Commute

Can congestion at toll plazas be eased up? Sure. If vehicles entering Mumbai pay double toll, by and large, toll collection will not be much different. And ease up traffic clog.

Government’s new vehicle scrapping policy might not meet any of its goals. Here’s why.

Mumbai Parking Authority is to be established to understand Mumbai’s parking crisis. And how to solve it.

It takes time, effort and thought to come up with viable solutions for traffic problems, but why aren’t they enforced properly?

Almost a year ago, on January 30 2020, air conditioning was introduced on some routes of the Central Railway network.

Even after months into the post-pandemic world, it is not easy for auto drivers to spend Rs 500-1000 on plastic separator “isolation” sheets.

Once the Dahisar toll naaka starts FASTag from January 1, the city would go completely cashless in toll collection. Will that ease traffic congestion?

Streets are as much about moving people, not just cars. This paradigm shift is what is required to resolve our urban commute crisis

Shouldn’t the government consider implementing the option of staggering of office timings rather than block trains to many? Ask experts.

From 30 July, entry to the Mumbai suburban rail network will be regulated by a QR-based Electronic-pass system. Many are unhappy with it.

After reporting eight deaths of staff members from COVID, BEST management stopped giving out numbers. A union leader puts the death toll at 74 and complains of unjust treatment.

A year-long survey done in 2019 conducted by ITDP found that Mumbaikars spent an average of 85 minutes daily stuck in traffic. That also means an estimated productivity loss of over Rs 3600 crores per annum. Is congestion pricing the solution?