footpaths

footpaths

A walkway should be split in three zones. There should be an eight-foot space from the front of any structure, serving as the building’s external buffer zone. A pedestrian or walking zone, can be the next eight-foot space, which should only be utilised for continuous walking. There should be trees and other furnishing facilities like benches, street lamps, garbage cans and designated space for vendors in the following four-foot space. There should be inlets for a proper drainage system to avoid standing waters. To avoid random electric poles within the walkways, the electric lines can be placed beneath the ground. Illustration: TBS

Why our walkways are unwalkable

The most fundamental and important form of transportation — walking — has not been promoted as our cities have grown

Why our walkways are unwalkable

Why our walkways are unwalkable

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High Court asks for the list of footpath lessees

Pilot project makes space for both pedestrians, street vendors

Pilot project makes space for both pedestrians, street vendors

Illegal grabbers free up footpaths in Nimtoli fearing eviction

Illegal grabbers free up footpaths in Nimtoli fearing eviction

Photo: TBS

Dhaka North knocks down traffic police boxes on footpath

Representative Photo: TBS

DNCC demolishes police box blocking footpath on Mirpur road

Shoppers check out clothes to buy at the capital’s New Market on Friday ahead of Eid-ul-Adha. Dhaka’s markets quickly returned to normalcy after the strict nationwide lockdown was eased two days ago on Thursday. ​​Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Footpath Eid shopping lacklustre

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam on Sunday went for a inspection in the city to observe the footpaths, roads, cleaning activities, mosquito eradication steps and various development work ongoing in the areas. Photo: TBS

Shops or anything else on footpaths will be sold at auction: DNCC mayor