The Hindu 28.01.2014
Rs. 400 crore sought to realise new projects
The Coimbatore Corporation on Thursday made a proposal
to the Municipal Administration, and Water Supply Department officials
in Chennai for about Rs. 400 crore to implement schemes for pedestrians.
The
corporation wants to lay pedestrian-friendly footpaths for 9km, create
pedestrian zones for 1.1km, lay bicycle tracks for 34km, create
greenways for 26.6km, and create a bicycle sharing system on a 19 sq km
area at Rs. 140 crore.
Another proposal was to improve the public transport, and creating a bus rapid transit system at Rs. 193 crore.
The
footpaths would be laid on NSR Road for 1.8km, Mettupalayam Road for
4km, T.V. Samy Street for 1.2km and D.B. Road for 1.6km, according to
sources in the corporation.
A pedestrian zone would be created on Big Bazaar Street for 1.1km. Vehicles would not be allowed on the stretch.
Bicycle
tracks would be laid along the Gandhi Managar Road,
Vilankurichi-Masakalipalayam-Trichy Road,
Vilankurichi-Codissia-Kalapatti-Avinashi Road, and Race Course.
Greenways would come up near Valangulam, Singanallur Tank, and along the
Noyyal River.
The objective of the project was to
reduce private transport, promote public transport by providing quality
service, and encourage people to go in for non-motorised transport,
wherever possible, by providing the necessary infrastructure.
The
project aimed at taking the percentage of people who walk from 28 in
2013 to 30 in 2018, people who bicycle from seven to nine, take buses
from 19 to 21 and private transport from 38 to 26.