public transport Citizen Matters, Chennai

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.

Why persons with disability are unhappy with Chennai Metro

October 20, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

It has been five years since Metro services started in the city. Hundreds of demands and submissions later, it still lacks features useful for persons with disability.

People-friendly cities: What Chennai can learn from Bengaluru

September 15, 2020 Aswini Ashok

Policies adopted by Bengaluru, with regard to transport, water, open spaces etc, hold crucial lessons for Chennai, says a dual citizen of the two metro cities.

A roadmap for MTC: Share plan with bus commuters in Chennai

August 3, 2020 Sumana Narayanan

MTC must take steps to ensure that it can provide adequate service and be financially sustainable in the post-COVID world. What steps can the transport corporation take now and in the long run?

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.

Why is MTC paying reduced salaries, even to staff ferrying frontline COVID workers?

June 18, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Hundreds of MTC workers protested in Chennai earlier this week, raising their voice against salary cuts and improper implementation of COVID-19 norms.

Sustainability needs a people-centric approach; is smart city Chennai geared to that?

September 26, 2019 Varun Sukumar

A city tackling climate change needs to think big and small and involve all stakeholders in the process — policymakers, state and local governments, private entities and citizens. That should be one of the primary goals of the Chennai Smart City programme.

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