Our subways, so pedestrian!
Pushed to the brink, terrorised by rampaging motorists, pedestrians of Bengaluru should get an award for stepping out. But as the cars and motorcyclists – pampered with signal-free corridors – speed past them, don’t the walkers deserve at least a safe crossing? Not the skywalks, but subways that are not dark, dingy and patently unsafe.
Subways could work if designed well, with entry and exit points accessible by ramps, illuminated and well secured. But one look at the city’s existing structures, and you know their varying degrees of decay beckon only the darkness. Dens of anti-social elements, many of these have been locked up by the Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
