Last week Apex Court had come down heavily upon Delhi Govt for non avablity of dedicated space for Pedestrians & Cyclists.
A dedicated corridor for cyclists & pedestrians, which will loop around the capital, has been planned to cut down on vehicular traffic & make Delhi a “city of connected forests & lakes”. Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will execute The Delhi CycleWalk in phases.
According to a statement issued by the lieutenant governor’s (LG) office on Wednesday, the corridor will connect metro stations, bus stands, high-density residential areas, master plan greens, & business, industrial, recreational & educational districts. “The objective is to reduce millions of vehicle rides on Delhi’s roads & allow people to walk & cycle safely & joyfully to work, to study, to shop & to stay fit,” it stated.
In phase I, a 33-km corridor with 4 links connecting Tuglaqabad, Greater Kailash, Nehru Place, Delhi Secretariat & a few other areas has been planned. Delhi Development Authority (DDA) made a detailed presentation at a meeting chaired by lieutenant governor’s (LG) Anil Baijal & attended by, among others, its vice-chairman (VC) & the engineer in chief of the public works department (PWD) on Wed.
As per the statement, the project will be a safer & greener alternative, linking residential areas with metro stations & bus stands. It will also allow people to save money on the last-mile commute, which currently is the most expensive per-kilometre charge during a journey, it added. To ensure convenient access, all origin & destination points have been mapped.
The corridor will have both surface-level & elevated tracks with greens all along. No tree will be disturbed, the statement pointed out. By including the rent-a-bike option, the whole ecosystem promises to provide seamless connectivity.
“Cycling also has tremendous health benefits & a great symbol of democratic, equitable way of commute. Cycling for all rich & poor is the way any powerful democracy must view its citizens travelling,” the statement said.
Baijal advised the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) vice-chairman to take help of experts, Archaeological Survey of India & the forest department to plan the details.
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