URBAN PLANNING

Amidst shrinking open spaces, decreasing number of playgrounds has a direct impact on youth’s participation in sports and city’s sports culture

Though law recognises hawking, delay in marking hawking zones or issuing licenses, leaves them vulnerable to evictions.

Catholic and Jewish communities worry about their cemeteries, even as the municipal corporation makes road widening plans to ease traffic.

The city and its suburbs are so badly planned and congested that there are no public open spaces for citizens to enjoy freely.

Generations who have lived in the 160 sq ft tenements look forward to living in 500 sq ft spaces, but planners are sceptical about the outcome.

Mumbai is troubled by certain diseases in high numbers every year. Can better urban planning ensure good health for Mumbaikars?

From housing to commute, and specific projects such as the Coastal Road, Patel shares his thoughts on developments in Mumbai through the years.

With the Dharavi redevelopment project in full swing, where do residents, businesses and livelihoods stand in the drive towards profit?

This looks at how slums have been invisibilised and the need for their inclusion in the draft Development Plan for Navi Mumbai.

Land meant for public use has been turned into commercially exploitable properties in the city instead of constructing affordable housing.

Despite the schemes of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), the dreams of making Mumbai slum free and ensuring permanent housing for all has failed.

With a series of small low-cost changes to the urbanscape, the BMC’s tactical urbanism drive seeks to improve the experience of life in the city.