“Global experience shows that good public urban spaces are fundamental to improving the quality of life. The project will pilot interventions to enable the residents to better use and enjoy public urban spaces.”The four selected localities are: Kamrangir Char, Lalbagh, Sutrapur-Nayabazar-Gulistan and Khilgaon-Mugda-Bashabo. “Well-designed public areas such as streets, sidewalks, parks, lighting, and multipurpose community centres can make a big difference to people’s lives. He said that the project will appraise, design, and implement schemes to enhance public spaces and address challenges of unplanned urbanization in the four neighbourhoods. The project will help increase green open spaces by enhancing selected parks, streets and waterfront areas, in both low-income neighbourhoods and downtown areas.

Source: bd News24 April 01, 2019 12:22 UTC