Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, on September 11, 2020 launched ‘Streets for People Challenge’.
- The Streets for People Challenge is the response to the need for making our cities more walkable and pedestrian friendly.
- The Streets for People Challenge is open to all cities under the
- Smart Cities Mission, capital cities of States/UT’s and cities with
- a population of over 5 lakh population.
- The Challenge builds on the advisory issued by MoHUA for the holistic planning for pedestrian-friendly market spaces, earlier this year.
- The Challenge will support cities across the country to develop a unified vision of streets for people in consultation with stakeholders and citizens. Adopting a participatory approach, cities will be guided to launch their own design competitions to gather innovative ideas from professionals for quick, innovative, and low-cost tactical solutions.
- It aims to inspire cities to create walking-friendly and vibrant streets through quick, innovative, and low-cost measures.
- All cities participating in the challenge shall be encouraged to use the ‘test-learn-scale’ approach to initiate both, flagship and neighbourhood walking interventions.
(Source: PIB)
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