Category Archives: Participatory Planning

Mind your own business, Mr. Patil!

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

“Miffed at the way things have been handled by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) regarding the numerous potholes on city roads, Mumbai guardian minister Jayant Patil decided to take some officials concerned on ride in his car.” Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Local Government, Participatory Planning | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Transportation in the United States: An open letter to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Mr. Chavan, USA is just beginning to realize that there are big flaws in the way it has planned its transportation infrastructure. These mistakes have resulted in huge petroleum imports that drain USA’s exchequer, in a greenhouse gas footprint that threatens the survival of the human species, in an infrastructure demand that helps no one but the contractors who build the infrastructure, and in the all-round destruction of America’s oldest cities. That is the “world-class” transportation infrastructure that you seek to emulate. Continue reading →

Posted in Bike-renting, Bus Rapid Transit, Buses, Car-free streets, Congestion Taxes, Cycle lanes, Cycling needs, Equity in Planning, Footpaths, Governance, Highways, How do cities work?, Land-use Planning, Mumbai, Needs Assessment, Needs of the poor, Participatory Planning, Pedestrian Needs, Planning in Context, Suburban Rail, Suburbs, Transportation Planning, United States | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 50 Comments