pedestrianization :indian context
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Muhammad Faisal
URBANDESIGNREPORT
PEDESTRIANIZATION
*This graphic from the official Times of India contrasts the vibrancy of a road closed
to cars during Mumbais Equal Streets event with a dangerous, polluted, and
congested road on a typical day. Graphic via official Times of India.
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INTRODUCTIONWalking has alwas !""n #h" m$s# na#u%al& #h" $ld"s#& and #h" m$s#
"ss"n#ial '$%m $' #%ans($%#a#i$n and is s#ill ma)$% '$%m $' m$ing& h"n+"& i#(las a i#al %ul" in u%!an #%ans($%#a#i$n,
In 'a+#& walking is #h" m$s# im($%#an# #$$l '$% s""ing& !"ing s""n&
$!s"%ing +i# wid" dail and s$+ial a+#ii#i"s& dis+$"%ing #h" alu"s and
hidd"n a##%a+#i$ns in u%!an "ni%$nm"n#& and #h"%"'$%"& '""ling $'
li"lin"ss and !"ing n""d"d am$ngs# +i#i-"ns, Th%$ugh$u# #h" las# #h%""
d"+ad"s& du" #$ in+%"asing u%!an (%$!l"ms su+h as. "ni%$nm"n#al
($llu#i$n& #%a/+ and #%ans($%#a#i$n issu"s& l$w"% ("d"s#%ians0 sa'"#
agains# m$ing "hi+l"s& )"$(a%di-ing #h" s(i%i#ual "1is#"n+" $' alua!l"
his#$%i+al si#"s& l$w"% isual 2uali# $' u%!an "ni%$nm"n#s& and l"ss s$+ialin#"%a+#i$ns,
Whi+h has +%"a#"d a w$%ldwid" m$m"n#um agains# #h" m$ing "hi+l"s
d$mina#i$n and diminishing $' #h" ("d"s#%ianism, Consequently,
pedestrianism and its necessities, which were ignored and
forgotten urban issues, once again became one of the
fundamental concerns in planning and development in urban
design.3s$u%+"h##(455i)aud,s%!iau,a+,i%5(d'67896:+!!8a;
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SO What Is
PEDESTRIANIZATION??P"d"s#%iani-a#i$n is an u%!an d"sign s#%a#"g #ha# in$l"s +$n"%#ing as#%""# #$ a (u!li+ s(a+" #ha# is ("d"s#%ian@$%i"n#"d %a#h"% #han m$#$%@
"hi+l" d$mina#"d,
T%ans'$%ming +a%@$%i"n#"d s#%""#s in#$ 'un+#i$nal (u!li+ s(a+"s and
("d"s#%ianis"d "ni%$nm"n#s has #h" ($#"n#ial #$ +%"a#" "ni%$nm"n#s
#ha# su(($%# a+#i" #%ans($%# ",g, walking and ++ling& s$+ial in#"%a+#i$n&
and "+$n$mi+ d""l$(m"n#,3s$u%+"h##(455www,ws"as,us5"li!%a%5+$n'"%"n+"s5>=C5Bal#im$%"5SAR5SA
R@=,(d'?
We can have three kinds of pedestrianisation:
1-ull time pedestrian streets:In #his d"sign a%%ial $' "hi+l"s in#$
s#%""# is 'ull '$%!idd"n and usuall s"%i+"s a%" in #h" !a+k $' s#%""#, In
m$s# +as"s $nl "m"%g"n+ s"%i+" "hi+l"s a%" all$w"d #$ "n#"%,
!- "art-time "edestrian #treets:Pa%#@#im" ("d"s#%ian s#%""#s a%" #h$s"
wh"%" "hi+ula% a++"ss is all$w"d $nl in s("+i+ ("%i$ds, Th"%" is n$ $n@
s#%""# (a%king s(a+"s all$w"d !u# h$w""% l$ading !as a%" aaila!l",
$- %ra&c Calming #treets:Th" #hi%d '$%m $' ("d"s#%ianisa#i$n is #%a/+
+alming s#%""#s, Th" s"%" #$ %"du+" #h" d$minan+" and s(""d $' %$ad
"hi+l"s, Th"%" a%" n$ %"s#%i+#i$ns #$ "hi+l" a++"ss& !u# '$$#(a#hs a%"
wid"n"d and (a%king s(a+"s a%" %"du+"d, a%i$us #%a/+ +alming
m"asu%"s a%" us"d #$ sl$w d$wn #h" s(""d $' "hi+l"s, Th" in+lud"
s(""d #a!l"s& na%%$w"% #%a/+ lan"s and us" $' diH"%"n# %$ad #"1#u%"s and
+$l$%s #$ %"mind d%i"%s #ha# #h" a%" wi#hin #%a/+ +alming -$n"s,
s$u%+"h##(455www,is$+a%(,n"#5da#a5+as"6s#udi"s5CC=,(d'J
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Taken to the highest level of uranis!" the #nest $la%es in the
&orl' are %ities &ith entire net&orks of %ar(free streets" kno&nas $e'estrian %ities
The $e'estrian s%ale %it) is a !u%h #ner grain $la%e ( si*e' for
$eo$le &alking+ It is a &orl' a&a) fro! suuria" &hi%h is
si*e' for %ars+ ,ou %an-t &alk in suuria" an' )ou %an-t 'rive
in $la%es like .eni%e+ A &alking %it) is the !ost en/o)ale an'
sustainale+
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Venice Irvine
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NEED O0
PEDESTRIANIZATION
U%!an s(a+"s a%" l$+a#i$ns wh"%" !"l$ng #$ #h" g"n"%al (u!li+ and a%" n$#
limi#"d #$ #h" (hsi+al as("+# !u# a%" d"n"d ! human (%"s"n+" and
a+#ii#i"s, U%!an s(a+"s a%" $' signi+an# alu" in #h" his#$% $' u%!anism
and $"% #h" #im" ha" a(("a%"d in diH"%"n# '$%ms, 'n the past, citieshad a great capacity in pedestrianism and walkway was the main form
of commute due to public availability and low cost but after the
industrial revolution and the vehicle dominance in cities, pedestrians
were forgotten, Ka#"% $n& ai% ($llu#i$n '$%+"d ("$(l" #$ #hink $' %"du+ing
#h" us" $' +a%s and '$ssil 'u"ls& whi+h m"an# %"!i%#h $' #h" ("d"s#%ianism%"2ui%"m"n#s,
O"% #h" (as# " d"+ad"s& +i#i"s ha" !""n d"aling wi#h overconsumption of energy, e(tra charges for infrastructure, lack of fertile
agriculture lands, decline of the social values, and lower quality of
urban spaces, Ln$wing #ha# l$w"%ing #h" '$ssil 'u"l +$nsum(#i$n and l"ss
ai% ($llu#i$n a%" #h" main sus#aina!ili# indi+"s in #h" >Cs# +"n#u%&
("d"s#%ianism im(%$"m"n# and d"sign $' walka!l" s(a+"s s""m #$ !"
"ss"n#ial,
P"d"s#%ianism has man g%"a# +$ns"2u"n+"s in+luding %"du+ing #h""ni%$nm"n#al and n$is" ($llu#i$n, Als$& (%$m$#ing #h" ("d"s#%ianism as a
#%ans($%#a#i$n m"#h$d %"du+"s #h" '$ssil 'u"l +$nsum(#i$n and h"l(s #$
a+hi"" a sus#aina!l" d""l$(m"n#, P"d"s#%ianism als$ l"a"s g%"a#"%
a%"a '$% (lan#ing #%""s and $w"%s in (u!li+ s(a+"s and wh"n +$m!in"d
wi#h im(%$"d (u!li+ in#"%a+#i$ns& s$+ial li'"& and s"+u%i#& will "n+$u%ag"
("$(l" #$ sh$w u( in (u!li+ (la+"s& whi+h in #u%n will im(%$" s#$%"s0 sal"s
and $u%ish "+$n$mi+al +$ndi#i$ns in +i#i"s,
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NEEDS AND
RE1UIRE2ENTS of A
PEDESTRIAN IN ANUR3AN SPACE
Th" ($ssi!ili# $' s""ing& h"a%ing& and m""#ing $#h"% ("$(l" +an !"
+$nsid"%"d as #h" main a##%a+#i$ns in +i# +"n#"%s and walkwas,
I# has !""n (%$"d #ha# ("d"s#%ians s("nd #h" l"as# am$un# $' #im" in
'%$n# $' #h" !anks& $/+" !uildings& and $#h"% !$%ing l$+a#i$ns and s("nd
#h" m$s# #im" in '%$n# $' #h" sh$((ing +"n#"%s& in#"%"s#ing !usin"ss"s& and
>9 h$u%s !usin"ss"s,
S"+u%i# is a i#al n""d in all s(a+"s and wi#h$u# #ha# ("$(l" d$ n$# (a
a##"n#i$n #$ $#h"% n""ds, A++$%ding wi#h #h" %"s"a%+h d$n" ! F%an+is
Ti!!ald-& s"+u%i# is #h" (%"%"2uisi#" '$% using an s(a+", P"$(l" n""d
s""%al #hings in a s(a+" #$ mak" #h"m '""l sa'"%. #h" n""d #$ ha"+$n#%$l $"% i#& s"" insid" i#& !" a!l" #$ "s+a(" '%$m i#& and g"# h"l( in
"m"%g"n+ si#ua#i$ns,
Bas"d $n an G"hl #h"$%& $u#d$$% a+#ii#i"s #ha# d"("nd $n 2uali# $'
$u#d$$% s(a+"s and "n#"%#ainm"n# a+#ii#i"s '$%m a +$nsid"%a!l" am$un#
$' s$+ial a+#ii#i"s, Th"s" in#"%"s#ing a+#ii#i"s diminish wh"n $u#d$$%
si#ua#i$ns a%" w"ak and (%$s("% wh"n #h" $u#d$$% +$ndi#i$ns a%"
im(%$"d, Th" im($%#an+" $' #h" im(%$ing #h" dail a+#ii#i"s !"+$m"s
m$%" "id"n# wh"n w" +$nsid"% #h" walkwas $% a%"as wi#h '%""
#%ans($%#a#i$n, In man +i%+ums#an+"s& "nhan+ing #h" (hsi+al +$ndi#i$ns&
ha" d$u!l"d #h" ("d"s#%ians& "l$nga#"d #h" #im" s("n# $u#sid"& and+$ns"2u"n#l& g%"a#"% %ang" $' a+#ii#i"s w"%" d$n" ,
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)eeds and characteristics of the pedestrians
classi*ed to two types+"hysical#ha# d"als wi#h #h" !$d and 2uan#i#a#i" as("+#s $' #h" human&
and psychological #ha# '$+us"s $n #h" 2uali#a#i" and +$n+"(#ual as("+#s
$' #h" human,
ashani oo has summaried thepsychological needs of the pedestrians in
*ve items groups as follow+
Continuity:P"d"s#%ians a%" (s+h$l$gi+all in+lin"d #$wa%ds #h"
+$n#inu$us n"#w$%ks #ha# +$nn"+# an #w$ ($in#s wi#h$u# in#"%%u(#i$n,
#hortness4 P"d"s#%ians a%" m$%" s"nsi#i" #$ dis#an+" +$m(a%"d #$
d%i"%s and #h" g"n"%all (i+k #h" sh$%#"s# %$u#", B"##"% %$u#"s #ha# a%"
l$ng"% a%" usuall n$# us"d,
/eauty and 0ttractiveness4 I' #h" walkwa is a##%a+#i"& m$%" ("$(l"
us" i#,
#ecurity and #afety4 P"d"s#%ians '""l +$m(l"#"l uln"%a!l" du%ing2ui"# #im"s and #h" n""d a s"+u%" %$u#", Th" als$ n""d sa'" %$u#" #$
us",
0ccessibility and Comfort4 An a++"ssi!l" and +$m'$%#a!l" %$u#"
"n+$u%ag"s walking, Am$ng diH"%"n# #h"$%i"s (%$($s"d ! %"s"a%+h"%s
and du" #$ #h" $!)"+#i"s $' #his %"s"a%+h& #h" #a!l" !"l$w sh$ws #h"
#h"$%"#i+al 'undam"n#als,
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TE FOKKOWING TABKES SOW C ISTOR OF DEAKING WIT URBAN SPAES &
> PEDESTRIANIZATION OBSTAKES & Indi+a#$%s $' an A++"(#a!l" U%!an
Walkwa
Indi+a#$%s $' an A++"(#a!l" U%!an Walkwa and I#s Im(%$ing Fa+#$%s
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$. 2eduction of noise+$m"s wi#h #h" a!s"n+" $' "ngin" !la%" and h$%n
!l$wing& all $' whi+h $%igina#" '%$m #h" l"ss@#han@d"si%a!l" "l"m"n#s $'
#h" u%!an s"##ing, Th" m$%" w" #hink a!$u# #h" +a%& #h" m$%" w" %"+$n+il"
wi#h i#s n"ga#i" %"("%+ussi$ns in $u% li"s,
3. 2eduction of air pollutionis gua%an#""d wi#h #h" d%$( $' +a%!$n"missi$ns whi+h +$m" mainl '%$m "hi+ula% "ngin"s, Th" a!s"n+" $' +a%s
in an l$+a#i$n alm$s# "2ua#"s #$ a gua%an#"" $' '%"sh"% ai% #$ !%"a#h",
4. 5nvironmental bene*t +$m"s as a +$ns"2u"n+" $' #h" minimi-a#i$n
$' +a%s whi+h %"l $n #h" !u%ning $' 'u"l in $%d"% #$ %un. and $n i#s
ha-a%d$us gas"$us +$n#%i!u#i$n u($n #h" "ni%$nm"n#, Wi#h l"ss ("$(l"
d"("nd"n# $n +a%s and gas$lin"& a w$%#h +$n#%i!u#i$n #$ "+$l$gi+al
(%"s"%a#i$n is #hus mad" ($ssi!l",
6. Walking as a healthful alternative#s w"ll wi#h #h"
("d"s#%iani-a#i$n ag"nda, In #his da and ag" wh"%" ""%$n" nds i#di/+ul# #$ all$+a#" #im" #$ d$ an a+#i" "1"%+is"& walking #$ a d"s#ina#i$n
has !""n a++"(#"d as w$%#hwhil" al#"%na#i",
2I4ED USE
DE.E5OP2ENT AND
PEDESTRIANIZATIONMumbai, India can be a commuters nightmare. Downtown sits a full 10 miles fromthe residential core, and the two areas are poorly linked by public transport.Mumbaikars have the longest commute of any Indian city resident, averaging morethan ! minuteseach way every day. "his fragmented urban development haspushed car ownership in the city to rise by an astonishing #,!00 percentin the past$0 years, clogging roadways and polluting the air.
"ravel to %ew &ork 'ity and the landscape is much different. ( single city blockhouses a mi) of restaurants, office buildings, residences, and shops. "his type ofdevelopment*known as +mi)eduse development-*makes it easy to use publictransport, walk, or bike, helping to efficiently connect the citys neighborhoodsthrough sustainable transport. "he portion of commuters relying on cars in the cityfell from 0 percent to / percentbetween 010 and 011.
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"hese two cities showcase an emerging urban design lesson 2prawling citiesdecrease 3uality of life4 compact, mi)eduse developments yield economic and social
benefits.
Mi1"d@us" d""l$(m"n# w$%ks agains# #h"s" #%"nds #$ +%"a#" in+lusi"&+$nn"+#"d +$mmuni#i"s, In mi1"d@us" a%"as& $u +an nd h$using&%"s#au%an#s& s"%i+"s& s+h$$ls& +ul#u%al 'a+ili#i"s& (a%ks& and m$%", This+$nn"+#ii# %"du+"s #h" n""d '$% (%ia#" "hi+l"s& #hus in+%"asing #h"ia!ili# $'(u!li+ #%ans($%#&walking& and !i++ling,
B %"du+ing #h" n""d '$% "hi+l" #%a"l& mi1"d@us" d""l$(m"n# als$
!%ings sha%"d +$mmuni# s(a+", Pla-as& (a%ks& and sid"walks '$s#"%
in#"%a+#i$n am$ng +$mmuni# m"m!"%sQin#"%a+#i$n #ha# w$uldn0# !" sa'"
$% ($ssi!l" und"% a s(%awl"d& +a%@+"n#%i+ d"sign m$d"l, On" landma%k
s#ud$' San F%an+is+$ +$m(a%"d #h%"" n"igh!$%h$$ds id"n#i+al "1+"(# '$%
#h" l""ls $' "hi+l" #%a/+ $n #h"i% s#%""#s, I# %""al"d #ha# %"sid"n#s $'
#h" n"igh!$%h$$d wi#h #h" l$w"s# l""l $' +a% #%a/+ had #h%"" #im"s as
man '%i"nds and #wi+" as man a+2uain#an+"s as #h"i% m$%" h"ail
#%a/+k"d +$un#"%(a%#s,
Finall& mi1"d@us"& (u!li+ #%ansi#@'%i"ndl n"igh!$%h$$ds !"n"# l$+al
"+$n$mi"s, Th" sa" indiiduals m$n" $n #%ans($%#a#i$n ! %"du+ing
#h" l"ng#h and num!"% $' ""%da #%i(s and "limina#ing #h" n""d '$% +a%
$wn"%shi(, Mi1"d@us" d""l$(m"n# als$ su(($%#s l$+al !usin"ss"s !
in+%"asing '$$# #%a/+,T%ans($%# '$% K$nd$n'$und #ha# ("d"s#%ians s("nd
u( #$ := ("%+"n#m$%" m$n" a# !usin"ss"s "a+h m$n#h #han #h$s"
#%a"ling ! +a%& whil" s("nding l"ss $n #%ans($%#a#i$n,Combining
mixed-use development withpedestrianization
or closing some areas to cars to promotemore walkingreinforces these benets.
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5veryday needs should be that they can be reached by walking, bicycling, or public transport.
6hoto 'redit 5M7(89
uman@s+al" n"igh!$%h$$ds "n+$u%ag" diH"%"n# a+#ii#i"s and s$+ial in#"%a+#i$n&%"+%"a#ing #h" s#%""#s and sid"walks as ia!l" (u!li+ s(a+"s, Ph$#$ %"di#4EMBAR,
h##(455www,w%i,$%g5!l$g5>=C95=;5("$(l"@$%i"n#"d@+i#i"s@mi1"d@us"@d""l$(m"n#@+%"a#"s@s$+ial@and@"+$n$mi+@!"n"#s
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PEDESTRIANIZATION IN
INDIATheClean Air Initiative for Asian Cities(CAI-Asia) released a study that benchmarksthe pedestrian infrastructure of six Indian cities. The publication, Walkability in
Indian Cities, looks at walkability in Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Indore, Pune, Rajkot
and Surat. The study also contains pedestrian preference interviews from these
cities and an assessment of current policies on pedestrians and walking
environments, which includes discussions with stakeholders. Finally, the study also
compares walkability across other Asian cities.
According to the study:
Indian cities were built for walking and cycling. However, rapid motorization combined with
limited attention to pedestrian facilities has inadvertently resulted in a decrease in the overall
mode share for non-motorized transport. Strategies must be incorporated in order for people to
reclaim the urban environment overrun by motor vehicles. Policies and investments provide an
impetus to transform Indian cities, encourage pedestrianization and allow people to enjoy better
mobility and quality of life.
The study finds that pedestrian facilities are lacking and insufficient in Indian cities,especially within areas where they are the most needed, like areas with a high
number of pedestrians and public transport options. A universal concern for all of the
cities studied was also the lack of facilities for people with disabilities.
Out of a possible 100 points, the average walkability score of the six Indian cities was
a 47, where residential areas received higher ratings and public transport terminals
received lower ones. Pedestrian preference interviews revealed that neglecting
pedestrian infrastructure can drive city inhabitants to motorization. According to the
study, 60 percent of the respondents rated pedestrian facilities in their cities as eitherbad or worst, and 62 percent revealed that they would shift to motorized modes of
transport if the walking environments in their cities do not improve.
Out of the six cities, Pune scored the highest with a rating of 54 out of 100. But in
comparison to other Asian cities, the scores remain relatively low. Hong Kong, for
example scored a 70 out of 100 for walkability.
The assessment of policies and institutions found a general lack of relevant initiatives
that cater to the needs of pedestrians. Because of the neglect, miniscule funds areallocated for pedestrian infrastructure and improperly used, the report says.
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Some suggestions from pedestrian interviewees include simple measures, like
allocating clean footpaths without obstructions and reducing vehicular speeds at
crossings. To improve walkability, the study provides several recommendations:
Improving institutional arrangements and creating dedicated institutional support forpedestrians;
Developing mandatory complete streets design guidelines;
Setting stringent walkability improvement targets including pedestrian mode share and
pedestrian fatality reduction;
Conducting annual pedestrian benchmarks;
Integrating walkability to improve city plans;
Promoting applied research on walkability; and,
Making allies for improving walkability in India
Pedestrian infrastructure is not only important for road fatalities but also because it would serve a
dual purpose in public health. Improving the pedestrian facilities significantly reduces the shift
from non-motorized transportation to two wheelers and cars, thereby minimizing traffic
congestion and pollution emission that threatens public health.
{Source:http://thecityfix.com/blog/new-study-indian-cities-score-low-in-walkability-ratings/}
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RAAGIRINew Delhi already houses22 millionpeople within its metropolitan region, and this number is
growing annually at a rate of4.6%.This rapid population increase, combined with shifting
consumption patterns and increasing infrastructure development, have created more congested
roads and compromised public spaces. Delhi isfighting air pollutionthat is worse than Beijings
while simultaneously finding thatless than 5%of women feel safe in the citys public spaces.
Leaders have been actively searching for innovative ways to show its residents that it is possible,
with public support, to make the megacity more livable. With Raahgiri Day, it seems to have
found an answer.
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Raahgiri Gurgaon, whichbegan in November 2013, has proved that even in an increasingly
motorized city, sustainable mobility is possible. Its success has sparked a shift in mindset and
lifestyle among city residents, many of whom have now become proponents of active transport. A
recentsurveyconducted byEMBARQ Indiain Gurgaon found that Raahgiri Day has had a
positive impact on everything from non-motorized transport usage to road safety, greater
engagement between local businesses and the community, and increased levels of physical
activity. Furthermore, averageparticulate matterreadings on Raahgiri Sundays in Gurgaon were
95 parts per million (ppm)lessthan the typical weekday in the city (99 ppm compared to 194
ppm). With Delhis mortality ratedoublingin the past two decades due to air pollution, the
potential for Raahgiri Delhi to improve public health and clean the air cannot be ignored.
{Source:http://thecityfix.com/blog/scaling-up-sustainability-raahgiri-day-comes-new-delhi-india-
car-free-days-active-transport-embarq-india-gurgaon-kanika-jindal/}
THE FOLLOWING INFOGRAPHICS SHOW THE IMPACT OF RAAHGIRI DELHI
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