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