The problem with parking! | #OoruLabs Talking Heads #podcast Episode 16
Discover the root causes of parking problems in cities and how to solve them in this episode of the OoruLabs podcast. Hear from Dr. Paul Barter, an adjunct professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and is the host of the Reinventing parking podcast, as he discusses how the mindset towards parking has led to inefficiencies and explains the importance of managing on-street parking. Listen to learn how incentivizing motorists to look for off-street parking can help solve the issue.

On YouTube https://youtu.be/NynCSp9r8Z0
On Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-oorulabs-podcast/id1682407685?i=1000613739339
On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GSKeWJEwyO9XZakL3vZKx?si=581f1df0ad744cf1

Does size matter for cities?| #OoruLabs Talking Heads #podcast Episode 17
In this episode of the OoruLabs podcast, Alok Prasanna from the Vidhi Center for Legal Policy talks to Sathya Sankaran about the challenges of urban governance in India's megacities. They discuss the history of municipal governance, the need for effective ward committees, and the limitations of the current system. Prasanna highlights the importance of right-sizing governance and active intervention to keep pace with the scale of growth in India's cities, why the 74th amendment is too weak to get us better cities and reveals how an alternate constitution considered a better devolution but was abandoned for unknown reasons.
On YouTube https://youtu.be/helgTk7_0TE
On Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-oorulabs-podcast/id1682407685?i=1000614672752
On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/6j0InEaeBYlpWSTyFwM1N8?si=65d743a9ba814628

World Bicycle Day special | #OoruLabs Commuter Series #podcast Episode 02. A freewheeling discussion with bicycle commuters Shilpi, Tandava & Karthik
On YouTube https://youtu.be/PkTMA-5QcNQ
On Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-oorulabs-podcast/id1682407685?i=1000615419232
On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Exnd7eCNMFZxc7wuE4l2a?si=79fbbbbebdb84c24

Will the bicycle survive the future? | #OoruLabs Talking Heads #podcast Episode 19
In this episode of the OoruLabs podcast, Sathya Sankaran and Sonal Kulkarni discuss the future of cycling as a commuting vehicle in cities with Professor Ruth Oldenziel. They delve into the history of the automobile industry and its impact on urban planning, as well as the factors needed for successful cycling infrastructure. Listen in to learn more about the role of cycling in sustainable transportation and the challenges faced in promoting it in different contexts. She shares with us a historical perspective which goes beyond the 1970’s narrative of Amsterdam and talks about the cycling cities research series she has embarked on across multiple continents. Watch/Listen on the below links.
On YouTube https://youtu.be/V7NS5ecTVVM
On Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-oorulabs-podcast/id1682407685?i=1000617335043
On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Aq0cA9KUwOyPPOfMurvhk?si=2e7c4c5beb40494a

Who is a Bicycle Mayor? | #OoruLabs Talking Heads #podcast Episode 20
In this episode, Bicycle Mayor Network Co-ordinator from BYCS, Netherlands, Simon Alvarez Belon speaks about the change maker network for cycling that has swept across many countries. He delves into who is a Bicycle Mayor, and the impact their work has been having. Listen in if you are curious and want to join the network.
On YouTube https://youtu.be/d_dAkE6MLXA
On Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-oorulabs-podcast/id1682407685?i=1000618155019
On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ftLsFCaXmReJvM2HUEOTU?si=fc3d6817af4e4994

City’s future inscribed on a stone | #OoruLabs Talking Heads #podcast Episode 21 with @pluday
The long arc of history lands very close to where you live today. In many places, the arc is 10 times longer than many books claiming to document city history. Udaya shows us how touching feeling and including hyperlocal thousand year history in our narratives will lead to better cities that are sustainable a thousand years into the future.
Listen here
On YouTube https://youtu.be/N0dQmaiBYSw
On Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-oorulabs-podcast/id1682407685?i=1000618935424
On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0b81zBGMtsAZx1tyAzoiN5?si=1eeccd89bac54454

How to stop cities from drowning? | OoruLabs Talking Heads podcast Episode 23

Cities are drowning all across the country. S Vishwanath, Popularly known as Zenrainman, tells Sathya Sankaran and Sonal Kulkarni why. How do we stop this deluge? He lays bare the gaps in our existing water management and governance strategy. Listen in to find out more. 

And all the love and all the love in the world
Won't stop the rain from falling, waste seeping underground
-Break it down again, Tears for fears

On YouTube https://youtu.be/ETRTI9pW-M4
On Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-oorulabs-podcast/id1682407685?i=1000621209650
On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/57v3sjTVjImG5QkVnRWAck?si=6855e1731a8e4186

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