ISSUES, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Chandkheda as an urban fringe is facing a common issue which isn’t the lack of “connections”, the quantity and the variety of roads traversing the area. The problem, rather, is their quality, especially the poor pedestrian experience they offer due to a systematic deficit and neglect of spatial attributes and features of the built environment which encourage walking.

Chandkheda is also facing a major issue which is lack of infrastructure which also leads to several other challenges in that area. SH 41(60 m), a transit oriented corridor act as a major spine in chandkheda which connects chandkheda to Gandhinagar as well as to Ahmedabad. Also, due to lack of connectivity Sh 41 possess maximum traffic flow which needs better pedestrian safety. pedestrian safety. Chandkheda streets doesn’t support pedestrian infrastructure. In SH 41, the priority is given to motorized vehicles. Later whatever space is left over after creating carriagewayisdesignedaspedestrianspace. Theplacement of utility boxes, trees, light poles on the footpath leaves no clear space for pedestrian movements. the maximum width of footpath given at sh1 is about 2- 3 meters which is further used by vending and haphazard parking. In this case, footpaths are difficult to use it ends frequently at service lanes or carriage lanes. Poorly designed footpaths remain underutilized and are easily encroached by parking vehicles and vending. In the absence of an adequately sized and usable footpath, the only space left for pedestrian is the carriageway.

As per Vehicular and pedestrian flow analysis

Footpaths or sidewalks are the portion of streets only reserved for pedestrians. at SH 41 minimum width of footpaths is even somewhere less than 2 meters which is not convenient for pedestrians to walk freely. Even the height of the footpath is 250 mm which is again not convenient for pedestrians to change the level while crossing.

Existing street design fails to address basic pedestrian infrastructure to support pedestrian footfall.

Pedestriantreatedasnuisance and undesirablesometimes.

One dot represents 5 vehicle

Sh 41, IOC Road and new Cg road is majorly facing this issue because of commercial activities. There is no such space designed for parking over street at these roads. Where footpaths are not provided, haphazard parking are creating difficult conditions for pedestrians, who are forced to weave their way through the parking area or walk on the righthand edge of the parked vehicles, in moving traffic.

One dot represents one vendor

Existing street design fails to address street vending. As a result, vendors end up using spaces intended for others such as footpaths or the carriageway.

Existing street design fails to address street vending. As a result, vendors end up using spaces intended for others such as footpaths or the carriageway

Number of vendors

35 vendors on SH 41

22 vendors on New CG road

13 vendors on IOC road