Panchsheel Park, New Delhi ©Satyajit Mal
Footpath not accessable
Area used for 4-wheeler parking
Remaining surface used for vehicular movement
Footpath with no clear walkway
NEIGHBOURHOOD STREET - 12M WIDE Wider neighbourhood streets connecting it to the city fabric need to have safe and continuous space for ITC movement. It may seem important to clear vehicular traffic on these roads quickly to avoid congestion that is why two-way movement can be accepted and designed for. But adequate traffic calming measures should be applied to make it safe for ITCs to move along these neighbourhood streets.
Dedicated Stroller/Cycle Lane With Two-Sided Footpath and Two-Way Traffic (without parking) • Two-way Street; • Dedicated stroller/cycle lane secured by plantation or other physical barriers (page 46);
A 12m wide neighbourhood street should ideally have a designated safe cycle/stroller lane as the traffic moves faster on this street. A very wider pedestrian zone may be made on one side of the street, which can accommodate play zones, resting zones and green. Alternatively, two footpaths, one on either side of the traffic lanes may be provided for.
• Separate planter zone with trees, lighting acting as a buffer between the vehicular road and stroller path;
A 12m wide local road may also accommodate designated parking alongside the lanes. In such cases, the parking areas may be interrupted at places to create chicane areas at intervals along the street. Parking on both sides can only be accomodated by allowing one way traffic on these streets and by interrupting the parking at every 60m with pinchpoint table top crossings.
• Preferably used in areas which do not require on-street car parking.
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• Two side footpaths, with one can be wider and used for sidewalk games (See page 57), seating spaces (See page 56), and the other having a clear 1.8m of walkway sans seating;
For more information on physical barriers for footpaths and dedicated stroller lanes, please see: UTTIPEC - Guidelines and Design Specifications for Crash Barriers, Pedestrian Railings and Dividers (Approved)