In continuation of the topic of efficiency of spending public funds. The cornerstone in this issue is the initial careful planning and analysis of previously implemented programs and projects for the effectiveness of applied solutions for specific goals. However, in reality, this approach is not always used - visual results can be seen in the quality of urban planning. We offer to consider the case of construction of one of the streets in Nursultan.

Under the project name "street No. 29 on the section from Mangilik El Avenue to street No. 38" runs a six-lane main street with a length of 1.6 km. Asphalt is laid, sidewalks are paved, led lamps illuminate the street in an energy-efficient way, and 2.5 billion tenge is almost spent. The final touch in the construction should be the arrangement of the street: "in places of alleged unauthorized crossing by pedestrians of the roadway, the device of guide turnstiles is provided." To install them, depressions were dug in the newly laid paving stones, and then freshly painted fences will be concreted. From a formal point of view, the project budget has been mastered: a wide road has been built, fences have been installed and do not allow pedestrians to cross the street. However, the devil is in the details. If it figured out the feasibility of installing guide turnstiles, the effectiveness of spending is called into question.

To begin with, digging holes to install such fences after paving slabs have already been laid is a double job that reduces productivity. The justification of such a decision is also questionable. The actual installation of such fences is voluntary, and its necessity largely depends on the density of traffic and other factors on the site. There is low traffic on this street due to the low population density in the area, as well as the lack of public spaces and social facilities that attract traffic. Separately, it should be noted that the city development Strategy and Master plan were adopted in Nur-sultan, which, on the contrary, prescribe the rejection of such fences, narrowing streets, "calming" traffic and applying the principle of building pedestrian-oriented streets. It is noteworthy that on the neighboring Mangilik El Avenue, the previously installed dividing fences in the center of the road were dismantled.

According to the designers, fences should serve as a barrier for pedestrians from crossing the street in the wrong place, increasing the safety of road users. However, an analysis of the urban environment abroad and in Kazakhstan shows that in reality, fences do not stop pedestrians from crossing the street in places convenient for them, and when a car hits a fence, it does not protect pedestrians from the car. On the contrary, the risk of injury to pedestrians and drivers from fence fragments increases. In addition, in places where you make a right turn from the street, these fences create a visual barrier for drivers to see pedestrians who are going to cross the street.

The further operation of these fences remains questionable. In winter, they create difficulties for mechanized snow removal from roadsides, forcing the use of manual labor. In spring and summer, city street cleaning services are forced to clean fences from dirt and periodically update the paint layer, which also requires new investments.

As a result, we have a street with fences along roads that require additional costs in the future, and questionable efficiency from the solutions used. The city is expanding, construction of new streets and reconstruction of existing ones are planned, which means that the costs of these activities will increase throughout the city. For real effective use of budget funds, city authorities should analyze the applied solutions from the point of view of efficiency at the planning stage and constantly keep in mind the question: "How effectively do we spend each tenge?”