Urban planning & my personal experience
Recently,I have started taking interest in Urban planning & related concepts.Before this, i wasn't aware that thing like "Urban Planning" exists. Also since I live in an unauthorised colony in Delhi so such things are alien to me.
Last month, i decided to go nearest metro station from my home by walking & using public transport.
Distance from Metro station to Home- 6.5 Km
Distance from nearest bus stop- 1.3 Km
From Home to Bus stop-
Option 1 : By walking- Time taken 16 Minutes
Option 2 : By E Rickshaw- 7 Minutes
From Bus stop to Metro station-
By DEVI Bus- 15 Minutes
Problems faced:-
No Sidewalk/Footpath plus encrochments on road side
Heavy dust on the road
Hot weather & direct sunlight. No green cover on road side.
No reliable tracking of Bus. Bus Frequency is 20 min & more. No Bus shelter.
Using bicycle is not possible due to lack of bicycle lane & dangerous driving by motorist.
Only option i have is to left my current locality & move to a planned area of Delhi but some issues will remain there also. I don't how serious is our govt in urban planning & mass public transit, I guess only time will tell.
Also today i learned that we have a National TOD Policy(2017):
https://mohua.gov.in/upload/whatsnew/59a4070e85256Transit\_Oriented\_Developoment\_Policy.pdf
If anyone want to share their personal experience, please do share.