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Transport Assig.

This document provides an overview of urban transportation problems in India and strategies to improve public transportation. It discusses that unplanned urban growth has led to deteriorating quality of life in many Indian cities due to inadequate transportation infrastructure and public transit options. Specific urban transportation issues highlighted include rising private vehicle ownership and pollution, flawed urban planning processes related to land use and density, inefficient travel patterns and road networks. The document advocates for a holistic, planned and incremental approach to developing public transportation that is linked to a city's overall growth and vision, with key principles of comprehensiveness, incremental investments and strong leadership.

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Transport Assig.

This document provides an overview of urban transportation problems in India and strategies to improve public transportation. It discusses that unplanned urban growth has led to deteriorating quality of life in many Indian cities due to inadequate transportation infrastructure and public transit options. Specific urban transportation issues highlighted include rising private vehicle ownership and pollution, flawed urban planning processes related to land use and density, inefficient travel patterns and road networks. The document advocates for a holistic, planned and incremental approach to developing public transportation that is linked to a city's overall growth and vision, with key principles of comprehensiveness, incremental investments and strong leadership.

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ADB ABBREVIATIONS

Asian Development Bank

AMTS Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service

BRT Bus Rapid Transit

CO Carbon Monoxide

DTC Delhi Transport Corporation

EPC Environmental Planning Collaborative

FSI Floor Space Index

GTPUDA Gujarat Town Planning & Urban Development Act

ITDP Institute for Transportation & Development Policy

LRT Light Rail Transit

LTA Land Transport Authority

MRT Mass Rapid Transit

OD Origin Destination

ROW Right of Way

Introduction

Transportation is the life of a city. An efficient and rational transportation system not only increases
accessibility and improved quality of commuting; it sustains the economic activity that is the engine of
growth for the city. Urban transportation can make or break the urban economy and affect national
economic performance. It is one of the most important areas for the urban poor whose job
opportunities and access to urban services are strongly dependent on affordable transport. Unorganised
urban transportation and traffic management is a major contributor to environmental problems in cities.

This paper highlights the problems we face in urban transport and their reasons. It explains the relation
between urban planning, land use and density planning, road network and road design and the impact
they have on our lives

2. Urban transport problems in India

2.1 Urban growth

One of the biggest problems of urban transport has been its inability to keep pace with the population
growth in the city.
While urbanization and growth of cities contribute to economic growth of a city, unplanned growth
cannot be sustained in the longer term. A city that plans from the beginning for more population,
infrastructure, and public transport is better equipped to tackle growth.

All cities will witness economic growth, but the unplanned city will stagnate due to deteriorating quality
of life, while the planned city will continue its progress. In India, many cities fall under the first category
where growth is haphazard because of ad-hoc policies. Holistic considerations to land use and transport
planning are missing.

2. Urban transport problems in India

2.1 Urban growth

2.2 Private vehicles and pollution

2.3 Fundamental flaws in the planning process


2.3.1 Land use

2.3.2 Urban density

2.4 Travel patterns

2.5 Road pattern

2.6 Right of Way

2.7 Parking policy

2.8 Public transport options

2.9 Reactions
2.9.1The demand-follow approach

2.9.2 Metros

4. Strategies to improve public transport in India


The fact remains that Indian cities have poor urban transport, and therefore poor public transport
systems. While our cities expand at a fast rate, our transportation system and infrastructure is unable to
keep pace with them.

4.1 The vision for a city


The city we want has the following characteristics: More public space for children than for motor
vehicles; a high population density and thus relatively short travel distances; people in public spaces;
autonomy and freedom of movement for the children and the elderly; very low levels of noise and air
pollution; small children walking out of home to the safety of pedestrian streets; homes with nearby
stores, restaurants, movies and cultural activities; abundant parks, pedestrian streets, wide sidewalks,
bicycle paths; very few arteries separating neighbourhoods, high and low income citizens meeting as
equals in public spaces and public transport.

4.2 A win-win situation

4.3 A planned, comprehensive and incremental approach


It is no coincidence that cities with successful public transport systems have always linked it with the
city’s development and growth.

4.3.1 Vision
The vision statement must provide a broad-based perspective on the general goals of the proposed
plan.

4.3.2 Key principles


The key guiding principles for an effective and sustainable urban transportation strategy are
comprehensiveness (addressing not only transportation, but also connected non-transport issues),
incremental investments (ensuring a systematic progression on various fronts) and strong
leadership (to ensure continuity).

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