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Due to a constantly high population growth of India's sixth largest
metropolis Hyderabad, a strongly growing middle-class and the
subsequent rise of tra c and motorised vehicles in particular,
sustainable solutions are needed to secure daily routines. For up
to 50 % of the - predominantly poor - population, walking is
crucial for everyday life. There is a tendency towards
suburbanisation, still, for many people living in the city's
central areas even low fares for busses or rickshaws are often not
a ordable. Additionally, the high level of air pollution poses a
risk for people's health. This paper presents the action research
conducted in 2009 (Citizens' Exhibition, expert workshop and
online-dialogue). It analyses the degree of participation at di
erent levels and evaluates the participative tools and methods
used. It explains the most important problems in the eld of tra c
and transport from the citizens' point of view on the local level
and gives an outlook on the problems and tasks at the city level.
The analysis shows that the situation of pedestrians can be seen as
one of the most important problems in the eld of tra c and
transport: a high rate of fatal accidents in which pedestrians lose
their lives. Also missing or unattractive footpaths lead to a high
probability of switching over to motorised transport modes by those
pedestrians who can a ord it and to the marginalisation of those
who cannot a ord it. At the same time the topic bears good
opportunities to come up with low-tech, cost e ective and at the
same time highly e cient solutions in terms of CO2 reduction.
Although or for the reason that the topic is not on the top list of
the political agenda, there is a civil movement to push it forward
and forcefully improve mobility and quality of life.
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