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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳನ್ನು ಪುನರುಜ್ಜೀವಿತಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು
BLR-242
113-Hoysala Nagar
Area / Length:
273 m
Main access road:
Link Road 4
Nominee:
Spatial Cultures LLP
Firm / Company
Partner:
DECORA
Community based organisation
Activities:
Exercise (Walking / Jogging / Cycling), Playing sport or games, Relaxing, Vending, Socialising
Issues:
Unsafe, Garbage dumping, In-accessible, Crime hotspot, Encroachments, No maintenance / dirty, Dilapidated park infrastructure with vegetation outgrowths hindering usable activity space for end users, varying road levels causing perrenial flooding
Importance of the site
Link Road 4, despite its strategic location connecting 6th Main Road and 4th Main
Road, remains severely underutilized. Flanked by the Defence Colony Cricket Ground
and the BFLA Football Ground, and linking further to the Children’s Park at the far
end, the stretch holds significant latent potential as a community-centric public
space. However, it currently suffers from several infrastructural and civic challenges:
. Dilapidated park boundaries, with broken or missing fencing, blur the lines
between public and semi-public spaces, affecting both safety and visual coherence.
. Illegal garbage dumping at corners and along the edges has turned parts of
the road into informal waste sites, posing health and sanitation concerns while
diminishing its potential.
. Unorganized and haphazard parking disrupts pedestrian movement and severs
physical and visual connectivity between the road and the parks it borders.
. Overgrown vegetation and neglected landscaping further reduce visibility and
usability, rendering the corridor unwelcoming and unkempt.
These issues, however, present a unique opportunity—not just to clean up and
restore the stretch—but to re-imagine Link Road 4 as an active, pedestrian-friendly
spine that invites community interaction, supports local ecology, and contributes to
the broader public realm of Defence Colony and Indiranagar 2nd Stage.
Proposed idea / vision:
To transform the corridor into a meaningful community asset, the following
interventions can be considered:
. Clear pedestrian zones, with either pedestrianization or shared-street strategies,
alongside the reorganization of parking to prioritize walk-ability and improve access.
. Low-height green buffers, integrated seating, and permeable park edges, to replace
broken boundaries and invite the community into these green spaces more naturally.
. Dedicated waste management systems, including sensitively placed bins, local
composting solutions, and signage to curb illegal dumping—ideally implemented in
partnership with the BBMP and DECORA.
. Curated landscaping, lighting, and maintenance, to reclaim the space from
overgrowth and improve its safety, especially during evenings.
. Community activation programs such as park clean-up drives, art murals, children’s
activities, weekend pop-up markets, and car-free days, to reinforce local ownership
and pride.
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