The Pedestrianization and Parking Management project of Karol Bagh was approve by Governing Body of UTTIPEC in 2010 and initiated for implementation by North Delhi Municipal Corporation in 2019. The project was awarded as the best Non-Motorist Transport project by the Urban Mobility India in 2019.
The aim of this project was to improve the Mobility and accessibility of Karol Bagh and was planned in line with National Urban Transport Policy to prioritize mobility of people and encouragement of active modes. The project included improvement in pedestrian & NMT amenities and facilities, parking management, traffic management and circulation. The objectives of this project are:
• Prioritizing walking and other active modes (NMT, Rickshaw) and facilitating improved walking environment by providing comfortable and safe walking zone.
• Segregation of long term and short term parkers by creating off street and limited on street spaces
• Develop and organize on-street parking and off-street parking locations.
• Dynamic parking charges with costly on street parking and less costly differential off street parking to encourage long term parkers to use off street parking spaces.
• Provide public amenities such as public toilets, dustbins, benches etc.
• Revitalize the existing parks and integrate them with the shopping streets.
• Improve traffic circulation by creating one way loops and reducing conflicts at intersections. Improving pedestrian crossing facilities along streets, traffic calming facilities for safe movement.
• Organizing and managing spaces for hawkers
• Clear segregation of spaces with road marking.
• Improve wayfinding.
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Bank Street
200 ecs
Old Rajendra
Nagar - 200 ecs
Shastri Park
230 ecs
Ajmal Khan
Park
275 ecs
Bhuli Bhatiyari
100 ecs
Jhandewalan
Mandir - 80 ecs
Income Tax
office - 120 ecs
Aaram Bagh
ecs
Devnagar
100 ecs
Current total ecs = 2035
Proposed total parking = 2425
Phase 1 pedestrian street
Phase 1 vehicular street
Phase 2 pedestrian street
Phase 2 vehicular street
4. Surveys &
Concept Plan
preparation
Submission of
Karol Bagh
Urban Design
Plan
Approval of Governing
Body chaired by Hon’ble
LG – for pedestrinization
plan, one-way circulation
& off-street parking plan.
One-way Trial
runs conducted
successfully
250m part
implementation
Decongesting Delhi –
report by MoHUA,
Karol Bagh identified as
an important project
Knowledge Partners to MHA/ HPC
appointed to assist NorthDMC
Implementation by Tactile urbanism method:
• Road marking (C/L, MUZ, NMV) by PWD
• Junction geometry marking
• No-stopping zones
• Night sweeping started by N-DMC
• Potted trees installed for effect and shade
• Street furniture (benches, dustbins) at
strategic locations
New off-street parking lots identified and preparation
started. Important Parking Policy decisions in MCD
house - doubling on-street parking fee, parallel
orientation of parking from perpendicular, market
federation to manage parking . Parking ECS
readjustment as per new plan. Parking vendor contracts
readjusted . On-going consultations with Vending
Committee.
One way
circulation to be
enforced - DTP
Long term
enforcement &
management
strategy
Infrastructure
implementation
by PWD
06.10
06.16 10.18 02.19
04.10
10.2009 04.19 05.2019
04.10 06.10
Stakeholder consultation started.
“No Entry of
Vehicles” enforced
by DTP
6. 1. SURVEYS & PLANNING
2. APPROVALS & PILOT
3. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
4. POLICY REFORMS
5. TACTILE IMPLEMENTATION
6. ONGOING WORK – FULL IMPLEMENTATION
7. LONGEVITY
1
7. - Different surveys of the area were carried out for the project planning.
• Topographic survey
• Traffic survey
• Parking survey
• Junction study
8. Pedestrian Counts on Ajmal Khan Road
•On Ajmal Khan for
every 250 people
in cars, 4000
people walk on
foot.
•For 4% of car
users space
occupied by them
was 34%
9. EXISTING CIRCULATION PLAN
•To smoothen the
traffic condition in
Karol Bagh one-way
movement of vehicles
and pedestrianisation
of street were
proposed ideal
solutions.
•Karol Bagh has a fine
street grid.
•The streets being
narrow, all junctions
were congested. The
one-way circulation
system used the grid
network to
advantage, to relieve
congestion from
them.
10. PROPOSED CIRCULATION PLAN
•One-way system
reduces delay at
intersection by half
•Conflict areas are
also reduced as the
system is left in, left
out.
•Metro station was a
major driver for
pedestrians.
•‘Streets for All’ the
proposal was
prepared keeping in
mind the street
design guidelines by
UTTIPEC.
15. 1. SURVEYS & PLANNING
2. APPROVALS, CONSUL & PILOT
3. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
4. POLICY REFORMS
5. TACTILE IMPLEMENTATION
6. ONGOING WORK – FULL IMPLEMENTATION
7. LONGEVITY
2
16. - 35th governing body minutes of UTTIPEC states that the proposal was
approved by governing body on 16.4.2010 for a trial run. Hon’ble LG
decided to have trial rum on March 2011. MCD was directed to tender
Shastri Park as 3- storeyed stack parking.
- 36th governing body minutes of UTTIPEC states that a successful trial
run was conducted with the help of marshals from MCD.
17. In principle Approval
Stakeholder consultation
MCD
Traffic
Police
Vyapar Mandal
Vision Sold
Then they became
champions of the project
with the condition that
off street parking be
provided within 4-5 mins
of walking distance
One way
system
Demarcation of parking
spots on ground for
better implementation
Successful trial run
conducted with heavy
manpower
250m pilot implementation
18. 1. SURVEYS & PLANNING
2. APPROVALS & PILOT
3. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
4. POLICY REFORMS
5. TACTILE IMPLEMENTATION
6. ONGOING WORK – FULL IMPLEMENTATION
7. LONGEVITY
3
19. •The vision was sold to market federations and they turned to be the champions of the project
20. Negotiations with Vending Committee is on-going. Vendors are
recognized as an important part of the experience of the market who
need to be accommodated in a non-obtrusive manner.
22. 1. SURVEYS & PLANNING
2. APPROVALS & PILOT
3. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
4. POLICY REFORMS
5. TACTILE IMPLEMENTATION
6. ONGOING WORK – FULL IMPLEMENTATION
7. LONGEVITY
4
23. Parking policy reforms
1. 5 new off street parking lots were prepared and proposed to market federation
totalling the capacity to 1410 ecs
24. Bank street Ajmal Khan Multi-Purpose Ground
Preparations at various off-street parking areas
25. 2. In parallel, changes to parking policy was also made and was
approved in the house. The changes included:
• Doubling of on street parking fee
• Converting perpendicular parking to parallel parking
• Market federation shall be preferred / maybe asked to run
the parking and charge people for it.
Parking fee
Per hr
(previous)
Rs 20
Per hr (new) Rs 40
MOU SIGNED WITH MARKET FEDERATION
• MOU between market federation & MCD was signed and parking was agreed upon along
with removal of cars from Ajmal Khan road.
• Market federation was allowed to retain the parking earnings from off street parking in lieu
of a monthly license fee payble to MCD matching to MCD’s current earnings.
• It also included services such as running free e-rickshaw services, maintenance, lighting,
electrical, vehicle charging points, valet etc. that the federation shall provide.
26. 1. SURVEYS & PLANNING
2. APPROVALS & PILOT
3. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
4. POLICY REFORMS
5. TACTILE IMPLEMENTATION
6. ONGOING WORK – FULL IMPLEMENTATION
7. LONGEVITY
5
29. MCD’s & Vyapar Mandal’s Vision for AKR – as approved by
UTTIPEC
30. Removal of median where it was obstructing the free movement of
people
Bollards at cross roads and potted plants all along the street
Most of the implementation Work was completed ‘Over-
night’
31. Implementation of 1 km stretch - through ‘Tactile Urbanism’ Method: May 2019
53. • Improvement and upgradation of facilities
and amenities for local stakeholders of
the Karol Bagh area in the long term.
▪ Uplifting quality of life by improving
side lanes, parks, streets, services
etc.
• Making the local federations/ associations
as “Partners” in the project for long-term
upkeep, maintenance, management and
vibrancy of the Market
• Cleanliness, parking, events, general
upkeep, security, etc.
62. Arya Samaj Road
Saraswati
Road
Existing tehbazari on Arya
Samaj road
vendor street in
continuation of Gaffar
Market, limited to Arya
Samaj & Gurudwara Road
Padam Singh Road
Tank Road
16 hawkers – Padam Singh
Road MCD Parking Shastri
Park wall
7 hawkers - PNB building
wall on Gurudwara road,
Arya samaj road and
gurudwara road junction
18 hawkers – Jessaram
hospital wall on
Gurudwara road
24 hawkers – along Shastri
Park, Eye hospital wall
abutting Abdul Aziz road
Ajmal Khan Road – a
cluster of 6 hawkers in
MUZ every 100-150 m
3 hawkers in front of all
neighbourhood parks
3 hawkers in front of all
neighbourhood parks
302 hawker spots
identified in project area.
Few streets where new
hawking spaces can be
designated are :
- Arya Samaj Road
- Gurudwara Road
- Ganga Mandir Road
Few allocated hawker spots
69. PARKS OF KAROL BAGH
Total 10 no. of parks
(8 neighborhood parks with 130
sqm area, Shastri park with 8,608
sqm area and Ajmal Khan Park with
7.7 Ha area)
Total 8 no. of kiosks in all small
neighbourhood parks
Additional Boundary for
discussion,
- Ajmal Khan Park parking
275 ecs
- On street parking approx
200 ecs
- Ajmal Khan Park 7.7 Ha
94. i. Planting trees for pedestrian comfort, street beauty
and to combat pollution
Celebrating Ajmal Khan Street
95. About 100 trees were planted on the center
of the pedestrian street in order to provide
shade and improve air quality in the area.
96. 1. SURVEYS & PLANNING
2. APPROVALS & PILOT
3. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
4. POLICY REFORMS
5. TACTILE IMPLEMENTATION
6. ONGOING WORK – FULL IMPLEMENTATION
7. LONGEVITY
6
97. j. Street Art Festival!! – with school kids
Celebrating Ajmal Khan Street
98. Ajmal Khan Street Art Festival
In order to increase awareness about pedestrian street environment an art festival with around
800 participating school students was organized.
99. Outcome of art festival unified the complete street, giving people unique pedestrian experience.
Students from all age groups participated in the event
100. Students from all age groups participated in the event
Students from technical universities Students from schools
101. k. Market association owning the street and facilities
provided
Celebrating Ajmal Khan Street
102. Golf carts were provided by NDMC through CSR to facilitate pedestrians and shoppers in AKR
Karol Bagh
103. Market association took charge, beautified and now runs the golf carts provided to run on AKR
105. Two nights full of music, dance, games and entertainment, encouraging females of the
society to get out and own their public spaces without fear.
106.
107.
108. Female performers in traditional male roles
All female performers in Krishan Leela Female Qawwali singer
109. Display of various art forms by locals on street
Art students giving live demo and
interacting with visitors Local music artists performing live
110. Indian street games such as Stapoo, Pitthu arrangements on street
Snakes & ladder with women
centric issues and solutions Reliving old memories with pitthu on street
111. Bringing Indian tradition and games on to the streets and accessible to all communities
People from all social strata and age groups were seen enjoying & participating in activites
Kids enjoying the parklet spread out on street
126. ● High quality streets and spaces
● Safe environment for women at all times of day
● Space should be active and vibrant at day and night
● High quality cleanliness
● Presence of basic amenities (toilets, drinking water, lighting,
universal accessibility, etc.)
● Presence of special public amenities
127. Local Connections to be Strengthened
Sabzi Mandi Station
Jhandewalan
Cirlcle
Gangaram
Hospital
Rajendra
Place
FOB or ROB is required
- this may be included in
the overall Project or
provided separately.
Ajmal Khan Park metro
station (DMRC phase 4 to be
completed by 2025)
NDLS
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128. Regional Connections to be Strengthened by PWD/GNCTD
Sabzi Mandi Station
Jhandewalan
Cirlcle
Gangaram
Hospital
Rajendra
Place
FOB or ROB is required
- this may be included in
the overall Project or
provided separately.
AK Park
NDLS
M
Ajmal Khan Park metro
station (DMRC phase 4 to be
completed by 2025)
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130. P
Bank
Street
179 ecs
Shastri
Park
230 ecs
Ajmal Khan
Park
275 ecs
Pusa Lane
200 ecs
Stack parking
at S.K das
road– 90 ecs
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Total 10 off street parking lots with current total capacity of 974 ECS
Total off street parking ecs after construction of 4 MLCPs is 1827 ecs
(Bank street, Shastri Park, Old Rajinder Nagar, Pusa Lane MLCPs)
PARKING
Additional Boundary for
discussion,
- Ajmal Khan Park parking
275 ecs
- On street parking approx
200 ecs
- Ajmal Khan Park 7.7 Ha
131. Pyarelal
Road
221 ecs
Hardhyan
Singh Road
219 ecs
Arya Samaj
Road
221 ecs
Padam Singh
Road
187 ecs
Tank
Road
68 ecs
Ajmal Khan Road
No parking
Saraswati
Road
70 ecs
Gurudwara
Road
150 ecs
Vishnu
Mandir
Road
218 ecs
Ganga Mandir
Road
241 ecs
Guru Ravi
Das Road
250 ecs
Abdul Aziz
Road
118 ecs
SK Das Road
120 ecs
Abdul Rahman
Road
101 ecs
Elahi Baux
Road
66 ecs
On-street parking in project area = 2250 ECS
Pusa Lane
No parking
151. Paid Facilities for parents with kids
Picture : #StepOutatNight street festival at Ajmal Khan, Dec 2019
152. PARKS OF KAROL BAGH
Total 10 no. of parks
(8 neighborhood parks with 1000
sqm area each, Shastri park with
7,875 sqm area and Ajmal Khan
Park with 7.7 Ha area)
Total 8 no. of kiosks in all small
neighbourhood parks
Additional Boundary for
discussion,
- Ajmal Khan Park parking
275 ecs
- On street parking approx
200 ecs
- Ajmal Khan Park 7.7 Ha
165. Open Air Ticketed Concerts
Picture : #StepOutatNight street festival at Ajmal Khan, Dec 2019
166. For public goodwill few things should be kept for free
For instance - Drinking Water, Resting Spots, Kids Play Areas,
few e-rickshaw services, etc.
