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Farha Anees Siddiqui

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Street Morphology and First & Last Mile Connectivity

Indian streets are an amalgamation of architecture, urban interventions and public spaces. “Streets are more than public utilities, more than mere traffic conduits, more than the equivalent of water lines and sewers and electric cables, more than linear physical spaces that permit people and goods to get from here to there.” - Allan B. Jacobs; 
Understanding the manifold uses of streets in Indian cities along with understanding the diversity in first and last mile connectivity in multiple regions in Bangalore. 


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Preface and Contents

Transformation of Bangalore - From garden city to silicon valley

Bangalore in 2020

Locating Banashankari in the south of Bangalore

Transformation of the precinct in the past two decades

Understanding the physical features of Banashankari through the local roads

Understanding the physical features of Banashankari through the collector roads

Understanding the physical features of Banashankari through the arterial roads

Walkability in the precincts; Studying Sarakki road as an example for public street

Connectivity to the rest of the city via Public transport