INDIA, Nov. 2 -- NCRTC and the National Capital Region Planning Board are examining frameworks for urban development along regional transport corridors, according to reporting published on 1 November. The discussions concern planning, regulation and investment models. They should not be treated as approval of every proposed development or completion of the corridors under consideration.
The planning stage is precisely when the public-interest questions must be answered.
A station can improve access to employment. Whether that benefit reaches ordinary households depends on the neighbourhood around it: housing costs, walking routes, feeder services and essential facilities.
The Property Times believes that transit-oriented development must...