From torn-up roads to flooding in even the glitziest neighborhoods, Mumbai’s infrastructure belies the city’s status as a major financial capital. Officials are now looking to boost Mumbai’s reputation with a multibillion-dollar facelift that will put the city on the same level of corporate respectability as Hong Kong or Tokyo. For inspiration, they’re looking to the original design document outlining New York City’s vision for expansion in the 19th century.

Reimagining the city’s public infrastructure, including roads, bridges and its sprawling sewage system is ambitious. Zoning and construction laws are famously complex here, Nic Querolo and Saikat Das write. Today on CityLab: Mumbai Facelift Is Inspired by 200-Year-Old New York Blueprint

— Linda Poon

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