Managing mobility in Pune

Here is a placeholder for listing, tracking and crowd-sourcing solutions to mobility issues in Pune.

Pune Issues

Here is a placeholder for listing, tracking and crowd-sourcing solutions to issues in Pune

The Pune H1N1 Wiki

Did you know about that you can help yourself and the city to deal with H1N1 on a wiki? Here is the place where you can crowd-source to collaborate, coordinate and deal with H1N1.

Containing the H1N1

H1N1 is spreading. The response is still uncoordinated, slow, confused, messy and lacking a clear direction. What could a coordinated, quick, focused response look like? Here is a first look at a better coordinated system.

What if you could help yourself?
If you’ve got flu, you should be able to register yourself on phone, through an sms or on the internet. A quick set of questions should be able to assess if you need to be tested for H1N1. If you do, then the information system should schedule you for test on one of the 15 mobile collection centers closest to your home. You should be intimated during your conversation the expected time when the unit will visit you and conduct the test. At the same time the mobile unit would be sent an SMS of your location. The blackberry on the mobile unit would indicate the google map of your location and allow them to update the information system as soon as the sample is collected.

Pune Giki

Did you know about the Pune Governance Wiki? Here is the place where you can crowd-source governance and collaborate to build your city.

Life with a Punecard

Punecards is round the corner if you wish it. It may no longer be a dream of the distant future. But we need to desire it strongly enough before it happens. What will a Punecard world look like? What will you be willing to do to make this a reality?

Do you participate in the governance of your ward?

How many people live in your electoral ward? How many families is that?

What is the ecological footprint of your ward? How much electricity can be supplied to your ward, what is the demand? How many million litres of Petrol/Diesel does your ward need, everyday? How many cars (or maybe bikes) are registered in your ward? Or by-the-way how many can park or drive in the ward?

How many bus routes (or bus trips) ply how many people (r what percentage) from your ward everyday (for work, to school or to markets?)? Do you know the congestion points (and times) of places in your ward?

How many new building permissions were granted this month in your ward? How many new tenements or commercial establishments or Sq Ft Commrcial space will that be? How many Ha of open spaces, play grounds and gardens exist in your ward?

Are there any waterbodies that are being conserved in your ward? How many tons of green or non-green solid waste or sewage does your ward generate and treat? How many million litres of water does your ward consume or fall short of every day? How much of it comes from the wards own rainwater harvesting?

How many people are born, marry, die, move into or move out of your ward every day?

Do you participate in the governance of your ward? Use the map to locate your ward, share and view information.