About the Author

As Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad, I. P. Gautamled key projects such as the BRTS programme, Sabarmati Riverfront Development and Lakefront Development. Prof. H. M. Shivanand Swamy, an economist and urban and regional planner, has been an educator, researcher, policy advisor and consultant on development planning. Abhijit Lokre, an urban planner, leads the design team for BRTS projects in Ahmedabad, Surat, Indore, Vadodara and Hubli-Dharwad. Vijay Arya, a graduate of the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad, with post-graduation from Helsinki University of Technology, specialises in architecture for transit.