From the team running the city.
Weekly traffic letters, policy notes, case studies, and announcements — written for residents, by the people who run Shillong.
The week in traffic — issue 14
Police Bazaar's morning rush is 11% better than last month. Here's what the data is showing us, and where we still need to do better.
Why we made GS Road a one-way between 5pm and 8pm
The data behind the decision — peak-hour throughput, side-street spillover, and the three things we're watching to know whether to keep it.
The week in traffic — issue 13
What three big rains taught us about our drainage stress points, and the four wards we're sending crews to next.
Khyndai Lad junction: from concept to ribbon-cutting in 14 months
How one of the city's worst T-junctions was redesigned — and what we'd do differently next time.
The week in traffic — issue 12
On the GS Road one-way trial, the new bus priority signals, and a curious dip in citizen-reported potholes.
Open Data goes live
From today, seven datasets — including real-time congestion, GTFS, ward boundaries, and the public grievance feed — are available at data.shillongone.gov.in.
The week in traffic — issue 11
On the new ICCC cameras, the Polo Tower drainage works, and why we are slowing down on bus lane decisions.
Why we are obsessed with footpath continuity
A footpath that ends at a bus stop is not a footpath. Why a humble paver block is the most important infrastructure decision we make this year.
How we handle VVIP movement, and why we publish it now
The new VVIP movement protocol is shorter, faster to publish, and — most importantly — public.
Inside the Umsawli ICCC: a tour for citizens
What's actually in Shillong's new command centre, and how it talks to the rest of the city.
Walking Shillong on wheels
Iadalang Kharbangar uses a wheelchair. He filed 14 grievances last year. Here's what he found, and what we did.
Building ShillongOne in Khasi, Garo, and Hindi
We're publicly recruiting language reviewers — and explaining what's hard about doing this well.