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Fixing Lucknow

A weekly series on the urban design of our city and, by extension, of India's tier-2 cities. Disagreement is welcome; that is what the series is for.

The Inconsistent Street: Six Lanes of Optimism, Two Lanes of Truth

The Inconsistent Street: Six Lanes of Optimism, Two Lanes of Truth

7/19/2026 · 4 min read

Why Lucknow's roads jump from six lanes to two, what a road hierarchy actually does, and five first moves to fix the network.

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Walking as Infrastructure: The City That Forgot Its Feet

Walking as Infrastructure: The City That Forgot Its Feet

7/13/2026 · 5 min read

Why Lucknow's pedestrian infrastructure fails, what Chennai's NMT policy proves, and five first moves to make the city walkable.

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