Woke up to the loud cheers down
the street, drew the bedroom curtain and saw road converted to #EqualStreet
Children skated in the middle of the road, cyclist did acrobats on their cycle wheels,
musician played tunes. The street was bustling with excitement, it seemed like
a street party. All the traffic was diverted to one side of road while the
other side of linking road was converted to sporting ground during the early
hours of this Sunday morning..
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The idea behind this #EqualStreet
is to take back street from oppressive traffic. It has become impossible for pedestrians to walk freely on the road because of lack of footpaths and cycle
lanes.
In an attempt to help reclaim
streets for people, EMBARQ India has
initiated “Equal Streets – A Citizens’ Movement” with the help of the Municipal
Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and Mumbai Traffic Police, and with
support from the Times of India Group.
Equal Streets is here to stay and will be held
every Sunday at different streets of Mumbai.
Do visit their Facebook page to know about the events taking place on Sundays.
