A two-day capacity building program and workshop was conducted in Pune city on 'Shaping Mobility for Young Children and Caregivers' on 23rd and 24th November for all Municipal Corporations and Smart City SPV’s of Maharashtra state by the State Urban Development Department in collaboration with WRI India and Parisar supported by Van Leer Foundation.
The capacity building workshop was planned with an objective of “A city that works for children, works for all!” aiming to enhance the capacity of city officials who are engaged in the development of streets and public transport to improve the mobility experience for young children and their caregivers, and achieve the vision of ‘Inclusive Mobility’ for Maharashtra.
The workshop was attended by the officials from around 22 Municipal Corporations and Smart City SPV’s of Maharashtra state.
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The workshop session was planned covering the ITC Mobility Policy Framework for Maharashtra cities and 7 principles to improve mobility, Pune’s ITC-friendly Mobility Plan, community voices, technical expert sessions on Designing School Zones and IRC 103:2022 guidelines for pedestrian infrastructure which are mandatory for all cities to follow while designing streets, and 5-step ITC toolkit guidance for preparing Mobility Plan.
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The session also covered site visits showing best practices of designing Streets, Public Spaces and Transport implemented by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) within their city jurisdiction.
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Parisar was engaged with WRI India as a local partner with the support of Van Leer Foundation, collaborating with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) as a light house city on developing (ITC) Infant Toddler and Caregiver Friendly Mobility Plan for Pune city and policy for Indian cities. This ITC Friendly Mobility Plan for Pune city is developed by analysing data around children’s destinations and mobility services. The Plan identifies 19 priority zones where children frequently visit and has floated the School Travel Improvement Plan (STIP) initiative to target education centers for mobility improvements.
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