Questions? Importance & Need of Research 1. How pedestrian friendly are our streets?
2. How children's friendly are our streets?
Each year more than one fifth of the people killed on the road Accidents. In India 10% of road death are pedestrian.
31 children die in road crashes in India everyday. As per annual report on Road Accident Deaths in India, 2019.
Planning for Walkable Neighborhoods through Tactical Urbanism
3. Are Physically challenged People Provided Equal Access to Public Places ? According to a report by the World Health Organization, approximately 15% of people across the world are disabled. This would translate to more than 150 million persons with disabilities in India. In other words, almost one amongst every six persons in India has some form of disability.
Source: • Annual report on Road Accident Deaths in India, 2019. • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Road Accidents in India 2016. • GLOBAL STATUS REPORT ON ROAD SAFETY 2018.
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