Bridging gaps in non-motorised mobility in private housing developments. TiE SIG Cleantech: Sustainable Apartments. Presentation by Sanjay Sridhar Strategy Head, Urban Development World Resources Institute

1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY : THINKING BEYOND BUILDING ENVELOPES
BRIDGING GAPS IN NON-MOTORISED MOBILITY IN PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
TiE SIG Cleantech : Sustainable Apartments Sanjay Sridhar
Strategy Head, Urban Development
World Resources Institute

2. • Divide and distribute
• Discretionary walking
trips
• Maintain the green
hierarchy
• Build for people
and not for cars
MEGASCALE MESOSCALE MICROSCALE
DESIGN PRINCIPLES

3. BRIDGING GAPS IN
NON-MOTORISED MOBILITY
PROJECT : L&T SOUTH CITY, BANGALORE

4. Existing Development
TO J P NAGAR
TOWARDS BANNERGHATTA
ROAD & TRANSIT STOPS
34 acres site area
18 Residential Towers
~ 2000 households
~ 3000 vehicles
Location of Retail, Amenities and
Main connectivity to city along the
East – this creates increased
vehicular & pedestrian traffic
volumes
City Network
Internal 2-way Network
Internal 1-way Network
PROJECT BACKGROUND

5. Congestion along Main Street
OBSERVATIONAL ANALYSIS
Main Street Junctions
No Safe AccessInsufficient Pedestrian Infrastructure
Neighborhood Scale

6. Unsegregated Spaces
OBSERVATIONAL ANALYSIS
Junctions & Building Access
Common movement pathAccessibility to ground level from podiums
Community & Building Scale

7. Cycling infrastructure such as
cycle stands will help making the
development more cycle friendly
Located adjacent to feeder bus
network for easy transition
Space for convenience shops
within development
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS
NETWORKS : Bicycling Network

8. Use of colonnaded area as
bicycle parking space
bus shelters
children’s play area
convenient shopping
NETWORKS : Convenience Retail
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

9. NETWORKS : Convenience Retail : Before
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

10. NETWORKS : Convenience Retail : After
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

11. NODES
INTERSECTIONS
NETWORK
ACCESS TO THE
PREMISES
LINKS
LINKS : Prioritize Pedestrian Movement : Before
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

12. PARKING
3.5 m3.0 m 3.0 m 6.5 m
WALKING PATH BICYCLING PATH CARRIAGEWAY
LINKS : Prioritize Pedestrian Movement : After
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS
• Increase pavement width at possible locations – along main central road
• Surface treatment – use of pervious material to allow percolation of water
• Tree cover along street edge to be increased to provide for shaded walkways

13. LINKS : Dedicated Walkway along ramps
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

14. INTERSECTIONS
Introduce Traffic Calming Measures at
Junctions
Ensure continuous pavements at ramp &
basement entry points
Use of Traffic Visibility Mirrors at blind spots
LINKS
NODES
NETWORK
ACCESS TO THE
PREMISES
INTERSECTIONS
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

15. 1. Ensure Continuous pavements or speed table at
intersections
2. Sloped Curbs for areas of low volumes and vehicular
speeds
3. Medians to divide different traffic lanes at site entry
1
2
3
2
NODES
INTERSECTIONS
NETWORK
ACCESS TO THE
PREMISES
LINKS
INTERSECTIONS : Site Entrance Design
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

16. • Traffic calming measure:
Traffic Visibility Mirrors
Raised Pedestrian Crossing
Traffic Circle
Traffic Mirrors
INTERSECTIONS : Junction Design
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

17. INTERSECTIONS : Entrance to Basement
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

18. Pedestrianized Routes
Club Walk
South
Park
Main Street
The possible areas identified to
increase interaction and activity
NODES
INTERSECTIONS
NETWORK
ACCESS TO THE
PREMISES
LINKS
NODES : Use of Residual Spaces
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

19. NODES : Main Street : Before
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

20. • Activating the boundary wall edge as a social space
• Provision of newspaper stand, benches, water fountains, lighting, planters,
dustbins, bicycle parking, dog pit, bus shelters along this stretch
• Convert this node into ‘ eyes on the street’ as a bridge to access the Park
NODES : Main Street : After
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

21. NODES : Club Walk : Before
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

22. BRIDGING GAPS IN
NON-MOTORISED MOBILITY
PROJECT : ADARSH PALM RETREAT, BANGALORE

23. 0
25
75
175
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Adarsh Palms Retreat
250 Acres
• SEZ Development
• 5 Star Hotel
• Municipal Lake
• Villa Development
• Luxury Apartment Development
• Amenities

24. • Continuous
pavements at
driveways
areas
exhibiting high
traffic speeds
and volumes
• Sloped Curbs for
areas of low
volumes and
vehicular speeds
LINKS - PAVEMENTS
LINKS
NODES
INTERSECTIONS
NETWORK
ENTRY TO THE
PREMISES
STRATEGIES

25. Driveway with planting strip
Pervious sidewalks
4 Zone system for pavement design
LINKS - PAVEMENTS
Speed tables
STRATEGIES

26. • Create, improve existing nodes
• Benches
• Shelter
• Drinking fountain
• Lighting
• Garbage cans
Possible areas of node creation
LINKS
NODES
INTERSECTIONS
NETWORK
ENTRY TO THE
PREMISES
STRATEGIES
NODES - TRANSIT
Introduce activities & socializing areas

27. NODES - RESIDUAL SPACES
Utilizing left over spaces
along streets to create
pause-points
Possible areas of node creation
STRATEGIES

28. INTERSECTIONS
• Reduces traffic crashes
• Traffic calming measure
• Better pedestrian crossing
• Creates greater safety
Raised Intersection
LINKS
NODES
INTERSECTIONS
NETWORK
ENTRY TO THE
PREMISES
STRATEGIES

29. • In this case, the trip was
reduced from 2100 m or 2.1
km to1500m or 1.5 km
• The whole of villa phase 1&
2 i.e about 500 households
will benefit; at 4 people per
household, that is 2000
people
• Time saved:10minutes per
trip
• Collective time saved : 330
hours
Section running through
hotel and lake edge
NETWORK
NEW CONNECTIONS
LINKS
NODES
INTERSECTIONS
NETWORK
ENTRY TO THE
PREMISES
STRATEGIES

30. NETWORK
BREAKING BARRIERS
• Puncture the existing physical
barriers
• Create nodes with new
activities & provide opportunity
for socializing
• Opportunity for utilizing the
residual spaces
• In this case, the trip was reduced from
1000 m to 500 i.e by 10min per trip
• About 200 households will benefit; at 4
people per household, that is 800 people
• Total trip reduction being:4,00,000 m or
about 133 hrs collectively
•
STRATEGIES

31. Provide pick-up and drop-off
point for auto rickshaws
DROP-OFF
PICK-UP
MAIN ENTRY TO THE
PREMISES
LINKS
NODES
INTERSECTIONS
NETWORK
ENTRY TO THE
PREMISES
STRATEGIES

32. BRIDGING GAPS IN
NON-MOTORISED MOBILITY
PROJECT : GODREJ GARDEN CITY, AHMEDABAD

33. The Existing master plan
Generators such as schools and
markets will create more traffic and
people
Size of township
250 acres
Estimated number of people
14000
Estimated number of cars
4000
PROJECT BACKGROUND

34. The Township scale
Creating public spaces : the township scale
Connection between neighbourhood spaces to create a township level space.
Neighborhood
space
Bus stop Market
Neighborhood
space
School
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

35. Bus stop configuration
The bus pick up and drop off locations are integrated
with the pedestrian network and bicycle network to allow
multimodal interchange.
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

36. Bicycle lanes on
school routes
Table top
junction
Alignment of
pedestrian
crossing for
the shortest
crossing
length
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS
Junction configuration

37. Pedestrian prioritization of existing links
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

38. Creating public spaces : the open street
Weekly events can be organised such as the open
street to enhance the community bonding and quality
of public spaces.
Artwork display Street furniture AmenitiesShading
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

39. BRIDGING GAPS IN
NON-MOTORISED MOBILITY
PROJECT : MAHINDRA WORLD CITY, JAIPUR

40. Developing alternate Networks: the public transport network
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

41. Developing alternate Networks: the public transport network
the feeder bus route
the internal feeder route
Principle: Develop a route system such that all
areas fall 10 minutes away from the routes
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

42. Developing alternate Networks: the open space network
Existing open space
Proposed green linkages
Principle: Connect open spaces. It creates a
alternative network movement and maintains
the open space
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

43. Developing alternate Networks: the open space network
Principle: Create activity near open spaces
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

44. • Improve the walkway design for connectivity to club
• Opportunity to use solid wall space
NODES : Club Walk : After
STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS

45. Thank You