Cyberabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner G. Srijana proposed testing a lane that would let buses travel against adjacent traffic, as one of several ideas discussed at a mobility symposium in Bengaluru.
Officials and experts at the Mobility Symposium 2026 in Bengaluru on Oct. 8 discussed ways to make journeys between homes, workplaces and public transport more convenient. Srijana said cities should move beyond isolated transport projects and build connected networks.
One option under consideration in Cyberabad is a contraflow bus lane. Any wider rollout would depend on the results of a trial, she said. Authorities have also counted existing bus routes to inform transport planning.
Other proposals included redesigning junctions to reduce conflicts among road users and linking existing cycle tracks with residential neighbourhoods and employment hubs. Srijana said a nearby metro station or bus route does not automatically mean that public transport is easy to reach.
She urged companies to reconsider incentives that encourage employees to drive and to explore shared transport for workers living in the same residential complexes. Pick-ups and drop-offs should take place inside office grounds where possible, she said, to avoid obstructing nearby roads.
Jayaprakash Narayan, founder of the Foundation for Democratic Reforms, joined the discussion virtually and called for Hyderabad’s metro, bus and suburban rail services to be integrated under a unified transport authority with a common ticketing system.