Last Mile Pedestrian Network

A proposal for the development of safe and efficient pedestrian networks

radiating from public transport hubs for the city of Bangalore.

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 Last Mile Pedestrian Network (LMPN) | Context

Bangalore Road Network
Focused on faster and more efficient mobility of
vehicles across the city. Constantly evolving and
developing.
Bangalore Rail & Metro Network
Developed to provide high speed low cost public
transport from peripheries to city center. Seen as
the solution to Bangalore’s congestion problems.
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Bangalore Pedestrian Network
Exisiting networks are encroached upon by parked
vehicles and moving traffic. Most networks are
limited to being intra-neighbourhood.

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LMPN | Objective
What?
To make Bengaluru accessible to pedestrians.
To design the development of safe and comfortable last
mile connectivity from public transport hubs to existing
residential and commercial settlements.

Why?
• To reduce the dependency on vehicles for short distance
commutes.
• To make public transport the most convienient method
of long distance commute for all classes.

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 LMPN | Case Study - Byappanhalli Junction

Byappanhalli is a junction on Old Madras

Road.

It is fed by ABD, East Bangalore and South

Bangalore districts.

It connects the city center to the peripheral

districts of east and north Bangalore.

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Context | Byappanhalli Junction

Bangalore Road Network Bangalore Rail Network

• Vehicles going towards Whitefield, Hoskote, and connecting to ORR from • Starting point for Namma Metro Purple line ending at Mysore Road. Extension
Bengaluru ABD. of line to Whitefield under construction.
• Vehicles coming to the city center via Kolar. Popular destinations like Tirupati • Railway station with stop for suburban trains and national trains coming from
are routed via Old Madras Road. Majestic and Yeshwantpur Junctions.

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 View from inside Byappanhalli Metro Station. Old Madras Road is seen on the right,
Metro yard and tracks seen on the left side. The green empty land in the middle is pro-
posed to be developed into a transit hub.
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Life around Byappanhalli | Land Use

Red Line - Bus Routes

Dotted Line - Rail
Beninganahalli
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RMZ Infinity
Old Byappanhalli 2 Gopalan Mall

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There are 9 areas with high density popu- M Nagwarpalya

lations within 1.5km of the Byappanhalli 8

Metro Station. Krishnamurthy
Nagar

Access to the metro station from these areas

is inconsistent and inconvienient.
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Land Use Patterns: 4

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• Commercial - traffic generators 6 Bagmane Tech

• Residential - islands of high density Park

• Defence/Government

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Last Mile | Byappanhalli Jn. to Home & Work

Byappanhalli Junction Towards Pai Layout Towards Old Byappanhalli

Towards Beninganahalli Towards Beninganahalli From SG Palya

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 Byappanhalli Context | BTP via SG Palya

Why we have chosen to

develop this route first.
Serves two high density vehicular and
pedestrian generators, SG Palya and
Bagmane Tech Park.

It will connect two parallel bus routes

and an estimated 1,00,000 people to rou
te
Bus
public transport.

Bus route
This route can be extended further to
areas likes Bairasandra and Cauvery SG Palya
Colony. Bairasandra

The land required for the implementa-

tion of the current design involves few Bus route
Bagmane Tech
organizations and not many individuals, Park (BTP)
potentially making the process easier. Cauvery Colony

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Case Study | SG Palya

Population: ~ 50,000 people

SG Palya has grown rapidly in the last
decade since a tech park opened less than
500m away.

Shops, restaurants, apartments, and paying

guest accomodations have appeared amidst
the already existing population.

• Residential
• Commercial Bus Stand
• Empty Plots DRDO Township Gate
• Institutional

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 SG Palya | 2001 SG Palya | 2016

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SG Palya | Street Typologies

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1 2 3

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 SG Palya Market street | 5:30 PM

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SG Palya | Context and Connectivity

Byappanhalli
Metro

SG Palya has only two points to enter or

exit. These two are used by:

• Pedestrians and cyclists SG Palya

• Private vehicles of residents
• Cab aggregators & autos
• Buses for school children
• Tractors, lorries, and goods transport
• High volumes of throughfare during
peak hours
Bagmane
Tech Park

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SG Palya | Entry and Exit

Tech Park Side Entry Old Madras Road Side Entry

Watch our timelapse video of the traffic at this junction here. Watch the timelapse video of traffic at this junction here.

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Case Study | Traffic Patterns
50 vehicles were surveyed on a Monday between 6 and 8 PM

Byappanhalli
Metro

Where are you coming from?

SG Palya

Bagmane
Tech Park

Where are you going?

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Case Study | Traffic Patterns
52 vehicles were surveyed on a Tuesday between 6 and 8 PM

Byappanhalli
Metro

Where are you coming from?

SG Palya

Bagmane
Tech Park

Where are you going?

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 SG Palya Market | 4:00 PM SG Palya Market | 6:30 PM
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Bagmane Tech Park | Overview

SG Palya

2001

Byappanhalli
Metro

SG Palya

Bagmane
Tech Park

2016
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Bagmane Tech Park | Context and Connectivity

Byappanhalli
Metro

Bagmane Tech Park houses 10 high rise

buildings and is home to an estimated
population of 50,000 employees.
SG Palya
Bagmane Tech Park has a 4 lane road
stretching from east to west.

It has two entry points, one main entry for

the workers, and one back entry for pedes-
trians and service vehicles.
Main Entry Bagmane
Tech Park
Back Entry

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 Bagmane Tech Park seen from SG Palya SG Palya seen from Bagmane Tech Park.

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 Proposal

1. Making the two traffic generators more porous.

2. Optimizing public transport access
3. Developing paths for pedestrians and cyclists

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 SG Palya | Existing SG Palya | Proposed

SG Palya SG Palya
Auto Stand Auto & Cycle
Stand
DRDO Township
Gate

Bus Stand A +
Mobility Hub

DRDO Township
Gate

Dead End Bus Stand A

Bus Stand B Bus Stand B
High Stone
Wall
BTP Parking +
BTP Parking Mobility Hub

1. Relocating DRDO Township
Gate, opening part of wall be-
tween SGP and DRDO to release
the pressure on the existing access
points.
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2. Moving Bus Stand A. Com- 3. Dedicated walking path from
bining bus stand with pick up/drop BTP via SGP to Byappanhalli.
off point for Auto/Taxi and cycle
rental.
1. Creating more access points to SG Palya

Various Dead Ends in SG Palya Two sides of the same wall

From SG Palya From DRDO

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2. Optimizing public transport access | Bagmane Tech Park

Proposed Starting point for Pedestrian Route, BTP

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2. Optimizing public transport access | SG Palya

Current Location, Bus Stand A Proposed Site for Bus Stand A and Mobility Hub
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2. Optimizing public transport access | Byappanhalli Metro Station

Integrating Pedestrian Network with existing Proposal for mass transit hub at Byappanhalli

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3. Developing paths for pedestrians and cyclists

Byappanhalli Metro Byappanhalli Metro

SG Palya SG Palya

Bagmane Tech Park Bagmane Tech Park

• SG Palya Population ~ 50,000 • Connecting more than 1,00,000 Bangaloreans to public transport more
• Bagmane Tech Park Commuters ~ 50,000 efficiently.
• Improving the environment, saving time and money.
• Creating more open space in SG Palya. Park your cars at the metro and
walk home.

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Proposal | Pedestrian Network Detail - Section A
From Byappanhalli towards SG Palya

21’ 5’6”
Existing 26’6”

Creating a parallel noise free, smoke

free, people friendly path amongst
existing trees.

21’ 5’6” 6’ - 12’

Proposed 26’6”
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Proposal | Pedestrian Network Detail - Section B Parked Cars
From Byappanhalli towards SG Palya
Moving Cars

5’6” 24’ 5’6”

Existing
30’

Currently there’s a pavement on both

sides and cars are parked haphazardly,
sometimes creating bottlenecks for
moving traffic.

We propose converting the pavement

on left side to a dedicated parking,
and having the right side pavement
merge with the proposed pedestrian
network.

5’6” 24’ 5’6” 6’ - 12’

Proposed 30’

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Proposal | Pedestrian Network Detail - Section C Parked Cars
Within SG Palya, primary roads of 29’ width
Moving Cars

2’6” 5’ 14’ 5’ 2’6”

Existing 29’

Here again, limiting parking to one

side of the road allows us to create a
more prominent and useful walking
area for the street on the other side.

5’ 19’ 5’
Proposed 29’
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Proposal | Pedestrian Network Detail - Section D Parked Cars
Within SG Palya, secondary roads of 19’ width
Moving Cars

4’ 5’ 6’ 4’
Existing
19’

6’ 8’ 5’
Proposed
19’
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Challenges
1. Development of design and detailed look
into the best possible solution.
2. Social impact assessment.
3.Citizen awareness and political will.
4. Stakeholder management.

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Benefits
1. Projected reduction in traffic congestion
2. Improving livability in the area
3. Safer spaces for children, women and the aged
4. Testing a prototype to see potential for scalability
across Bangalore

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 Vision
We hope to develop the selected stretch as a prototype.

We expect it to have a big impact on the reduction of vehicular

congestion while improving the quality of life and the livability of
the neighbourhood.

One day, we hope it will be possible to go from Whitefield to

Malleshwaram by walk without a single person vehicle conflict,
through a network of parks, paths and public spaces.

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 Thank you for listening!
Help us make our city walkable.

Pravar Chaudhary Vijaygopal VP

pravarchaudhary@gmail.com vijaygopal92@live.com
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