BEST bus - Question of Cities

Infrastructure
Public Transport
Right to the City

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’

The cash-strapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), still the most reliable mode of transport, is going through a rough patch with reduced fleet, struggling employees, part-privatisation and more. It is not a lost cause, though. Academic researcher and activist…

Public Transport
Infrastructure
Urban Planning

‘Move people back into trains and buses, it’s affordable and it’s climate action’

As cities in India see a rise in private transport, the modal share of public transport has declined. This varies from city to city but nowhere is it more stark than in Mumbai which was once famed for its accessible…

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to think of profit-loss’

‘Move people back into trains and buses, it’s affordable and it’s climate action’

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’