Namma Kovai Namakke
A collaborative campaign to bring together
Kovai citizens together to temporarily
erase cars from our streets and instead
fill them with smiles.
Coimbatore’s population is increasing rapidly over the years
Why Coimbatore ?
Dwindling open spaces
Even in neighbourhoods with good parks, walkers and joggers brush each other while walking
Inactive and unhealthy lifestyle
According to The Hindu, “Obesity is setting in earlier than the adolescence phase for our children.”
With crippling traffic jams,
increased air pollution,more road deaths
Our streets, one of our biggest assets, have now been invaded by cars.
What?This initiative reroutes
traffic temporarily from
certain roads in the city for
a few hours every Sunday
morning and transforms
them to vibrant public
spaces for free.
Promotes good health (image: Raahgiri Day)
Builds a healthy community(image: Raahgiri Day)
A catalyst to promote sustainable transport
Everyone can walk, jog and cycle safely
Results in a cleaner environment
And finally this campaign spreads happiness
All income groups have equal access to street space
Bogota's Ciclovia attracts over 2 million cyclists and pedestrians
Globalmovement
Mexico city, New York, Los Angeles, Jakarta...
India’s first car-free Sunday was organised in Ahmedabad in 2009
In India
More than 10 Indian cities celebrate the campaign
Started in 2013, Gurgaon’s Raahgiri has expanded from 3.5 km to 11.5 km
First anniversary celebrations!
Mumbai’s Car Free Day started in 2010
Happy streets in Hyderabad started in 2015
Started this month, Celebrate the City in Ranchi
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