Analytical Interventions for the Open Spaces of the Community Centers in East Delhi; Case of Preet Vihar
6.3.4. Enhanced pedestrian realm Placemaking is based on a simple principle: if you plan cities for cars and traffic, you will get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you will get people and places. More traffic and greater road capacity are not the inevitable results of growth. They are products of very deliberate choices made to shape our communities to accommodate the private automobile. Thus, Walkability is an important aspect in defining the user convenience of any open public space. In the case of the Preet Vihar community center, the sidewalks or the pedestrian footpaths are either not adequately provided on certain sides or have been encroached by vendors or stalls. Hence to enhance the walkability, at first, the pedestrian footpaths should be regulated and the vendors should be provided with designated locations near or at the boundaries of the site.
Figure 56: Pedestrian walkability; Source: Author
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