Five roads: 24/7 streets
Delhi is moving to convert five major road stretches into 24‑hour ‘complete streets’ with new sidewalks, cycle tracks, green corridors, night markets, improved lighting and CCTV — a push being driven by LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu ( ). The plan targets walkability, safety and night‑time economies — a direct bet on boosting local tourism and street commerce in the short term (timesofindia.indiatimes.com).
The School of Planning and Architecture formally presented a corridor‑redevelopment proposal to Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu in a review meeting on March 26–27, 2026, after which the LG asked officials to begin feasibility work. (ptinews.com) The five stretches flagged for the first phase are Minto Road–ITO–Karkardooma; Minto Road–Aruna Asaf Ali Marg–Jawaharlal Nehru Marg–Delhi Gate; Netaji Subhash Marg–Shantivan–Mahatma Gandhi Marg (near the Yamuna and ITO/IP Estate metro); Dhaula Kuan–Jail Road/Cariappa Marg–Tilak Nagar crossing; and Uttam Nagar–Tilak Nagar–Rajouri Garden along Najafgarh Road. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) Officials said those corridors were chosen because of heavy traffic volumes, strong metro and multi‑modal connectivity, riverfront and heritage adjacency on the Netaji Subhash Marg edge, and existing commercial density at Dhaula Kuan and Najafgarh Road. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) The SPA proposal explicitly layers movable vendor zones and informal craft bazaars with short‑duration parking bays, public resting shelters and targeted drainage and plantation measures intended to address pollution and local flooding risks. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) The Delhi government, working with the Centre, will commission feasibility studies before firming up schedules, and local officials have said the project will require coordination across the Public Works Department, municipal bodies and the Delhi Development Authority. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) Lieutenant Governor Sandhu also recommended that the Kingsway Camp–Mall Road stretch be explored in subsequent phases, and Sandhu had taken charge as Delhi’s LG on March 11, 2026, placing the initiative among his early urban‑planning priorities. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
