Improving Safe Access and Public Spaces - A Case from Navanagar
byKanika Jindal
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This webinar was hosted on May 27th, 2015 from 3 - 4 pm IST (local time) by Rajeev Malagi, Project Associate, EMBARQ India and Noor Mansoor, Commissioner, Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC).
Navanagar is a mix-use area located between the twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad in Karnataka. It is predominantly a residential area dotted with - heritage sites, natural features, government buildings, educational institutions, commercial centers and transport hubs. EMBARQ India in collaboration with Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT), Hubli-Dharwad BRTS Company Ltd. (HDBRTSCL) and HDMC has worked on a transit oriented development (TOD) project here. The project has looked at creating a pedestrian neighbourhood around the proposed Navanagar Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) stop. It aims at implementing steps to increase safer access to the roads, and improve public spaces.
This webinar highlighted the role played by EMBARQ India at different stages of the project (documentation, design and implementation), along with the stakeholder interactions at various stages and their decisions which have shaped the project.