India, Feb. 5 -- Among the optimistic promises of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) 2025-26 budget is the implementation of the 'Universal Footpath Policy,' to make Mumbai more pedestrian-friendly and disabled-friendly. With a provision of Rs.100 crore, the BMC plans to make incremental improvements to walkability in the city- a long-pending demand from its population who use walking as their main mode of transport.

In 2023, the BMC had published the 'Universal Footpath Policy,' following up on its pedestrian-first policy that was launched in 2016. It laid down some points such as how footpaths should be connected and continuous, and on both sides of a road. The height of the kerb should not be more than 6 inches, a minimum ...