As Indian cities swell, the government must treat public transport as critical infrastructure rather than a social service. A central idea in modern urban planning is that real progress is not when the poor own cars, but when the wealthy use public transport. Often attributed to Columbian President Gustavo Petro, it originates from Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá, whose reforms showed that strong public transit and equitable urban spaces define development. In India,