A product of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

JAYA DHINDAW AND HIMADRI DAS

25th June 2016

CO-CREATING

SMART CITIES OF

TOMORROW

CONTEXT

Safe Access Approach – a learning and

participation platform for addressing area

development proposals in Smart Cities

WHAT MAKES A CITY SMART?

A Smart City -

•is compact

•has basic infrastructure

•uses ‘smart’ solutions to make

infrastructure and services better and

•relies on Area-based Development (ABD)

SMART CITY MISSION STRATEGY

• Pan-city initiative in which at least one

Smart Solution is applied city-wide.

• Develop Areas step-by-step – 3 models of

area-based developments:

– Retrofitting (City improvement )

– Redevelopment (City renewal)

– Greenfield (City extension)

PILLARS OF SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT

• Strategic action plans

• Area-based development

• Citizen driven proposals & solutions

• Financial plan

Smart/Informed Citizenry

PRELUDE

The Smart Cities Mission requires smart people who

actively participate in governance and reforms. Citizen

involvement is much more than a ceremonial participation

in governance. Smart people involve themselves in the

definition of the Smart City, decisions on deploying Smart

Solutions, implementing reforms, doing more with less and

oversight during implementing and designing post-project

structures in order to make the Smart City developments

sustainable.

- Smart City Mission Statement and Guidelines

GOALS OF AREA BASED DEVELOPMENT

• Drive economic growth

• Improve the quality of life of people

• Create employment and enhance incomes for all

• especially the poor and the disadvantaged,

Inclusive Cities

COMPONENTS OF ABD

• Holistic development of existing and new areas

• One area catalyses the development of other areas

• Example for other cities

• Quality of life in Areas meets citizens expectations and

has

– Planned mixed land use

– Housing, especially for the poor

– Walkable localities: accessibility to parks, public transport

– Preservation and development of open space

– Public transport, last mile connectivity

– Governance is citizen friendly and cost effective

– Gives identity to the city

HOW? PARTICIPATION AS AN EVALUATION CRITERIA

• Provided information to citizens

• Vision framed through citizen consultation

• Citizen needs identified through consultation

• Crowd-sourced citizen innovations

• Best practices identified by citizens

• Interventions shared with citizens

• Accommodating contrary voices

Co-creating with citizens

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BIG PICTURE: URBANIZATION CHALLENGE IN INDIAN CITIES

Image source: WRI India

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BIG PICTURE: URBANIZATION CHALLENGE IN INDIAN CITIES

Image source: WRI India

Data from MoRTH

Traffic Fatalities

9.1% 3.5%

28.6%

41.2%

Traffic Fatalities (2013)

140 000

SAFE ACCESS FOR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT – THE

TALE OF TWO CITIES

The platform is based on collaborative, co-

creative model around a citizen engagement

& education tool which highlights the

principles for safe access in area

development proposals

Kochi, Kerela

Davangere, Karnataka

Image Source: EMBARQ India

In the safe access

approach the needs of

“PEOPLE” lie at the

centre of the strategies

developed for station

accessibility plans and

station area

improvements.

THE SAFE ACCESS APPROACH

INTERACTIVE TOOL FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SMART CITIES

•Video based on Safe Access Interactive tool workshop at Kochi, India:

•https://youtu.be/j_HFGIyRjvg

ROLE PLAY

• The platform uses role-play as a means to

allow participants to understand the

responsibilities and limitations of other

stakeholders;

ROLE PLAY CARDS

STEP

1: A

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Moderator

Govt. Authority Grandfather

Woman on wheelchair Teenager on

cycle Car owner

Private entrepreneur

citizen roles

GROUP : Require at least 5 members in a group

ROLE PLAY CARDS

DETAIL OF INTERACTIVE BOARD

Step 1 – A strategy is designated for the table There are two sub-items per strategy

STEP

2: E

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BO

AR

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Step 2 – All participants must choose one option per strategy Step 3 -- All participants must collaboratively choose one option per sub-item as the best possible option for the strategy they are discussing

STEP

3: G

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Step 4 – The principles are then applied to a real site.

KOCHI AND DAVANGERE

• The platform has been administered in 2

Smart cities out of the first 20 ‘light house’

cities those of

• Kochi;

• Davangere;

KOCHI

Source: Google maps

LISSIE STATION AREA, KOCHI

KALOOR STATION AREA, KOCHI

KOCHI METRICS:

• Total population: (2011) municipality: 602046;

UA: 2.1m;

• Total Area of Municipality: 107 sqkm (approx.)

• Total area of UA: 600 sqkms (approx.);

• Literacy rate: 97.36%

• Density of population: 5620 (persons per sqkm);

• Per capita Income: Rs 63599 (at 2004-2005 constant

price, Directorate of Economics and Statistics of State Government

and all India central statistics office)

• Governance: GCDA comprises of municipalities

and 25 panchayats, part of Ernakulam District

and Kerala State;

http://smartcities.gov.in/Cities_Profile.aspx

ENGAGEMENT IN KOCHI METRO RAIL LTD, KOCHI

ENGAGEMENT IN KOCHI METRO RAIL LTD, KOCHI

ENGAGEMENT IN KOCHI METRO RAIL LTD, KOCHI

ENGAGEMENT IN KOCHI METRO RAIL LTD, KOCHI

PARTICIPANT PROFILE • Bus Operators

• KURTC, Zonal Officer

• KSRTC

• All Kerala Bus Operator Forum: Raju

• KCBOA: K.A.Nizam, Bus owner,

• Railways

• Sub-divisional Office, Southern

Railway, Ernakulam junction

• Planning departments

• Town & Country Planning Department

• Cochin Corporation, Town Planning

Department

• Senior Town Planner, GCDA

• Town planner, GCDA

• PWD

• Nodal Officer for KMRL, PWD

• Police

• ACP Traffic West

• Dy SP •

• NGOs

• Centre for Public Policy Research

• Better Kochi Response Group

• Consultants

• UMTC

• Reserve Bank of India

• ICLEI

• CATS INSTITUTE (China)

• KMRL

• CODATU

• Cooperation Project Manager,

• Team from WRI India

OUTCOMES

• Apply to a real site, while engaging real stakeholders; • The specificities of the city: the mode share for PT in Kochi is

already very high at 63% and 15% by walk and cycle; • The players come up with strategies, resulting in high ownership; • Definition of priorities by participants:

• High numbers of commuters from Bus stand and Rly stn; • connectivity to Rly stn and Hospital around the Lissie stn; • Shifting bus stn to Vytilla and creation of public space instead;

• A Report as summary of workshop to take up NMT proposals in the station area;

• WRI has organizes Raahgiri in Kochi; • WRI also reviews key documents for the Kochi Metro: NMT, IPT,

CMP and Water DPR;

DAVANGERE CITY

Source: Google Maps

DAVANGERE CITY

PRIVATE BUS STAND ON P. B. ROAD

MARKET STREET IN MANDIPET

DAVANGERE METRICS

• Total Population: 434971 (Municipality 2011)

• Total Area: 77 sqkms (approx.)

• Literacy rate: 84.90%

• Density of population: 5640 (persons per sqkm);

• Per capita Income: Rs 30219 (at 2004-2005 constant

price, Directorate of Economics and Statistics of State Government

and all India central statistics office)

• Governance: Part of Davangere District and

Karnataka State;

http://smartcities.gov.in/Cities_Profile.aspx

ENGAGEMENT WITH CITY CORPORATION

DAVANGERE

ENGAGEMENT WITH CITY CORPORATION

DAVANGERE

ENGAGEMENT WITH CITY CORPORATION

DAVANGERE

ENGAGEMENT WITH CITY CORPORATION

DAVANGERE

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

• City Corporation

• Commissioner, City Corporation;

• Deputy Commissioner, City Corporation;

• Corporators of Mandipet and Durgambika temple area

• City Corporation Officials;

• Other agencies

• DUDA (Davanagere Urban Development Authority) officials;

• KUIDFC (Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation)

officials

• NGO representatives

• RTO officials

• KSRTS officials

• Institutional heads: College, Hospital;

• Market association representatives;

• WRI India Team;

OUTCOMES

• Apply to a real site, while engaging real stakeholders;

• The specificities of the city: • There is no formal public transport in Davangere. • There are auto-rickshaws and a few private city-buses. • There is very high mode share of walking and cycling. • There is High private transport usage particularly two-wheelers.

• The participant were keen to documents projects that they believed would benefit the city;

• The workshop focussed on the areas identified by SCP which are located near the main railway station and private bus stand;

• Participants marked proposals for: • NMT infrastructure, • public space development, • off- street parking;

• A summary for detailed listing of projects;

• WRI is presently engaged Smart Cities Competition for ADP;

SUMMARY: INTERACTIVE TOOL

• How are the intentions of the workshop achieved? [Case of Kochi and

Davangere]

Role play + Board

Generic situation

Collaborative decision

making

Understand perspectives/

needs of different user types

Short duration [1 hour]*

Real World Case

Issues in a real area are discussed

Identify problems of the area

Bring personal experience and expertise to table

Find potential solutions/ actions points/ strategies that

can be undertaken

Document all suggestions

Long duration [2 hours]*

I II

SUMMARY: ENGAGEMENT PROFILE

KMRL DCC

Audience Bus operators, town planners, municipal corporation employees, traffic police,

Corporation, Development Authority, KUIDFC, traffic police, NGOs, Corporators

Intention •Familiarize with safe access approach •Use approach to generate strategic action points for 2 actual Metro station locations

•Familiarize with safe access approach •Use approach to strategize projects for area around Davangere Rly. Stn

Process 2 sessions a.Role play on board b.Discussion on real world case for specific strategies by deliberating on issues on the site and identify 5 problems and generate 5 action points to solve them;

2 sessions a.Role play on board b.Discussion on real world case for specific projects which will bring tangible solutions to the issues identified;

Outcome Priorities, strategies, re-claiming streets through Raahgiri, review of key documents;

Helping with curating smart cities competition on Area Development Proposals, review of projects;

LEARNINGS

• Choosing site;

• Choosing the participants and audience

carefully;

• Defining clear outcome by focussing upon

principles/ ideas/ locations etc;

• Being contextual to the city and respectful

of local cultures

• Being realistic about problems that can be

addressed

IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKITS

• SAM:

• Cities Safer by design:

• Bus Karo:

• Road Safety Work:

• Streets for All:

• Raahgiri:

• Mobility Accelerator:

• Capacity Building for AMRUT:

LEARNING TOOL FOR SMART CITY COMPETITION

• Identifies key issues and opportunities in

the area;

• Identifies key stakeholders;

• Identifies key principles that can be

strategies to develop solutions;

• Participative: Demonstrates a model of

engagement;

• Flexible process: Can be utilized for

engagement with technical experts or for

citizens;

• Thanks for your attention