Environmental issues destabilize sustainable development of cities. In urban setting today urban greenery, vegetation and plants fall prey to the perils of increased levels of pollution. Roads and pavements constitute a major portion of the urban areas and are one of the highest contributors to the development of heat island effect in its tussle against the menace of imprudent urbanization; the go-green movement is a combatant that requires further reinforcement with regards to roads and

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... ts. Besides being a resource for the city, the urban green is a key player in countering the heat island effect. The Puri Cuttack road in Bhubaneswar spans between two important nodes: The Rasulgarh Square and Kalpana Square. This stretch of 5.1 kms is abutted by a palette of commercial, industrial, healthcare, hospitality and residential settlements. The road also gives way to a secondary entrance to the Bhubaneswar Railway Station. The heat generated from structures, road materials and related anthropogenic activities has modified the neighborhood's natural state of vegetation and greenery. The primary aim of this paper is to arrive at mitigation strategies for combating UHI at the Urban Design level. The paper uses the strategies of how one of the coolest cities in the world (Stuttgart, Germany) has been able to mitigate the effects of industrialization and improved the air quality issues in spite of its geographical set up. A set of recommendations to develop the urban environment of the Puri Cuttack road is prescribed based on the concepts comprehended from Stuttgart. The Research Question Rapid urbanization has increased the whole range of urban infrastructure, services, housing and land. The increase in the traffic levels is the most unsustainable repercussion of this