1.7 Hawker Zone

Designated Hawker Zones must be allowed to locate in areas where pedestrians tend to wait or congregate i.e. street intersections and near bus stops or major civic destinations, public offices, etc. Hawkers provide a wide variety of services and amenities to people, at convenient locations – with negligible investment and infrastructuralcosts.

• They form the eyes of the street to keep streets safe

• They keep streets clean, busy, vibrant

• They provide a variety of cheaper food and retail options.

• They express our unique culture.

• They generate self-employment for a large number of people.

Hawkers must be given designated space within the road Right-of-Way, so that they don’t occupy the minimum clear width required for pedestrians to walk. And to keep our streets clean, essential utilities also must be provided as outlined in the National Policy for Urban Street Vendors:

• Provide provisions for solid waste disposal

• Publictoilets to maintain cleanliness.

• Aesthetic design of mobile stalls/ push carts Provision for electricity

• Provisionfor drinking water

• Provision for protective covers to protect their wares as well as themselves from heat, rain, dust etc. · Storage facilities including cold storage