“ Delhi is India's crime capital..” – TOI, June 2008 “ The most unsafe time out - 40% felt unsafe between 8 and 10 am and 5 and 7 pm. 31% felt unsafe in mid-afternoon. Most unsafe places - 45% identified buses as the most unsafe; 25% the roadside; 6.7% found bus stops...” – A Delhi Police survey on women’s safety, 05 March 2006. Source: http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/127142/1/ Can a woman walk alone safely on the streets of Delhi after 7 pm? Q.

Why Boundary Walls??? Delhi Q. Vancouver Which street would you feel safer walking on…? W hy do we have building setbacks & boundary walls? Source: Romi Roy

For Safety: Create “Eyes on the Street” …. 1) Source: Romi Roy

Remove Boundary Walls Eyes on the street For Safety: Create “Eyes on the Street” …. 1) Source: Romi Roy

In Delhi of today, it is either no people and all green, or too many people and no green. No network of safe and usable city and community level public spaces exists. Do your kids play daily at a park within 5 minute walk from your home? Q. Nizamuddin Dilshad Garden Nizamuddin Dilshad Garden G.K. Neglected…. or Compromised… Over-designed! Fenced off!!

Make existing Parks usable & safe ! Make Parks intimate and “watched” by surrounding buildings 1) Source: Mitali Ganguly Lajpat Nagar

Bryant Park, New York Make Parks – NOT JUST beautiful , but Usable too. 1) Source: Romi Roy

Parks should be usable by all age groups… (...at a park in Beijing) kids…. 1) Source: Romi Roy

(...at a park in Beijing) young… Parks should be usable by all age groups… 1) Source: Romi Roy

(...at a park in Beijing) old…. Parks should be usable by all age groups… 1) Source: Romi Roy

"Smog is back with a vengeance... it's just getting unbearable… 1,000 new private vehicles being added to Delhi's roads every day” – BBC, Nov 2008 “ What the completion of Metro Phase I has meant for Delhi: Phase I covers 55.79 km, carries 5 lakh passengers daily, ensures 1,650 less buses on Delhi roads, cuts 1.5 million commuter trips per day, saves 2 million man-hours per day, has reduced accidents and pollution levels by 30 percent, while saving fuel worth Rs. 650 crore per year.” – The Statesman, January 26, 2006 How many hours do you spend in traffic jams? Q.

Facts first…. Delhi Today: The roads of Delhi are choked by cars which drive less than 15% of its people. (Source: RITES 2008) Highest Road Space to Occupancy ratio Servicing pedestrians and cyclists on roads can help increase ridership for buses & trains.

MODAL SPLIT DELHI 2007

How Flyover make walking difficult & force people into cars… Flyover: a barrier & deterrent to safe and easy pedestrian movement. Landing to nowhere…? How does one get to the bus-stop? Interesting Pedestrian and bus-users situations at AIIMS and Dhaula Kuan Flyover Intersections. ( Photos and Study Source: Akash Hingorani, Oasis Designs )

Delhi’s flyovers can’t cope with rising traffic! Breaching Capacity Well Before Schedule. Long term solution needed. - TOI, Sept 09 Vehicle oriented roads ( HIGH TRAFFIC SPEEDS, LACK OF FOOTPATHS ) make them unsafe for Pedestrians.

Source:: Hindustan Times, 12 Aug 2009

Source:: www.cseindia.org

MPD 2021 identifies a current Modal Split of 60-40 (Public-Private Transport). It sets the following Targets for the near future: “ 70-30 Modal Split by 2011” “ 80-20 Modal Split by 2021” Where we are…. Where we want to go….

Clearly – a PARADIGM SHIFT is needed. Where we are…. Where we want to go….

Re structuring Delhi into a Transit Oriented City.

Implement 14 BRT Corridor Network within 5 years to increase Efficiency & Reliability of existing bus network . Source: TOR for BRT/ ITC Corridors, 2011

Transit Node Express Bus Route That is the reason for success of BRT in Curitiba 1) High Density near Stations - Maximum people should Live, Work & Play within 5-min walk of RAPID TRANSIT Stations.

Interchange ..to “rebuild” Delhi along its new TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE All new projects + Redevelopment should be along this Armature Metro BRT Interchange Park ’n’ Ride

Current Masterplan

~ 60% of the urban area will be within 15-minute walking distance from the proposed MRTS stations…

Interchange 7 min walk Auto-Oriented City Transit-Oriented City SHIFT Rail/ Metro BRT

Step 1: ONE COORDINATION & APPROVAL BODY

Discontinued Disjointed and Uncoordinated Planning TRANSPORTATION + LANDUSE + INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE designed and implemented together – complimenting each other. Otherwise they will ALL FAIL….

Planning Coordination Integration Approvals Mobility for all; Planned development blueprint GOALS & ROLES: ONE Coordination Body Advisors Consultants Stakeholders UTTIPEC

Step 3: THE TOD ROADMAP

Transit Oriented Development : The ROADMAP Pedestrian Guidelines launched by UTTIPEC, DDA, Delhi

CSE Pradeep Sacheva Design Associates ICE & IIT Oasis Designs Samarthyam DIMTS TRIPPs MCD, PWD, NDMC Expert Contributors: Pedestrian Guidelines launched by UTTIPEC, DDA, Delhi

Pedestrian Guidelines already launched by UTTIPEC, DDA, Delhi in Nov 2009 News Article Source: Hindustan Times, pg 2; 04 Dec 2009 “ ”

CURRENT MASTERPLAN

RESTRUCTURED GROWTH STRATEGY

5) Graded Density 3) Frequent Feeder Routes 4) Mixed landuse 2) Placemaking ~500 M Walk The Transit Oriented Design Principles: 1) Direct Connectivity & Pedestrian/ cycle friendly design 6) Leveraging of Private Investment

Vancouver Block: e.g. 80 x 125 M 15-minute walk 5-minute walk Typical Delhi Housing Block Principle 1) Direct Connectivity and Walkability - Finer Street Network for shortest routes to pedestrians & cyclists. - Faster to walk or cycle; than to drive.

Vancouver Block: e.g. 80 x 125 M Typical Delhi Housing Block Concentrated traffic : Fewer, wider streets Distributed traffic : More & narrower streets Principle 1) Direct Connectivity and Walkability - Finer Street Network for shortest routes to pedestrians & cyclists. - Faster to walk or cycle; than to drive.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form-based_codes “ Urban Design” Code: Control of Public interfaces is Essential Non-walk friendly street with Setbacks Walkable, vibrant Mixed-use Street Principle 2) PlaceMaking

Building Entries/ windows on Sidewalk (eyes on the street - provides safety for pedestrians) Remove Setbacks, Require Entries on sidewalks Regulate Maximum Block Widths, Minimum Frontages Design Street Guidelines for pedestrians, not cars! Streets for Trains, Buses, cars and Pedestrians. Built-to-edge Buildings for Safety & Comfort. Sidewalks, Bio-swales Smaller blocks, interconnected streets create shorter travel routes for pedestrians. Multimodal, pedestrian-oriented. 80-100M max. 80-100M max. Critical Zoning Laws that may need to be introduced: Principle 2) PlaceMaking

Principle 3) Cheap, frequent, low-occupancy Feeder Systems Reroute buses to Metro Stations and provide ample feeder systems. Rapid Transit Feeders DIMMTS Free Maps

Current Trends: within 5-min walk of Metro Stations No Walkable Design. No Street Frontage. No Diversity. Not enough Density. Principle 4) Mixed Use, Residential dominated within 10 min walk NOT TOD

High Density Mixed Uses Recommended: Within 5 min walk of Station (500 M)… 5 min walk Principle 4) Mixed Use, Residential dominated within 10 min walk

Within 10 min walk of Station (1000 M)… 10 min walk High Density Mixed Uses Principle 4) Mixed Use, Residential dominated within 10 min walk Recommended:

Incentives Bonuses Taxes Requisites In-situ Upgradation/ Redevelopment of slums and/ or provision of low-income housing near stations. Designated Neighborhood level Open Space Provision and Maintenance. Provision of schools and civic facilities. Maintenance of public realm. : Cross Subsidization of Services Private Investment Expand Public Transportation Principle 6) Leveraging of Private investment for Public Benefit

We hope…. we can work together to make change in Delhi……