Reclaiming the Older Town Bazaar in Terms of Sustainable Solution: Walkability and Transit- oriented Development A case Study of Main Bazar Moga, Punjab

Abstract

The town bazaar is not only the shopping streets, but they bring down many memories, the core of the bazaar [Market] is what makes it charming, spontaneous, and chaotic. With growing Urbanization, the traffic amalgamation is increasing tremendously which is leading to the traffic and pedestrian conflict
in the streets which once were pedestrian friendly. Main Bazaar is the largest bazaar spine which lies in the heart of the city Moga, Punjab and serves the neighborhood villages as the central hub for their daily requirements. The bazaar has operated since the past with the vibrancy and acting as the most attractive market to shop for jewelry, clothing and daily necessities. It’s the central part of the city which caters the maximum footfall of the visitor. So, to revive the older charm of the town bazaar it is an immediate need to mitigate the effect of pedestrian and traffic conflict with refurbishment of the traffic calming measures. The presented study is done progressively on the town bazaar to understand
the pedestrian behavior and the traffic pedestrian crash. It concludes with the various strategic outcomes to enhance the pedestrianization in the core area of the Bazaar to make it user friendly to the daily commuters.