Targeted congestion pricing in dense business districts, combined with demand-based parking management, can reduce traffic congestion, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has said, calling for policy intervention to manage rising congestion in large cities. Citing global examples such as Singapore and London, the survey noted that a dynamic, electronic, congestion-pricing system that automatically charges vehicles when […]
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 […]