Report of survey of shoppers on Commercial St. on whether it should be 'Pedestrian-only'.

1. Commercial Street How to make it the city's hottest shopping spot

3. Malls offer Shopping + Entertainment + Food + Safety from traffic Children are often key drivers of parents' programs – a vehicle free shopping zone gives a sense of safety to parents. Parents take children to a mall, do their shopping in shops in the mall itself instead of making a separate trip for shopping.

4. What Commercial Street is today Shopper's nightmare , but Vehicles' paradise

5. What shoppers feel 70 % of the shoppers in Commercial St. want it to be pedestrian-only, say vehicles are a nuisance. School children did this survey, prompted by their own bad experience on the street. Remember, children are one of the key drivers of Mall traffic, and therefore one of the key reasons for people not coming to Commercial St.

6. The solution Make Commercial St. an open air mall: Shopping + Entertainment + Food + Safety from traffic + fresh air A shopper's paradise!!!

10. MG Road, Pune. Pune's most happening place on weekends, when it is Pedestrian-only. “ The shopkeepers who were against the idea now actually wait for the walking plaza, as the sales are all time high. It is one of the most effective ways to save them from the malls that are surely eating a huge chunk of their customers. It took them time to understand this and now they have embraced this change.” - A blog writeup on the walking plaza The idea already works

11. If the idea makes sense, what next? A 3 phase implementation process Phase 1 Month 1 Street is pedestrian-only on Saturdays and Sunday evenings after 4 PM. Phase 2 Month 2 Disallow parking on the street and use the parking space for walking. Phase 3 Month 3 onwards Don't allow any vehicles into the street between 9 AM and 9 PM.