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Climate Action
Climate entrepreneurship and public goods
Explores how entrepreneurs can create economic value around environmental resource scarcity by establishing measurable correlations between pollution and health impacts.
Energy Systems
Exergy and Symbiosis
Examines energy efficiency in human systems and discusses the need for more efficient AI systems and industrial practices that mimic natural symbiotic relationships.
Transport Policy
#NoMoreYellowBoards
A compelling argument against vehicle registration color restrictions for carpooling services. Advocates for decoupling vehicle regulations from driver requirements.
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Recent articles from 2023-2026
Urban Branding
Branding cities — Mobility
Proposes positioning cities through sustainable transportation priorities rather than personal vehicle ownership aspirations.
ESG Reporting
State of Scope 3 emissions
Analyzes corporate employee commute emissions reporting trends and introduces measurement principles for sustainable mobility tracking.
Infrastructure
Are we not rich enough for efficient transportation infrastructure?
Challenges the notion that developing nations must delay sustainable infrastructure investments until they "develop."
Active Mobility
Society is ready. The Politicians?
Documents grassroots active mobility initiatives in Karnataka and urges political action on cycling and pedestrian infrastructure.
Product Update
CycleTo.Work is now AltMo.app
Announces platform evolution to track multiple sustainable commute modes beyond cycling.
Legislation
Active and Resilient
Discusses Karnataka's Active Mobility Bill as a framework for climate resilience and city liveability.
Active Mobility
Cycling, walking, and human-powered transportation
Active Mobility
Society is ready. The Politicians?
Documents the surge of grassroots active mobility initiatives in Karnataka and the growing citizen demand for infrastructure.
Legislation
Active and Resilient
An analysis of Karnataka's proposed Active Mobility Bill as a framework for climate resilience.
Urban Planning
Pedestrianised Streets & Urban Wellbeing
Impact assessment showing 92% increase in pedestrian footfall and improved air quality on Church Street.
Active Mobility
Establishing Virtue Signalling
How Bengaluru established cycling as a priority through removing anti-cycling signboards and launching CFAM.
Community
#PedalForLife on #WorldBicycleDay
Celebrating World Bicycle Day 2021 with virtual town hall bringing together cyclists from 12 cities.
Urban Policy
How do you invert the mobility pyramid?
Making the case for legislative action on active mobility as affirmative action to prioritize pedestrians and cyclists.
Active Mobility
Active Mobility Goals
Defining what an Active Mobility Act should contain - ensuring outcomes for walkability and cycle-ability.
Cycling & Mobility
Pandemic Blessing
How the pandemic created an opportunity for cycling to surge in Bengaluru through Relief Riders and Reset With Cycling.
Cycling
A Quarter of Pedalling to work
CycleToWork platform launches with 115 companies across 6 cities, using leaderboards to incentivize sustainable commuting.
Cycling
Pedalling across the gender gap
Only 8.4% of CycleToWork riders are women. Examining barriers to women cycling in India and solutions for greater equity.
Active Mobility
Cranking it up
The launch of #CycleToWork Fridays - a critical mass event for bicycle commuters demanding safe cycling facilities.
Cycling Safety
State of the mind
Exploring the gap between perceived and actual cycling safety. The real issue is a collective action problem.
Climate Action
Environmental impact, emissions, and sustainability
Climate Action
Climate entrepreneurship and public goods
Explores how entrepreneurs can create economic value around environmental resource scarcity.
Energy Systems
Exergy and Symbiosis
Examines energy efficiency in human systems and discusses the need for more efficient AI and industrial practices.
Climate Action
Who is to blame?
Examining responsibility for climate-friendly infrastructure progress and the role of political leadership.
Climate Action
Cities, Climate and Behaviour Change
Cycling is the future. Cities influence our direction through everyday consumption and usage choices.
Clean Air
People at the forefront of clean air
Communities taking action through cycling initiatives to combat air pollution and create change from the ground up.
Air Quality
Have we measured enough?
Analysis of air quality monitoring in Bengaluru and the need to move from measurement to action.
Air Pollution
The clear and present danger
Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk globally. Analysis of vehicular pollution impact.
Plastic Waste
Spoon-fed
Behavioral nudges to reduce plastic cutlery waste in India's online food delivery industry. 120 billion pieces disposed annually.
Community Action
Relief Riders
How 66 cyclists delivered essential supplies to elderly populations during COVID-19 lockdown in Bengaluru.
Urban Policy
The drive to nowhere
Vehicle additions in Bengaluru grow at 10% annually. Bold measures needed to promote sustainable transport.
Policy & Advocacy
Urban governance, infrastructure, and legislative action
Transport Policy
#NoMoreYellowBoards
Argues against vehicle registration color restrictions for carpooling services.
Infrastructure
Are we not rich enough for efficient transportation infrastructure?
Challenges the notion that developing nations must delay sustainable infrastructure investments.
Public Transit
Bus for whom?
Data-driven exploration of public transit accessibility in Bengaluru with visualization tools.
Social Issues
A New Meaning to Women's Day
A powerful essay challenging societal judgments on young women and advocating for authentic self-expression.
Infrastructure
ಮರುವಿನ್ಯಾಸ — Redesign
A Republic Day vision calling for redesign of Karnataka's infrastructure with focus on walking and cycling.
Urban Policy
Rewards of Collaboration
Examining the path to creating Bengaluru's Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA).
Urban Policy
Peanuts will only get you monkeys
Critical analysis of Bengaluru's Comprehensive Mobility Plan showing inadequate cycling infrastructure investment.
Urban Policy
Doing it right!
Amsterdam's Zuidas development shows how to integrate transit-oriented development with mobility as a service.
Urban Policy
Future of delivery is not drones
Cargo bikes can handle 42% of urban goods trips under 500kg, offering sustainable last-mile delivery.
Road Safety
Rethinking road safety
Road safety campaigns ignore pedestrians and cyclists. A 34% increase in pedestrian/cyclist fatalities revealed.
Community Action
Communities and collective action
Exploring community-led solutions through Cycle Day, Walk to School, and Chaat Street initiatives.
Metro Governance
Broken Foundations
Analysis of structural issues in Bengaluru's metropolitan governance and the need for devolution of powers.
Institutional Reform
The state of politics
Analysis of India's institutional decay and the need to strengthen federal institutions.
Fiscal Federalism
Federalism & the Fifteenth
Critical analysis of the 15th Finance Commission's Terms of Reference and fiscal federalism.
Urban Economics
Urbs Economicus
How Bengaluru's Revised Masterplan fails to create economically viable neighborhoods.
Corporate ESG
Scope 3 emissions, sustainable commuting, and climate action
ESG Reporting
State of Scope 3 emissions
A deep dive into corporate employee commute emissions reporting trends. Introduces measurement principles for sustainable mobility tracking and why Scope 3 emissions from employee commute remain the blind spot in corporate sustainability reporting.
Product Update
CycleTo.Work is now AltMo.app
The evolution of our sustainable commuting platform from CycleTo.Work to Altmo—now tracking multiple sustainable commute modes beyond cycling. A platform designed to help companies measure and reduce their Scope 3 emissions from employee transport.
Digital Climate
Digital & Climate Friendly
How Silvassa and New Town Kolkata are using the Cycle To Work platform for digital-first transformation toward climate-friendly mobility. A case study in ESG compliance with IPCA, Reliance, and HUL.
Cycling
A Quarter of Pedalling to work
CycleToWork platform launches with 115 companies across 6 cities, using leaderboards to incentivize sustainable commuting. The tech platform that aggregates bicycle commutes and ranks companies by participation.
Urban Policy
The Coasian Ombudsman
How negotiation can solve market failures. Platforms like CycleToWork aggregate company-level points for social good, catalyzing productive participation in minimizing negative externalities.
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