URBAN PLANNING

Bengalureans still nurture traditional community spaces like peepul tree shrines. Such spaces should be retained in city planning and design.

Using international vocabulary for city infrastructure will help citizens understand the situation instead of creating a new, confusing language of design

The bus lane on Outer Ring Road is a result of the citizen activism that started in 2017 with the ‘steel flyover beda’ protests. And citizens’ work continues.

Citizen engagement is important even in the best of times. Can we sustain the energy that was seen during the pandemic?

Do the villages and municipalities along the rail route want the project cutting through their environment? The consultation process should be more inclusive.

Mapping all the lifeline utilities in Bengaluru is the only way to flawless planning and execution of projects involving road excavation.

When women cyclists speak of safety, they are not only talking about accident-risk, but about harassment. Urban design should factor this in.

As COVID cases rise in Bengaluru, the dilemma is between ensuring citizens’ safety and opening up the economy. Redesigning our public spaces may be the best way to ensure both these.

Bengaluru lacks the infrastructure required for women to move around freely and participate in the public sphere. To change this, the city needs to be planned and designed differently.

Authorities have come up with a Rs 40 crore plan to redevelop Cubbon Park under the smart city project. The question is whether it is prudent to splurge on an already-thriving ecosystem rather than redirect scare resources towards creating more such spaces.

Bengaluru already has a Metropolitan Planning Committee to plan and coordinate infrastructure works. Then why are our MPs and MLAs fixing roads?

The #MahadevapuraDemands protest against elected representatives last Friday seems to have had some positive impact. But residents of the constituency are not yet ready to celebrate.