Srikanth Viswanathan, Executive Director, Jana Urban Space Foundation, and Surjyapata Ray Chowdhary, Advanced Associate – Urban Design, argue for a National Mission for Urban Roads to address the structural failures that continue to undermine road quality in Indian cities. The article examines how fragmented governance, weak utility coordination, and short-term contracting practices have resulted in unsafe, inefficient,...Read More

Bengaluru’s stormwater drainage system is under stress from rapid urban growth, encroachments, and infrastructure that no longer matches the city’s hydrological realities. In a recent opinion piece in Deccan Herald, our Advanced Associate – Urban Design, Surjyatapa Ray, argues that the existing box-drain approach has repeatedly failed to deliver reliable performance during monsoon events, flooding streets...Read More

City-highway transition zones, transport hubs and market infrastructure to link rural-urban India, affordable housing implementation, land title reforms and urban water.Read More

The vision for KR Market redevelopment project is “to transform the market into a sustainable economic magnet, with a distinct identity and a memorable customer experience”.Read More

The middle classes may comprise nearly 40% of the country. This has varied implications for the evolution of democracy and economic choices.Read More

"India's goal to become slum-free requires us to turn slums into neighbourhoods."Read More

Bengaluru’s zero-hoarding policy will hopefully trigger advertising reform in other cities as wellRead More