Jan 10CycleTo.Work is now AltMo.appWhat happened to Cycle To Work? It just became a critical cog in the evolution of the platform into something bigger. Cycle To Work was launched on the International Car Free day of 2018 as a tool to measure bicycle rides at a company level. In addition to serving as a motivational tool, it provided valuable…Climate Change2 min readClimate Change2 min read
Dec 11, 2022Active and ResilientI wrote a couple of pieces in March 2021, How do you invert the mobility pyramid? and Active Mobility Goals. It's worth a read because it already sets the context for a law in India that can punt liveability in cities, closer towards the climate resilience end zone. What I…Active Mobility3 min readActive Mobility3 min read
Oct 22, 2022Bus for whom?There is an increasing acknowledgement of the limits of personal vehicle usage in populated cities. All freedoms and comfort of personal choice come with attached collective problems it causes. In case of personal vehicles its the pollution, congestion and accidents to people who walk and cycle on the roads. This…Bus3 min readBus3 min read
Jul 25, 2022Digital & Climate friendlySilvassa is at the crossroads. Nestled in the Union Territory (UT) of Dadra & Nagar Haveli (DNH), its industrialisation effort two decades ago has given it many businesses, from multinationals to SME’s, which number more than 2500. The Special Economic Zones and Value Added Tax regimes gave the UT’s a…Bicycling2 min readBicycling2 min read
Mar 8, 2022A NEW MEANING TO WOMEN’S DAY!You’re in a cozy café sipping coffee after a long yet rejuvenating day out with your bestie. You’ve shopped till you’ve dropped, eaten like there’s no tomorrow and even walked miles together, a perfect way to end a stressful week. Your friend grabs your hand in the huge crowd so…Womens Day4 min readWomens Day4 min read
Jan 26, 2022ಮರುವಿನ್ಯಾಸ — RedesignThe pandemic and climate emergency provide us an opportunity to not be where we find ourselves today. Stuck in homes looking for things we left behind in 2020. However, the old normal is not going to get us to where we need to go. The old normal is what got…Bmlta3 min readBmlta3 min read
Dec 8, 2021Rewards of collaboration…has to outweigh the rewards of competition. By Sathya Sankaran, Coordinator for the UMTA Now! Campaign and Consultant on Sustainable Mobility with inputs from Satyajit Arikutharam, Transport Expert. Bengaluru, like other cities in the country, has been creating transport agencies as different modes of transportation appeared over the years. The government of Mysore State formed the Bangalore…Transportation4 min readTransportation4 min read
Published in Sustainable Mobility Network·Nov 23, 2021Pedestrianised Streets & Urban Wellbeing: the Case of Church Street, BengaluruAuthored by: Lucas Snaije, Research & Advocacy Manager, BYCS Sathya Sankaran, Co-Founder Urban Morph & Bicycle Mayor Bengaluru In most cities around the world, streets make up around 80% of all public space. They are the lifeblood of urban life, and can enable cultural vitality, commerce, and a safe place…Pedestrians6 min readPedestrians6 min read
Jul 19, 2021Establishing Virtue SignalingOver the last few years, Bengaluru has been trying to make concrete moves towards becoming more Public Transport & Active Mobility friendly. The Cycle Day and Cycle To Work programs led to increase in attention towards cycling infrastructure in the city’s Comprehensive Mobility Plan and Pop-Up cycle lanes during the…Cycling3 min readCycling3 min read
Jun 7, 2021#PedalForLife on #WorldBicycleDayClubbing our way on #WorldBicycleDay2021. Psst… Virtual thou 🙂. We hosted the first town hall of #ReliefRiders on the Clubhouse app and had a ball of a time. Themed around #PedalForLife, the discussion was mostly around how cycling creates a positive impact in the long run. The agenda you may…World Bicycle Day2 min readWorld Bicycle Day2 min read
