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...

“Sustainable Growth” – fundamentals of urbanization – GRK Reddy, CMD Marg Properties

Following article by Mr GRK Reddy, CMD of Marg Group appeared in Times of India. Mr Reddy is member of the Executive Committee of Chennai City Connect. Tier 2 cities are fast progressing to be 2 million population cities leading to ever increasing urbanization...

Citizen Chennai – Gopal Srinivasan, CMD TVS Capital Funds

Following article by Mr Gopal Srinivasan, CMD of TVS Capital Funds appeared in Times of India, 21 December, 2010. Mr Gopal Srinivasan is member of the Executive Committee of Chennai City Connect. CITIZEN CHENNAI - IT IS TIME TO DREAM GLOBAL, PLAN LOCAL Taking...

Public Transport and Public Spaces

The importance of Public space around Metro and BRTS stations, interchanges and other mobility hubs cannot be stressed enough. Success of public transportation depends disproportionately on access which basically means the humble footpaths, decent bus...

Why can’t we – Service Lanes

While the photos below load …. why can’t our arterial, broad roads have service lanes? Are they so difficult to design? Courtesy my colleague Ms Shreya G., what you see below is one example of service lanes from Guangzhou, China. (Guangzhou...

Pallikaranai Marsh – an opportunity?

After taking a policy decision to hand over 150 hectares of land in Pallikaranai to the forest department, the state government will take steps to acquire patches of land in the northern and south-eastern parts of the marsh, measuring about 127 hectares,...

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.

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...

Electric Men To The Rescue

Like a man/woman waiting under the moonlight for his/her lover many of us have been waiting for the TNEB team to turn up and start moving the utilities to the designated Utility Strip. (Most of the time we have been waiting under the hot sun is a different...