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St. Marks Road: Before Tender SURE

How was Tender SURE road, a zillion cable wires hanging our roads right, how can we talk
conceived? everywhere, transformers and about bigger ideas on mobility.
garbage sitting on the footpath That “aha” moment was the
In 2009, I left yet another whilst people walked on the roads, genesis of Tender SURE.”
conference on transportation motorcyclists swerving around
and mobility, thinking to myself With the learnings from initial
that all we are doing is just giving raised manholes, fruit vendors pilots of Vittal Mallya Road and
recommendations at 10,000 feet on the road, buses blocking Walton Road, the idea of Tender
about the problems, whereas traffic picking up passengers in SURE was rooted. The Tender
on the ground nothing actually the middle of the road, random SURE Guidelines published by
changes. parking of autorickshaws, cyclists Jana Urban Space, were released
manouvering, precariously horns by the Chief Minister in 2011.
As I waited outside for my
vehicle, I observed the micro blaring everywhere. The reason this initiative is called
details of the road I was on: This is the reality of our roads – ‘Tender SURE’ is because the
broken footpaths, black stagnant messy and cacophonic, ruthlessly tender document is a key aspect
water in the side drain, a leaking cut up by every agency, monetised of the overall approach.
pipe spilling water onto the by contractors & corporators, and Extensively researched, with
asphalt with engineers opening a cared for by no one. I thought visits to global cities around the
valve located in the middle of the to myself – if we can’t even get world and meetings with their

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