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.

Frustrated with the lack of a 'big picture' and being shut out of the actual decision making process, CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Tamil Nadu, decided to launch this platform to provide a single voice for all the city's stakeholders -and to help them collaborate with and support the government, in the development of urban infrastructure and services. Spearheaded by big names like TVS, CTS, NAPC and MARG, it seems like there's finally some real hope for change.

Besides the L.B road project, they are also in the process of conducting a study on the improvement of the MTC bus system, and working on a solution for parking and other services at the Chennai Airport. And while looking at these issues, they are also keeping their eyes on the bigger picture. To envision the future and develop Chennai and its surrounding towns and villages in a holistic manner.

I, for one, certainly hope that they are successful. Take a minute, if you can, to visit their website and get an idea of the kind of work they are involved in.