Varanasi Accelerates Data-Driven Solutions to Improve City Mobility
Varanasi, March 2025.The Sustainable Cities Challenge (SCC) — organized by the Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) — brought together 10 global innovators for an Innovator Academy held under the $9 million global Sustainable Cities Challenge. Developed in collaboration with the Municipal Corporation of Varanasi, Varanasi Smart City, Challenge Works, and World Resources Institute, the Varanasi Sustainable Cities Challenge aims to identify and scale data-driven solutions for managing crowd movement in the old city of Kashi.India's spiritual hub, Varanasi, attracts millions of visitors each year. While this influx energizes the local economy, it also results in mobility issues — making the need for innovative solutions the key to ensuring safety, accessibility, and efficiency in mo...
