magar is also spearheading development of 700acre mega township nanded city where more than two hundred acres is going to be open to sky earmarked for greenery director of darode jog associates anand jog said the companys housing complex crossover county does not have earmarked cycling track but residents are encouraged to use cycles as they like and especially for internal movement the project has proposed a boat club and an international styled riverside resort in addition to an adventure park a health and nature cure centre a horsetrack an eco park and more will add to the countryside flavour of development not surprisingly real estate developers have made it a point to throw in bicycle tracks landscaped stretches or play areas for children in their projects as an added attraction in a city hurtling to a breathless state thanks to unbridled increase in the number of vehicles and traffic congestion open spaces that allow cycling and other outdoor activities have become a premium attraction at residential complexes besides being a gated community it is very safe for them says ajay mohan a resident and cycling enthusiast and very often she herself strolls on the neatly cropped lawn adjacent to the play area chatting up neighbours before she goes home pune every evening homemaker sanjana patankar has to coax her eightyearold son shriyans to leave the play area nestled in the midst of the six towers that stand tall at the golden petals residential complex in warje satish magar chairman and managing director of magarpatta city development corporation says the layout of the township has laid great stress on open spaces trees and plants he says that each residential cluster has its own garden plot where cycle tracks can come up a spokesman for amanora township said the project does have plans to create a dedicated cycle track across its sectors though it will take time to get started with the idea quite a few developers have created facilities for residents to use bicycles within the residential complexes for fitness reasons or for local commute importantly the shift of most residential development towards the citys outskirts has made it possible for developers to offer these features as large tracts of land are available for constructing clusters of residential buildings township complex magarpatta city on the citys east for example encourages its residents to use bicycles and has started a cycling club with the intention to encourage people to use cycles within the gates of magarpatta city instead of two or four wheeler this is a very large development which has to reach a certain stage when we start laying out the cycle track the spokesman said cycling not only helps keep the air clean it also benefits our health and is especially good for children we also encourage outdoor exercise activities such as cycling in addition to making available a gym which is open round the clock