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URBAN PLANNING

Singara Chennai 2.0
Governance

Opinion: What can make Singara Chennai 2.0 better than 1.0?

March 22, 2022 V Sriram

What is the status of the projects under Singara Chennai 1.0? Can 2.0 be better accomplished with better targets and technology?

Chennai skyline
Governance

Opinion: Chennai finally has an elected council, but will it improve the state of the city?

February 25, 2022 Milind Mhaske and Emili Law

Devolution of power to the Chennai Corporation to carry out activities such as town planning are necessary for the local government to function efficiently.

nature based flood management
Environment

Nature-based solutions: The answer to flooding in Chennai?

February 3, 2022 Savitha Ganesh

What are nature based solutions and can they play a role in reducing flooding in Chennai? What do such projects currently underway aim to achieve?

G N Chetty Road water logging
Environment

Your inputs could help mitigate flooding in Chennai. Find out how

December 1, 2021 Aruna Natarajan

How can GIS mapping help tackle flooding in Chennai? Here’s how, and you can add to Care Earth Trust’s crowdsourced flood map too.

A photograph from Rameswaram street in T Nagar, which witnessed heavy waterlogging during the November rains in Chennai.
Environment

Four recommended steps for a flood-proof Chennai

November 30, 2021 Korah Abraham

In the backdrop of heavy rains, Citizen Matters Chennai organised a webinar to discuss how to prevent floods in the city. Here’s what emerged.

A bird's eye view of the Kathipara flyover.
Commute

Chennai Metro’s Kathipara urban square project: What citizens can look forward to

November 29, 2021 Korah Abraham

Will the Kathipara urban square project, at one of the busiest junctions in Chennai, make commute easier for citizens? When will it be ready?

chennai water logging
Infrastructure

Flooding in T Nagar raises a lot of questions for the smart city mission

November 17, 2021 Korah Abraham

MLA alleges smart city project debris blocked Mambalam canal, while T Nagar residents raise questions over the quality of work on stormwater drains.

Chennai Metro: With CUMTA functional the various modes of transport will be making strategic decisions to improve mobility in the city
Commute

Will CUMTA finally get going with a push from the World Bank partnership?

November 11, 2021 Korah Abraham

Why is CUMTA, the unified agency expected to improve mobility in Chennai, still not functional? And will the World Bank partnership finally make it happen?

Pedestrian plaza
Civic

All is not well at the T Nagar Pedestrian Plaza

October 29, 2021 Arunachalam B

Despite much promise during its inauguration, the Pedestrian Plaza in T Nagar has brought with it a host of issues. One resident shares his observations.

chennai traffic
Commute

Chennai’s new parking policy aims to boost shared transport, control congestion

October 20, 2021 Varsha Venugopal

The proposed parking plan for Chennai aims to reduce congestion and reclaim the streets from haphazard parking of vehicles.

Pedestrian friendly street
Commute

15 நிமிட நகரமாக சென்னை மாறமுடியுமா?

September 14, 2021 Padmaja Jayaraman

மக்களுக்கான நகரமாக சென்னை எவ்வாறு மாற வேண்டும்?

Harrington Road, Chennai
Commute

How can Chennai become a 15-minute city?

August 30, 2021 Padmaja Jayaraman

What is a 15-minute city? And what areas need improvement for the concept to take root here and make the city more people friendly?

Chennai Heat Island
Environment

சென்னையில் நிலப்பரப்பு வெப்பநிலை: வெப்பம் அதிகரித்துள்ள பகுதிகள் மற்றும் காரணிகள்

August 27, 2021 Padmaja Jayaraman

சென்னையில் பல பகுதிகளில் வெப்பம் அதிகரிக்க காரணம் என்ன?

Unplanned urbanisation in Chennai has increased land surface temperatures (Chennai skyline)
Environment

Land surface temperatures in Chennai: Which areas have become hotter and why?

August 9, 2021 Padmaja Jayaraman

A recent study shows unplanned growth and urbanisation have raised summer surface temperatures in some areas by as much 5.8 degree C over the period 1991-2016.

Environment

Dear GCC, here is how you can make your vertical gardens project a success

September 25, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

There are evident reasons behind the failure of vertical garden projects in the city undertaken by government departments earlier. How can GCC avoid the same mistakes?

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