Transparent Chennai Maps, Data, Insights
Outline About TC Why Road Safety? Whom does it affect? Findings and insights Summary of findings Recommendations Way forward
Key issues Inclusive planning Community mapping Sanitation Slums Transport and pedestrian issues
Road and its users? Photos of the handicapped, vendor Services Vehicles Livelihood Walk Parking
Mode of Commute: Trip break up in the Chennai Source: HHI Survey of the DPR for the Chennai Metro Rail Project, DMRC, 2005 All trips begins and ends with a walk 52% of the trips in the city are less than 5 Kms of which more than half are walkable.( Wilbur Smith &Associates)
Why Road Safety and pedestrian issue? - India has the highest number of accidents in the world, - Chennai 4 th highest in number of accidents after Mumbai, Delhi & Bangalore - Chennai 3 rd highest in number of people killed in road accidents after Delhi. - Chennai topped the charts from and has 3rd highest number of accidents in Source: Road Accident in India 2008, Transport Research Wing, Ministry of Road Transport and Highway Department, GoI, Delhi Accident comparison in different cities in 2008
Whom do these accidents affect? Percentage of affected parties between Source: RTI from Traffic Police dated Number of people affected between
Accident hot spots in the city Source: RTI from Traffic Police dated % of the total accidents in the city 47% of the total accidents on these 23 roads
Why do these accidents occur? Reckless and high speed driving by the motorists. Inadequate/ Inefficient enforcement of traffic laws by the traffic police. (Drunken driving) Inadequate infrastructure for the vulnerable section. Increasing number of vehicles. (Photos and Stats)
Why Shanti Colony?? Emerging Accident Hotspot and traffic Bottleneck.
Causes Chennai Metro coming on 2 nd Avenue. Changing Land-use from Residential to Commercial. Increasing Traffic diverted from flooded EVR Salai & 2 nd Avenue. Inadequate Parking Space. No traffic Signals, Zebra Crossing & Pedestrian Crossings. Increasing Accidents and Traffic Snarls. Deteriorating Sidewalks/ Pavements. Multiple junctions/ crossing.
Land-use Residential Commercial Aldroit Brokerage Offices (Sync fusion (software), RR Donelley) Banks & ATMS Car service center+ showroom Saloon provision stores, vegetable shops Aavin Milk Depot Bakery & Restaurant Informal sector ( Ironing, juice and hawkers) Social Infrastructure Health Senthil Nursing Home Sundaram Medical Foundation Soundaryapandian ortho hospital Bharat Scans London Laser cosmetic clinic Endolite Orthodontic Center Pharmacy Anandhi Hospital Clinic DOAST Education Madras Institute of Magnetobiology Anna Adarsh Women's college Krishnaswamy matriculation school &college IAS Academy Natesan Institute of Co-operative Management
Land Use Map Public Features Post Office Metro Water Temples Petrol Bunk Police booth Annanagar Methodist Church Autorickshaw stands
Density Ground Floor Ground +1 Ground + 2Ground + 3
Road Profile (3d)
Problem Areas Traffic Bottlenecks
Enlisting Problems
Way Forward
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