Adolescents are the “living architects of their future". It is critical to engage with them to develop livable cities. ’s & discuss 7 tools for their inclusion in urban development processes bit.ly/3Hg36M6 #HealthyCitiesAdolescents
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Urban Designer, Safes Access and Public space expert at .
I narrate stories of People, Culture & Spaces using creative visual mediums.
Bengaluru, IndiaJoined May 2014
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Yet another cyclist knocked down by car today. Overtaking from left and encroaching on shoulder.
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By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, up from 54% in 2020. Bengaluru, along with 32 cities, has already hit megacity status & is expected to see close to 150% GDP growth by 2030. What are we doing to manage 2.5 crore people in a decade?
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Utrecht builds biggest 'car-free' neighbourhood in Merwedekanaalzone:
👨👩👧👦 10.000 inhabitants
🚲 21.500 bicycles
🏙️ High density/diversity
🌞 Energy-neutral
🚗 Shared mobility
🌳 Abundant green spaces
🍏 Communal gardens
👩🔧 Neighbourhood janitor
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WE ARE HIRING! for various positions at Centre for Urban Mobility Planning, Design and Action Research at Kalaburagi. Apply before 20th February 2023, 5:30 PM (IST). Link to apply: dult.karnataka.gov.in/59/careers/en
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There is a critical need to educate citizens about #Roadsafety as well as #roadethics. This needs to happen from early #Childhood. Appreciate other commuters who stopped this guy from creating yet another #Fatality
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Biker drags man for 1km in shocking hit-and-run incident in #Bengaluru.
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Great news for for approval of #BMLTA bill. It is crucial to find a coherence between different modes to create a unified Sustainable transport ecosystem in the city.
I hope #activemobility is equally prioritised through this bill.
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“…there is a huge potential towards building a network of #placemakers who can help strengthen the #publicspace dialog in both #India and around the world.”
Wonderful summary of ’s #PlacemakingWeekIndia2022 by of : linkedin.com/pulse/placemak
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Thank you for having me on board to test & share my feedback on new #pedal #assist #cycles along with . There is a need to integrate #publicbicyclesharing with city #cycling ecosystem. Something exciting coming up in .
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The citizens, cyclists, decision makers and experts have come a long way to make the #cycling mode choice possible in . It's high time we make cycling official in the city. Govt of Karnataka, please make your decisions wisely.
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* 2 mobility bills -- BMLTA on the lines of @TfL, while the Active Mobility Bill is similar to one in #Singapore wait the nod of legislators during the winter session of the assembly
* Report to revive RTCs yet to be placed before cabinet
@CMofKarnataka @DULTBangalore
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The Kochi Municipal Corporation with organized a conference on ‘advancing climate action in Kochi’ to help facilitate priorities for as the city’s designated centre for climate action. A guidance document was also launched: bit.ly/3uuqbDO
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Global city Bengaluru requires world class infrastructure. #MakeHistoryInBelagavi, pass the Active Mobility Bill. Thousands are asking bit.ly/3unuznN
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It was nice to host the fellow #placemakers in and also got a chance to interact with a bunch of #citydesign enthusiasts at . Looking forward for continued engagements to help create a #betterbengaluru
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#Placemaking leaders gathered in Bangalore, after @Placemaking_In’s #PlacemakingWeekIndia2022, to grow the #PlacemakingBangalore community at the wonderful @BlrCreativeCirc.
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A walk along Mumbai’s Mithi river reveals nearly the entire course has been trained & altered, over the years, as part of flood risk mitigation efforts. But are the measures effective?, & document through photos - bit.ly/3PvAbVh
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It's been an interesting first day at the event. Also had an opportunity to present the #BlueGreen infra project at #Puri developed by team. Looking forward to interacting with fellow #placemakers overnext 3 days.
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Full day showcasing the broad range of leadership and experimental on #placemaking around SouthAsia.
@Placemaking_In #PlacemakingWeekIndia2022 #PlacemakingSouthAsia #PlacemakingIndia #PlacemakingNepal
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Please join us as we lay the groundwork for developing adolescent-oriented public spaces. We will introduce a public spaces assessment framework & highlight best practices to further the same.
🗓️24th NOV
⏰ 3:00PM
➡️ bit.ly/3i01rjN
#HealthyCitiesforAdolescents
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Calling all creative minds to participate in an ideas competition to create a cultural identity strategy and way finding design for Gandhi Bazaar Street Market, Bengaluru. Find more details about the competition and registration: dult.karnataka.gov.in/164/manasu-gan
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We cordially invite you to our webinar on “Adolescent Inclusion in Public Space Development”. Partner organizations, local civic groups, and team members will share their key insights.
➡️Register here: bit.ly/3fL9LD5
#HealthyCitiesAdolescents #CitiesForAll
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Listen in to (Executive Director, WRI India Ross Center) highlight 2 key aspects vital to designing better streets –
1. Count pedestrians
2. Redesign junctions
▶️youtube.com/watch?v=FWbeU_
#WDor2022 #WRIRoadSafety #SaferByDesign
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Every road engineer and and decision makers should experience this. 😀
"Life of a cyclist" 🚴
@_dmoser
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#SaferByDesign and inclusive streets can encourage more people to 🚴🚶and use 🚍with the added benefits of smoothening traffic and reducing carbon emissions, and write for Read: hindustantimes.com/opinion/street
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Watch 'नावाडी (Boat rider)' on NagariTV (YouTube channel).
Visit the link below to watch all the films for Nagari 2022 that address the subject of Water in Urban India and vote for your favourite film!
youtube.com/playlist?list=
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Namma Metro is happy to give additional facility for commuters- QR Code based Single Journey Metro Travel Tickets can be downloaded from WhatsApp from 1st Nov 2022. Commuters are requested to make use of this facility
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Final films - Nagari Short Film Competition 2022
The Bhavi Project
By Rajeev G Malagi & Smruti Balvalli
Visit the link below to watch all the films that address the subject of Water in Urban India.
youtube.com/playlist?list=
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This can help document the cyclist user patterns, and help create the infrastructure accordingly. Strongly advise the cycling folks to do this.
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Sign up at @cycle_to_work, track your ride and start/stop when you reach the metro station. Lets see which stations are bicycle friendly. Tag your metro company & ask for safe cycle parking @MoHUA_India
@SmartCities_HUA @HardeepSPuri @moefcc @narendramodi twitter.com/AltMoApp/statu…
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We are pleased to receive three recognitions by the @UrbanInfraGroup
1. Most Innovative Urban Mobility Leader: Manjula Vinjamuri, Commissioner, DULT
2. Most Preferred BRTS: @hd_brts
3. Most Admired City Planning Body for Urban Development: DULT urbantransportnews.com/news/uic-annou
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Chicago, we deserve better than the scraps of safe streets infra that , , and alderpeople give us. We deserve a safer and more equitable way to get around our city. We deserve a Bike Grid and we will keep jamming till that happens. #bikegridnow
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Bike-in food court 🚲🍟😀
HT MarketMarket on fb
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We have failed in Segregation of Waste, but let's atleast achieve ' Aggregation of Ideas', says speaking at program.
#climatechange #capacitybuilding
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Kickstarting the Phase II of 'Leaders in Climate Change Management Program' at Administrative Training Institute led by . is glad to be a part of this initiative.
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2000 riders across 5 industrial parks. Congrats to for reaching this milestone in two and half months.
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A walk along Mumbai’s Mithi river reveals nearly the entire course has been trained & altered, over the years, as part of flood risk mitigation efforts. But are the measures effective?, & document through photos - bit.ly/3PvAbVh
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Found this in one of the papers today. 2 specific components caught my eye
- Increase in #car #sales
- Decrease in #fuel #prices
While these are adding up to the economy, are we really benchmarking cars and fuel as the future of city's #development?
CYCLING LANE on Old Airport Road, near Murugeshpalya. Motorbikes have now another option beyond footpaths. Pedestrians, cyclists, clear out! That's sustainable mobility for you in #Bengaluru!
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And the saga continues with Kochi city. Extremely glad to see how the city agencies have shown their commitment both towards supporting the expert organisations as well as people of the city.
Special thanks to KMC and @cochinsmartmis1 for thanking this leap.
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Congratulations @cochinsmartmis1! We look forward to working closely with you and the #KochiMunicipalCorporation to scale up safe, accessible, green, playful and inclusive neighbourhoods, for young children and families, across the city. @DayForKochi twitter.com/CSML__/status/…
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Traffic jam on bicycle lane. please make notification to seize vehicle
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CYCLING LANE on Old Airport Road, near Murugeshpalya. Motorbikes have now another option beyond footpaths. Pedestrians, cyclists, clear out! That's sustainable mobility for you in #Bengaluru!
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Engaging with #localorganisations & #cityagencies as a part of 'Healthy Cities for Adolescents' initiative
has helped team to strengthen the #publicspaces dialog for #youth & align the process with #cityagenda' in #Jaipur & #Bhubaneswar cities.
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#WRIIndia collaborated with @FondationBotnar to conduct a series of consultations, with municipal corporations, city authorities, & local organizations, in Jaipur & Bhubaneswar to map future collaborations for making #PublicSpaces more accessible to adolescents. (1/2)
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