CONTENTSExecutive summary 5 1. Formation of research 9 1.1 Study Background: 9 1.2 Research problem: 10 1.3 Main objectives: 11 1.4 Scope of the study: 12 1.5 Research approach 12 1.6 Chapters organization 13 2. Literature review 14 2.1 Defining streets 14 2.2 The spatial structure of streets ? streets as general physical concepts. 15 2.3 Fundamental configurations of a street 16 2.4 Physical planning variables 17 2.5 Users of the streets 18 2.6 Requirements of a good public streets 19 2.7 Requirements of great streets 20 2.8 On streets elements 25 2.8 Conclusion 27 3. Study area and description 29 3.1 Ahmadabad streets overview 29 3.2 Study area description 30 3.2.1 History 30 3.2.2 Introduction 30 3.2.3 Designing and planning of CG road 32 4. Data analysis & inferences 34 4.1 From stadium cross roads to swastika cross roads 34 4.2 From swastik cross roads to girish cold drink crosroads: 35 4.3 From girish cold drink cross roads to bodyline cross roads 36 4.4 From bodyline cross roads to panchwati cross roads 37 4.5 Case studies: 38 4.5.1 Pariseema 38 4.5.2 Maradia plaza 40 4.5.3 Shilp 41 4.6 Ahmadabad DCR: 43 5. Conclusions and way forward 50 5.1 C.G. Road as a whole 50 5.2 C.G Road divided in different sections (from junction to junction) 51 5.3 Case studies on C.G Road 53 Bibliography 55