Interaction session with Robert Swan

August 15, 20104:00 pmto6:00 pmWe are pleased to host an Interaction session with Robert Swan. For lesser mortals like the editor of the city connect website, here is brief about Robert Swan. Robert Swan, OBE is one of the world’s preeminent polar explorers...

School Survey

Now that the preliminary report of the Anna Nagar Cycle Project is ready, the next phase is the detail assessment phase. Just 11 schools in this zone account for nearly 22000 students with around 25% of them currently commuting by bicycle to school! So...

Gehl Architects team to visit Chennai

August 16, 2010toAugust 22, 2010Gehl Architects, the world renowned Urban architects are visiting Chennai on August 16 2010 and are likely to take a trip around the city to make recommendations to the city planners. Over the course of their six day visit...

Anna Flyover Solution

What turned out to be a simple yet brilliant suggestion by CCC Executive Committee member Mr K Venugopal (Joint Editor of Business Line); and some nifty design from traffic expert Mr Mark Selvaraj of LandTech Engineers Pvt Ltd is fast turning into a wonderful...

Anna Nagar Cycle Track Report

The first cut report of the Anna Nagar cycle track project is out. Click here to read the Evaluation of the existing conditions and design solutions by Michael Ronkin.

Tamilnadu Fire and Rescue Services Statistics

Here is the statistics of Tamilnadu fire and rescue services presented in an interactive format. source: Tamilnadu Fire & Rescue Services

Moving the city’s traffic and SHAKING UP THE SYSTEM

When TOI decided to take up issues of long-distance commuting, we realised that it hasn’t been covered in a sustained manner. The eight-part series was meant to present information about existing road and rail networks, evoke response and generate public...

One authority needed in driver’s seat

When Singapore citizens want to wait no more than two minutes at a train station, their Land Transport Authority (LTA) makes it happen. Hopefully, in the near future, this will be a reality for us Chennaites too. The Tamil Nadu government created the...

What is Chennai to Commuters?

Chennai: What is Chennai to commuters? It’s a long way to workplaces in far-flung industrial belts; it’s a tense wait at congested junctions and flyovers; it’s a tiring ride back home in crowded train compartments or buses. The city’s working...

GPS System Installed On Buses Helps Commuters Trace Lost Belongings

Chennai: Last week, a 30-year old woman who was travelling in a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus on the Minjur-Pazhaverkadu route, realised her two daughters, aged 8 and 7, were left behind when she got down. The panic-stricken woman, Manjula,...