Street Guidelines

Implementation and Systemic Change
with
UTTIPEC Street Design Guidelines
Presented by:
Ashok Bhattacharjee,
Director - Urban Transport Planner,
United Traffic & Transportation Infrastructure (Planning & Engineering) Center
Delhi Development authority
Structure of presentation
1. Overview of the UTTIPEC Street Design Guidelines and there
adaptability to all Indian cities.
2. Success stories: Aurobindo Marg, I P Marg, Bhairon Marg
3. Reclaiming street space from private
parking: Pilot at Vikas Marg
4. Multimodal Integration at Metro
stations: Pilot at Chhatarpur Station:
5. Systemic Capacity Building: The training workshops and
issues identified and important leanings.
6. Third party Audits and Community
feedback: Findings & Next Steps
7. National relevance: Ongoing participation with Pune, Mumbai,
Hyderabad, etc.
1 Overview
Street Design Guidelines:
Adopted by (in Delhi):

PWD, CPWD, MCD, NDMC, etc.
Incorporated Nationally:
IRC Codes
Being Adopted by (still in process):

Corporations and Public Works departments in
Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad
Street Design Guidelines: Key Principles
HUMAN SAFETY AND COMFORT
Source: UTTIPEC Street Design Guidelines

PROVIDE CLIMATIC COMFORT
Source: UTTIPEC Street

Design Guidelines
UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
Source: UTTIPEC Street

Design Guidelines
REDUCE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT & STORM WATER
MANAGEMENT
Source: UTTIPEC
Street Design
Guidelines
Street Design Guidelines:
Aims to make Delhi pedestrian friendly and
encourage use of PT by Street Design
2a Success stories: Aurobindo Marg
Aurobindo Marg
Cycle Accidents Pedestrian Accidents
N
2b Success stories: I P Marg
Implemented by: PWD Delhi; R/W 45m, Street

Design Consultant: Oasis Designs Inc.
A pedestrian friendly junction- View of I.P. Marg Junction
Redesigned for Universal Access- Footpath along P.H.Q.
Redesigned for pedestrians and cyclists- Footpath ICAI
Redesigned for Universal Access- Provision of tac-tiles
Provision of Public Amenities- Near ITO Bus stand
Provision of MUZ- Footpath along P.H.Q.
3 Reclaiming street space from private parking:
Pilot at Vikas Marg

ITO M Existing
Condition
Encroachment on footpath
Hawkers & Bus stops
Public Utilities Cars & Rickshaws
21
7/26/2012 UTTIPEC
ITO M Existing
Condition
Separate lanes
required for NMT22
7/26/2012 UTTIPEC
ITO M Slip Roads have
taken over
pedestrian zones
23
7/26/2012 UTTIPEC
Pilot at Vikas Marg
Key Principles of redesign:
Planning of a parking allocation strategy-

On-street Short Term & Off-Street Long Term
Redesign of existing Footpaths and Service lanes-

on Principles of UTTIPEC Street Design Guidelines
and Multi Modal Integration
Working out Parking management and Parking

Fee Strategy
Urban Design Improvement of Reclaimed Land

STEP-1
Provision of
Parking lots for
Long-term stay
Stack Parking
Provision
Urban Design
Image Source: Vikas Marg

Transit Corridor
improvement project,
UTTIPEC
STEP-2 Redesigning Footpaths and service lanes
Pedestrians Motorized Vehicles Intermediate Public
Transport (Autos)
Cycles and Other Non
Buses
motorized vehicles
Public Utilities Hawkers/ Vendors Table tops and kerb ramps

for universal access
Equitable distribution of road space.
STEP-3 Parking management and fee strategy
Type of Parking Location Existing Proposed Penalty for extra time
Rates Rates
5 Min Drop off On Street Rs. 10 Free Pay for 1 Hr
Upto 1 Hr On Street Rs. 10 Rs. X Pay for 1.5 Hr
Upto 1 ½ Hrs On Street Rs. 10 Rs. 2X Pay for 2 Hrs
Upto 2 Hrs On Street Rs. 10 Rs. 4X Either move to stack

parking OR the Car
would be Impounded
with Rs.1000 as fine.
NO ON STREET PARKING ALLOWED BEYOND 2Hrs. Long Term Stack
Parking
8Hr Stack Parking Rs. 10 Rs. 2X
Night Only Stack Parking Rs. 20 Rs. 1 ½ X
Monthly Stack Parking Rs. 600- Rs. 60X Laxmi Nagar
Metro Station
700
Exponentially high street Parking fees

Symbiotic ON/OFF street parking
500M Zone
One PMZ  One Management
Short term On
Street Parking
STEP-4
Removal of
illegally parked
cars into
authorised
parking lot-
Leading to
Urban
Improvement
Image Source: Vikas Marg

Transit Corridor
improvement project,
UTTIPEC
4 Multimodal Integration at Metro stations:
Pilot at Chhatarpur Station

5 Systemic Capacity Building:
The training workshops.
With EDMC
With PWDs
6 Third party Audits and Community feedback:
Findings & Next Steps

Audit Cell Structure
Part-I Part-II
(Planning/ Safety Audit) (Quality Audit)
• UTTIPEC Core Team • CRRI
• Samarthyam (Universal • IIT
Accessibility Audit) • NCBM
• Jagori ( Women Safety • DTU
Audit) • SRI

• Administrative
1. Street Design Guidelines (or the IRC 103) not reflected in the CPWD Delhi
Schedule of Rates (DSR).
2. No ownership / accountability.
3. Lack of coordination between various departments / agencies
• Budgetary
1.Budget approvals mostly not based on adherence to Street Design

Guidelines;
2.Part item-based budget approvals hamper comprehensive retrofitting
schemes.
3.Extremely low maintenance budgets restrict on-going maintenance.

• Design
1. Capacity building to understand and interpret the principles of and

technical solutions provided in the Street Design Guidelines and Storm
Water Management.
2. Strengthening in-house team of road owning agencies to include
architects, planners and urban designers to build in-house design capacity.
3. Need to ‘localise and personalise’ the Street Design Guidelines
• Implementation
1. Service lines with higher levels or improper locations are a roadblock for
implementation of Street Design Guidelines.
2. Lack of public awareness acts as a hindrance in execution.
7a International relevance:
Ongoing participation at International Forums
• Participation on Sustainable
Development at Indo-Urban
German Mela, New Delhi
• Recent participation at Transit

Oriented Development in
London.
7b National relevance:
Ongoing participation with Mumbai
7c National relevance:
Ongoing participation with Hyderabad
7c State relevance:
Ongoing participation with Local Professional Bodies
Strengthening Traffic
Management systems for
Improving Road Safety
7c State relevance:
Ongoing participation within Delhi at CSE

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Implementation and Systemic Change

Adopted by (in Delhi):

Being Adopted by (still in process):

Source: UTTIPEC Street Design Guidelines

Source: UTTIPEC Street

Source: UTTIPEC Street

Implemented by: PWD Delhi; R/W 45m, Street

Pilot at Vikas Marg

Hawkers & Bus stops

Public Utilities Cars & Rickshaws

Planning of a parking allocation strategy-

Redesign of existing Footpaths and Service lanes-

Working out Parking management and Parking

Urban Design Improvement of Reclaimed Land

Image Source: Vikas Marg

Public Utilities Hawkers/ Vendors Table tops and kerb ramps

Upto 2 Hrs On Street Rs. 10 Rs. 4X Either move to stack

Exponentially high street Parking fees

Image Source: Vikas Marg

Pilot at Chhatarpur Station

Findings & Next Steps

Findings & Next Steps

1.Budget approvals mostly not based on adherence to Street Design

Findings & Next Steps

1. Capacity building to understand and interpret the principles of and

• Recent participation at Transit

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