By Himadri Das, WRI India

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HIMADRI DAS
CO-CREATING WALKABLE CITIES
Tools for improving station areas and
neighbourhoods

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SAFE ACCESS MANUAL INTERACTIVE TOOL

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URBANIZATION CHALLENGE IN INDIAN CITIES
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URBANIZATION CHALLENGE IN INDIAN CITIES
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Data from MoRTH
Traffic Fatalities
9.1% 3.5%
28.6%
41.2%
Traffic Fatalities (2013)
140 000

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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.
APPROACH

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PROCESS

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PROCESS– ROLE PLAY
Moderator
Govt.
Authority Grandfathe
r
Woman on
wheelchair Teenager
on cycle
Car owner
Private
entrepreneu
r
citizen roles
GROUP : Require at least 5 members in a group

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SUMMARY
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
How are the intentions of the workshop achieved?

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APPLICATION: SMART CITIES ENGAGED
CK-15 IIHS KMRL DCC
Audience International
practitioners and
experts in urban
development
(45+)
Academicians,
students and urban
practitioners in
urban planning and
related areas (25+)
Bus operators, town
planners, municipal
corporation employees,
traffic police, (30+)
Corporation, Development
Authority, KUIDFC, traffic police,
NGOs, Corporators (60+)
Intention Familiarize with
SAM principles
Familiarize with safe
access approach and
develop strategies
for safe access for a
real world case
• 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 1 session
Role play using
board
2 sessions
a. Role play on
board
b. Discussion on
real world case
2 sessions
a. Role play on board
b. Discussion on real
world case for specific
strategies
2 sessions
a. Role play on board
b. Discussion on real world
case for specific projects
Outcome Discussion and
Debate
Conceptual
strategies
Priorities and solutions Projects

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APPLICATION: AMRUT CITIES ENGAGED
Indore Gandhinagar
Audience Town Planners, Engineers, Finance and
Administration from Municpaities, Development
Authorities, TCPOs, Directorate of Urban
Development and Administration. (28 nos)
Town Planner, Assistant Engineers, Dy. Executive Engineers
from Municipalities, City Planning, Development
Authorities from Gujarat state (27 nos)
Intention • Familiarize with safe access approach
• Use approach to strategize projects for area
around Palasia BRT station
• Familiarize with safe access approach
• Use approach to strategize projects for area around
Wadaj TOZ area and BRT station
Process 2 sessions
a. Role play on board
b. Discussion on real world case for specific
projects
2 sessions
a. Role play on board
b. Discussion on real world case for specific projects
Outcome Capacity Building Capacity Building

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SUPPORT- IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKITS (WRI)
• SAM:
• Cities Safer by design:
• Bus Karo:
• Road Safety Work:
• Streets for All:
• Raahgiri:
• Mobility Accelerator:
• Capacity Building for AMRUT:

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NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT TOOL

14. NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT TOOL

15. NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT TOOL

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APPROACH
Enabling neighbourhoods to make decisions
Formulate projects
Capacity building through neighbourhood participation

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PROCESS- BASEMAP OF NEIGHBOURHOOD

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PROCESS- TRIGGER CARDS

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APPLICATION
• Initiated in collaboration with CIFOS in ward 18 and 19 of
BBMP end of february2017;
• Ward committees use this for participatory budgeting;
• Citizen groups initiate prioritization of projects in their
neighbourhoods;
• Building awareness among citizen- Small steps to
improve neighbourhoods?

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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION