To save lives and make Delhi roads safe for all, the SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF), with support from Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited and in close partnership with the Delhi Traffic Police, the Delhi Transport Department and PWD (North) has launched a Tactical Urbanism trial at Mukundpur Chowk.

As per the Delhi Traffic Police, the intervention area at Mukundpur Chowk where the Tactical Urbanism Trial has been undertaken witnessed 32 serious crashes between 2017 and 2021, leading to 10 deaths and 35 injuries.

Tactical Urbanism (TU) trials are temporary, quick and relatively low-cost interventions, which test out urban design, transportation planning and infrastructural changes for improving road safety for all road users, especially the most vulnerable, like pedestrians, cyclists and other non-motorised transport users. Once the interventions are proven, the relevant Government agencies are expected to make them permanent.

As part of the Zero Fatality Corridor (ZFC) initiative, SaveLIFE Foundation tests temporary urban design interventions. An essential component of these trials is road space redistribution to ensure modal equity, road geometrics modification, traffic channelisation, vehicular speed reduction, and addition of pedestrian and cyclist safety infrastructure.

Speaking about the immediate need to support such interventions, the spokesperson of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, said, “Road crashes are an enormous cause of concern across the country. The loss of life and livelihood witnessed as a result of road crashes requires immediate attention and innovative solutions.