mobility and city streets: raahgiri day by sarika panda bhatt
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Social inclusionEncouraging Physical Activities
Sustainable TransportRoad Safety Awareness
Four Principles
Raahgiri Day around the country
2013 - 2015
2016
Cities with similar initiatives
Delhi(CP, shahdara, rohini, Dwarka)Gurgaon
Sonipat
HisarChandigarh
Karnal
Ludhiana
AhmedabadIndore
Bhopal RanchiJamshedpur
AngulBhubaneswarPuri
BehrampurHyderabad
Navi Mumbai
Gunupur
Kochi
23 Raahgiri Cities & 22 similar initiatives with different name
What Raahgiri Day did?Social
interaction and
activities
All ages, incomes, occupations,
religions, and races meet in
public realm on street
They Understanding
potential for making
streets friendlier for
people
Change in the way we think
80 % reduced their car
trips every day.
95 lakh
people have already claimed
streets of the country
on Raahgiri Day
96%people want well
designed cycle tracks
87%Started Walking /
Cycling for Short Trips
Social
Mobility
Sustainable
Health
Reductionin pollution
Increasedphysical activities
Engagement – a common platform
AuthoritiesOwnership / sponsorship/ enforcement
Corporates
Support / sponsorship
NGO’sTechnical
support / work force
RWA’s
Participation / leading /
promoting / initiatives
Local communitiesParticipation / suggestions /
initiatives
SchoolParticipate / primary education initiatives
VolunteersSupport / follow / promote
Media Houses
Promote the ideas /
increase the
catchment
Way Forward…
1. PLUG RAAHGIRIMultiple locations – Every Week
2. 24 X 7 RAAHGIRITransforming spaces
3. FLASH RAAHGIRIStage for occasional events
4. SUNDOWN RAAHGIRIActivities/ events during night
5. LUNCH HOUR RAAHGIRIClaiming Streets for office workers