Urban Voices
Urban Voices is a news and views platform dedicated to “cities for people”. Urban Voices raises issues, amplifies the voices and documents best practices on urban issues at local, state and national levels. The platform is dedicated to urban art to culture, mobility to design, transport to sanitation, planning to governance, and innovations to urban management initiatives.
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Most Indians Get to School and Work Without a Car. Why Do Our Cities Still Plan Around One?
New Delhi :India gets to school and work on foot, by cycle, by bus and on scooters. Cars are the main ride…
Four in five Indian teenagers don’t move enough. Is your neighbourhood to blame?
Chennai: Before the pandemic, fewer than one in five Indian teenagers were active enough to stay healthy. Then schools shut for nearly…
Delhi Has a New Plan for 2047. Will It Finally Build a City for People?
New Delhi: On 20 August 2026, the Centre unveiled the Master Plan for Delhi 2047, the capital’s blueprint for the next two…
Ahmedabad wants five million trees before the 2030 Games. Will the shade actually reach the footpath?
Ahmedabad: On 3 August, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation issued a circular that almost nobody will read. It is a Standard Operating Procedure,…
New York unveils $850-million plan to build its “fastest bus system in history
New York: New York City has launched an ambitious plan to speed up its notoriously slow buses, promising commuters up to six…
Why Vadodara picked a crocodile to lead its UNESCO ‘City of Design’ bid
Vadodara is leading its UNESCO Creative Cities bid not with a palace or a skyline — but with a mugger crocodile.
Vadodara’s Crocodile Bridge: A New Landmark Where Engineering Meets Local Identity
VADODARA: A giant crocodile may soon become the newest symbol of Vadodara’s connection with its rivers, heritage, and urban imagination. The Vadodara…
The Supreme Court Just Made Walking a Fundamental Right. Can Our Cities Build the Footpaths to Match?
New Delhi: A father held his five-year-old son’s hand and walked him to school. A tanker hit the boy from behind. He…
AI’s Environmental Bill Is Coming Due, and Will Indian Cities Pay for It as India’s New Destination for Data Centres?
A new United Nations University report quantifies what most AI conversations have left out: the carbon, water and land it takes to…
