Huge Benefits. Yet We Do Not Have Safe Walkable Paths?

BENEFITS

Benefits from Safe Pedestrian Access Paths–

Reduces accidents

Increases trader income#

Improves Health##

Reduces Trauma of the Driver: APSRTC any Study Health Conducted?

Increases Social Interaction

Increases Tourism

Improves Mobility

Increases Public Transport Usage

Reduction in Vehicular emissions ###

#People no longer frightened of the Vehicle on the Road. Pedestrians are inclined to go Window-shopping do Shopping. Better Walkways lead to increase in Business Incomes
Source: Asian Development Bank Document

##Through a study of 12,000 US households a correlation has been established between urban densities and levels of obesities. Family members in lower density suburbanised areas showed a markedly higher tendency to obesity than their counterparts in more walkable, higher density areas.
Source: Source Book, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

###The intermixing of vehicles and pedestrian movements in the absence of footpaths results in reduced speeds and increase in number of accidents. The provision of footpaths and pedestrian crossings and can reduce these conflicts to a great extent and increase the average speed. The reduction in vehicular emissions over Business as usual and corresponding percentage reductions in this scenario are presented in tables for the road stretches Sanatnagar to Nalgonda 'X' Road and Panjagutta to Secunderabad
Source: Integrated Environmental Strategies, Study for City of Hyderabad, Prepared by the Environment Protection Training and Research Institute; (EPTRI); April 2005