COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The Safe Access Manual (SAM) focuses on safe access to transit stations in the context of Indian cities. The manual illustrates safe access strategies based on cases from the Indian context, focusing particularly on some projects by WRI India as well as some which are initiatives by other organizations. At the core of the safe access approach are 5 principles which when addressed, ensures safe access for users: 1 | Pedestrian and cyclist priority 2 | Creation of public spaces 3 | Feeder services 4 | Parking 5 | Safety and security The manual will be of particular interest to government agencies, policy makers, practitioners, students and citizens and can be accessed at this URLhttp://wricitieshub.org/publications/safeaccess-manual-safe-access-mass-transitstations-indian-cities
THE SAFE ACCESS MANUAL (SAM) INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP More recently, taking the work on safe access forward, WRI India has developed an interactive tool based on the Safe Access Manual: Safe Access to mass transit. The tool enables users to understand the key principles of safe access in a short one-hour exercise using a game board and role play cards. The game board shows the five principles of safe access in graphic form and offers graded solutions that can be applied to station areas. The role play cards ensure
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representation of government, private and citizens entities. The participants playing their allocated roles need to discuss and present compelling arguments based on their needs with group members and choose a solution collaboratively. The discussion that ensues allows participants to not only understand the significance of the principles of safe access but also the limitation of other stakeholders. When played to the hilt, citizen entities normally demand better infrastructure whether it is