Articles by Anushree Chokappa

Anushree is a brand and service designer who thrives on applying design and problem-solving methodologies to make services we use in our daily lives, more efficient and desirable. She graduated from Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology in 2017, and is set to begin her master’s programme in innovation and service design from the Glasgow School of Art, this September.

With Bengaluru becoming the most traffic-congested city in the world in 2020, mass transit is the key ingredient for a sustainable, low carbon footprint future and the only solution to decongest Bengaluru's roads. However, the perception that cost effective transport options are primarily for use by the economically weaker section of the society, is a big worry.  The extensive bus network of Bengaluru, with a fleet size of over 6775 buses, is the largest in India, and among the 20 largest in the world. Why then is it not leveraged as a solution to its traffic congestion? Even with the…

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