Articles by Dhawal Ashar
India needs resilient streets, for livable cities
The transformation of Indian streets into climate-resilient corridors demands a paradigm shift in urban planning
Published on Aug 13, 2024 05:41 PM IST
Jaya DhindawDhawal Ashar
Ghatkopar Tragedy: Are hoardings in public spaces worth the risk?
With digital platforms offering targeted advertising capabilities, one may wonder if the visual clutter of physical hoardings is essential
Published on May 16, 2024 06:29 PM IST
Pedestrians victims of 46% crashes
It isn’t just the growing number of automobiles that impede pedestrian access. The growth in numbers doesn’t just manifest in congestion everywhere. If that were the case, we should have had traffic jams with no impact on pedestrian network. Automobile dependency leads to several externalities that eventually impede the safety of pedestrians
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Dhawal Ashar
Create stronger deterrents to speeding
Urban India needs to create stronger deterrents to speeding that goes beyond legal enforcement by focusing on building infrastructure that safer by design. Safer roads encourage walking, cycling and public transport, to ensure a more livable, vibrant and accessible city for all.
Published on Jan 05, 2023 04:32 PM IST
Madhav Pai, Ojas Shetty and Dhawal Ashar
Mumbai must shift its paradigm to moving people instead of moving vehicles
More roads lead to more demand. This is well established now. It’s a phenomenon called ‘Induced Demand’. Mumbai has been no exception to this phenomenon. Automobile population in the past two decades has grown exponentially
Published on Nov 22, 2022 12:36 AM IST
Dhawal Ashar
Street designing needs a multi-disciplinary approach
It is imperative to look at the urban street design for Indian cities as a trans-disciplinary science that requires the combined expertise of civil engineering, urban design, and traffic engineering
Updated on Jan 15, 2022 08:50 PM IST
Madhav Pai and Dhawal Ashar