after navigating our way through Yelahanka's streets we were able to establish some parameters taking senior citizens kids women and the disabled into consideration.Following are the parameters;
safety,accessibility,space,health and hygiene.
A major thing you'll notice while walking through Yelahanka streets is that, there is a lack of street lighting. Even on the main roads for instance the one leading to Mallya Aditi have absence of lights. Such areas become victims for notorious activities. This brought attention to our first concern that is 'women's safety'.What if we paint maps of a particular locality on the walls using colours that glow in the dark? that way the issue of street lights can be solved partially if not completely,also chances of people getting lost will decline.
Coming to accessibility,one thing that irked me the most was the high leveled footpath. Its an inconvenience for elderly and kids,the most obvious solution would be to lower the height,but then the question of car accidents on footpaths muddled our minds,that's how the idea of a travelator came to be. It won't be necessary to walk, but if you do your commute will become more fast making vehicles useless and in turn could save fuel. Having seen so many dogs around we thought of putting them to some use by training them as a dog guide for the blind. To make navigation easier for the blind we thought of a mechanism which works as follows.Magnetizing the poles so that the magnet on a blind person's arm attaches them to the pole and slides them off to their desired destination. Rope way for seniors and disabled people to cross roads and for travelling was another bizarre idea we came up with. Street urchins could volunteer to help old people cross the road.
A recent encounter with a lady who couldn't read made me consider the factor of illiteracy for city planning. Making more pictorial signs could ease of their troubles.
In many areas the gardens and the dumping pits are next to each other because of which children are most likely being exposed to diseases. Too many open spaces might be a factor why people litter. Using those spaces constructively we
can reduce accumulation of waste in residential areas and help eradicate diseases
safety,accessibility,space,health and hygiene.
A major thing you'll notice while walking through Yelahanka streets is that, there is a lack of street lighting. Even on the main roads for instance the one leading to Mallya Aditi have absence of lights. Such areas become victims for notorious activities. This brought attention to our first concern that is 'women's safety'.What if we paint maps of a particular locality on the walls using colours that glow in the dark? that way the issue of street lights can be solved partially if not completely,also chances of people getting lost will decline.
Coming to accessibility,one thing that irked me the most was the high leveled footpath. Its an inconvenience for elderly and kids,the most obvious solution would be to lower the height,but then the question of car accidents on footpaths muddled our minds,that's how the idea of a travelator came to be. It won't be necessary to walk, but if you do your commute will become more fast making vehicles useless and in turn could save fuel. Having seen so many dogs around we thought of putting them to some use by training them as a dog guide for the blind. To make navigation easier for the blind we thought of a mechanism which works as follows.Magnetizing the poles so that the magnet on a blind person's arm attaches them to the pole and slides them off to their desired destination. Rope way for seniors and disabled people to cross roads and for travelling was another bizarre idea we came up with. Street urchins could volunteer to help old people cross the road.
A recent encounter with a lady who couldn't read made me consider the factor of illiteracy for city planning. Making more pictorial signs could ease of their troubles.
In many areas the gardens and the dumping pits are next to each other because of which children are most likely being exposed to diseases. Too many open spaces might be a factor why people litter. Using those spaces constructively we
can reduce accumulation of waste in residential areas and help eradicate diseases
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