Analytical Interventions for the Open Spaces of the Community Centers in East Delhi; Case of Preet Vihar
3.2.14 Users and activities The different activities that are undertaken by the visitors of the community center were observed from the site visit and thus the graph provided below clearly highlights that shopping activities and the office works mostly attract the visitors of the Preet Vihar Community center.
Figure 36: Activity graph of Preet Vihar community center; Source: Author
3.2.15 Inferences The inferences drawn from the above study are: i.
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In terms of location, Preet vihar community center also has great accessibility as it is located close to two of the major metro stations, i.e the Preet vihar metro station and the Nirman Vihar metro station. However the walkability aspect for the pedestrians is not at all developed as there happen to be no such dedicated walkways for the pedestrians, the ones present are encroached by stalls and illegal parking further the vehicular movement has not been segregated from the pedestrian movement. Further, in terms of providing community facilities, the center has been able to set a remarkable example as most of the public open space amenities and other community facilities are either missing or are in a dilapidated condition. There happens to be very less shaded seating spaces for the users and the seating areas available are not at all maintained for the comfort of the users. As also reflected from the graph, a very small share of the visitors use this center for actual communication or interacting with one another. A major share of visitors only access this place for their individual work purpose. Hence the actual identity of this community center has been lost due to poor maintenance and lack of necessary community facilities.
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