Year in Review 2025

• Team expansion: Hired an additional team member (team of three)

• Panelist at Indian Education Society’s Mudde Ki Baat – Making Mumbai Walkable

• Annual SV Road Walk – 5 walks, 4 locations, 50+ participants

• Presented at MAHACON (Thane)

• Community Talk at Pillai College

• Walking Project at Balvant Sheth School of Architecture (Urban Design elective)

• Community Walk #32 - Lodha Park

• Community Walk #33 - Vakola

• Hosted the first Walkable Cities Conclave

• 5 Gardens review of accessibility plan with experts

• Team expansion: Hired interns for Walkable Cities Conclave

• Meeting with SEEPZ Development Commissioner

• Panelist at Climate Talks by Planet Pact

• Coverage by Indian Express on lack of walkability

Community Talk – Studio Bohemiso

Joint meeting with AMC Mr. Abhijit Bangar and Deputy Engineers on footpath improvement

Presentation preparation for Kandivali Road Footpath Improvement Project (UFP)

Walking Project x Rizvi College Urban Design elective – pin-up jury

Panelist – Climate Action Dialogue organised by NCP

Banner engagement at Marine Drive with Fr. Agnel students

Walking Project x WRI India – Khakha Walkability Initiative

UFP – K/West site visit with Engineer

Meeting with Podar International School Principal

Coverage by The Quint – Why Indian Cities Aren’t Walkable

• Community Talk at Lodha Park, Lower Parel

• Conducted a Reddit AMA – Ask Me Anything on Walkability in Mumbai

• Started YouTube Podcast Series – Conversations

• Started Friday Night Live YouTube livestream discussing weekly work

• Community Meet at Vile Parle East neighbourhood

• Community Talk at Rizvi College of Architecture (final year B.Arch students)

• Community Walk #35

• Meeting #2 with AMC Mr. Abhijit Bangar on footpath improvement project

• Live on NDTV with Ar. Zohra Mutabbana – Walkability in Mumbai

• Community Walk #36 – accessibility walk

• Podcast recording with Mr. Chaitanya Bhat – Socioeconomics of Walkability

• Community Talk at Hiray College

MSC Webinar #1 – Parking in the MMR

Community Walk #37 with Blue Ribbon Movement

Meeting with AE Roads Dept, Kandivali Office – footpath project

MSC Webinar #2 – History of Singapore’s Hawker Centres

Attended Gender and Cities Conclave organised by Akshara Centre & Feminist Collective in Architecture

Felicitated and awarded at Urban Mobility Conference, Delhi

Community Walk #38

Meeting with M. Parag Alvani – MLA from Vile Parle East

Meeting with K/E Ward Sub Engineer – Chakalay study

1. Meeting with AMC Mr. Vinayak Vispute (HW) and Resident Association lead Anandini Thakoor – Walkability

2. Coverage by Hindustan Times on state of walking and public spaces

3. Presentation at MMRDA office with BSSA Architecture students

4. Improving Walkability with Development Commissioner – SEEPZ

5. Community Walk #34

6. Podcast recording with Ar. Zohra Mutabbana – Universal Footpath Policy

Community Meet at Thane Pachora Road 1 – obstructions on footpath

Walking Project facilitated Pedal Up Cycling Day at BKC

Podar International School Santacruz – analysing walkability around school

Walking Project x Rizvi College Urban Design elective

Meeting with Mr. Murji Patel (MLA) – WEH and Gundavli junctions

Initiation of Ward Committees

Podcast recording with Ar. Pranav Naik – Urban Spaces & Civic Barriers

UFP – Island City Drive visit with Dy. Engineer

MMRDA Metro Line 2B footpath documentation

Churchgate & Eastern Suburb survey by VP team

UFP – R/Central site visit with JE Ganesh

Attended Mumbai Rising MMRDA Leadership Forum (YouTube Live)

Double the Bus Day – coalition of organisations

Walking Project banner put up – Gypsy Rose Shop, Santacruz West

Beginning of weekly Monday WhatsApp group meetings

Walking Project x Father Agnel CEP course

Coverage by Mid-day – Kalangar Skywalk

Podcast with Puyalbazian – Improving Walkability of Indian Cities

Warden Road site visit and BMC contract review

Public engagement at Palazzo Event, Borivali

National Pedestrian Day engagement at Chakala

Presenting Pedestrian Manifesto to Zahidawa Juhu Citizen’s Welfare Group