The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) under its community engagement and place-making project, named Bhubaneswar Public Spaces (BPSs), involved 100 architecture students to design 30 public spaces across the city.
The project included spaces such as under-flyover space, plazas at major junctions, underutilized spaces along roads, entry plazas to the public buildings, etc.
These spaces typically lacked pedestrian safety, cleanliness and were mostly encroached by unauthorised street vendors, in addition to basic sanitation and cleanliness issues.
The State Museum front area, one of the busiest junctions of the city leading to the Old Town on the one side and Puri on the other side, was taken up with a motive to make the space usable for the public by making an arranged parking, seating for people waiting for busses to Puri/Konark and visitors coming to the museum. It has also created a safe and defined space for pedestrians.
The major BPS projects are located at Kalpana Square, AG Square, Forest Park, Old Town Area, Old Town area, Mausima Square area, Power House Square,120 Battalion Square, Commissionerate Police Headquarters, Unit IX Food Street near St. Joseph High School, Puri Cuttack Road area under Maharishi College
flyover, Shaheed Nagar area along NH opposite to Aayakar Bhavan, Vani Vihar Square area under flyover, Vani Vihar in front of Rama Devi College, Kalinga Stadium area, Jaydev Vihar Square,
Acharya Vihar under flyover and near Planetarium, Science Park, Master Canteen, Kedargouri Plaza and BDA Frontage.