Housing and transport decisions should be coordinated

A housing project can add thousands of daily journeys. If transport, roads and drainage are planned later, residents inherit congestion and service gaps. Coordination should happen before approvals are treated as a finished development plan.nnBangalore Herald will compare promised connectivity with current travel time and local public infrastructure.

Planning should assess drainage, water, road capacity and emergency access before approvals are final. Bangalore Herald will compare promised connectivity with actual peak-hour movement.nn The useful measure is not only job creation but also rent, commute, water and service pressure in the neighbourhoods where workers live. Bangalore Herald will follow those effects.