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Chennai's Changing: Post Office Panache
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010. I must admit that until last year, Chennai's Post Offices were buildings that didn't even register in my consciousness. They were all housed in unremarkable buildings and I hardly ever noticed them. However, the vast majority of people in this country do use their neighbourhood post office on a daily basis. Not just for post, but for a variety of other services as well. Is it possible that they even care about such things? Well, it looks like they do! I checked out their website.
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Chennai's Changing: Mobile phones and driving
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Mobile phones and driving. This is a fact - Driving while using a mobile phone is both dangerous and illegal. Yet, this is something that happens all over the world and of course, is much, much worse in India. So why do so many people persist in doing it? Do they think it's cool? Do they like to appear busy? Are they so bored that they have to talk to someone right then and there? Do they think that they are so important that the world will stop turning if they don't take that call?
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Chennai's Changing: Jaime Lerner
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Thursday, July 8, 2010. Today, I've found myself a new hero. Jaime Lerner - architect, urban planner, three times mayor of Curitiba, and governor of Paraná state, Brazil. While for most cities the pace of change is measured in years, for Jaime Lerner it is measured in hours. He is known for transforming a gridlocked commercial artery in Curitiba into a spacious pedestrian mall over one long weekend! July 8, 2010 at 12:33 PM. I wish we could invite him to Chennai. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). You c...
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Chennai's Changing: The fate of Chennai's Waterways
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Friday, July 16, 2010. The fate of Chennai's Waterways. After yesterday's post about the Adyar estuary project, I decided to follow up on an article that had caught my attention a couple of weeks ago - the Cooum restoration project. A team of officials from the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) had made a presentation to the government on the three phase implementation of the project, with the final master plan to be in place by February 2012. And what saddened me more is that it is the very same Ad...
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Chennai's Changing: Smart cards
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Friday, July 9, 2010. This has been on my mind for a while, so I was impressed to see that the State is planning to introduce driving licenses and registration certificates (RC's) in a smart card format by next year. I think it is an important first step in enforcing traffic rules, as violations can be recorded immediately with an easy swipe of the card. Will people refuse to pay fines that are sent to their houses? Will people's attitudes once again get in the way of progress? What do you think? Picture...
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Chennai's Changing: The movers and shakers
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Thursday, July 1, 2010. The movers and shakers. In my post about roads and pavements a few days ago, I had mentioned that someone had begun work on model pavements along L.B. Road, Adyar. I decided to pry a little further and was pleased to discover City Connect. It is an organisation with a vision to transform Chennai into a world class city, that provides great quality of service and infrastructure to all its citizens. And get an idea of the kind of work they are involved in. July 1, 2010 at 7:21 AM.
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Chennai's Changing: East Coast Elevated Expressway
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Friday, June 25, 2010. East Coast Elevated Expressway. Are all these new flyovers and elevated expressways really the solution to Chennai's traffic problems? I am filled with apprehension at the thought of what their construction will cost the city. But of all the proposals, the one along the coast fills me with the most dread. For here it is not just the lives of the fisherfolk, but also the survival of a very fragile ecosystem that hangs in the balance. You can also join. To help Reclaim Our Beaches.
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Chennai's Changing: July 2010
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Friday, July 16, 2010. The fate of Chennai's Waterways. After yesterday's post about the Adyar estuary project, I decided to follow up on an article that had caught my attention a couple of weeks ago - the Cooum restoration project. A team of officials from the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) had made a presentation to the government on the three phase implementation of the project, with the final master plan to be in place by February 2012. And what saddened me more is that it is the very same Ad...
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Chennai's Changing: Free Advertising
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Monday, July 5, 2010. So, what happened to advertising after the government banned hoardings in the city? People just got more innovative, finding new and varied places to display their signs. Does your gate look something like this, by any chance? I sometimes wonder if we are just so resigned to living in a messy city, that we don't even notice them anymore. We don't need these 'No Parking' signs. It should be understood. Does it bother you as much? July 16, 2010 at 8:56 AM. June 4, 2012 at 3:44 PM.
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Chennai's Changing: Temples cleared for road widening
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Friday, July 2, 2010. Temples cleared for road widening. Usually no one wants to object to this for fear of offending people's sentiments. So, I was pleased when I found this article. In the paper yesterday, and was very impressed that the Corporation braved the ire of the locals and devotees, and went ahead with the demolition of two temples in Velachery. Good for them! I wonder whether some of the temples in my locality are in that list of 36. Are you affected by any in your neighbourhood?