End of the road for pedestrians?

As encroachments eat up footpaths, walkers are being pushed to the road. Will the Corporation be able to create space for them? Last year, according to traffic police records, nearly 500 pedestrians died on the city’s roads. The number of such fatal...

Perspective:

Mr Raj Cherubal, Director-Projects of Chennai City Connect is writing a weekly column on city infrastructure in Times Property. Metal stumps stick out from the road on my way to work – short, sharp ghosts of earlier signposts, few inches from the...

Perspective – Whose city is it anyway

Mr Raj Cherubal, Director-Projects of Chennai City Connect is writing a weekly column on city infrastructure in Times Property. Read on Times Property site WHOSE CITY IS IT ANYWAY RAJ CHERUBAL gives us a glimpse of how successful Corporations from across...

Perspective – Woes of free parking

Mr Raj Cherubal, Director-Projects of Chennai City Connect is writing a weekly column on city infrastructure in Times Property. WOES OF FREE PARKING RAJ CHERUBAL offers a glimpse of effective parking solutions in cities across the world… If the Corporation...

Vision 2011

Mr Raj Cherubal, Director Projects of Chennai City Connect is writing a weekly column on City Infrastructure in Times Property. Here is an excerpt of the first article: It is time to look forward optimistically to 2011 as the year of Chennai’s...

“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...

Cycle lanes are a symbol of democracy

Another good article from Ajai Sreevatsan of the Hindu CHENNAI: There used to be a time when riding the wind on a bicycle was a highpoint in one’s childhood. But as the city developed and narrow cycle lanes gave way to concrete flyovers, many...

Cycle track on Anna Nagar roads planned

Ms Deepa H Ramakrishnan of the Hindu does a nice job of explaining the Anna Nagar cycle track project. CHENNAI: Over 6,200 students in 15 schools in Anna Nagar, who use bicycles, will be assured of a safe ride with the Chennai Corporation planning to...

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...