Depending on our needs, we might need to use a variety of public transport (like buses, Metro, etc,). Each transport operator in Chennai uses different pricing methods. To make travel using different modes seamless and equitable, no matter how far we go, or which mode we choose, ticket prices must be more or less similar. This will ensure that people have a range of transport options; and people can pick what works best for them without worrying about the cost of the journey.

A common mobility card is one card you can pay into, which you can then use to travel on buses, trains, metros, or even share autos. It eliminates the need to carry cash for tickets and speeds up the ticketing and transfer processes. The advantages of a common mobility card include its ability to forecast transportation needs and better understand consumer behaviour. Several countries around the world have their own versions of it. In India, the National Common Mobility Card is an effort at this.

#EarthOvershootDay represents that day in the calendar beyond which we live on borrowed resources. While as families we work hard to leave something of human value for our children, why are we stripping earth of resources that were meant for them?