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BBMP engineers get trained on making Bengaluru a walkable city

BBMP engineers get trained on making Bengaluru a walkable city

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Bengaluru, 24 February, 2024 Bengaluru’s first-ever technical training aimed at making Bengaluru’s streets walkable and safe, was held for 34 engineers from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike  (BBMP) was held recently in Bengaluru. The training was an extension of the Namma Raste programme in which  BBMP is receiving technical support from WRI India under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS). The programme aims to facilitate discussions towards making Bengaluru’s streets and public spaces safer, inclusive, accessible and resilient. The workshop was delivered by global experts from WRI India. The training began with focusing on four core systems of road project work and challenges faced by engineers in BBMP. WRI India shared global best practices tha...
‘Namma Raste’: An Exhibition and Convening Aimed at Creating Safer Streets

‘Namma Raste’: An Exhibition and Convening Aimed at Creating Safer Streets

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    Bengaluru, December 8: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) inpartnership with WRI India as knowledge partner, under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety is hosting 'Namma Raste' (Our Streets), two day exhibition and convening on December 8th and 9th 2023 at Dr Rajkumar Glass house. This initiative facilitate discussions towards cocreating solutions to make Bengaluru's streets safer, inclusive and resilient. 'Namma Raste' will bring together the administration, civil society groups and academic institutions to showcase innovative, humancentric street designs. It will also include training sessions with engineers. "Namma Raste perfectly aligns vision for Brand Bengaluru. We want to create pedestrian-friendly streets, dedicate...