Segregation of Residential & Commercial Localities: The recent Cabinet decision for mixed zoning is highly deplorable. Occurrence of commercial activities in residential areas and vice versa will spoil the peace, tranquility and greenery of our lovely city and state lead to tremendous noise and dust pollution and disturb the peace of the neighborhood.This decision should be IMMEDIATELY REVOKED.
The sealing drive in Delhi has been done mainly to segregate residential and commercial and transformed Delhi into a beautiful city. In fact, in developed countries like America, Canada and Europe all the residential areas have been maintained exclusively as residential areas and shopping is shifted to downtown areas. Further the main reason for traffic jams in Bangalore is because of the fact that most of the layouts in Bangalore, which start as pure residential areas turn into part residential & part commercial areas, very soon. Landlords think of earning extra income by letting out part of their homes for commercial purposes. The remedy for segregation of residential & commercial areas is to stop the practice of letting out part of a house for commercial purposes prohibit establishment of shops in residential areas construct sufficient number of shopping complexes with sufficient parking space in residential areas and ensure that all shops and businesses function only in these shopping complexes so that all layouts & locations in Bangalore are either fully residential or fully commercial. A classic example of implementation of this concept is DRDO complex in CV Raman Nagar, where there is an exclusive shopping complex, separate from the residential houses & apartments. Thus the traffic flow in DRDO Complex is very smooth & there are absolutely no traffic jams, in spite of the fact that it is a big residential area.
Provision of under-passes for Vehicles in Congested areas:Suitable under-passes should be provided at appropriate places to allow unhindered traffic in any direction. Such an arrangement will eliminate traffic jams thoroughly as there will not be any necessity for stoppage of vehicles on roads in any direction. A classic example for construction of an underpass is Airport Road between Domlur circle and HAL circle and other in between locations. For example, at ISAC junction, one under-pass may be provided to connect the NAL wind tunnel road with ISAC. Four under-passes, two on either side of the junction may be provided for right turns & U-turns of vehicles. Depending upon the topography, the underpass may be completely below the existing ground level, or partly below the ground level & partly above. In order to reduce the height of these underpasses, a majority of these underpasses can be planned to cater to cars, ambulances and police vans. The rest of the underpasses can be planned to cater to big buses and lorries. In fact underpasses like these can be provided at many places all over Bangalore, so that there are no traffic jams anywhere This arrangement may require the acquisition of land on either side, for which BMP / BDA are empowered to do in the interest of public service. A certain amount of judicious planning is required from BDA for the construction & location of these under-passes. It may require the strengthening & reinforcement of nearby buildings. In this connection, it is purposeful to visit IISc in Malleshwaram, where the two campuses have been connected by an underpass, allowing for vehicles to move freely between the two campus without hindering the flow of traffic on the main road. Any required technical assistance may be sought from IISc in this matter. Provision of under-passes for pedestrians:The provision of overhead passes for pedestrians does not serve the intended purpose, as pedestrians would not like to climb up & down to cross a road as it is very tiring. So it is advisable to provide underpasses with suitable slopes for going down and coming up. In fact overhead passes can be provided only at tourist places with escalators as an attraction.
Provision of under-passes for pedestrians: The provision of overhead passes for pedestrians does not serve the intended purpose, as pedestrians would not like to climb up & down to cross a road as it is very tiring. So it is advisable to provide underpasses with suitable slopes for going down and coming up. In fact overhead passes can be provided only at tourist places with escalators as an attraction.
Development of nice parks & gardens on either side of Devanahalli Airport Road: The road from Devanahalli Airport to the city is about 31 Kms long. Already it is noted that a lot of commercial establishments are beginning to spring up on either side of the road, thus leading to rampant & throat
choking commercialization. So it suggested
• that an environment friendly zone be declared for about 2 Kms to 5 Kms on either side of the Devanahalli Airport Road all along the road up to Hebbal flyover
• plant tress and lay nice gardens (with colourful flowers & with suitable night lighting) like Brindavan Gardens on either side of the Devanahalli Airport Road; if possible nice well lit water falls with water
falling in cascades can be created at suitable places on both sides
• completely prohibit any type of Commercial Buildings in this environment friendly zone
Thus any air passenger who is visiting the city will be offered a visible treat of breath taking scenery & beauty immediately on his arrival. This will greatly improve the tourist potential of the city.
Laying of cemented roads:All roads should be cemented roads and only a thin layer of bitumen or fine cement should be used for surface smoothness. Such cemented roads will last for a very long time requiring little maintenance cost unlike bitumen roads which require frequent repairs & maintenance and develop pot holes due to rains and wear & tear.
Laying of cement or grass on sides of roads:It is suggested that in order to maintain a clean environment, the land areas on either side of a road should be cemented or covered with grass. This will prevent generation of dust, which happens when the bare ground is exposed to atmosphere. In fact, the concept of covering all exposed land areas with grass should be implemented everywhere to transform Bangalore into a clean city like Singapore.
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mixed use vs zoning
To have a good feel of BIA
To have a good feel of BIA we need to have these rules in place....
Regards,
Pradeep
“An act of charity by the citizens questions the worthiness of the government.”
Response to mized zoning by
Response to mized zoning by silkboard
the so called 'merits' of mixed zone is illusory & short lived. the adoption of mized zoning would result in utter chaos and loss of greenery. it will retard the devloopment & transformation of Bangalore to Singapore.
Response to BIA by Pradeep
the suggestions of Pradeep for enhancing the standard of BIA is most apt & welcome
Mixed zone suits our culture
will need more enforcement
Zone mixing with vision is OK
-Shastri