There is a certain hubris to this article that I can't quite place. > It’s probably already too late for the city to become a New York. But there’s still time

There is a certain hubris to this article that I can't quite place. > It’s probably already too late for the city to become a New York. But there’s still time to do better than Mumbai. But, going by metro city infrastructure standards, Mumbai is miles better than Bangalore. Mumbai came up in an era with more problems and worse standards. Yet, it managed to set up a train system that handles 2x as many daily riders as NYC. Mumbai is walkable, grows vertically and has a well run metered rickshaw and bus system. Mumbai has major issues that Bangalore does not face. Mumbai came up when people migrated due to desperation, not aspiration. Sanitation and waste disposal standards were horrifying, land encroachment was actively encouraged as national electoral strategy (Povertarianism) and its geography is sub optimal. Bangalore has none of these issues and has more tail winds in its favor. Young middle class immigration, great weather and a booming economic landscape. But, the work done by its local govt is embarrassing when compared to Mumbai. The negatives begin as soon as you land. It takes 3 hours to get to anywhere in Bangalore from the airport. Taxi drivers deny you ridership at a whim. The neighborhoods are ghettoized like Gurgaon and public transportation barely even exists. It's the worst traffic in the nation, so driving isn't helpful either. My close friends who make a lot of money prefer to live in squalor just so they can commute to work in reasonable. The writer seems to really dislike what Mumbai has become. But if Bangalore can achieve just that, then it would already be a miracle.