This Report has been prepared as part of the Project being undertaken with NDMC to Enhance the Last Mile Connectivity along the metro stations within its jurisdiction. The safety audits were conducted by Smt. Pooja Chadha, architect from NDMC along with Safetipin team.

Shivaji Stadium
SAFETY SCORE: 3.5/5

SafetiPin is a map-based mobile phone and online application, which works to make communities and cities safer by providing safety-related information collected by users and by trained auditors. At the core of the app is the Women’s Safety Audit. A Women’s Safety Audit (WSA) is a participatory tool for collecting and assessing information about perceptions of urban safety in public spaces. The audit is based on nine parameters – Lighting, Openness, Visibility, Crowd, Security, Walk path, Availability of Public Transport, Gender Diversity, and Feeling.

The audits were conducted along with female architect from NDMC. The assessment was done post sunset till 10pm. A total of 82 audit pins have been generated.

Shivaji Stadium metro station is part of the Delhi Airport Express Line connecting the New Delhi Railway Station to the Indira Gandhi International Airport. It is located in Connaught Place along its Baba Kharak Singh Marg radial. This radial has the State Emporia Complex, Hanuman Mandir, Bangla Sahib Gurudwara and an Audi showroom. The area around the station has residences, student hostels, and institutes along with many offices. There is a Police Station located along this radial as well.

Safety Audits indicate that the area around the metro stations is safe. The parameters of Visibility, Crowd, Security, and Gender Usage have been rated below average. However, the parameters of Lighting, Openness, Walkpath and Public Transport have been rated above average. The Feeling of safety has been rated Average for the entire area. While certain areas feel safer than others, the overall feeling of safety has been rated Average around the Shivaji Stadium metro station. The Visibility parameter needs to be improved upon on priority along with improving other parameters. This would make the area feel safer encouraging people to use it more, thereby making it more inclusive.