Summary:
City residents highlight the need to introduce a pedestrian policy for the city, and demand authorities to look into it.Walking along the sides of roads where widening is undertaken is a nightmare. City residents also pointed out the need to have designated parking spaces. KOCHI: While implementing large-scale road projects and Metro rail works, the concerns of pedestrians have been ignored. “Travelling by Metro is helpful and it will be good if it is extended to other parts of the city. Though there has been a conscious and sustained effort to address traffic congestion at regions where Kochi Metro works are being executed, the issues faced by the pedestrians are not yet considered..