Walking audit of Malleswaram
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The goal is to enable safe pedestrian movement
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The goal is to enable safe pedestrian movement
As part of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Accord (SuMA), the Malleswaram-Urban Living Lab has started a ‘Walking audit of Malleshwaram’ exercise aimed at integrating footpaths and conservancy lanes to provide safe pedestrian movement both in commercial and residential areas, said residents.
The audit involves assessing existing conditions of pavements, and identifying uneven pathways, encroachments, dumping of garbage, junctions ignoring pedestrian safety, among other problems.
Sobia Rafiq of Malleswaram-Urban Living Lab said that a total stretch of 11-km of footpaths on main roads and connecting lanes located between Sankey Tank and Mantri Mall will be audited. Based on the assessment and feedback of participants, architects and urban planners who live in the area, they will frame a plan to improve Malleswaram’s i
Audit to help make Malleswaram more pedestrian friendly
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70 citizens are part of the initiative to identify problem areas
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Based on the data collected, complete with photographs, a plan will be drawn up to improve pedestrian infrastructure in Malleswaram. | Photo Credit:
K. MURALI KUMAR
70 citizens are part of the initiative to identify problem areas
Missing kerbs, missing barricades on portions of roads dug up, broken pavements, low hanging cables, unmarked speed breakers… These were just some of the many issues recorded by citizens during the ‘walking audit’ on Saturday and Sunday at Malleswaram.
The ‘walking audit’ is an initiative taken up by Malleswaram Urban Living Lab, a collaboration between Malleswaram Social and Sensing Local. This is aimed at creating a safe pedestrian network in Malleswaram and involves assessing the existing infrastructure and identifying problem areas. Based on the data collected, complete with p