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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...
Kumar Manish March 13, 2025

comic strips becoming nudge for behaviour change in tamil nadu

Comic strips with relatable animated characters are 'nudging' children and the community in the urban slums of Tamilnadu to adopt...
Kumar Manish February 17, 2022

make pedestrian-friendly market spaces, mohua, govt of india

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has recommended holistic planning for pedestrian-friendly market spaces in various cities and municipal...
Krunal Shah July 6, 2020

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...
Smritika Srinivasan February 13, 2020

making chennai walkable: dream or reality?

Ever since Jane Jacobs' classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities, urbanists have extolled the ideal of the...
Srinidhi Ravishankar January 16, 2020

how to design accessible & walkable cities in india?

In India, city after city has been focusing on making motorised vehicles the prime focus of transport infrastructure investment. Congestion...
Dr Abhijit Lokre January 12, 2020