A Vision for an Ideal Public Transportation System

By: Rahul Das

The context: Cities in India are highly dynamic in nature and indicate various characteristics in terms of population, area, climate, urban form, occupational activities, transport and mobility, etc. While all such features systematize to the proper functioning of a city, the transport infrastructure plays a pivotal role. This transport mechanism is in turn linked to land use patterns and, also, intertwines all economic activities to each other.