Prices do the trick to control traffic

mcadambi - 15-FEB-2011

Prices do what we can't other wise do!

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/15/stories/2011021557200200.htm

Three cheers to higher fuel prices! :-)

Chennai Metro contractors - anything new, different?

silkboard - 2-NOV-2010

Just out of curiosity, was looking at home page of Chennai Metro Rail corporation (CMRL) to find the list of awarded tenders. Wanted to see if it is the same set of companies (as in Bangalore) carrying out works there, or if there are any new & different names.

Pallikaranai Marsh Conservation

edsley - 1-NOV-2010

hi guys,

city connect foundation is working on a project for the conservation of pallikaranai marsh in chennai.

fyi: pallikaranai is home to 125 birds, 10 mammals, 21 reptiles, 9 amphibians, 49 species, 9 molluscans, 5 curtaceans, 7 butterflies, 120 plant species.

Chennai's elevated BRT system

silkboard - 4-OCT-2010

While Bangalore planners are still toying with BRT concept, Chennai seems to have an elevated corridor identified for BRT (Bus Rapid Transport System). Wonder if we have some Chennai geeks here who can enlighten how the corridor was identified, and history of the BRT idea in Chennai in general.

Praja for city of Chennai !!

admin123 - 22-SEP-2010

Dear members, wanted to share an update. We will soon be adding Chennai as a focus city on Praja.in. We are in the process of make technical changes and upgrades to have city specific landing page, and few more features.

Elevated Coastal Expressway - Chennai

idontspam - 9-SEP-2010

 Kicking off topics for our friends in Chennai with this burning issue. An elevated expressway is planned along the coast line. See here for the details. This is causing a lot of heartburn amongst the people who are questioning its utility.

A peep into MRTS at Chennai

Naveen - 11-FEB-2010

These are recent pictures of the MRTS (Commuter /Suburban Rail) at Chennai. New elevated tracks have been added, but these pictures are from an old line on the surface, between Beach & Tambaram.

A really nice workable idea.

shekhar_mittal - 19-MAY-2009

Hi

Check this out: http://beta.fixourcity.org/

I may have shown it to some of you before but that time it was not done for any Indian City.

Now this version is ready for Chennai. I think it is really interesting and if some public agency takes it up, it can have a deep impact.

What do you guys think?

What does it mean to be green

idontspam - 26-FEB-2009

Stockholm and Hamburg became the first cities to be named European Green Capital on Monday, Stockholm was commended for beach improvements, high recycling rates, its congestion charging system, an extensive public transport system and carbon emissions that were half the national average. 

Demolition drive in Chennai

mcadambi - 30-SEP-2008

Seems Singara Chennai is doing better than Namma Bengaluru.... http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/30/stories/2008093057650100.htm