Abstract
Urbanization has led to the rapid growth of the city in terms of economy and area. Transportation has turned out to be one of the major bottlenecks to cater to the needs and necessities of the occupants. The demand for motorized roads has made the traditional modes of transport like walking and cycling into the least priority. An increase in traffic has led to congestion of roads, pollution, accidents, etc making daily commutation stressful and risky. The need of the hour is to make the city healthy and hygienic. This can be done by making the city pedestrian-friendly and discouraging the use of private vehicles on the road. To study the behavior of such cities towards the occupants, one case example of Pune city has been taken for study. Pune has an eighth-highest metropolitan economy with a population of 31 lakhs (as per the 2011 census). The main industries for the economy are Manufacturing, Education and Information Technology. The rapidly rising economy of the city has led to an increase in the number of private vehicles on the road making it congested and unfavourable for everyone especially pedestrians during peak hours. To cater to the problem, some of the areas of the city were redeveloped by providing separate lanes, pedestrian-friendly walkways, sitting spaces, etc. The BRT corridor was also introduced in Pune. Although these redevelopments did well in the initial stages yet there are some zones where there is a scope for improvement. This paper will cover the study and analysis of the redeveloped areas of Pune towards its attempt of making it socially, environmentally and culturally sustainable for the occupants.
