Lalbahadur Shashtri Road in the eastern suburbs is an arterial road stretching 21 km from Sion up to Mulund toll naka. A drive along this road throws up an interesting observation – there are either no footpaths for the most part or they have greatly diminished in size thanks to encroachment or parked vehicles. mid-day visited a few locations on the stretch and found well-developed footpaths completely taken over by autos, cars and bikes, forcing citizens on to the roads.