities are failing half their population. As more women pursue...
The Mirage of “Vikas”: Why Urban Planning in Indian Cities Struggles to Deliver the Basics?
India's cities force millions to navigate potholes, broken footpaths, and endless traffic every day—almost as if dysfunction is built into...
Indian Cities: A Paradox of Plenty – Why Urban Life in India Remains Broken Despite Progress
Indian cities stand at the crossroads of unprecedented economic growth and deep-rooted urban dysfunction. As the world's fifth-largest economy, the...
Gujarat’s Maiden Industry-Led Platform for Sustainability Dialogue Set to Kick Off on March 1st in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad: Gujarat is set to witness a landmark initiative with the inaugural GCCI Gujarat Sustainability Summit 2025, the state’s first...
india’s tryst with designing pedestrian-friendly streets
Pondy Bazaar, has been Chennaites’ most sought after shopping destination for several decades, long before the large shopping malls sprung...
ahmedabad opens people friendly happy street
The two-decade-old Khau Gali, the gastronomy high-street of Ahmedabad, has returned in a new avatar as “Happy Street Ahmedabad" after...
electric buses making inroad in cities in india
The urban mobility sector in India is presently facing various challenges such as increasing private vehicle ownership, degrading air quality,...
why affordable housing in gujarat is a riddle?
When in 2012, Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) reappeared in front of the people and the media after almost a decade...
god is in the market: is city planning in india getting hijacked by free-market overtures?
In the summer of 2015, the Narendra Modi government announced the 100 Smart Cities Mission. Once the list of cities...
decoding india’s e-mobility policy & future landscape
In a rapidly transforming mobility paradigm, India has some inherent strengths and comparative advantages. The country also has a little...
making walkability in vogue in india, still a far cry
In the growing urban centres of today’s world, accessibility and walkability have become one of the growing concerns. Accessibility, in...
understanding the social cost of climate-change in india
Based on the IPCC 2018 report, it is estimated if trends in climate change and land holdings in India continue...
what nations can learn from australia bushfire?
We have seen enough of what has been happening in forests of Amazon, US state of California and more significantly...
what’s in store for sustainability, corporate social responsibility and climate action in budget2020
Indian budget, Budget2020, preparation process now over and to be presented on the floor of the parliament by the Union...
