Importance of good street

design: DOs & DON’Ts

Healthy Streets -
Capacity Development
Workshop 01
Importance of good
street design
Pranjal Kulkarni
Deputy Manager
 This is a great
opportunity for
bringing the desired

100+ 20+ 1080+

kms
change in the cities.

But it is also
important to
get the design
TUs conducted Cities empanelled or Networks and
hired Urban designers pilots identified RIGHT
What if we don’t get it RIGHT?
Poor design

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Poor Detailing

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No understanding of context

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No environmental awareness

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Poor material selection

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Lack of sensitivity towards pedestrians

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Poor execution

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Lack of stakeholder coordination

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No impact assessment

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Lack of enforcement

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No urban designers involved

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 All the streets have ‘footpaths’
yet the people are walking on the MV lanes.
What are Healthy Streets?
Healthy Streets help to reduce
congestion, air & noise pollution,
and carbon emissions. Healthy
Streets ensures that everyone—be
it an 8-year old or an 80-year
old—can move safely and
comfortably and breathe clean air.
Where walking, cycling and public transport is given fair
space of road space
Where walking is enjoyable..
Where cycling is convenient..
Where it is safe to move on local streets…
 Signages Lighting Traffic
Table top
calming
Bollards crossings
Refuge
islands

Bulb
outs

Where it is safe for women, children & elderly… Source: ITDP

Where you want to spend quality time…
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Where parking is managed and traffic is
streamlined..
On-street parking management Designed parking that does not
hamper pedestrian movement

Bulb outs for

pedestrian safety

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Where the utilities are organised..
How do we create healthy streets?
1 Take up new streets 2 Redesign old ones
3 But also, intervene on existing ones…
Immediate steps for Healthy streets program.
1 Identify quick win projects - From the identified network.

2 Allocate/ divert budget - Identify other sources.

3 Hire/empanel competent urban designers - A good mix of local and national experience
through detailed RfP

4 Select a competent team- Urban Designers, Contractors, Engineers & Experts

5 Get all stakeholders on board- Important utilities representatives, traffic police, political
representatives, citizens.

6 Build Capacity- Through relevant site visits & workshops

7 Set target. Begin implementation.

Cities have already started the transformations….

Pashan -Sus road, Pune

Thank you!

Join hands to be the change!

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