PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR ACCESS TO HERITAGE AREAS

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Ravi GadepalliTransport Planner, iTrans Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi Ph.D Student, IIT Delhi, New Delhi

Accessibility to heritage areas Whats happening?

Presence of both traditional non-motorised modes and modern motorised modes

Roads designed for neither of them Conflicts between modes leading to inefficient usage of

space What do we need?

Minimise conflicts and make them universally accessible How do we achieve universal accessibility?

Understanding the varying user needs-mode wise Identifying their space requirements Distributing the available road space equitably Designing these spaces for universal accessibility

Case Studies-Two world heritage sites

Shahjahanabad Area, Delhi, India Built in 1638 AD by emperor Shahjahan Border between Old-Delhi and New-Delhi Delhi gate, Turkman Gate, Heritage trees, New

Delhi Railway Station, Delhi Stock Exchange, Kamala Market

Humayun Tomb, Delhi, India Built in 1562 AD by Humayun's wife Hamida

Banu Begum Also comprises of Hazrat Nizamuddin basti,

Sunder nursery Visitors expected to grow to 1,00,000 per

annum from the current 60,000 per annum

Case 1: Shahjahanabad Area

Old Delhi

New Delhi

Traditional Modes…

Animal Drawn vehicles Hand-carts/ Push Carts for goods movement Cycle Rickshaws Cycles

Increasing trends in motorised vehicles

Conflicts between modes

Differential speeds Different road space requirements

Case 2: Humayun’s Tomb

Existing Scenario

Understanding the user needs Activity Surveys Traffic demand analysis Parking surveys Road inventory surveys

Activity Surveys

Shahjahanabad

Humayun’s Tomb

Traffic Demand analysis

Focusing on moving people rather than vehicles

1 Car = 2.3 persons1 2-Wheeler = 1.1 persons1 Bus = 60 persons1 3-Wheeler = 1.8 persons1 Bicycle = 1 person1 Rickshaw = 1 person

Existing Modal Split

Asaf Ali Marg

45%

29%

26%

MV

NMV

BUS

JLN Marg

19%

5%

76%

MV

NMV

BUS

DDU Marg

56%

4%

40%MV

NMV

BUS

Minto Road

18%

2%

80%

MV

NMV

BUS

Bhavbhuti Marg

28%

6%66%

MV

NMV

BUS

Tagore Road

43%

15%

42% MV

NMV

BUS

Passenger Modal Shares-Shahjahanabad

Passenger Modal Share-Humayun Tomb

Findings from Surveys

Existing road designs not catering to the activities along the roads

Pedestrians and Public transport users form majority of the traffic

High speed differential between modes sharing the carriageway leading to conflicts

Existing road designs are car-oriented and an equitable approach towards road design is required

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Source: Final Feasibility Report – “Traffic management plan on roads leading to NDRS and Civic Centre building at New Delhi”, Volume I & II, March 2008

Capacity Analysis on Major Roads-Shahjahanabad

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Asaf Ali Road Bhavbhuti Marg

Design Solutions

Jawaharlal Nehru Marg

DDU Marg

Plan View-JLN Marg

Minto Road

Bhavbhuti Marg

Retrofitting of Roads

INTACH, Delhi Chapter

Hamdard Chowk Design Proposal

Landuse

Hamdard Building

LIC Office

Sarvodaya School

Ramlila Ground Parking

Gender Safety Audit

recommends activity at

intersections

Character

Parking of cars, scooters and

3 wheelers

Recommendations

Activity at nodes

Bird feeding activity retained at Round about.

Proposed Bus Stops (Delhi Gate to Ajmeri Gate)

Location of Amenities

LEGEND

PROPOSED BUS STOPS (PLYING FROM DELHI GATE) TO AJMERI

GATE

ZONE OF INFLUENCE

Proposed bus stops are provided at a distance of 400m to 600m (5min walking distance) from each other.

Zone of Influence is taken as 400m radius (800m dia.)

All bus stops must be universally accessible.• Bus Stops should preferably be located within theMulti-Functional Zone – so that they do not interferewith the 1.8 M clear walking zone for passingpedestrians at the back.

Source - page 103 of Pedestrian Design Guidelines, UTTIPEC, Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi

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EXISTING MCD PARKING

Humayun Tomb Re-design

Is that enough?

Conclusions

Focus should be on moving people rather than vehicles

Spatial segregation of motorised and non-motorised modes is required to resolve the traffic conflicts in Heritage areas

Prioritize access by walking, cycling and public transport ahead of private motorised modes

Make designs as per ‘Universal Design Guidelines’

Acknowledgements

Innovative Transport Solutions (iTrans) Pvt. Ltd

(www.itrans.co.in) SG Architects, New Delhi INTACH-Delhi Chapter Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Ravi Gadepalliravi@itrans.co.in+91-9911628255

Thank You