2012 By Madhav raman

1. THE
RING
(T)RAIL
PROJECT
REIMAGINING THE DELHI RING RAIL AS A
HUMAN POWERED PRECINCT

2. Delhi Avoiding Parikrama
Line Sewa
mid -1970s 1982
Passenger EMUs
De-congesting introduced on
the passenger parallel line as
zone by shunting tourism and
goods on the transport
ring corridor

3. SHUNTING LINE
The track was not originally intended to
be an urban transport corridor at all.
NO FEEDERS
The Ring Rail does not connect with
other transport networks.
EMPTY CENTRE
The Ring Rail loops around a low
density city centre

4. improves increases
ARTERIAL TRANSIT INTERMODAL CONNECT
builds nurtures
CAPACITIES & PRODUCTIVITIES URBAN EXPERIENCE

5. IMAGINING THE RING BEYOND THE RAIL
A human powered zone not only
close to the city's centre but could
potentially be close to its heart.
A pedestrianised, cycle friendly precinct, abuzz with urban activities
that are rapidly losing their legitimate place in the city...

6. TRANSPORT NETWORKS

7. FREEWHEELING
Conflicts between motorised and non-motorised road users
has, on one hand, choked traffic flows to inefficient levels
and, on the other hand, drastically reduced road safety.

8. FREEWHEELIN
HUMAN POWERED MOBILITY
G
Although the Ring fails
as an urban rail
corridor, it lends itself
to becoming a zone
FOR PEDESTRIANS
AND NON-
MOTORISED
VEHICLES

9. RESIDENTIAL AREAS

10. COMMERCIAL AREAS

11. INDUSTRIAL AREAS

12. Delhi's street culture lies at the heart of its urbanism whose vibrancy is powered by a
BUSTLING STREET ECONOMY
Hawkers, Vendors &
Tradesmen
Resolve the Last mile
problem
Place making triggers
Numerous regular &
niche services
Legitimise operations of
the mobile informal sector
on the Ring
Weekly Markets (haats
and shani bazaars)
Competitive Pricing
Subsidised Cost of Living
Temporary Commercial hubs

13. FRINGE BENEFITS ENGAGING WITH THE INFORMAL
“ Jugaad”= Innovation
A lack of resources has created an incredible
propensity to innovate, reuse and recycle and
thus remain competitive.
“ Jugaad” = Low Quality
A compromise on quality and standards,
caused by a lack of legitimacy, empowerment,
accountability and skill fostering.
INFORMAL SECTOR = 66.7%
of Delhi’s total employment
(source: UNCHS)

14. FRINGE BENEFITS OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE LIVES
LEGALISE: Make the Ring a
LEGITIMATE AREA for operation of the
informal sector.
ENGAGE: Facilitate the formation of
guilds & COOPERATIVES for improved
engagement without formalising the
members.
ACCESS: SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
like health, welfare, education and training.
PROVIDE: FINANCIAL SEVICES like
credit, banking, insurance to improve
quality of goods and services.

15. INSTITUTIONAL AREAS

16. HERITAGE AND GREEN AREAS

17. FUN AND GAMES
Important cultural
anchors like public
entertainment are fading
away from the city’s urban
experience.
Delhi has an incredible
variety of street games
and urban sports that
appeal to all ages.
Various zones around the
RING can host inclusive
urban entertainment
and sports events with
minimum infrastructure.

18. FUN AND GAMES INVIGORATING THE RING WITH STREET
ENTERTAINMENT AND PLAY
ZONES FOR ENTERTAINMENT ZONES FOR GAMES

19. FORESTS WITHIN SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH CITY
FORESTS
The Ring can act as an
interactive buffer that
could help evolve an
eco-sensitive culture for
engagement with the city
greens.
• Nature workshops
• Low impact camping
• Bird watching
• Hiking & rock climbing

20. INTERACTIVE CITY A MOBILE ENABLED INFORMATION CLOUD
Networked information about entities on the Ring powered by
collective participation and accessed through the simplest
mobile device

21. INTERACTIVE CITY “TAGGING” THE RING
What is a “Tag” (metadata)?
User created virtual label of any unique entity,
virtual or physical(i.e. person, object, place,
event, etc.)
What does “Tagging” do ?
Creates “collective” information &
“contextual” knowledge
Allows users to express opinions &
make recommendations
Creates information about information
An enhanced democratic city experience
created by users
Substantial revenue generation for all
stakeholders

22. INTERACTIVE CITY COMMUNICATING WITH ENTITIES ON THE
RING
Ways of creating metadata

23. INTERACTIVE CITY THE RING ECONOMY
IMPACT ON INFORMAL SECTOR
ON GROUND AND ON-GROUND REVENUES
VIRTUAL
• Rent From Vendors
• Advertising on Billboards
• Rent for Events
• Potential to create Public-Private Models
THE RING NETWORK
• Mobile Partner Revenues
• SMS revenue on Ring Shortcode (11000)
• Brand Advertising on Ring network
• Advertising Services to Vendors
• Wifi Revenue
INCREASED OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESS
• “Pushing”Job queries to vendors increases
geographies.
INCREASED SENSITIVITY TO CUSTOMER SERVICE
• Good “ratings” lead to more business
• Service and quality improvement is incentivised
INCREASING TRUST BY NETWORKING TRUST
INCREASED WELFARE EXTERNALITIES

26. THE RING ON TRACK THE OPPORTUNITY
• Sustainable Urban Revitalisation
• Inclusion of Informal Sector
• A milestone in interactive city living
• An Enhanced Delhi Experience
• Meaningful economic benefits for the stakeholders

27. thank you