Namma Raste

“NAMMA RASTE”

DAY 1

Name of the Event: Namma Raste, Organized by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), in partnership with WRI India, under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS).

Date – 8^th December, 2023 (11:00 am to 7:00 pm IST)

Venue – Dr. Rajkumar Glass House, BBMP Head Office, Hudson Circle

Student Coordinator- Preetham S

Faculty Coordinator, Sahayan Club: Dr. Meghna Verma, Head, Centre for Sustainability.

About Namma Raste Workshop Conference,

The Namma Raste workshop conference held on December 9th, 2023, in Bengaluru, focused on improving the streets of Bengaluru and was a collaborative effort by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and WRI India under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS).

The primary objective of Namma Raste was to foster discussions and showcase innovative, human-centric designs for Bengaluru's streets and public spaces, emphasizing safety, inclusivity, and resilience. The event attracted participants from architecture colleges, design consultants, citizen groups, and government officials who actively engaged in workshops, group discussions, and exhibitions.

In the conference, a select group of presenters showcased their innovative ideas to tackle road safety issues. They highlighted the daily challenges people face due to insufficient road safety measures, addressing concerns like traffic management, lack of proper footpaths for pedestrians (particularly affecting the elderly), frequent road accidents, and inadequate infrastructure for those with physical disabilities. The presenters focused on proposing effective solutions to enhance safety in public transport, metro systems, and footpaths.

The Following Students participated at Namma Raste Exhibition on 08/12/2023

Key takeaways from Student Volunteers from the Exhibition: -

Aishwarya S R - Explored many new developed cities in our country, Many organizations have taken good initiative to minimize the issues which really affect the citizens of Bengaluru which is really a great learning.

Vivek Gupta - It was great experience and opportunity for me to be the part of Namma Event hosted by WRI India. I got to learn about road safely like how people should be aware about the traffics rules. It encourages responsible driving and a sense of community responsibility, making roads safer for everyone.

Ankit Kumar - From the BBMP exhibition we got to know how the NGOS like CHANGE MAKER OF KANAKPURA works . Got a chance to build a network among some NGOs and companies like Potholeraja. Got to know how BBMP and NGO are working together in developing the Bangalore roads and making it traffic free.

Kumari Priyanka - It was a very wonderful experience to witness and to volunteer at the NAMMA RASTE Event. With the help of this event, I got to know a lot more about the awareness campaigns, improvement projects, or community involvement programs focusing on road safety, cleanliness, and overall enhancement of public roads and transportation systems.

Vignesh G - "Namma Raste" taught me that collaboration and networking are powerful tools for positive change. Engaging with diverse participants led to innovative solutions for urban mobility. Post-event discussions transformed into a committed group addressing city challenges. The event highlighted the superhero role of NGOs, emphasizing the potential for impactful collaboration between corporate and grassroots efforts.

Preetham S – The Namma Raste event showed a significant importance in making Bengaluru safer by design, shaping a liveable and climate resilient Bengaluru, Country – wise issue counts on quality of Footpath for pedestrians. Being a volunteer in this event, I had multiple opportunities to connect with industry experts from BBMP, WRI, BAF, The Mobility Agenda, B.PAC and Potholeraja. As a civil Engineer I have understood various design principles used in Urban Transport Planning.

Shreyas N - I am glad I got this opportunity to be a part of namma raste event organised by bbmp where I learned about the core problems of our traffic infrastructure and how we can use our corporate acumen to find solutions and how there are numerous ngos that are helping us to keep our city safe, inclusive and resilient.

Joshua Joseph Johnson - Namma Raste was a great exihibition, i was able to know all the ongoing and upcoming initiative of the BBMP and how they are trying to solve the issues related to traffic and drainage. We were able to meet with multiple organizations like CMKR, The Mobility Agenda and Potholraja and were able to have a great conversation regarding the projects they were taking care. Overall, it was a great exhibition with helped me gather many information.