Swami Vivekananda Road Improvement Initiative
Why Swami Vivekananda Road?
The Community Walks & AQI Monitoring Exercise is a comprehensive initiative undertaken by the Walking Project over several months to raise awareness and gather data with the ultimate objective of enhancing walkability and air quality in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. From December 2023 to May 2024, Walking Project collaborated with Asar Social Impact Advisors to integrate air quality monitoring and awareness into the Community Walks exercise that Walking Project conducts. This expansion aimed to familiarize participants with the Mumbai Air Pollution Mitigation Plan, air quality metrics, benchmarks for good air quality, and Mumbai's standing relative to global counterparts.
What is the Initiative about?
Walking Project has been consistently working through an ongoing initiative to transform SV Road into a safer, more convenient, and pedestrian-friendly corridor. This effort goes beyond proposals extensive groundwork has already been undertaken, including continuous data collection, on-ground assessments, and direct engagement with local communities. The project involves close collaboration with urban practitioners and government officials to ensure long-term, sustainable improvements. By steadily building a benchmark model that prioritizes pedestrian convenience, safety, and accessibility, Walking Project aims to create an inspiring precedent for similar urban interventions across Mumbai and beyond
Activities Include
Community Walks
Citizen Engagement
Street-view mapping + WardMAPs
Database Preparation
Public Awareness
Design Suggestions to Local bodies
Stakeholder engagement
Design Improvements
Social Media Campaign
Swami Vivekananda Road Walkability Improvement Program map presented as a foldable map of SV Road was created, showcasing the full extent of the study area. This map highlighted key transit hubs, ward boundaries, stakeholder zones, landmarks, high-footfall areas, and ongoing urban infrastructure such as the metro lines and serves as a part of the communication material for the initiative.
Digital map of landuse and places of interest falling along SV Road
Check the initiative detailed report here