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Sudhir works as Transport Specialist in Clean Air Initiative for Asian cities. He works primarily on environmental issues related to transport and has extensive experience in road design and safety issues.

“Hybrids” Rule Philippines Streets! – Part 1
December 1, 2009 | No Comment

Originally posted at Air Quality, Climate Change, and Transport:

‘Josephine Guittu ‘drives a Hybrid for living in Manila.
In case if you are wondering if he has cracked the “technology” barrier to own a cheap non polluting …

Bangalore Is Waiting for the Butterfly Effect
May 20, 2008 | 4 Comments

The term “Butterfly effect” was coined by Edward Lorenz based on the theory that a single flap of a butterfly’s wings in one part of world could set off a tornado in another part of …

Fighting Noise Pollution, Mumbai Celebrates No Honking Day
April 18, 2008 | 6 Comments

Photo by James Cridland.
In ancient Indian and Chinese texts, writers noted that the ultimate form of torture involved subjecting captives to loud and horrible noises. It’s an interesting paradox that we now live in …

Behind Bangalore’s Growth, A New Species Is Born: Transport Challenged People
March 19, 2008 | 7 Comments

Here two-wheelers invade a footpath. All photos by Sudhir Gota, SECON Pvt Ltd.
Krishnappa is a security guard for a multinational software firm in Bangalore who, for the past thirty years, has walked and cycled …