Call for asbestos free brake pads to improve air quality and public health in Georgia
In the era of modern urban development to satisfy the growing social and economic demand of the population, both natural and artificial materials that create a threat to human health are in use. Among them is asbestos. Asbestos is a fibrous mineral, widely used in...
Only the land use master plan can stop the urban sprawl and improve mobility in Tbilisi
Tbilisi is experiencing an acute lack of green spaces. No new parks have been built in the last 80 years. Instead the urban sprawl is expanding causing further congestion, rising air pollution and more dangerous roads. A strategic and sustainable land-use master plan...
Another city falling into the trap of overpasses to reduce congestion
A few days ago, Tbilisi City Hall announced a tender for the construction of an overpass near the old hippodrome in Tbilisi for an estimated cost of GEL 2.9 million (USD 1.2 million). But, do such overpasses solve the problem of traffic congestion? Experience in... 