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Chennai Metro Phase II: Promises, problems and expectations

May 18, 2022 Shobana Radhakrishnan

Construction on Chennai Metro Phase II is underway with extensions planned on all three corridors. Here is what you can expect in the coming years.

Interview with Disability Rights Alliance MTC buses
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Interview: Public transport in Chennai far from being disabled-friendly and inclusive

April 1, 2022 Savitha Ganesh

The MTC procured around 2000 buses in 2018 but none of them were low floor buses that were disabled-friendly. Accessibility issues also persist in the Metro.

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How can Chennai’s third master plan encourage sustainable transport?

November 19, 2021 Akila Shanmugaraj

The third master plan for Chennai has a chance to promote sustainable transport by integrating the public modes and through inclusive planning.

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How can commute in Chennai reinvent itself in 2021?

December 29, 2020 Aruna Natarajan

How can travel within the city be made easier and more sustainable? As public transport begins to open up in the post-lockdown era, we mull over a few critical points.

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Restarting public transport in the age of COVID-19: The challenge before Chennai

June 23, 2020 Varun Sukumar

In a city where 75% of residents express preference for public transport, providing safe mobility options in a post COVID world will be tricky.

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Smart mobility: The three primary challenges before Chennai today

July 31, 2019 Varun Sukumar

Ease of mobility and efficient transportation must be key features in any smart city. As the city sets its own goals under the Chennai Smart City programme, the author identifies the crucial areas that need attention for realisation of those.

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How safe are you in Chennai Metro everyday?

July 23, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Ever been on the Metro in the wee hours of the morning or late in the evening? With missing security checks at the entrance and hardly any personnel in view, it becomes clear that the Chennai Metro needs to step up arrangements on the security front.

chennai mtc small bus
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Chennai’s Small Bus service: Lost smiles over the last mile

June 28, 2019 G Ananthakrishnan

The MTC’s small bus service could have provided the much needed last mile connectivity for rail, metro and bus interchanges and yet it proved to be a failure, with the authorities withdrawing them from quite a few routes. Why?

Commute

Chennai Metro has failed to boost the city’s economy; here’s why

May 20, 2019 Varun Sukumar

Chennai is expected to grow at 8.1% between now and 2035. Mobility will play a vital role in how the city shapes up and public transit will be central to that. But Chennai Metro needs to do a lot more to rise to the occasion.

Civic

Why do so many of our slick Metro stations wear a deserted look?

February 1, 2019 G Ananthakrishnan

Chennai Metro looks all set to offer a faster, modern commute alternative across its full length of 45.1 km in Phase I. But it can never achieve its full potential until certain grave policy mistakes are corrected.

metro rail at station
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What happens when the government wants your land?

January 2, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

Several conflicts have arisen as land acquisition for Phase 2 of Chennai Metro gets underway. Residences, shops and even a school that could become ‘collateral damage’ in the exercise have raised their voices against the move. Will their interests be considered?

metro rail at station
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Will shoddy design prove a dampener for Chennai’s Metro pride?

November 28, 2018 V Sriram

With exposed metal bars, cracking panes and flawed design leading to overheating, Metro stations in the city leave a lot to be desired.

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Metro to link Chennai Central and airport by March 2018

December 2, 2017 G Ananthakrishnan

A look at the new connections to be provided by Chennai Metro in early 2018 as well as some key features of the currently operational lines.

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Chennai’s popular ‘share autos’ operating illegally

April 10, 2017 News Desk

Responses to RTI filed by blogger-journalist reveals complete lack of a regulated scheme for shared transport in Tamil Nadu.


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