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JayanagarCycle LanesA Report on the cycle lanes based from on-site observations.


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Contents

Introduction.................................................................................3

Insights from Interviews..............................................................4

On site Observations.....................................................................5

Suggestions...................................................................................9


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Mobility orms an important aspect o any urban system. But, associ-ated with an increase in mobility are environmental,social and economiccosts. Tus, due to the rapid rise in the numbers o motor vehicles,thereis a growing need or more sustainable transportation systems.Walkingand cycling are transport choices that have the least evnvironmental im-pact. Also, creating transport systems that encourage these modes willalso help in reducing trac congestion. Bicycles are perect or last mile

connectivity especially when they are acilitated at all the key mobilityhubs.Tis report is the the frst step towards the creation o an onlinegame which will help in spreading awareness and understanding imple-mentaional problems regarding the cycle lanes.

Te Gubbi lab report on bicyle riendly street states that the NationalUrban ransport Policy (NUP) by the Government o India has already

set the guiding principles or ensuring sae, convenient and sustainabletransportation systems in cities. In order to realize one o the signif-cant components o the policy, the Directorate o Urban Land rans-port (DUL), Government o Karnataka has evinced a lot o interest inencouraging non-motorized transport especially or bicycles in cities.Te primary goal o this initiative would be to: Create bicycle riendlystreets in certain localities o Bangalore in a phased manner to encour-age cycling as a mode o sae, convenient and sustainable mode o urbantransport.(Gubbi labs,2012)

However, the response received was very mild and its use, negligible.Tus there was a need or some urther research. o understand why thelanes did not achieve the expected response, the locations were visited,and inormal interviews were conducted along with a photogrphic sur-

vey.Te ollowing report contains all the observations and insights ob-tained rom the research.

Introduction


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Insights from Interviews

Number o people interviewed -15-20Age-Between 11-60Proession-Guards,Auto Drivers,School Children,Doctors

From the inormal interviews conducted the main insights were:-

1.Majority o people knew about the lanes.But they were dissatisfed withits implementation in certain areas.

2.Te main problems stated were- Parked cars Very ew cyclists

oo much trac Lanes were built over parking spaces Inappropriate lane widths in certain areas. Conusion about the signages. oo close to ast moving trac No boards/promotions regarding the lanes

Tere was one person who thought that the cycle stencils on the roadwere signs o a political party done or the elections.On the other hand, in areas where there was less trac and well spacedlanes the school-children were quite happy about the lanes.


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Observation-People walking on the

cycle lane.

Location - Jayanagar 9th Block

Observation-Placement of

Non functional

barricades

on the cycle lane.

Location-Jayanagar 9th Block

Observation-Child avoiding the lane

due to the parked police

bike.


On Site Observations


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Observation-Manholes reducing

cycle lane space .


Observation-Garbage piled up

on the cycle lane.


Observation-Cyclist preferring

not to use the cycle

lane .



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Observation-Bus-stop in Between

the cycle lane

Location-Jayanagar 2nd Block

Observation-Cars parked On the

cycle lane.



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Observation-Construction over

the lanes .


Observation-Debris not coming

on to the lane due

to extra space.


Observation-School childrenusing the lanes.



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Tere are quite a ew places around the world where cycle lanes are verypopular. Design clearly is a more important actor compared to issues

like climate and people when it comes to cycle lanes.Bogota,Columbiais one o the frst places one reads about when it comes to implementingcycle lanes.

Apart rom building a huge network o bicycle paths,they also construct-ed other bicycling inrastucture to make the use o the lanes convinientor the people.Tey believed that a cycle path that goes rom nowhere to

nowhere probably would not be used as much as a well connected, inte-grated system.Special emphasis was put on connecting the cycle paths totheir bus rapid transit system. For example they installed ree, conveni-ent and secure cycle storage acilities near major bus terminals.(Michael O hare,2010)

Also,in his paper on evaluating the benefts o non motorised transportodd Littman states that walking and cycling are popular recreationalactivities. Improving walking and cycling conditions provides enjoymentand health benefts to users, and it can support related industries, includ-ing retail, recreation and tourism.(Todd Littman,2012)

Tus motivating people to cycle by making it un has a lot o benefts.Ciclovia happens once a week in Bogota, every Sunday between 7am and

2pm. 120km o roads are shut to cars and opened up to cyclists, walkersand people to enjoy. Its un, with around 30% o locals, or 2 million peo-ple, taking part.

Implementing cycle lanes in Bangalore is a challenge .Te outcomewould be the best i they are designed or people rather than being im-plemented under the assumption that people will adapt to them.

Most o the mentioned problems can be solved i the BBMP, rac po-lice and RACF perorm the roles mentioned in the report sincerely.

Suggestions


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References

Bicycle Friendly Streets in Jayanagar, Bangalore,Gubbi labs,2012

citiesorpeople.com,Michael O hare ,2010

Evaluating Non-Motorized ransportation Benefts and Costs,odd Littman,Victoria ransport Policy Institute


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Girish Krishnan

National Institute of Design

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