Perhaps what needs immediate action  is the cabs and buses for hordes of tourists who arrive at the Gateway and the Colaba promenade stretch. While bus services are welcome, pedestrians are passing inches away from buses and cabs stationed there for tourists. Then, there are private cars turning in, too, adding to the chaos. We need proper delineated markings for modes of transport for tourists. 

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Pedestrians will need a pathway or footpath and have to walk from there. One or two crossing points are needed, so that people do not feel the need to hare across the road, even as buses are turning in.

There was some semblance of queues near bus stops but there were also crowds of people walking directly in front of vehicles.  More dustbins and signboards are needed everywhere as there was a lot of dirt from crushed glasses and food consumed by tourists. The BMC authorities in our report had said they are tackling the illegal hawking menace, but the action has to see a permanent solution. A holistic, workable plan is needed for the entire Gateway precinct.