Policymakers should collect and maintain city-level data to make informed policies over the next decade.
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Mumbai: Traffic Chokepoints
A web tool that allows users to quantify the economic and environmental costs of congestion in Mumbai.
Assessing Cities’ Labour Market Efficiencies Using Mumbai Commuting Data
We quantify the economic and environmental costs of congestion in Mumbai using Uber data.
Reforming Urban India
A policy document that outlines a set of recommendations for addressing the issues facing Indian cities.
Mumbai Commute doubles during Monsoon
The average Mumbaikar spends around 21 days in a year commuting of which nearly 11 are spent stuck in traffic!
Urbanization: No City-Dweller Left Behind
Paper that lays out a plan for India’s urban future.
Indian Budget 2019 must focus on diversifying sources of govt revenue as over-reliance on taxes is axing benefits of welfare schemes
Opinion piece on the negative welfare effects of government over-reliance on a few revenue handles.