URBAN DESIGN Mysore 2021

City bus stand meets with high commercial circle

Signal to break flow of traffic increases more congestion due to presence of pedestrians and auto stand

3 m wide footpath , shaded with barricade

Signage , advertisement board and well lit but no seating

Mosque and illegal auto stand on footpath

Obstructs pedestrians

Drop off and pick up zone

Congestion due to illegal auto stand

Assigned auto stand

Congestion due to excessive two wheeler parking

Plot of land used for parking

Abandoned underground parking and OAT

Pedestrian congestion during dasara

Informal activites and vendors infront of palace

Could be converted restrict 2 wheeler parking

Activating this space Sayyaji Rao road and partly can be used for

Can reduce vehicular especially during Dasara

Opening the parks can be used to visually connct

As the palace attracts parks and introducing vendors will activate roadRaoSayyaji converted to assigned auto stand and parking roadRaoSayyaji can reduce congestion at and activate garuda mall for parking vehicular congestion infront of palace Dasara can help direct the crowd and can connct the procession attracts a lot of visitors opening the introducing new activites and directing activate the space well lit spaces unlit spaces lit spaces fast moving traffic slow moving traffic

Being inactive, VIshnu Vardhan park and Raj kumar park is poorly lit which may promote illegal activites at the site.

4 zebra crossing are provided through the road but still makes it dangerous to cross due to fast moving traffic.

The site remains inactive through out the day due to presence of no crowd attracting activities, except for town hall and city bus stand

Buildings like Makkaji Chowk are designed inward creating a closed shady space and compromises safety.

Alleys are dingy and dark safe moderatly safe unsafe

The site lacks any interesting activities to pull the crowd.

The town hall due to presence of occasional politcal meetings and community gathering remains active.

Raj kumar park is opened in the morining for jogging and closes within 2 hours.

Due the the presence of Decathalon, there is a surge in pedestrian activiy at Garuda mall but the rest of the mall is poorly maintained inacctive active active at a hourly basis moderately active

Pedestrian Comfort

The foot over bridge ensures safe crossing without causing congestion at KR circle and eliminating crossing to Gandhi square at Chamaraja circle, past the fast moving traffic

Exisisting balustrade and boundary of the parks are removed to ensure comfort and safety of the pedestrians.

Semi penetrable columns fized to the ground seperates the footpath and the park to avoid trespassing and ensuring safety

Childrens play ground, basket ball court are placed within the park closer to Hardinge circle to attract and invite the youth of the city to activate the space

Vegetation

Poly houses

Cultivation of green vegetables and workshops to promote government schemes and subsidies, encourage people to grow on their own preservation of local vegetation. The parks acts as a water retention spot creating a micro climate and water is reused for irrigation

Commerce

Designated shaded tonga parking is provided, promoting tonga rides around the palace

Revival of the parks will improve real estate value

Hotels near Sri - Harsha road will benfit from the frontage development

Activate Garuda malls (dead island space) and makaji- chawk will create a connection from Deveraja market and city bus stand absorbing crowd during dasara and other seasons due to favorable location of plaza near bus stand and will boost vendor activity

Giving the space back to the people, by developing the space as a public square

Culture

Maintain the various cultural activating by creating a flexible space to accommodate workshops, exhibiton, gana mela, drama,.