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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,...
City traffic slows down to 21 kmph
Chennai: The traffic scene in the city is going from bad to worse. A study by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has found that the average travel speed on major roads has dropped to less than 20 kmph. The average travel speed in the...
T Nagar redevelopment plan: Consultants appointed
Chennai: International realty consultant Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj (JLLM) and Hong Kong-based master planners, Townland Consultants, have been entrusted with preparing a re-development plan for T Nagar with a view to making it a model business district.read...
Tomorrow’s T Nagar
Chennai: Imagine a multi-level T Nagar where you can shop and dine at a mall above a flyover, stroll on a walkway at another level, or just drive through without traffic snarls! That’s the rosy picture the Chennai Corporation has on its hands in the...
City Corporation plans to free up space for pedestrians
Chennai: Pillar boxes and transformers inconveniently located in the middle of the pavement in stretches like Radhakrishnan Salai and Village Road in Nungambakkam will soon be removed, thanks to the Chennai Corporation’s ‘four corridor improvement...
