My last work trip for INRO was to Lahore to help their newly created Lahore Transport Company plan the metro bus system! Given the scale and type of challenges that they face (most vehicles are two-stroke motorcycles and the city is mostly sprawling low density) I was very impressed that they were able to push through such a project so quickly. From what I understand, they will not be able to do a similar project any time soon.... https://www.flickr.com/photos/zvileve/6954817122/in/album-72157629446088484
Oh that’s cool! I didn’t know that. Yeah it certainly seems a bit of a quirk of a project, and they’ve also got a sole metro line now too.
Pakistan interests me for everyone focuses on Indian cities like Bangalore, but Pakistan has these huge places one doesn’t know so much about. Plus a load of BRT which is now being poo pooed by much of the west.
Also very curious about a creative scene there that I hear about but haven’t really seen much of.
Nisar Ahmed and I are still vaguely in contact but he lives in Karachi now (his hometown) and only briefly worked in transportation modeling. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaikhnisar/
Not sure if Izza Anwer was in the group I taught (which was 50% women - all highly educated and more competent than the men), but she is still based in Lahore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-izza-anwer-5913b643/
My last work trip for INRO was to Lahore to help their newly created Lahore Transport Company plan the metro bus system! Given the scale and type of challenges that they face (most vehicles are two-stroke motorcycles and the city is mostly sprawling low density) I was very impressed that they were able to push through such a project so quickly. From what I understand, they will not be able to do a similar project any time soon.... https://www.flickr.com/photos/zvileve/6954817122/in/album-72157629446088484
Oh that’s cool! I didn’t know that. Yeah it certainly seems a bit of a quirk of a project, and they’ve also got a sole metro line now too.
Pakistan interests me for everyone focuses on Indian cities like Bangalore, but Pakistan has these huge places one doesn’t know so much about. Plus a load of BRT which is now being poo pooed by much of the west.
Also very curious about a creative scene there that I hear about but haven’t really seen much of.
Don’t suppose you’ve got any lingering contacts?
Nisar Ahmed and I are still vaguely in contact but he lives in Karachi now (his hometown) and only briefly worked in transportation modeling. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaikhnisar/
Imran Khan has also moved on from Lahore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-imran-khan-83ba9341/
Not sure if Izza Anwer was in the group I taught (which was 50% women - all highly educated and more competent than the men), but she is still based in Lahore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-izza-anwer-5913b643/