Street Quality Score (SQS)

Overview

Not all neighbourhoods have access to basic minimum quality of infrastructure and services. This is evident, since even as our city needs several fixes, some areas in the city are evidently nicer and more liveable than others.

The Challenge

The city only has limited funds each year. Therefore, where these funds are spent, for what purposes and towards what goals, all greatly matter.

If all citizens in a city were to have equal access to basic minimum quality of infrastructure and services, then areas that today have poorer infrastructure and services need to have a greater share of funds. This should also be a sector wise trend. Sectors where the city or its neighbourhoods are faring badly also merit greater share of spending, e.g. water, sanitation, environment, mobility etc.

Goals

We seek to create a framework whereby quality of life can be measured objectively in different parts of a city and across categories (such as water, sanitation, environment, mobility etc.). We believe this SQS can be a frame of reference that can bring together MLAs and Councillors, administrators and citizens to inform budgeting decisions in the city.

Survey Scope & Methodology

The Street Quality Score 2015 commenced on 3,500 km of roads (Arterial, Sub-arterial and Collector) across Bengaluru to measure the quality of infrastructure (Footpaths, Pedestrian Crossings, Street Lighting, Bus-Stops and Air Pollution) at a street-level, through the use of simple Android Apps. The survey was performed by JUST over the course of three months, from Sept to Nov 2015.

See Our Interactive Quality Score Map

Visit our interactive resource and check the quality score of different parts of Bengaluru city.