Move with Women
India
Harshita Jamba, Aravinda Devaraj
24 December 2025
Transport systems shape who can access opportunities and who is left behind. In this article for POLIS Magazine, Harshita Jamba and Aravinda Devaraj unpack how gender-responsive approaches to urban mobility can transform planning and decision-making. Using evidence from Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Kochi the article shows how inclusive mobility benefits not just women, but the wider urban ecosystem.
RESOURCES
MobiliseHER Resource Hub
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21 Jan 2025
Kochi Corpn. rolls out ‘Mobilise Her’ project to address women’s transportation woes
The project aims to ensure smooth, round-the-clock transport arrangements primarily for women, along with the development of infrastructure for a women-centric transport system
Kochi
THE HINDU
22 Jan 2025
Kochi Corporation set to draw up Kerala’s first Local Area Plan
The maiden LAP has been proposed covering select areas of four divisions — 49, 51, 52, and 53 — based on the Corporation’s master plan for the city
Kochi
THE HINDU
29 Dec 2024
High Level Committee recommends all India Urban Planning Service, amendments in MVA Act
The report states that an All India Urban Planning Service on the lines of other civil services like Indian Information Service and Indian Audit and Accounts Service should be set up to ensure entry of qualified planners into the town planning profession.
Ahmedabad
The Indian Express