MYLAPORE SCROLLS A Workshop on Reading the Urban Environment 10-11 December 2016
Workshop Participants Adithya David Hariharan Hari Prasadh. P Lakshmipraba Madhumati Mohamed Asif Naveen Ferdinand Vaasli Thangavelu
Workshop Facilitators Abinaya Rajavelu Devangi Ramakrishnan
READING THE
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Context
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Activity Mapping
Adithya David Mohamed Asif
Activity Mapping People Standing
Legend 0 - 5 People 5 - 10 People 10 - 25 People
Activity Mapping People waiting for Transport
Legend 0 - 5 People 5 - 10 People 10 - 25 People
Above 25 People
Activity Mapping People Sitting
Legend 0 - 5 People 5 - 10 People 10 - 25 People
Activity Mapping People Lying Down
Legend 0 - 5 People 5 - 10 People 10 - 25 People
Activity Mapping People Lying Down
Legend 0 - 5 People 5 - 10 People 10 - 25 People
Activity Mapping Physical Activity
Legend 0 - 5 People 5 - 10 People 10 - 25 People
Activity Mapping Cultural Activity
Legend 0 - 5 People 5 - 10 People 10 - 25 People
Activity Mapping Commercial Activity
Legend 0 - 5 People 5 - 10 People 10 - 25 People
Above 25 People
Activity Mapping Overlay of Activities
Legend STANDING WAITING FOR TRANSPORT SITTING LYING DOWN CHILDREN PLAYING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES CULTURAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
People Standing: People are found standing outside the ATM near the park node.
Commercial Activity: A mechanic shop spills out onto the pedestrian path, people gather here in the evenings.
Legend
Legend STANDING
People Sitting: People are found sleeping and sitting at leisureon the floor towards WAITING FOR TRANSPORT the park junction.
STANDING SITTING
LYING DOWN WAITING FOR TRANSPORT
SITTING
CHILDREN PLAYING
LYING DOWN
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES CHILDREN PLAYING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
People waiting for transport: Around 30- 40 people wait for a bus along the three bus stops spilling out onto the road.
Commmercial Activity: take place on the pedestrain pathway due to hawkers setting up shop near the luz corner.
ACTIVITY MAPPING
OVERLAY OF ACTIVITES
Children Playing: Children gather outside the Mylapore club in the evenings due to varoius sports coaching in the club.
Seating: Seatings spots are located near the Mylapore walk Signage.
Commercial Activity: Hawkers attract crowds near Nageshwara Rao Park
Cultural Activity: During Festival seasons the pavement outside the temple are heavily packed with people.
Legend STANDING
Legend STANDING
WAITING FOR TRANSPORT SITTING
LYING DOWN WAITING FOR TRANSPORT CHILDREN PLAYING SITTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES LYING DOWN CULTURAL ACTIVITIES CHILDREN PLAYING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES CULTURAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
Commercial Activity: A Second hand book store is set up on the pedestrain pathway.
Cultural Activity: The Kamadhenu Mahal brings large crowds which creates a congestion in the evenings.
People Standing: Standing crowds gather near the parking and vender points at the nodes.
ACTIVITY MAPPING
OVERLAY OF ACTIVITES
Age and Gender Mapping
Lakshmipraba Hari Prasadh. P
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Legend MALE-SENIOR MALE ADULT MALE CHILDREN FEMALE SENIOR FEMALE ADULT FEMALE CHILDREN
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0 PM
3 2 25
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3.45-3.5
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Age and Gender mapping 11
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4.00-4.1
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Movement Patterns
Vaasli Thangavelu Hariharan Madhumati Mohamed Asif Hari Prasadh. P Naveen Ferdinand Adithya David Lakshmipraba
Tea Stalls
Public Seating Spaces
Pedestrian environment audit
X X
Legend Trees As Obstructions (19) Vendors (54) Utilities (20)
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Public Seats (6) Vehicles on Footpath (69) Other obstructions
Pedestrian path used as restaurant waiting area
Encroachments
Protruding Shops
Plight of footpath near Luz Corner
Transformer and Utility boxes on the footpath
Pedestrian environment audit Legend Median Break in median On street parking Bus stops
Change in footpath material
Parking on footpath
Construction material blocking footpath
Debris on the footpath
J2 L-Junction Carriageway: 5.5m Crossing time: 30sec ‘U’ Turn signage present
J2
J3 T-Junction Carriageway: 5.0m Crossing time: 10sec
J1
J5 Staggered 4-arm junction Carriageway: Varies 15 - 18m Crossing time: 3 - 4 min Stop signs & traffic signals present
J3
Intersection Study
J1 Y-Junction Carriageway:18m Crossing time: 1 min No traffic signage Traffic movements change - one way to twoway
J5 J4
Legend Traffic signals Traffic signs Zebra crossing Bollards Footpath (6-8m width) Footpath (4-6m width) Footpath (4-6m width)
J4 T-Junction Carriageway: 3.5m Crossing time: 5 - 8sec
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60 2 50P
M- 3 00PM
174
132
78 2 30P
M- 2 45PM
2 50P
M- 3 00PM
Pedestrian Count 30
108
78
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2 30P
M- 2 45P
Legend Pedestrains Off the Pavement Pedestrians On the Pavement Pedestrians On the Pavement Pedestrains Off the Pavement
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282
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126
36 108
4 55P
M- 5 05PM
126 162 4 35P
M- 4 45PM
4 45P
M- 5 05PM
Pedestrian Count
48 132
156 216
4 35P
M- 4 45PM
Legend Pedestrains Off the Pavement Pedestrians On the Pavement Pedestrians On the Pavement Pedestrains Off the Pavement
216
152
222
132
54 6 216 48 348 1224
:30 PM
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2:30 - 3
Vehicular Count
144
66 222
666
12 162
414
:30 PM
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2:30 - 3
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Legend : CYCLE
12 198 12 42
TWO WHEELERS FOUR WHEELERS
348
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TRUCK BUS AUTO
VEHICULAR COUNT
Serial Vision Study
Madhumati Naveen Ferdinand
15 17
18
14
16
19
13
12
11 10
20
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8 7
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Serial Vision Map
22 23
6 5
24 24
4 25
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26 27
2 1
28 29
1. VIEW OF STREET FROM POLICE STATION
3. VEHICLES TRAFFICKING IN PATHWAYS
5. DEFINED LEVELS FOR PEDESTRIAN
2. PATHWAYS BEING OBSTRUCTED
4 . PATHWAYS ROUNDABOUT THE TEMPLE
6. NO CAUTION SIGNAGES
7. DUSTBIN IMPROPERLY LOCATED
9. GOOD EXAMPLE OF INFORMATION SIGNAGE
11. SIDEWALK UNDEFINED
8. SIDEWALK BLOCKED
10. PATHWAY BLOCKED BY TRANSFORMER
12. NO CONNECTIVITY TO SIDEWALK
13. GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION, BAD ODOR, HEAVILY LITTERED
15. END OF STREET
17. VIEW FROM PARK JUNCTION TOWARDS R.K. MUTT JUNCTION
14. PROPER PLACEMENT OF BOLLARDS
16. BAD ODOR, HEAVY LITTERING, NO SIDEWALK
18. GOOD PEDESTRIAN CROSSING DESIGN
19. PATHWAYS ENCROACHED BY VEHICLES
21. ACCESWAY TO MEDICAL FACILITY
23. TREES PROVIDE SHADE TO INFORMAL VENDORS
20. ACCESS TO BANK BLOCKS SIDEWALK
22. SIDEWALK RAILING APPEARS
24. PEDESTRIANS FORCED TO WALK ON ROAD
25. SIDEWALK ENCROACED BY CARS
27. SIDEWALK ENCROACHED BY HAWKERS
29. R.K. MUTT JUNCTION
26. BUS STOP WITH SUDDEN LEVEL DROP
28. PEOPLE FORCED TO WALK ON ROAD DUE TO SHOPS
Mylapore through the eyes of Jane Jacobs
Ballet of the Sidewalk Photo Credits: Adithya David
Ballet of the Sidewalk Photo Credits: Vaasli Thangavelu
Allowing for the Strange Photo Credits: Madhumati
Eyes upon the street Photo Credits: Adithya David
Eyes upon the Street Photo Credits: Lakshmipraba
Eyes upon the Street Photo Credits: Hari Prasadh
Mixing it up Photo Credits: Lakshmipraba
Mixing it up Photo Credits: Hari Prasadh
Mixing it up
Density
Photo Credits: Vaasli Thangavelu
Photo Credits: Lakshmipraba
Self destruction Photo Credits: Lakshmipraba
Walkability Photo Credits: Naveen Ferdinand
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