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...

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!

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...

Chennai Auto Rickshaw Puzzle!

Few topics in Chennai invoke such a similar passionate reaction, Auto Rickshaws! Over the years many permutations & combinations have been tried to arrive at a balanced and accepted ecosystem between the riders and the auto drivers. Some of it has...

Cost of blocking Anna Salai

Why this Analysis? Anna Salai is the lifeline of Chennai. So if there is a need both by choice or by involuntary control to block the lane, we need to have the cognizance of the loses. As a pilot we decided to calculate what would it cost to block one...

Ever realise this about Anna Flyover?

When we drive around Chennai, it is so easy to get lost in the big infrastructure gaps and almost forget the smaller regular loses! Anna Flyover is a classic example, the place has been a point of traffic convergence and intersection for 2 high density...

Chennai Airport – GST Road Decongestion

We have been working on a project that would help the MTC and also reduce the traffic on the GST road. The initial part of the work is to get the number of PCU’s that the airport is feeding into the GST. The statistics are very interesting as you...

Pitch in your ideas!

The Coffee Table ideas as the name suggests is something that brewed over coffee. By analyzing and making minor modifications to existing designs in Urban infrastructure we can save crores over a period of time. We would like to hear from you on such...