The poor quality of our streets causes over 160 deaths every year. There is a dire need for street design guidelines that ensure high quality streets through standardization of essential street elements

1. Street Design Guidelines
Creating safe, accessible, high quality
streets for Pune

2. National Urban Transport Policy
Equitable
allocation of road
space - focus on
people rather
than vehicles
Non-Motorized
Transport is
environmentally
friendly and must
be given their due
share
Have to address
safety concerns of
pedestrians and
cyclists
Features such as
safe bicycle
parking, shade,
landscaping,
drinking & resting
stations needed

3. NUTP – Challenges
Lack of safe
crossing at busy
intersections
Badly designed
pedestrian paths
and cycle tracks
Encroachments

4. NUTP – Prescriptions
Designs based
on open
debate with
experts and
users
Strict
enforcement
with public
participation
Explore Public
Bicycle
Systems
Area Plans in
congested
areas with
exclusive
zones for NMT

5. Comprehensive Mobility Plan (draft)
Non-Motorized
50%
Public Transport
40%
Other Motorized
10%
Target Trips by Mode

6. “World Class” city vs. Pune
• High quality bus stops –
Pedestrians have plenty of
space
• Poor quality bus stops –
block pedestrian path

7. • Hoarding block pedestrians• Hoardings do not block
pedestrians

8. • Signages – out of pedestrian
pathway
• Signages – pedestrians
forced to duck

9. • Electric boxes – block entire
footpath
• Electric boxes (and other
utilities) in green space

10. • Garbage bins on the side • Dumper on the footpath

11. • Trees – providing shade • Trees – block footpath –
footpath too narrow!

12. • Greenery - trimmed • Greenery – out of control

13. • Pedestrian crossings –
difficult, no pedestrian
signals, no refuge
• Pedestrian crossing – easy,
simple, no conflict with
traffic

14. • Pedestrians have plenty of
space
• Pedestrian squeezed

15. • Pedestrians on the road –
accidents likely
• No pedestrians on the
motor carriageway

16. • Pleasant walking
environment – patterned
walkways
• Footpaths in disrepair

17. Our standards are
different from “their”
standards

18. Street Design Guidelines – Worldwide

19. Street Design Guidelines set broader policy and give clear
instructions for how to plan and implement various street
elements in various situations.

21. Street Design Guidelines – India

22. Initiate Process for Preparing Street
Design Guidelines (allocated budget)
Widespread consultations – users,
consultants, contractors, Police, PWD
NMT Cell to use Street Design
Guidelines to monitor all future works