Gurugram’s evening commute by rickshaw, car, bicycle, and foot
August 30, 2019

A rickshaw drives in traffic at night near HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, India, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
Rickshaws, pedestrians, motorcycles, bicycles, and cars, are seen during the evening commute near HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, on Mon., December 10, 2018.

Last year I spent a little time in Gurugram, a large city bordering Delhi. Gurugram (also known as Gurgaon) is a financial and tech hub and also connected to Delhi by metro, so residents make the daily commute either within the city or further afield by rickshaw, bus, car, bicycle, subway, and foot (and often a combination of a few of those options). You can see all methods of transportation in use in these images, a typical evening commute at HUDA City Centre in Gurugram.

Men walk toward an intersection at HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
People walk along the sidewalk and overpasses at HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, India, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
Rickshaws, pedestrians, motorcycles, bicycles, and cars, are seen during the evening commute near HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
Men gather around a sidewalk tea vendor along Sector 30 Wide Main Road near HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, India, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
A street vendor chops cabbage on the sidewalk at HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, India, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
A bird sits among powerlines in HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
People wait for auto rickshaw drivers at the end of the workday at HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, India, on Mon., December 10, 2018. As ride-sharing apps like Uber and Ola break into the Indian market, a crucial step has been integrating rickshaws and cash payments as vehicle and payment choices within the apps. From 2016 to 2017, auto rickshaw rides hailed by internet apps increased by 250% (an increase in more than 13 million rides in one year), and as Uber enters the market in 2018, the number of rides is expected to increase even more.
Rickshaws line up for passengers during the evening commute at HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, India, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
Rickshaws, pedestrians, motorcycles, bicycles, and cars, are seen during the evening commute near HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
Rickshaws, pedestrians, motorcycles, bicycles, and cars, are seen during the evening commute near HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
Rickshaws, pedestrians, motorcycles, bicycles, and cars, are seen during the evening commute near HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
People walk in a pedestrian overpass at HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, India, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
Silhouettes of pedestrians, motorcycles, and cars, are seen during the evening commute near HUDA City Centre in Gurugram, Haryana, on Mon., December 10, 2018.
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