Regional Urbanization 1950 – Present
A Graphical Animation of Chandigarh’s Regional Development This trend in growth from 1950 to the present serves as the basis for the IP2012 multimodal transit proposals. picasion.com [...]
transportation
The Case for a Chandigarh BRT
Vibrant, booming cities all over the world have turned to bus rapid transit in response to roadway congestion. Modern interiors and smart platforms serve millions of passengers each day while [...]
Solutions to the Parking Problem: Residences
A previous post has described the increasing shortage of parking in Chandigarh. Although parking at the markets has seen the greatest amount of attention, parking in residential zones has also [...]
Solutions to the Parking Problem: Markets
Existing parking is chaotic. As observed in a previous post, the supply of parking spaces in Chandigarh is a growing concern among planners and residents. According to the Chandigarh Transport [...]
The Parking Problem
A necessary element of an auto-centric city is parking. Chandigarh’s master plan provides for parking nearly everywhere, from parks and schools to markets and houses. However, the daily influx of [...]
Connections: Rethinking Leisure Valley
Leisure Valley currently winds southwest from the Capitol Complex, through sectors 3, 10, 16, 23 and 36. What was intended as a continuous green belt through Chandigarh is now a segmented park, [...]
Interdependence: The City-Periphery Balance
Although Chandigarh‘s commercial centers are full of planned shops and organized storefronts, the interstitial city spaces house informal street vendors, hawkers,and skilled workers. In the spirit [...]
How to Improve the Pedestrian Network?
Pedestrians are neglected in Chandigarh. The road system favors cars and faster moving traffic, and pedestrians often do without their own paved paths. The existing paths are often uneven, broken by [...]
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