Mumbai’s first skywalk (1.3 km, 4 meters with) will connect Bandra station (east) to Kalanagar is opening on June 26 But still mumbaikars are unhppy with the
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There are approximately 20 stairs at each entry and exit point. Add to this the stairs one has to anyway climb from the Bandra station platforms to reach the first point of the skywalk and you have a major deterrent.
The MMRDA is expecting atleast 80,000 people to use this skywalk in a Day
Also it is not mandatory for people to use this skywalk. A senior MMRDA official said, “The skywalk will ensure safe walking above the busy traffic, but we cannot force people to use it. They might still continue walking on roads.”
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Is There Any Use Of 10 Crore Skywalk
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, Jun 20 2008 12:52 PM
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Posted 20 June 2008 - 04:58 PM
are there no elevators for people who can't use stairs?
i have to say that there are times when i miss mumbai traffic and trying to cross the road!
i have to say that there are times when i miss mumbai traffic and trying to cross the road!
just is.
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Posted 20 June 2008 - 10:31 PM
I wonder if extreme weather precludes installing escalators, so that those who have trouble climbing stairs can still get up to the skywalk?
I think that unless escalators are protected from the monsoon, they may break down ... and if they are well-protected, this may be a place women will feel uneasy about entering.
I think that unless escalators are protected from the monsoon, they may break down ... and if they are well-protected, this may be a place women will feel uneasy about entering.
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Posted 20 June 2008 - 10:58 PM
Is this thing enclosed, like a tunnel, or is is open-air? If it's a tunnel, I wouldn't use it in a million years! 
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Posted 21 June 2008 - 12:43 PM
dzibead, on Jun 20 2008, 10:58 PM, said:
Is this thing enclosed, like a tunnel, or is is open-air? If it's a tunnel, I wouldn't use it in a million years!
no its in open air, but still people are not ready to use it .
while surfing for more information about skywalks I came across one site where people gave their views
http://www.marathika...ill-you-use-it/
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Posted 21 June 2008 - 12:50 PM
WonderWomanUSA, on Jun 20 2008, 05:01 PM, said:
I wonder if extreme weather precludes installing escalators, so that those who have trouble climbing stairs can still get up to the skywalk?
I think that unless escalators are protected from the monsoon, they may break down ... and if they are well-protected, this may be a place women will feel uneasy about entering.
I think that unless escalators are protected from the monsoon, they may break down ... and if they are well-protected, this may be a place women will feel uneasy about entering.
Now there are many escalators in Delhi inspite of the extreme weather.
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Posted 21 June 2008 - 02:48 PM
jyotirmoy, on Jun 21 2008, 12:50 PM, said:
Now there are many escalators in Delhi inspite of the extreme weather.
yes but here question is of Mumbai.
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Posted 21 June 2008 - 10:04 PM
jyotirmoy, on Jun 20 2008, 11:20 PM, said:
Now there are many escalators in Delhi inspite of the extreme weather.
Yes, but are they exposed to the weather? I thought your escalators are in malls, which I thought would be "covered" from the elements. The only escalator I've ever seen in Delhi was at New Delhi station, and it's well-hidden!
Our local transit stations have escalators on the outside, exposed to the weather, but the climate is not so extreme and I wonder what a monsoon rain and then baking heat would do to the mechanism. I don't recall seeing any outside escalators in Southern Florida, which has a more India-like climate.
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Posted 21 June 2008 - 11:32 PM
The swamps are crowded beyond redemption anyway. Classic case of too little, too late.
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