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I am just the regular engineer specializing in speed texting, procrastinating, sarcasm and eating!

[Street Frontier @streetfrontier]

Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd, in collaboration with Central & Western Railways is embarking on a grand plan to build new suburban rail lines underground.

The plan also includes relocating existing surface lines underground, freeing up land that can be redeveloped.

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[Trendulkar @Trendulkar]

Quality of life, poor infrastructure & endless bureaucracy are already driving India’s top earners out. Expecting Silicon Valley returnees to thrive here is too optimistic. Unless India cleans up, the real winners will be remote jobs in UAE & Southeast Asia.

[Street Frontier @streetfrontier]

I just finished a short trip to Stockholm, and it left me with a sinking feeling about how under invested our cities are in public transport.

Here is what I saw

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[Scribbler'sLibrary @scriblab]

@streetfrontier Also some absolutely beautiful subway stations!

[Zucker Doctor @DoctorLFC]

This statement from Nitin Gadkari gave me a sense of déjà vu so I did a quick key word search and in 30 seconds found these from 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025.

Gadkari ji, 2-3 saal khatam hi nahi ho rahe hai 😭

[Shekhar Singh @shekhardalal]

PCMC Road after the first rains, a glimpse of our efforts to make all roads in our city truly citizen-centric. It’s heartening to see our healthy streets not only function efficiently for pedestrians and cyclists but also add to the aesthetic beauty of monsoons and become an important driving force for active mobility.

Our commitment is to create streets where people come first, whether it’s the daily commuter, the senior citizen on a leisurely stroll or a child cycling to school. Thoughtful design features like shade, sit-outs, appropriate materials, and managed parking ensure that every pedestrian can navigate safely and comfortably, even in the rains.

This is a small but meaningful step towards our vision of streets that are not just roads for vehicles but public spaces that belong to everyone. Let’s keep working together to build streets that truly work for citizens, every season.

@PCMCSarathi @MAHA_UDD

[Kyle D'souza @kyledesosa]

Before the chainsaws come, wanted to see this one more time. Maybe this video helps others see it too.

The elevated road will clear this canopy. Trees don’t get hearings but your voice can change that @RoadsOfMumbai @QueenofThane @bhaumikgowande @Walkabilityadv @MumbaiFootpaths

[Scribbler'sLibrary @scriblab]

German elections just concluded mins ago. Final results are not even official yet and all party leaders are sitting together and are bombarded by tough questions from the media.
Can we even imagine this after an election in India?

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 Mumbai coastal road near Haji Ali. Before and after the outrage.

Social media can bring change. Share the problems near your area and make it viral.

[Pervin Sanghvi 🌏 @pervinsanghvi]

Link to petition:
https://t.co/9E6nkzC12B

[Pervin Sanghvi 🌏 @pervinsanghvi]

A citizens' group 'Save Our Coast Mumbai' has launched a petition to advocate for the creation of a much-needed green lung for the city, asserting that such a development could improve Mumbai's AQI by 50-100 points. Please support it. Spread the word.
https://t.co/Wirfk7vqh5

[Kumar Manish @kumarmanish9]

Typical "city planning" in India to decongest the city :P

[Street Frontier @streetfrontier]

Pakistan will be the first country in South Asia to start a Tram(new) service. 🚊

It is being launched in the city of Lahore, and the project was approved couple of months ago.

Features:
1⃣ Will span 8.2 kilometers.
2⃣ 10 stops, approximately 1 to 1.5 kilometers apart.
3⃣ 5 trams will operate simultaneously, ensuring that commuters can catch a tram every two minutes at each stop.
4⃣ Will be connected to the Lahore's orange Metro line.

They are drawing inspiration from modern tram models in Finland and China, with an estimated cost of PKR 27 billion.

Meanwhile, India's only tram service "Kolkata tram network" is being forcefully shut down.

Until 1950s, both Mumbai and Chennai had a working Tram services which was shut down in favor of roads and cars.

Source: Dawn, Pakwheels

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

A smart city is not measured by the amount of shiny gadgets, its data gathering novelties or its latest mobility innovations.

Instead, your city is smart when you see children cycling there autonomously, joyfully and free.

(📹 by @NorwichCycling)

[Scribbler'sLibrary @scriblab]

@djhrishi @bhaumikgowande It's done to allow car companies to sell more cars. It happened in the US and it's happening here too.

[Street Frontier @streetfrontier]

Here is an old footage of Mumbai's tram system in service.

It dates back to the year 1964.

Even today, remnants of tram tracks are frequently uncovered during routine excavations in the city.

It is time to bring them back. 🚊

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Video source: Unknown

[Scribbler'sLibrary @scriblab]

@streetfrontier Focus on accessibility for the elderly and features would be separation of residential and commercial zones with max restrictions on cars in residential areas and 30k/hr speed limits. Maximum reach of public transport and streets that look like this:

[Sagar @sagarcasm]

Never thought anyone would beat West Indian bowlers of 70s-80s. That too an Indian fast bowler. So so proud 💙💙💙

[newslaundry @newslaundry]

Modi set up a two year deadline to install flue gas desulphurisation but that deadline has been missed three times, with the union power ministry seeking its fourth extension last month.

@Basantrajsonu reports

https://t.co/TA6iJBEXlp

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

SALAH SCORES THE SPOT-KICKKK!!!!!!!