Street Design Guidelines
Creating safe, accessible, high quality streets for Pune
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
NUTP – Challenges
Lack of safe crossing at busy
intersections
Badly designed pedestrian paths and cycle tracks
Encroachments
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
Comprehensive Mobility Plan (draft)
Non-Motorized50%
Public Transport40%
Other Motorized10%
Target Trips by Mode
“World Class” city vs. Pune• High quality bus stops –
Pedestrians have plenty of space
• Poor quality bus stops – block pedestrian path
• Hoarding block pedestrians• Hoardings do not block pedestrians
• Signages – out of pedestrian pathway
• Signages – pedestrians forced to duck
• Electric boxes – block entire footpath
• Electric boxes (and other utilities) in green space
• Garbage bins on the side • Dumper on the footpath
• Trees – providing shade • Trees – block footpath – footpath too narrow!
• Greenery - trimmed • Greenery – out of control
• Pedestrian crossings – difficult, no pedestrian signals, no refuge
• Pedestrian crossing – easy, simple, no conflict with traffic
• Pedestrians have plenty of space
• Pedestrian squeezed
• Pedestrians on the road – accidents likely
• No pedestrians on the motor carriageway
• Pleasant walking environment – patterned walkways
• Footpaths in disrepair
Our standards are different from “their”
standards
Street Design Guidelines – Worldwide
Street Design Guidelines set broader policy and give clear instructions for how to plan and implement various street
elements in various situations.
Street Design Guidelines – India
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