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Phoenix Mall of Asia, Mantri Mall, Orion Mall, Lulu Mall, IKEA all fell prey to traffic congestion when they opened. This is just in one half of Bengaluru. Why does it repeat without fail in many cities all across India? Don’t we learn anything at all? Here is a  complete breakdown of the issue and the possible the solutions. Sathya Sankaran, Urban Communicator and host of the OoruLabs podcast brings in Prof Ashish Verma of IISc to discuss this issue.

Stock video and picture credits to various contributors on Pexels, Pixabay, Mixkit, Moneycontrol.com, Auditya Venkatesh @AudiPhotography. All rights belong to respective owners.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction & context

01:45 - The reaction

03:16 - The real parking numbers

07:27 - Rant part un

09:38 - Expert speak

29:29 - Rant part duex

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The problem with parking! | S1E16 OoruLabs podcast with Paul Barter - https://youtu.be/NynCSp9r8Z0 

Profile of Ashish verma - http://www.civil.iisc.ac.in/people/ashish-verma/ 

The mall traffic becomes unmanageable - https://x.com/hebbaltrafficps/status/1738906663225356735?s=20  

BBMP Byelaws - https://www.naredco.in/notification/pdfs/Bangalore-Building-Byelaws.pdf

TfL role in planning - https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/urban-planning-and-construction/our-role-in-planning

The news about the traffic jams in Moneycontrol https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/technology/bengalurus-phoenix-mall-of-asia-back-in-business-accountability-under-spotlight-11990771.html

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