Who is a pedestrian?

A person who walks!!

Who is not a pedestrian??

A person who does not walk!!

Every one of us is a pedestrian

What is on the road…

Share of vehicles by type

Buses <1%

2 Wheelers 75%

Cars 19%

Others 5%

Who are on the road

Walk 30%

Bus 29%

2 Wheelers 18%

Cars 2%

Cycles 13%

Others 8%

Share of various modes of travel

While pedestrians who are 30% occupy less than 3% of road space, Car users who account for a mere 2% occupy 19% of the road

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Population

Daily trips

Vehicles('10000)

Skewed growth

Population 1.5 times

Cars 10 times

Two wheelers 14 times

Bus 1.5 times (approx)

Road space Negligible

Growth in the last two decades

Data sourced from Chennai Draft master plan for 1984-2004

450 vehicles are added to the roads every day in Chennai

Growth…. at whose cost??3000 MTC buses

Carrying 44 lakh people

Every day

1460 people per bus per day

Growth…. at whose cost

Concrete medians restrict access

Roads do not have foot path

Foot over bridges replace pedestrian

crossings

Growth…. at whose costCyclist who

accounted for 22% in 1970s are down to 13% and

decreasing

The lack of bicycle lanes and

increasing vehicles has made the city dangerous for

cyclist

Growth…. at whose cost

Their livelihoods are being destroyed

The street vendors provide cheap and easy

service to people

Traffic Jams are inevitable

The Governments answer……

One way roads

The Government’s answer

FLYOVERS

The Government’s answer

Road widening

What is at stake???• Urban space for the common people

• Safety and accessibility of Public transport user, Non motorized transport and pedestrians

• Sustainability of Urban transport system

• Environment

Wedging through the barricade

50%

42%

8%

2-wheeler and 4-wheeler fatalities

Pedestrian fatalities

Bicyclist fatalities

Percentage of accident victims

Weaving through the traffic

50%

42%

8%

2-wheeler and 4-wheeler fatalities

Pedestrian fatalities

Bicyclist fatalities

Percentage of accident victims

Dangling for dear life

50%

42%

8%

2-wheeler and 4-wheeler fatalities

Pedestrian fatalities

Bicyclist fatalities

Percentage of accident victims

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Percentage of AirPollution by Source

Domestic

Commerical

Generator Set

Industrial

Vehicular

The major contributor of air pollution is the vehicular sector (72%)

Sustainability is going up like smoke!

On an average, Car users emit 4 times more than public transport users

We are not going anywhere

The average speed during peak hours is less than 10kmph

Another 2 lakh vehicles would be added to the road this year

Approximately 8000 people will lose their lives on the road this year

Do

we

have to

live

with this?

Not at

all!!!

Promote Public transport

Promote pedestrians and

respect their right of way

Protect and preserve

pedestrian and cyclist space on

the road

Let us Reclaim our

CITY for the

common people

Walking Classes Unite

Building a platform for the walking classes

Reclaiming public spaces on the roads

Promoting Public and Non-Motorized Transport

Voicing the need for travel in Chennai to be inclusive, equitable, safe, clean and efficient

Equality Sustainability

Ecological responsibility

Activities we are involved in…

An aim: put pedestrian issues on the agenda

What can you do?Organize an

audit walk around your college

Share your experiences on the road with us

Join our September Walk-a-thon

possibilities are endless…