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Community-Driven Visions of Modernity in Mumbai

November 11, 2011 by polis blog
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A view of Jubilee Street, near Bhendi Bazaar, at the heart of the area to be redeveloped. The largest cluster redevelopment project in Mumbai is about to begin – a precedent-setting "upliftment" of 16.5 acres in the heart of the city's southern tip, to be completed in 2017. Southern Mumbai is dense and vibrant, defined by decaying,... [read more]

Toronto Set to Launch Bike-Sharing Program

March 21, 2011 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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The City of Toronto is set to launch a bike-sharing program as an extension of its public transit system. Photo by wyliepoon. A new bike-sharing program, called BIXI (short for “bicycle-taxi,”) will be installed in Toronto starting May 2011. Currently, the system has been operating in Montreal, Canada, since its inception in May... [read more]

Public Subsidizes Costly Car-Centric Link to Mumbai

February 23, 2011 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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The Bandra-Worli Sea Link was intended to provide a shortcut around unbearably congested city streets. Photo by seanpinto. The Bandra-Worli Sea Link, a cable bridge that links Bandra to the western suburbs of Mumbai across one of the region’s many bays, is experiencing greater cost overruns than expected, compounded by lower rates of use... [read more]

Five Controversial Pieces of Urban Architecture

February 17, 2011 by This Big City
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Cities develop at a rapid pace, creating an almost endless cycle of new architectural introductions. For some architects, it is considered vital that a building reflects the current culture of a city, but for others, architectural progression is a higher concern. And when the latter is applied in the built environment, controversy... [read more]

Separate But Equal: A Winning Policy for Women in Transit?

December 21, 2010 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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Women-only trains have been in Mumbai for about 10 years. Photo by Madhav Pai. Women in cities all over the world bear the burden of constantly having to strategize in order to remain safe, comfortable and secure in the face of sexual harassment by men on overcrowded public transport. Depending on their profession, geography and age... [read more]

Landscape Architecture as Public Investigation

July 2, 2010 by The Dirt ASLA
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Places recently started a great series of interviews with innovative landscape architecture thinkers and practitioners. In its most recent interview, two young landscape architects, Sanjukta Sen, James Corner Field Operations, and Nicholas Pevzner, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, talk to Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da... [read more]

Pedestrians Of Mumbai Take To The Sky

March 10, 2010 by Lisa Town
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What does a city with twice the density of New York City do when there is simply no more space on the ground for pedestrians? The city of Mumbai has come up with the idea to create a skywalk network for those on foot trying to get from one place to another while getting them out of the way of the dangers from being forced to walk... [read more]

Copenhagen and the Imperative for Sustainable Cities in India

November 24, 2009 by Warren Karlenzig
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Mumbai flooding after 2006 delugeLeading up to President Obama welcoming India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the first official State Dinner of his presidency at the White House, The Bay Area Council Economic Institute yesterday released its new report, "Global Reach: Emerging Ties Between the Francisco Bay Area and India."At a... [read more]

Informal Cities Event in Mumbai: Oct 31 - Nov 8

October 14, 2009 by polis blog
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SPARC, the Mumbai-based NGO I used to work for, and the Swedish Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm are organizing "INFORMAL CITIES," an art exhibition and seminars to be held in Mumbai. The exhibition will be on display at the former Prince of Wales Museum from October 31 to November 8, with seminars on opening day and... [read more]