Walking Project

What is Walking Project? What do we plan to achieve? How do we plan to Achieve it? 💪Support us 🔗

Visit our stall at the 2nd International Arboriculture Conference at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai. Register at arbindia.com

We finally happened to get to visit the long delayed and awaited the Bandra East Skywalk with the newly built portion of the Skywalk which allows one to partially cross the busy Court Signal at Kalanagar Junction without setting foot on ground. The skywalk itself is quite well built and has good choice of materials and design which is relatively easy to keep clean. The part over the junction which is shown in the first half of the reel is absolutely convoluted, time consuming and annoying to cross as we had anticipated while it was being built as and quoted in Mid Day. We had even met the BMC Bridges department discussing this issue. Ideally this crossing should have been a straightforward subway but those were deemed impractical due to the nullah running under the junction. Overall would rate the skywalk 7.5/10 #WalkingProject

#CommunityWalk40 was conducted yesterday morning from CSMT to Marine Drive For the previous 39 community walks that we have conducted, we never charged participants a single rupee. In fact, we consistently incurred significant expenses in creating and distributing materials such as badges, handbooks, stickers, and other goodies, with the primary goal of building a closely knit, vocal, and active community committed to the cause of walkability in Mumbai. Until now, we were able to sustain this work through the generous support of donors who believed in our mission. However, we have reached a turning point where we must acknowledge that this model alone is no longer sustainable. As a result, we are testing a new approach by introducing paid community walks. Through this, we are exploring whether there is a willingness to pay for the knowledge, experiences, and insights we share, and whether this can become a viable model to help cross-subsidise our non-profit operations. Free community walks will continue to remain an integral part of our work. For the paid walks, the content, materials, and overall experience will be thoughtfully enhanced to justify the premium, and will continue to improve as we learn, iterate, and raise the quality of these walks over time. Going forward, we will aim to conduct one free and one paid community walk every month, so that we can continue to build an open, inclusive community while also creating a more sustainable model for our work. A heartfelt thank you to all the familiar faces who made our first fundraiser community walk possible. And for those who would like to support our work further, our donation link is walkingproject.org/donate

Today we got to meet Bandra East MLA @SardesaiVarun along with a few BKC office goer representatives asking him to push for this project at the state level. He was positive about getting it implemented #WalkingProject

मुंबईसारख्या घनदाट आणि सतत धावणाऱ्या शहरात पादचारी-अनुकूल पायाभूत सुविधा ही चैनीची बाब नाही, तर ती मूलभूत गरज आहे. रोज लाखो मुंबईकर कामावर, शाळेत, बाजारात किंवा स्थानकाकडे जाताना पायी चालतात. म्हणूनच सुरक्षित, सुलभ आणि आनंददायी चालण्याचा अनुभव देणे हीच खरी शाश्वत आणि समृद्ध मुंबईकडे वाटचाल आहे. @walkingproject #Thewalkingproject #mumbai #southmumbai #footpath

@rakeshkumarcsir @mybmc Yes, We have seen this prominently on NM Joshi Marg going northwards of S Bridge

@walkingproject What about footpath in south mumbai where wide ones are being reduced for road widening! It’s disheartening as walking is one of the highest mode of commute for Mumbaikars. Great awareness and ground work by team of @walkingproject I hope @mybmc doesnt reduce existing width.

Through our interactions with BMC engineers over the past 2–3 years, we discovered a fairly intuitive road space distribution formula that was followed by BMC planners during the British era. On roads designed during that period, at least 1/3 of the street space was allocated to footpaths. We have verified this across multiple locations in South Mumbai neighbourhoods. This rule was diluted when suburban Mumbai was developed, reducing the footpath allocation to just 1/10 of the total road width. As a result, on most streets in suburban Mumbai today, footpaths make up only about 10% of the road space — a standard that BMC continues to follow. Even though the overall roads are wider in Suburban Mumbai, the footpaths on them are so narrow that even two people walking side by side often struggle to move comfortably. Now you know why walking in suburban Mumbai sucks. Support us to ensure our newly built areas dont follow the same pattern. #WalkingProject

Join our 40th Community Walk this Saturday at CSMT! Date: Saturday, Feb 28th Time: 9:00 AM Distance: 1.8km Duration: 2 Hours Starting Point: CSMT Stn Register at: walkingproject.org/walks #Fundraiser #CommunityWalk #WalkingProject

We’re trying to train our AI chatbot (walkingproject.org/ask) to answer your questions better. We just need you to anonymously share your most burning questions regarding the Walking Project’s work in the attached Google Form. We will draft answers to those and feed the data into our training material for the chatbot. Form: forms.gle/y1eK4QppuirvRS…

When a city is planned by men, we often miss elements like last-mile access to public transport. BRT station areas need walkways with smooth finishing. - Deval Soparkar, CREDAI, at @amdavadNXT

😎

Mumbai Climate Week 2026 Visit our stall at Jio World Convention Centre, BKC 📍 Stall E-19 | 🗓 Feb 17–19 | Mumbai Climate Week Explore our miniature model of an ideal walking street and discover how better streets can fight climate change — one step at a time. 🚶‍♀️ Walkable Cities = Climate Action 🌍 👉 Register now: mumbaiclimateweek.com See you there! 👋 #WalkingProject

Ahmedabad's university area needs proper walkways.

@VMRaste @ShekharGupta @shahahahahaaaha @mihirssharma Yes. Already in policy but not consistently implemented. Daily users need to ask for better.

@walkingproject @ShekharGupta @shahahahahaaaha @mihirssharma Yes! Start with 500 + meters decent footpaths around all metro stations, railway stations, bus stands

You could say that again, and again.. 'India is wealthier, but its cities are unliveable' Mihir Sharma @mihirssharma writes theprint.in/india/india-is…

The more people that choose to walk, bike & ride public transit around cities, the better cities work for everyone, including drivers. EVERYONE. There’s no “war on cars,” just an opportunity for more successful cities. You’re being lied to. It’s time we tell #TheTruthAboutTraffic.

#CommunityWalk39 Sampann with narrow footpaths, rants and jokes🙏🏻 Big Thanks you to Devanshi Majmudar to take a lead on organzing this in Borivali West. With a special appearance from Tejas Shetye. What street do you want us to walk and audit next? #WakingProject

Join us for a Community Walk! Date: Saturday, Jan 31st Time: 9:00 AM Distance: 1.69km Duration: 2 Hours Starting Point: Borivali Rly Station (W) Register at: forms.gle/pDNpsJFcBY8uFx…

Help us raise 50k in funds to get us a spot at the Mumbai Climate Week. Donate at: walkingproject.org/fundraise