Articles
September 26, 2024
An important aspect that needs priority in the efficient functioning of the transport ecosystem is the availability of real-time data. In the era of advanced technological interventions in day-to-day lives, the necessity to develop the infrastructure to track transit information […]
July 31, 2024
India still lags in employing planners who have a multi disciplinary approach when planning a city. As remarked in the Union budget 2024-25, cities are growth hubs of a country, and contribute substantially to the GDP of India. Efforts have […]
June 3, 2024
The United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared June 3 to be observed as World Bicycle Day to recognise the contribution to green and affordable forms of public transportation. Indian cities have lately undertaken various Non Motorised […]
April 5, 2024
Field visits are fun, especially when you try to study the very core of mobility, which is public transport systems. The structure of a city, housing patterns, real estate values, commercial spaces, etc. are all influenced by the available transport […]
February 13, 2024
“A new development model should be created with the help of the private sector,” says Finance Minister K N Balagopal while presenting the Kerala Budget 2024-25. But why have we still not opened up the public transport sector in Kerala? […]
February 9, 2024
The decision to relocate southbound buses from the Koyambedu bus stand to Kilambakkam, situated almost 35 km from Chennai city, has raised concerns about the practicality and efficiency of the newly established bus terminal. The recent inauguration of the Kalaignar […]
September 15, 2023
With the approval of the “PM-eBus Sewa” bus scheme for augmenting city bus operations by the Union Cabinet, India’s path towards achieving its net zero targets by 2070 is lauded by many. The scheme would have an estimated cost of […]
August 16, 2023
The development model of Kerala emphasises a welfare state, however, there is a lack of adequate documentation recognising the participation of private players in the welfare and development of the State. The public transport sector of Kerala has turned a […]
July 21, 2023
The issue of inadequate bus connectivity between Vypin and Kochi city has plagued the residents of Vypin for more than 18 years now. With the recent draft scheme notification dated May 17, 2023, by the Kerala State Transport Department to […]
May 16, 2023
With the metro fever spreading from city to city, there has been a shift from providing efficient intermodal connectivity through the public transport system to investing in projects that can be seen as a ‘symbol’ of development in the city. […]
February 3, 2023
The Union Budget 2023-24 has emphasised incentives to urban local bodies through property tax governance reforms and ring-fencing user charges on urban infrastructure. Ring-fencing is a legal or financial arrangement of separating the activities, assets and liabilities, revenues and costs […]
February 1, 2023
The urban planning capacity in Kerala is in need of a major overhaul. The number of planners in the cities do not satisfy the requirements of the state. A quantum jump in the urban population[1] in Kerala to 47% in […]
September 15, 2022
The recent floods in Bengaluru was a result of an unplanned infrastructure, developed by flouting the laws in city governance, and by disregarding the building capacity to tackle the challenges of urbanisation. In recent years, the paucity in programming and the lack […]