Building innovative transport networks

Developing a 21st century transportation system requires not just building new roads, train tracks and bridges, but a reimaging of what transportation will look like in the decades to come

Anyone who has sat in deadlocked Mumbai traffic — or congestion in any of the growing number of megacities across Asia — can attest to the transportation challenges facing the region. With more than a third of Indians now living in cities, and a whopping 20 million in the Mumbai metropolis, getting around can be a major obstacle.

Recognising these challenges, the Narendra Modi government and officials across the country are focused on attracting new investments into the infrastructure needed to support a growing Indian economy. But developing a 21st-century transportation system requires more than just building new roads, bridges and