bangalore skywalks Archives

Sanjay Giri skywalk after its inauguration in Feb 2019.

What it takes to get a skywalk in Bengaluru

January 14, 2022 Sravasti Datta

Citizens’ efforts in the last few years got BBMP to take pedestrian safety seriously and build skywalks. Here’s the story of one skywalk on ORR.

Lifts on skywalks: How well do they work in Bengaluru?

September 24, 2019 Kedar Koushik

In 2012, Bengaluru got its first skywalk with an elevator. Now there are 21 skywalks with elevators, and 15 more coming up by the end of this year. How well are these maintained and what facilities do they offer?

Pedestrian’s skywalk to be ready in three months

January 25, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Pedestrians are always in peril, and many stretches on Outer Ring Road are extremely dangerous. MP has now promised a skywalk in Bellandur, named after a pedestrian who died there.

Let’s change namma Bengaluru for better walkability

January 26, 2017 Nadia Asif

Take photos of the issues, post it on social media by tagging the authorities. Have faith: they will solve the issues for you!

Making walkways profitable for bidders

August 17, 2016 Meera K and Smitha Singh

A win-win economic model to incentivise private developers to build better public infrastructure.

These are the 54 skywalks coming up in Bengaluru

June 1, 2015 Pavan Kulkarni

All 54 skywalks will have elevators. Advertising bill boards will be placed in such a way that visibility from the roads will not be blocked. Will they help the pedestrians?