URBAN PLANNING

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.

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.

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

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

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?

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.

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

மக்களுக்கான நகரமாக சென்னை எவ்வாறு மாற வேண்டும்?

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?

சென்னையில் பல பகுதிகளில் வெப்பம் அதிகரிக்க காரணம் என்ன?

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.

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?