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Myci t y ,Kat hmandu i snow enr aged wi t ht he l ocalgover nmentaboutr ecent i nhumane event sr egar di ng st r eetvendor s.The st r eetvendor sf ace a l otof chal l enges.Wi t ht hepr of i tofonl yRs.2030( €0. 140. 21)perkg,t heycanhar dl y f ul f i lt hei rbasi cneeds.Fort hi sscar cemoney ,t heywor kl onghour sbef or edawn t i l lni ght .Andnow,wi t hver yunr easonabl eact i onsoft hel ocalgover nmentunder MayorBal enShah,t hesest r eetvendor sar echasedar ound,t hei rgoodssei zed andar ebeat enup.Thel i vel i hoodofst r eetvendor si si ndanger . Kat hmanduhasbeenver ywel l knownf orst r eetvendi ngf orasl ongast hewor l d canr emember .Thi shasal waysbeenourcul t ur eandi sal sohel pf ulf orl ocal economy .Thesevendor sser vet heci t y ,maki ngi tmor ewal kabl ebutt heyar e al sot heur banpoor . Sankhamuli sl ocat edatt hecent r alKat hmanduwhi chr emai nsbusyt hr oughout . Thi sf amousol dbr i dgei sonl yf ort hepedest r i ansandf or ci bl y ,f ort wowheel er s. Thi sbr i dge conect st he t wo di st r i ct s-Kat hmandu and Lal i t purand t he ar ea ar ound i s commer ci al .The space under was pr evi ousl y abandoned and unhygeni cbutr ecent l y ,somei nt er vent i onsbyt hel ocal gover nmentcanbeseen, l i kei nt hepi ct ur e.Thi spr oposali savi sual i zat i onofwhati tcoul dbeandal so possi bl ysol vi ngt her i si ngpr obl em f orst r eetvendor s.
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PROPOSAL: Thi spr oposali sf ocused on sust ai nabl e ur bani sm f ort he ur ban poor .Sui t abl e spacesf orst r eetvendi ngar ef oot pat hs,busst ops,wher epedest r i ant r af f i ci shi gh. Ot her sui t abl e spaces coul d al so be embankment s, par ks, and br i dges. Kat hmandui sdi ssect edby8r i ver s.Nat ur al l y ,t her ear eawhol el otofbr i dgesand t hespacesunder neat ht hesebr i dgesar emassi vel yunmanagedandabandoned. Theseunusedpocket scoul dpr ovi deaf unct i onandhousest r eetvendor s,cr eat i ng asmal l ,l i vel yenvi r onmentf orpeopl et omeet ,conver seandengagei nsomeki nd ofact i vi t i es.Asmal lamountofmoneyl i keRs.100coul dbecol l ect edbyt hel ocal aut hor i t i es f r om t he vendor st ol egi t i mi ze t he space.And t he cl eanl i ness r esponsi bi l i t ywi l lal sobet hevendor ’ s. Thi s smal lpeopl e cent r i c gr een pocketwi t h nat i ve pl ant s,i n bui l tseat er si s desi gnedt ogi veal i t t l eescapef orpedest r i ans,l ocal s,st r eetvendor s.A pocket wher et he communi t yt hr i ves wi t h sust ai nabi l i t yi nl ocaleconomy and t he
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Spacef orl ocal st r eetvendor s
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