People seem to love making negative remarks about societal breakdown and people’s lack of concern for others.
Cars are harmful to our health and to our environment.
There are plenty of great examples of improving the traffic situation around schools and making the children's lives better.
There is a common confusion around the subject of health.
The focus of local governments should be ensuring that child protection protection services are prioritised.
What can we learn from the American disaster? First, that democracy isn’t easy.
It is time to greatly restrict the use of private motorised vehicles and make our cities more liveable.
If we have learnt nothing else in the last several months, it is not to underestimate the power of young people.
Having lived in Dhaka for more than 20 years and, prior to Covid-19, travelled to many other cities, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to reflect on what makes a city great.
Imagine if aliens came to Earth. If they landed in just about any major city, they would be forgiven for believing that people are simply batteries for automobiles, and that automobiles are the true life form, with everything designed around their needs for housing, fuel, and socialising with other automobiles on congested streets.
Here is an important but little-known fact about car parking: the more that is provided, the greater the demand.
As the Covid pandemic drags on and schools and universities continue to remain closed, children and youth in particular are tired of being cooped up at home. Serious as they are, it is not just the loss of livelihoods and education that affect us; we need to have social contact, relaxation, and recreation.
Life has changed in so many ways due to Covid-19, this one change may not even have registered for you. But with restrictions on motorised transport, people are walking more than ever. Much of it is by necessity, but sometimes the necessary can also reveal hidden pleasures.
Ask the average man whose wife has no paid job what she does and the response is likely to be, “Nothing”.
It is now quite well-accepted that the demand for vehicle parking in Dhaka City exceeds the existing capacity. Common sense suggests that the solution is to increase the supply, and the government’s new draft parking policy seeks to do so.
