Footpaths: Is decentralised planning the way forward?
2 years, 6 months ago

Footpaths: Is decentralised planning the way forward?

The Hindu  

Any talk of better pedestrian pathways in Bengaluru invariably leads to TenderSURE roads — known for their wide and well-maintained footpaths. The city’s civic body and several urban activists believe that local decentralised planning by empowered ward committees is the way ahead. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike allocated ₹60 lakh for every ward committee in 2021-22, of which ₹20 lakh was earmarked for footpath works, and this has been increased to ₹1 crore and ₹30 lakh, respectively, in the 2022-23 civic budget. The ward committees are able to make an informed choice and will be able to create walkable footpaths in the wards,” said Srinivas Alavilli, head, Civic Participation, Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. Meanwhile, BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath said the civic boday was also redeveloping footpaths on priority wherever they take up roadworks under the Nagarothana Scheme.

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'Well-built roads and footpaths': Can you guess this Bengaluru area from the 1960s?
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'Well-built roads and footpaths': Can you guess this Bengaluru area from the 1960s?

Hindustan Times  

A nostalgic photograph of Bengaluru from the 1950s, showcasing wider roads and footpaths, has gone viral on social media. The well-maintained footpaths and the sight of people cycling around the city highlight the contrast to Bengaluru’s current, crowded urban landscape. Check out the post here: The post has garnered over 70,000 views, thousands of likes and over a hundred comments …

How to fix walkability hurdles in Bengaluru?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How to fix walkability hurdles in Bengaluru?

The Hindu  

Should a 77% increase in pedestrian deaths in Bengaluru city from 2021 to 2023 be surprising at all, when our footpaths are so notoriously un-walkable, edging out everyone to stray onto the dangerous roads? Research by the World Resources Institute Ross Center and the Global Road Safety Facility has shown that the most effective way to prevent traffic deaths is …

A workable, sustainable mobility agenda for 2024 for Bengaluru
1 year ago

A workable, sustainable mobility agenda for 2024 for Bengaluru

The Hindu  

A brand new year is upon us, and yet, Bengaluru’s mobility agenda remains chaotic and clueless as ever. It should put together a comprehensive mobility plan, with accountability from all the delivery agencies including the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Bangalore Development Authority and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike,” he elaborates. If the BMLTA comes in as a regulator, it has …

We want our footpaths back, say citizens
1 year, 9 months ago

We want our footpaths back, say citizens

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In April 2018, the Bombay High Court had stated that citizens have the fundamental right to good roads and footpaths. Vipul Joshi, 57, doctor Route: Ghatkopar: From Pushpa Vihar Road to Shanti Path My experience: I reside in Garodia Nagar, Ghatkopar East, and my clinic is three kilometres away at Ramabai Colony. But that is impossible – the footpath …

Haphazard footpaths worry pedestriansÂ
2 years ago

Haphazard footpaths worry pedestriansÂ

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Stating that decent footpaths form part of the basic infrastructure in a metro city, pedestrians complain that they are being deprived of something as critical as safe travel. According to ‘Indian Road Congress: Guidelines for pedestrian facilities’, footpaths should continue at the same level across side streets and property entrances for seamless movement. Priya Nayak A, who walks to …

Pedestrians’ safety at stake due to encroached footpaths in Pune
2 years ago

Pedestrians’ safety at stake due to encroached footpaths in Pune

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation is observing Pedestrians’ Day on a large scale in the city, but hawkers, vehicles, and illegal structures continue to encroach footpaths on crowded city roads. Vedashree Gavaskar, student, who often travels to Fergusson College road, said, “I was very thrilled to see the wide footpaths, but soon hawkers started claiming their spots, and then it becomes …

Encroachment: Shrinking footpaths leave little space for pedestrians in Tirupati
2 years, 2 months ago

Encroachment: Shrinking footpaths leave little space for pedestrians in Tirupati

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Footpaths and road margin spaces in several areas across Tirupati city have shrunk in width over the years, thanks to encroachments by pushcart vendors, shops and business units, leaving the pedestrians in a hard struggle for space. Several hospitals, hotels and business establishments in areas like Reddy & Reddy colony, municipal office, Karakambadi and Mosque roads, particularly hotels on …

Video | We went looking for a good footpath in Bengaluru... Look what we found
2 years, 6 months ago

Video | We went looking for a good footpath in Bengaluru... Look what we found

The Hindu  

Indian Road Congress norms stipulate a clear walking path at least 1.8 metres wide alongside a road. Bad footpaths invariably have a larger impact on certain vulnerable groups, like senior citizens, children and the poor who predominantly walk to their place of work. Urban activists say that footpaths are no longer designed for pedestrians, pregnant women, or women taking their …

Footpaths in Bengaluru: Big talk, dangerous to walk
2 years, 6 months ago

Footpaths in Bengaluru: Big talk, dangerous to walk

The Hindu  

Walking on the footpaths in Bengaluru is a delicate balancing act that often throws one’s life and limb at risk. For instance, a survey on city politics conducted by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy revealed that lack of footpaths and pedestrian facilities dominate the concerns of citizens across the city, cutting across all classes. In March 2021, the Karnataka …

The dread walk: Encroached footpaths and poor infra push pedestrians into harm’s way
3 years ago

The dread walk: Encroached footpaths and poor infra push pedestrians into harm’s way

Hindustan Times  

PUNE While the Pune Municipal Corporation celebrated Pedestrians’ Day with much vigour on December 11, the condition of footpaths in the city is worrisome. Currently, within the Pune Municipal Corporation limit, a 750-kilometre footpath is available, however, PMC does not have data of how much out of it is actually in ‘used for walking.’ On Sunday, Hindustan Times visited Tilak …

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