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Lets make alaknanda walkable
- 1. Making Alaknanda Walkable* Whythe new footpath is not walkable and what to do about it Version: March 25, 2014 * A Citizens’ Alliance Initiative
- 2. Key objectives • Footpathsshould be walkable for all including – Senior citizens and physically challenged – Mothers with children and prams • Walkability requires – Good width (about 6 to 8 feet) – Level surface – Unhindered path • E.g Billboards, signboards, kiosks, encroachments• E.g Billboards, signboards, kiosks, encroachments – Hazards • E.g. Barbed wires, overhead cables, projections, pipes etc. – Safe and Smooth access at level changes • E.g. Roads crossings etc. 2 Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative
- 3. The achievable result •Simple changes that will take little effort or costs • Will create immediate high visibility improvement • Reduce need to drive to the market – Less parking required , greater market access, reduced congestion, reduced accidents in the area and also deaths, etc.etc. • Will immediately set a citywide and national example Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 3
- 4. All we needis this • Start small – Practical solutions– Practical solutions – Quick to implement • Lets prioritize – Easy things first– Easy things first – Build consensus amongst residents and functionaries Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 4
- 5. The ideal placeto start Road from Mandakini Enclave to Tara Apartments Connects Alaknanda to Local Market ->>Connects Alaknanda to Local Market ->> <<- 8 foot newly built footpath exists on both sides Will benefit every resident of the area and is visible to lakhs more who pass by every month Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 5
- 6. Do five things,that’s all › Levelled surface › Remove blockages › Clear out access points › Remove the risks & hazards› Remove the risks & hazards › Remove the few encroachments Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 6
- 7. Level the Surface sothat People should not stumble, Prams and wheelchair friendly, and No fear of falling. PWD >>> Concrete grid for trees > Wheelchair friendly > Leveled access & protuberances Levelling to make it wheelchair friendlyConcrete grid let in air/water & level surface Protuberance Concrete grid/mesh Make wheelchair friendly Leveling and relaying the tiles Level the access and remove protuberances Level access Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 7
- 8. Unblock the path…1 Police+ PWD >>> Remove signs & pillars > Take out clutter >Tow vehicles > Break construction Remove signs – Ad boards by PWD/MCD Remove pillars Remove signs put up by private parties or RWAs Remove wrongly put road signs Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 8
- 9. Unblock the path…2 Police+ PWD >>> Remove signs & pillars > Take out clutter >Tow vehicles > Break construction Take out clutter – of footpath contractorsTake out clutter – road contractors Take out clutter – of the MCD Take out clutter – of Private parties Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 9
- 10. Unblock the path…3 Police+ PWD >>>Remove signs & pillars > Remove clutter > Tow vehicles > Remove construction Tow away if on road between footpathTow away if on footpath Remove uncovered illegal construction Remove covered illegal construction Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 10
- 11. Remove the Hazards PWD>>> Close man holes > Cut barbed wire & TV cable > Remove protuberances Remove barbed wire & protuberances – in the airRemove protuberances - on the ground Cut barbed wire & TV CableClose all man holes Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 11
- 12. Make it accessiblefor pedestrians Police + PWD >>> No parking on pedestrian crossing > Raised crossings > Wheelchair friendly Raise zebra crossings to footpath level*Absolutely no parking on zebra crossings Level it out – wheelchair/ pram friendlyPedestrian crossings at all crossroads *The resultant speed-breakers will also slow down traffic in accident and death-prone zone 12
- 13. Remove Encroachments…1 PWD +Police >>> Remove/move partial encroachments > Remove full encroachments Remove fully - shopkeepers encroachment Remove fully – overhead encroachment Move to a cart – vendors encroachment* Move to a cart – vendors encroachment* *The Street Vendors Act 2014 applies therefore alternate has to be provided for temporary encroachers # Citizens Alliance will help arrange financing for carts for Street Vendors Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 13
- 14. Remove Encroachments…2 PWD +Police >>> Remove/move partial encroachments > Remove full encroachments Wheeled – move to parking space By RWA – remove or other RWAs will follow Remove – does not come under Vendors Act Remove – does not come under Vendors Act 14Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative
- 15. Not all encroachmentsare a problem 1. Put encroachments on carts and put carts in parking space. 2. Keep a police person/footpath warden. 3. Allow and facilitate temporary and mobile vendors rediwaala is not blocking the footpath Chataiwaala has left the footpath free This sabziwaala can easily be moved to a cart On weekly Shanibazaar only in designated segment, parking should be left unoccupied & a policemen should be here 15
- 16. THANK YOU It ispossible and not too difficult to create the best resident walking zone in Delhi THANK YOU Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 16
- 17. SOMERLEVANTINFORMATIONSOMERLEVANTINFORMATIONSOMERLEVANTINFORMATION It is possibleand not too difficult to create the best resident walking zone in Delhi Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 17
- 18. SOMERLEVANTINFORMATIONSOMERLEVANTINFORMATIONSOMERLEVANTINFORMATION It is possibleand not too difficult to create the best resident walking zone in Delhi Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 18
- 19. SOMERLEVANTINFORMATIONSOMERLEVANTINFORMATIONSOMERLEVANTINFORMATION It is possibleand not too difficult to create the best resident walking zone in Delhi Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 19
- 20. Street Vendors Act,2014 • 2(l) “street vendor” means a person engaged in vending of articles, goods, wares, food items or merchandise of everyday use or offering services to the general public, in a street, lane, side walk, footpath, pavement, public park or any other public place or private area, from a temporary built up structure… SOMERLEVANTINFORMATION • 2(n) “vending zone” means an area or a place or a location designated as such by the local authority, on the recommendations of the Town Vending Committee, for the specific use by street vendors for street vending and includes footpath, side walk, pavement, embankment, portions of a street, waiting area for public or any such place considered suitable for vending activities and providing services to the general public. • 3(3) No street vendor shall be evicted or, as the case may be, relocated till the survey specified under sub-section (1) has been completed and the certificate of vending is issued to all street vendors. SOMERLEVANTINFORMATION to all street vendors. • 12(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any area or space, as the case may be, has been earmarked as no-vending zone, no street vendor shall carry out any vending activities in that zone. Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 20 SOMERLEVANTINFORMATION • It is possible and not too difficult to create the best resident walking zone in Delhi
- 21. THANK YOU It ispossible and not too difficult to create the best resident walking zone in Delhi THANK YOU Making Alaknanda Walkable: A Citizens Alliance Initiative 21