Co-Creating Smart Cities of Tomorrow

1. A product of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities JAYA DHINDAW AND HIMADRI DAS 25th June 2016 CO-CREATING SMART CITIES OF TOMORROW

2. CONTEXT Safe Access Approach – a learning and participation platform for addressing area development proposals in Smart Cities

3. WHAT MAKES A CITY SMART? A Smart City - •is compact •has basic infrastructure •uses ‘smart’ solutions to make infrastructure and services better and •relies on Area-based Development (ABD)

4. SMART CITY MISSION STRATEGY • Pan-city initiative in which at least one Smart Solution is applied city-wide. • Develop Areas step-by-step – 3 models of area-based developments: – Retrofitting (City improvement ) – Redevelopment (City renewal) – Greenfield (City extension)

5. PILLARS OF SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT • Strategic action plans • Area-based development • Citizen driven proposals & solutions • Financial plan Smart/Informed Citizenry

6. PRELUDE The Smart Cities Mission requires smart people who actively participate in governance and reforms. Citizen involvement is much more than a ceremonial participation in governance. Smart people involve themselves in the definition of the Smart City, decisions on deploying Smart Solutions, implementing reforms, doing more with less and oversight during implementing and designing post-project structures in order to make the Smart City developments sustainable. - Smart City Mission Statement and Guidelines

7. GOALS OF AREA BASED DEVELOPMENT • Drive economic growth • Improve the quality of life of people • Create employment and enhance incomes for all • especially the poor and the disadvantaged, Inclusive Cities

8. COMPONENTS OF ABD • Holistic development of existing and new areas • One area catalyses the development of other areas • Example for other cities • Quality of life in Areas meets citizens expectations and has – Planned mixed land use – Housing, especially for the poor – Walkable localities: accessibility to parks, public transport – Preservation and development of open space – Public transport, last mile connectivity – Governance is citizen friendly and cost effective – Gives identity to the city

9. HOW? PARTICIPATION AS AN EVALUATION CRITERIA • Provided information to citizens • Vision framed through citizen consultation • Citizen needs identified through consultation • Crowd-sourced citizen innovations • Best practices identified by citizens • Interventions shared with citizens • Accommodating contrary voices Co-creating with citizens

10. 10 BIG PICTURE: URBANIZATION CHALLENGE IN INDIAN CITIES Image source: WRI India

11. 11 BIG PICTURE: URBANIZATION CHALLENGE IN INDIAN CITIES Image source: WRI India Data from MoRTH Traffic Fatalities 9.1% 3.5% 28.6% 41.2% Traffic Fatalities (2013) 140 000

12. SAFE ACCESS FOR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT – THE TALE OF TWO CITIES The platform is based on collaborative, co- creative model around a citizen engagement & education tool which highlights the principles for safe access in area development proposals Kochi, Kerela Davangere, Karnataka

13. Image Source: EMBARQ India In the safe access approach the needs of “PEOPLE” lie at the centre of the strategies developed for station accessibility plans and station area improvements. THE SAFE ACCESS APPROACH

14. INTERACTIVE TOOL FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SMART CITIES •Video based on Safe Access Interactive tool workshop at Kochi, India: •https://youtu.be/j_HFGIyRjvg

15. ROLE PLAY • The platform uses role-play as a means to allow participants to understand the responsibilities and limitations of other stakeholders;

16. ROLE PLAY CARDS

17. STEP1:ASSIGNROLES Moderator Govt. Authority Grandfather Woman on wheelchair Teenager on cycle Car owner Private entrepreneur citizen roles GROUP : Require at least 5 members in a group ROLE PLAY CARDS

18. DETAIL OF INTERACTIVE BOARD

19. Step 1 – A strategy is designated for the table There are two sub-items per strategy STEP2:EXPLAINBOARD

20. Step 2 – All participants must choose one option per strategy Step 3 -- All participants must collaboratively choose one option per sub-item as the best possible option for the strategy they are discussing STEP3:GAME

21. Step 4 – The principles are then applied to a real site.

22. KOCHI AND DAVANGERE • The platform has been administered in 2 Smart cities out of the first 20 ‘light house’ cities those of • Kochi; • Davangere;

23. KOCHI Source: Google maps

24. LISSIE STATION AREA, KOCHI

25. KALOOR STATION AREA, KOCHI

26. KOCHI METRICS: • Total population: (2011) municipality: 602046; UA: 2.1m; • Total Area of Municipality: 107 sqkm (approx.) • Total area of UA: 600 sqkms (approx.); • Literacy rate: 97.36% • Density of population: 5620 (persons per sqkm); • Per capita Income: Rs 63599 (at 2004-2005 constant price, Directorate of Economics and Statistics of State Government and all India central statistics office) • Governance: GCDA comprises of municipalities and 25 panchayats, part of Ernakulam District and Kerala State; http://smartcities.gov.in/Cities_Profile.aspx

27. ENGAGEMENT IN KOCHI METRO RAIL LTD, KOCHI

31. PARTICIPANT PROFILE • Bus Operators • KURTC, Zonal Officer • KSRTC • All Kerala Bus Operator Forum: Raju • KCBOA: K.A.Nizam, Bus owner, • Railways • Sub-divisional Office, Southern Railway, Ernakulam junction • Planning departments • Town & Country Planning Department • Cochin Corporation, Town Planning Department • Senior Town Planner, GCDA • Town planner, GCDA • PWD • Nodal Officer for KMRL, PWD • Police • ACP Traffic West • Dy SP • • NGOs • Centre for Public Policy Research • Better Kochi Response Group • Consultants • UMTC • Reserve Bank of India • ICLEI • CATS INSTITUTE (China) • KMRL • CODATU • Cooperation Project Manager, • Team from WRI India

32. OUTCOMES • Apply to a real site, while engaging real stakeholders; • The specificities of the city: the mode share for PT in Kochi is already very high at 63% and 15% by walk and cycle; • The players come up with strategies, resulting in high ownership; • Definition of priorities by participants: • High numbers of commuters from Bus stand and Rly stn; • connectivity to Rly stn and Hospital around the Lissie stn; • Shifting bus stn to Vytilla and creation of public space instead; • A Report as summary of workshop to take up NMT proposals in the station area; • WRI has organizes Raahgiri in Kochi; • WRI also reviews key documents for the Kochi Metro: NMT, IPT, CMP and Water DPR;

33. DAVANGERE CITY Source: Google Maps

34. DAVANGERE CITY

35. PRIVATE BUS STAND ON P. B. ROAD

36. MARKET STREET IN MANDIPET

37. DAVANGERE METRICS • Total Population: 434971 (Municipality 2011) • Total Area: 77 sqkms (approx.) • Literacy rate: 84.90% • Density of population: 5640 (persons per sqkm); • Per capita Income: Rs 30219 (at 2004-2005 constant price, Directorate of Economics and Statistics of State Government and all India central statistics office) • Governance: Part of Davangere District and Karnataka State; http://smartcities.gov.in/Cities_Profile.aspx

38. ENGAGEMENT WITH CITY CORPORATION DAVANGERE

42. PARTICIPANT PROFILE • City Corporation • Commissioner, City Corporation; • Deputy Commissioner, City Corporation; • Corporators of Mandipet and Durgambika temple area • City Corporation Officials; • Other agencies • DUDA (Davanagere Urban Development Authority) officials; • KUIDFC (Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation) officials • NGO representatives • RTO officials • KSRTS officials • Institutional heads: College, Hospital; • Market association representatives; • WRI India Team;

43. OUTCOMES • Apply to a real site, while engaging real stakeholders; • The specificities of the city: • There is no formal public transport in Davangere. • There are auto-rickshaws and a few private city-buses. • There is very high mode share of walking and cycling. • There is High private transport usage particularly two-wheelers. • The participant were keen to documents projects that they believed would benefit the city; • The workshop focussed on the areas identified by SCP which are located near the main railway station and private bus stand; • Participants marked proposals for: • NMT infrastructure, • public space development, • off- street parking; • A summary for detailed listing of projects; • WRI is presently engaged Smart Cities Competition for ADP;

44. SUMMARY: INTERACTIVE TOOL • How are the intentions of the workshop achieved? [Case of Kochi and Davangere] Role play + Board Generic situation Collaborative decision making Understand perspectives/ needs of different user types Short duration [1 hour]* Real World Case Issues in a real area are discussed Identify problems of the area Bring personal experience and expertise to table Find potential solutions/ actions points/ strategies that can be undertaken Document all suggestions Long duration [2 hours]* I II

45. SUMMARY: ENGAGEMENT PROFILE KMRL DCC Audience Bus operators, town planners, municipal corporation employees, traffic police, Corporation, Development Authority, KUIDFC, traffic police, NGOs, Corporators Intention •Familiarize with safe access approach •Use approach to generate strategic action points for 2 actual Metro station locations •Familiarize with safe access approach •Use approach to strategize projects for area around Davangere Rly. Stn Process 2 sessions a.Role play on board b.Discussion on real world case for specific strategies by deliberating on issues on the site and identify 5 problems and generate 5 action points to solve them; 2 sessions a.Role play on board b.Discussion on real world case for specific projects which will bring tangible solutions to the issues identified; Outcome Priorities, strategies, re-claiming streets through Raahgiri, review of key documents; Helping with curating smart cities competition on Area Development Proposals, review of projects;

46. LEARNINGS • Choosing site; • Choosing the participants and audience carefully; • Defining clear outcome by focussing upon principles/ ideas/ locations etc; • Being contextual to the city and respectful of local cultures • Being realistic about problems that can be addressed

47. IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKITS • SAM: • Cities Safer by design: • Bus Karo: • Road Safety Work: • Streets for All: • Raahgiri: • Mobility Accelerator: • Capacity Building for AMRUT:

48. LEARNING TOOL FOR SMART CITY COMPETITION • Identifies key issues and opportunities in the area; • Identifies key stakeholders; • Identifies key principles that can be strategies to develop solutions; • Participative: Demonstrates a model of engagement; • Flexible process: Can be utilized for engagement with technical experts or for citizens;

49. • Thanks for your attention

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