Walking, Running, Cycling And Safety On Mumbai Roads with Girish Mallya | Saving Mumbai | IndiaSpend

On this episode of Saving Mumbai, Sachin Kalbag talks to Girish Mallya, Chief Operating Officer at Next Gen Publishing Limited and avid marathon runner, about the safety of Mumbai's roads, how we can improve the standards of the roads for walking, running and cycling, and much more.

(00:00) - Intro
(01:23) - Completing 19 marathons on Mumbai Roads
(02:50) - The irony of traffic making things safer
(04:10) - Running or cycling for commute in Mumbai requires experience
(06:22) - Mumbai vs Europe in cycling on public roads
(08:00) - Population Pressure
(09:15) - Factoring pedestrians and cycling into the planning of roads
(11:15) - Livelihoods connected to cycling
(12:30) - BMC working with citizens and vehicle free zones
(15:00) - Safety Concerns
(15:58) - Extending Parks
(17:30) - Focus should be on pedestrians
(18:25) - Deterrants and fines
(20:00) - The current state of the BMC
(21:00) - Citizen lead initiatives
(22:00) - Cleanliness of public spaces
(25:00) - Road design solutions
(26:16) - Cultural Differences
(29:10) - Private players + Big data
(30:37) - Solving for pedestrians will have a cascade effect

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