Ruchi Agarwal is a city planner with extensive experience in comprehensive and transportation planning, community engagement and development, and project management. She has a Master’s degree in City & Regional Planning (MCRP) from the Ohio State University and is currently serving as the Senior Planner for an Ohio-based planning firm as well as an advocacy committee member for Toronto's largest cycling advocacy organization. She also manages her own independent consultancy. Her key interest lies in engaging communities to generate action-oriented recommendations to address urban issues and to facilitate good governance.
Bengalureans face great obstacles to simply walk in their neighbourhoods. And data shows, among pedestrians, children and senior citizens are at high risk.
As COVID cases rise in Bengaluru, the dilemma is between ensuring citizens’ safety and opening up the economy. Redesigning our public spaces may be the best way to ensure both these.
