The Phase 1 workshops under the project "Mobilizing community support for low carbon mobility in Maharashtra's cities", were undertaken to generate ideas regarding Low Carbon mobility through a co-design process. The co-design process acted as a catalyst to ensure active partnership. Since mobility and transport needs vary dynamically, the process ensured the involvement of people from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.
The idea behind the process was to:
- Deliberate on the issues pertaining to Low Carbon mobility and transport.
- Analyze and identify the impediments in adopting and demanding for Low Carbon Mobility initiatives.
The workshop was conducted in 3 cities i.e. Pune, Mumbai, and Nagpur which was facilitated by the Parisar team along with Dr. Avinash Madhale from the Centre for Environment Education (CEE). The executive summaries of the workshops in Pune, Nagpur and Mumbai have been attached below.
Pune
Pune, like any city in India, is facing severe traffic problems. Known for its education and leading employment opportunities, the city is developing while compromising its natural and built heritage. More importantly, the city's current approach is flawed as it only creates more problems and does not address the concerns of the majority that lead to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to adverse climate change. Parisar organised a one-day workshop with other CSOs in Pune to bring together diverse groups and apply our collective experiences for moving towards better transport solutions. Read the following compendium to know more about the phase 1 workshop at Pune. The executive summary of the compendium can also be found here in English and Marathi.
Mumbai
During the ideation and deliberation process, one key takeaway that was commonly acknowledged across all groups was the reality that Indian urban spaces continue to be under the chokehold of mega-construction projects. Participants in Mumbai led the discussion on infrastructure for non-motorized mobility being at the receiving end of the hostility of the built environment. Lack of safe streets and pathways for pedestrians and people with different mobility needs was a common point raised during deliberation in all three cities. Read the following compendium to know more about the phase 1 workshop at Mumbai. The executive summary of the compendium can also be found here in English and Marathi.
Nagpur
With clean and neat infrastructure for curbing the problems of traffic and congestion, Nagpur Corporation sanctioned the construction of flyovers but the city lacks basic rights for pedestrians. Insights from the workshop focused on the absence of footpaths in the city, their encroachment from different stakeholders, and the lack of overall considerations for pedestrians and cyclists. Nagpur has only 11 buses per lakh population, far behind 60 buses per lakh population as laid by MoHUA. An interactive and engaging conversation also stressed upon the nexus of public transport and shared mobility, the political economy for transportation and mobility of Nagpur is more oriented towards private vehicles and planning catering to the automobile industry. Read the following compendium to know more about the phase 1 workshop at Nagpur. The executive summary of the compendium can also be found here in English and Hindi.
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