The ITDP India Programme engages with cities across India providing technical expertise on sustainable transport projects (such as high quality rapid transit, walking and cycling), research publications, and capacity development efforts.
Parts of Chennai’s streets have undergone radical transformation as a result of various projects to make them more pedestrian-friendly and accessible. What else is in store in the future?
Cities like London and Singapore with sophisticated city-wide transportation systems can provide valuable lessons for Chennai as the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) becomes functional, having received the nod of the Tamil Nadu government earlier this year.
Enhancing the unique experience at this T Nagar hub by reclaiming public space for shoppers and pedestrians — that was the chief aim of the pedestrian plaza project. Take a look at how the project has transformed the ever-popular Pondy Bazaar.
Shoppers greeted the second trial run of the proposed Pondy Bazaar Pedestrian Plaza with great enthusiasm, even as shop owners had to be convinced that their businesses would not suffer.
