Bangalore's new Skywalk locations
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Written By Bengloorappa - 23 September, 2008
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BBMP has come out with an EOI document for construction of 56 Skywalks with escalators in 14 packages, here it is (link to pdf)
Some of the locations that stand out in terms of utility and usefulness are,
- Arya Bhavan Sweets to Kanthi Sweet to Himalaya Theatre, crossing KG Road
- BTS(sic) Main Bus Stand to Amar Lodge Building in Majestic Area.
- BTS(sic) Main Bus Station to Railway Station Premises
- In front of Satelite Bus Stand on Mysore Road.
Some locations with questionable utility and usefulness to general public,
- In front of Shopper’s stop (Mantri Elegance) on BG Road 1 no
- On Hosur Road "T" Junction with Tavarekere Main Road (Opp. Said Sadan &Prestige Acropolis) (High Rise Apartments Condominium)
- Near Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, College and Nursing On Miller Road.
- Queen’s Road near Congress Office.
This project will be on a BOT basis with 10 years to recover costs through advertisements.
No technical details available, no specifications to be access friendly for the differently abled.
I think I replied to it briefly then too!
Indigo (Airline) uses simlar stairs in Delhi Airport. Truth is if you take away the stairs and add slopes the gradient needs to be decreased and hence the lenght increases. So in Indigo's case it was a twin slope with a "U" Turn. If you know what I Mean...
But unfortunately on a road seeing a longer path going up would tempt users to instead just cut across the road!
Of course I htink the only way we can answer ur question is by prototyping. My reactions are acutally only castles in the aiR :)
Dont remember who I had this conversation with on putting up graded slopes on skywalks in lieu of stairs. I tried to pay attention this time around in New Delhi. I saw it in Motibagh near the gurdwara. On one side (of the same half) they have an escalator on the other side they have graded slope and normal stairs as well. They have the same combination across the road. There is another one of these skywalks on the same road towards dhaula kuan flyover. I saw almost everyone using the slope including cyclists (pushing the cycle not riding it). There were more new skywalks coming up on the road towards Moolchand sans escalator but with slope as standard fare.
No prototypes needed, theere are fully functional ones in Delhi. You need to see one of these. They have I think 4 landings/hairpin bends before it reaches the pavement. Very functional and doable. Like I said they are building more of these in Delhi, they are coming up all over the place.
such ideas a syou say should definately work. But it needs to be supported by some medians and footpaths. So if the only way across the road is by the footpath, and not cutting across the road then it will be useul. Just a skywalk and median/railings will not be very useful. Again, how has Delhi handled this?
From the Operator's side, he will gain more in terms of advertising only if people use his side walk.
Can the operator also maintain 100 meters of footpath on either side of the sky walk. Can he keep encroachers off, clean/maintain and have barriers on the road side of the footpath?
Can he also develop a Median on the road so people can't take a short cut?
Otherwise these escalators will turn into Billboards!
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