Urban planning gridlock: Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road traffic jam offers hard lessons for future city corridors

Once envisioned as a decongesting arterial corridor connecting major IT hubs, Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road (ORR) has become one of the city’s most gridlocked stretches, a cautionary tale of how rapid commercial expansion without adequate infrastructure planning can hinder a city’s mobility and productivity. Once meant to ease traffic between IT hubs, Bengaluru’s Outer Ring […]

Is Bengaluru’s real estate property boom cooling down? Enquiries drop around key IT corridors, experts say

Once the poster children of Bengaluru’s real estate market frenzy, in areas like Whitefield, Sarjapur Road, and neighbourhoods near the Kempegowda International Airport have long been magnets for homebuyers and investors. Known for their proximity to IT hubs and infrastructure growth, these micro-markets symbolised the city’s transformation into a real estate powerhouse. However, the buzz […]