prioritise better street design over traffic fines for road safety in india
There is this whole narrative of demand for strict traffic rules and imposing stringent fine as a magic wand to...
declare january 11 as national pedestrians’ day: citizens demand
A national coalition of NGOs has launched a nationwide campaign in India to demand that the Government of India should...
civic sense for civic bodies for pedestrian needs is urgent
Walking has always been the primary means of human locomotion. Pedestrianism (walking) was a popular spectator sport just as horse...
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...
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...
bring paradigm change: vision zero for road safety in india
The 31st road safety week 2020 is over. Once more, India's dubious record on road safety was the front and...
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...
making cities safe for women by design
Time and again, any horrific crimes against women bring up the argument ‘How safe are our cities’. What follows is...