Parking Workshop – Micheal Kordonsky

Of the many things that are conveniently forgotten or pushed under the rug in the name of other important things in urban management in most indian cities, parking is sure to find the top spot. ITDP’s parking expert – Michael Kordonsky was in Chennai...

Parking Study

Civitas along with City Connect Foundation is working on a parking policy for Chennai city. What is intended to be covered in this report is: Current Parking Position Parking Management models from across the globe Specific case studies and strategies...

Para-transit Study

Chennai is expanding! and expanding rapidly! With this challenge comes the added pressure on our infrastructure to deliver. One of first visible signs of infrastructure gaps is almost always the transport sector. In most cases the quickest way to tackle...

MTC Origin Destination Map

MTC Route Information: A preview of what can & hopefully would be

After toying with the idea of creating a transit website for many months now, it was actually very nice to get hold of this data that crossed our hands recently. though the data is dated only till 2005, and mtc has introduced many new routes subsequently(now...

Why Underground Metro was a probably a good idea!

We are back with our coffee table section! Chennai in 2 years will have one of the best Metro Rail networks in the country and if the extended coverage is likely to happen the usage is sure to rise.  Though the choice of building an underground vs overground...

Pallikaranai Marsh Conservation

City Connect has started working on a project to conserve the Palikaranai Marsh area. For your information, the palikaranai marsh area is home to 125 birds, 10 mammals, 21 reptiles, 9 amphibians, 49 species, 9 molluscans, 5 curtaceans, 7 butterflies,...

Road Safety Ads

This is also what we do when the coffee is not served on time kidding apart, some ads for the road safety week!

Why a Transit Website

Transport agencies like MTC, MRTS do a wonderful job of transporting millions of Chennaiites everyday. But their websites have not evolved fast enough for the transport pattern of 5.2 million trips in a area in excess of 600 sq.km expanding Chennai. Websites...

Cost of Incorrectly Positioned Bus Stops

This photo shot was taken in the LB Road Bus Depot. If you think the road has less traffic, then look again and you will realize that the Bus that has stopped, is causing a huge traffic snarl behind. Not to blame the bus, but if the road geometry is...