Kolkata HISTORICAL FEATURES. - Population: 14 mil : First traded with English East India Company

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1 Bengalūru Kolkata

2 HISTORICAL FEATURES Population: 14 mil 1690: First traded with English East India Company 1500km southeast of Delhi Hooghly River Capital of British Raj until 1911 (when it was moved to Delhi) Heavily influenced by British, it is home to many of India s revolution(s/aries), especially the Naxalites, MarxistMaoist revolutionaries in the 60s 70s Jhumpa Lahiri s characters / plots often set in Kolkata The Lowland Revolutionaries madly in love are torn apart The Namesake Indian family moves to America Kolkata

3 THINGS TO EXPLORE Victoria Memorial Religious Dakshineshwar (Hindu) Howrah Bridge / Flower Market Magen David (Jewish) Nakhoda Masjid (Muslim) St. Paul s Cathedral (Christian, Anglican) Kolkata

4 URBAN CHALLENGES Waste management No land for fortified landfill, hence Dhapa Informal settlements centered around recycling industry Near my home Clean(er) Still pungent Dhapa Landfill 20k 30k ppl. Untreated Fires(air poll.) Age expectancy: 50 Kolkata

5 SOLUTIONS Pair increase in trash bin dispersion program (already existing 10,000 facelift to street trash bins) with increase in waste management at the dumpsite (don t just dump) Halt all agricultural outputs from surrounding areas Incentivize formalization of informal recycling through private sector with caveats. Currently, the Dhapa site is managed by the state. By privatizing the recycling of all potential materials with government oversight as to toxic waste, people will gain *relatively structured wages, and private industry can reap benefits of cheap, recyclable materials for resale. Ag. land (wetland) Dhapa Landfill (untreated) Kolkata

6 Bengalūru Chandigarh

7 Chandigarh HISTORICAL FEATURES 300km north of New Delhi Joint capital of the state of Haryana and Punjab Reimagined as India s Beautiful City by then (and first) Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Designed by FrenchSwiss architect Le Corbusier

8 Hints: Sheikh Zayed (first pres.) Ferrari World Corniche Chandigarh HISTORICAL FEATURES 300km north of New Delhi Joint capital of the state of Haryana and Punjab Reimagined as India s Beautiful City by then (and first) Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Designed by FrenchSwiss architect Le Corbusier Wide boulevards Selfcontained microneighborhoods (sectors) (Similar to, a city in the Middle East)

9 THINGS TO EXPLORE Capitol Complex Sukhna Lake (Reservoir) Water buffalo milking stations(in periurban micro neighborhoods) Chandigarh

10 Chandigarh URBAN CHALLENGES: Sprawl and access Chandigarh is the main city (urban core) Periurban areas of Zirakpur and Panchkula This has decentralized Chandigarh This sprawl has impacted access to jobs and economic activity Other periurban cities Include: Kharar Kurali Chandigarh Mohali 2001 pop: 170k 2001 pop: 808k TriCity Panchkula 2001 pop: 140k Zirakpur 2001 pop: 100k

11 Chandigarh URBAN CHALLENGES: Sprawl and access Bus route map overlay Clearly Chandigarh is most serviced Zirakpur and Panchkula deficient Lacks access to potential job market and econ. activity in Chandigarh Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) is primary operating transport agency Chandigarh Mohali Panchkula Zirakpur

12 Chandigarh URBAN CHALLENGES: Roads Traffic on a ~lunch time. Rapid urbanization = sprawl and congestion. Bus lines are inadequate forms of transport

13 SOLUTIONS Learn from other cities (Quito, Ecuador) Institute BRT ( Bus Rapid Transport)for wide, high traffic boulevards for: Chandigarh..Zirakpur and Chandigarh..Panchkula Increase access and economic activity in and between urban core and periphery Quito Chandigarh Chandigarh

14 SOLUTIONS Learn from other cities (Quito, Ecuador) Institute BRT ( Bus Rapid Transport)for wide, high traffic boulevards for: Chandigarh..Zirakpur and Chandigarh..Panchkula Increase access and economic activity in and between urban core and periphery Quito Chandigarh What could this look like?. Chandigarh