This morning’s plenary session on the second day of the Clinton Global Initiative was all about “Investing in Girls and Women.”
Moderated by acclaimed journalist Diane Sawyer, co-anchor of Good Morning America and Primetime, the discussion …

Strip malls need a makeover. Not just to look prettier, but to be safer and more accessible to pedestrians, cyclists and other people on the street. Photo by Dean Terry.
On the beauty spectrum of community …

A few highlights from our TheCityFix DC site-if you’re not reading it regularly, you’re missing out:
LEED Neighborhood Development Wants You to Build More More More: Why doesn’t LEED-ND certify already existing neighborhoods? It’s one more …

Motor vehicles often impede on pedestrian space in New Delhi, India. Photo by kandyjaxx.
Thirty-three percent of commuters in Delhi, India walk to work in conditions that could be described as hazardous to your health. …

In India, 105,725 people were killed and 452,922 people were injured in road traffic crashes in 2006, and the fatalities can be expected to grow to 260,000 in 2030, unless new policies are implemented, according …

India Pedestrians at busy intersection in Mumbai. Photo by saibotregeel.
Engineering is often the only factor considered during design and implementation of junction improvements plans at key locations where flyovers are built. But the reality …

The Pune Miror has an interesting article on a study conducted by the Maharashtra Police on highway accidents in India. Simply put, the results are startling.

The sun setting in Mumbai. Photo by d ha rm e sh.
Earlier this week, TheCityFix ran the first part of an interview with Krishnaraj Rao, a citizen turned activist, who now spends a significant …

Here Pedestrians hold back traffic after painting a sidewalk on the street. Photo from Friendlyghost.
Krishnaraj Rao lives in Borivli, a suburb of Mumbai known for its famous Sanjay Gandhi National Park, and, more recently, …

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 …