Thank the staff of our Brookefields Layout during Ayudha Puje! We're pleased indeed to see that our staff, all below poverty line, are so healthy and well-turned-out. And oh, their kids go to school --- another plus. Our staff do dirty and dangerous work: sweeping the roads, climbing down into drains to unblock them, trimming weeds that can hide reptiles, etc. Our neighborhood is clean and tidy because of these essential workers. We all grow together: The Brookefields Association and its sponsors ensure on-time salaries, and the workers ensure a clean, well-maintained neighborhood. A win-win! [The tractor decorated for Ayudha Puje is owned by our street manager. Its purchase was made possible by a loan from us. It is the same tractor that hauls our street waste. We get an essential vehicle and he got an asset that brings in revenue: Again, a win-win.]

What a pleasure it is to take a moment to thank our staff during Ayudha Puje! Our staff do dirty and dangerous work: sweeping the roads, climbing down into drains to unblock them, trimming weeds that can hide reptiles, etc. Our neighborhood is clean and tidy because of these essential workers. We're pleased indeed to see that our staff, all below poverty line, are so healthy and well-turned-out. And oh, their kids go to school --- another plus. It is true there are some problems with alcoholism and the occasional absenteeism, but I think we're all growing together: The Brookefields Association and its sponsors ensure on-time salaries, and the workers ensure a clean, well-maintained neighborhood. A win-win! [The tractor decorated for Ayudha Puje is owned by our street manager. Its purchase was made possible by a loan from us. It is the same tractor that hauls our street waste. We get an essential vehicle and he got an asset that brings in revenue: Again, a win-win.]

To get this done, a vast number of stakeholders have to co-ordinate: -- Bescom needs to move its poles away from the carriageway. -- Landowners need to be compensated for any land taken for road-widening. -- Contractors must build as per design specification. All of these things are difficult to do in the Indian context, but doesn't mean we shouldn't try!

Communities and villages coming together to care for their public spaces result in efficient, transparent, and responsive self-governance. Here is great example!

Brookefield Layout Residents are super-proud of our neighboring brothers and sisters at @WFRising who have led the widening of an extremely traffoc-jammed road and crowdfunded its concrete construction! @beccupdates @DKShivakumar @krishnabgowda

Brookefields Layout Residents Association has proudly contributed to the maintenance of this lake. Most recently, we filled in regions of the walkway where water pooled. We also established drains so that the walkway remains dry even after the heaviest rains. So, people, start your weekend by running through the lakeshores!

Nothing as relaxing as a Sunday morning walk in the woods. Made possible by urban oases like Kundalahalli Lake!

Come one, come all!

Creating sidewalks is simple!

Truly an obvious solution. Only thing, someone has to go out and get it done.

Residents taking care of their own neighborhood is the finest form of self-rule!

Let's dive in and clean up this notoriously problematic street in Thubrahalli! Start point: maps.app.goo.gl/9A29qWWDiEsf…

Similar to the hugely populat Kadugodi Tree Park, now comes the Panathur Tree Park! More parks for East Bengaluru!!

Solving civic problems is not rocket science. All it requires is patient study, contextally appropriate design, stakeholder-inclusive execution. We can do this again and again, Kundalahalli!!

For those wondering where we source our bollards from, we manufacture them ourselves! @WFRising @beccupdates @DKShivakumar @krishnabgowda @walkaluru @MTF_Mobility @NammaBengaluroo @bengawalk @arunpaiblrwalks @ramyaArvind4BLR