<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Hi Kanthi Here are some quick comments based on a superficial reading: 1. 4(b): "Situations that may merit deviation from standards include insufficient ROW" - sounds dangerous as it will be invoked far too often! 2. What is Section 12 doing here since its objective is smooth vehicular flow rather than pedestrian facilities!? 3. Section 14: Talks of money but money for "urban transportation" which means it will typically be used to build more roads. It needs to be more specific about usage of the money for pedestrian facilities. 4. There seems to be nothing about pedestrian crossings, pedestrian signals, zebras, raised crossings, speed limits etc. Ashok On 9/12/2009 4:58 PM, Kanthi Kannan wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:4b1f89cf.0e0bca0a.4f34.3e88@mx.google.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Dear all Greetings!! A great move There is a draft from the Municipal Administration Dept regarding footpaths. ( Yes, you all read it right :-)) for our comments. Those interested may go through and send your feedback to us so that we can collate and send it back to the department. Thanks Kanthi Kannan THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK _____ From: sista vishwanath rao [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:visista@rediffmail.com">mailto:visista@rediffmail.com</a>] Sent: 09 December 2009 12:34 To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kanthikannan@gmail.com">kanthikannan@gmail.com</a> Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:right2walk@gmail.com">right2walk@gmail.com</a> Subject: DRAFT FOOTPATH RULES DEAR SIR/MADAM, PLEASE FIND ENCLOSED A 1ST CUT DRAFT ON FOOTPATH RULES, AND REQUEST YOU TO KINDLY GO THROUGH TEH SAME CRITICALLY AND GIVE YOUR INPUTS SO AS TO ENABLE TO FINALISE THE DRAFT. -VISHWANATH,OSD <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline.htm@Middle?"><http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/sign atureline.htm@Middle?></a> </pre> <pre wrap=""> <hr size="4" width="90%"> -------------------------------------------------------- To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss">http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss</a> -------------------------------------------------------- If you get sustran-discuss via YAHOOGROUPS, please go to <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss">http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss</a> to join the real sustran-discuss and get full membership rights. ================================================================ SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries (the 'Global South'). </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>