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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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,…
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…
Urban Redevelopment in Gujarat: Can ‘Creative Redevelopment’ Reshape Cities Without Pushing People Out
Ahmedabad: 15 per cent of Gujarat’s urban population lives in slums or dilapidated housing on 6 to 7 per cent of the…
Gujarat Urban Planning 2047: Does the State Have the Planners to Build the Cities It Wants?
Gujarat has declared 2025 the Year of Urban Development and aims for 70% urbanisation by 2047. But the state’s own High-Level Committee…
PM Modi Wants You on a Public Bus. But Where Are the Public Buses?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Indians to do something deceptively simple - take the bus. He urged people in metro cities to ditch private cars, carpool when they must drive, and embrace electric vehicles.
Cityflo’s Cofounder Has a Pitch for HR Leaders: An Employee Perk That Costs Less Than a Gym Membership
Mumbai, May 18, 2026: As geopolitical tremors push companies to rethink fuel use, work-from-home norms, and employee mobility, Cityflo cofounder Sankalp Kelshikar…
“AmdavadNXT” Charts the Path for Integrated Public Mobility for Commonwealth Games–Ready Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, Feb 21, 2026: Highlighting public mobility as the foundation of a Viksit Bharat, Shri Banchhanidhi Pani (IAS), Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad,…
Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to host AmdavadNXT, a one-of-its-kind Public Exhibition on City Mobility
Ahmedabad, 12 February, 2026: In view of Ahmedabad’s preparations to position itself on the global stage with the upcoming 2030 Commonwealth Games, Amdavad Municipal…
Ahmedabad to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games: will it really move the urban needle?
The Indian Olympic Association has officially thrown India’s hat into the ring for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, approving the country’s bid at…
