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Mangaluru: Pedestrians are ‘literally’ set to get the right of way on the proposed smart roads mooted by Mangaluru Smart City Ltd (MSCL), a special purpose vehicle set up to implement Smart City projects in this coastal city. “How long can a civic body go on expanding roads to accommodate vehicle population? Bollards will be placed at the edge of the footpath to prevent two-wheelers from parking there, he said. “The broad footpath will ensure that people can walk without bumping into each other,” he adds.Cycle tracks too will be made an integral part of the smart road design with an additional lane planned on the AB Shetty Circle stretch to promote cycling, Senthil said. “Discussion is on with Mangaluru City Corporation and MSCL to ensure that road development in the city will give motorists and pedestrians equal share of the city’s road network resources and also strengthen public transport to cut down on vehicle use,” he noted..