[sustran] Re: sustainable transport

[Rajat Rastogi 98404302]

Dear Deepika,

I am a research scholar under QIP scheme of Govt.of India working in
Transportation Systems Engineering in Department of Civil Engineering of 
IIT, Bombay.I am working for the promotion and integration of walk and
bicycle with public transport and private and passenger vehicles for
accessing Sub Urban Rail (SUR) stations.In the process the share of Single
Occupancy Vehicles (SOV) will be reduced for this purpose.

> I need the following information urgently:
> 
> 1) Workable solutions to reduce air pollution and to manage urban traffic
> in Bombay

Well there are many solutions,which have been tried in many parts of the
world for the reduction of above two mentioned problems.Some of them are:

1) Flexible Woring Hour System
2) Automobile Restrictions, like no entry during peak hours in CBD,
   Parking restriction, partial restrictions (entry of vehicle with odd
   last number of registration on odd days of week)
3) Provision of Ring Roads, Through corridors (like Eastern and Western
   Express Highways) and so on.

Well, what I feel that though 1st and 3rd can be implemented with a little
persuation (3rd already underway with construction of flyovers), the 2nd
is very difficult to be implemented. Instead authorities have to think in
the direction of providing facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists in an
area of radius of 1.2 and 3.5 km from SUR stations respectively. At the
same time, BEST has to improve their services by increasing their fleet
size so that people can move with No Standing condition or with a load
factor of 1.0 (i.e. with stipulated standings only). So as to reduce the
use of Single occcupancy vehicles, it will be better if the BMC increases
the parking fee for cars and 2-W by 2-3 times of present level, along with
increasing the parking distance from SUR station.The provision of direct
connectivity for pedestrians and bicyclists, the bicycle designated lane
and the protected storage facility for bicycles adjacent to the station
will definitely increase the share of walk and bicycle for accessing SUR
stations along with for short distance commuting with different purposes.
Another way is allowing to use the SOVs upto certain distance or upto the
outskirts of the CBD, parking the vehcile there and then using public
transport to enter the CBD. In this case the parking fee can also include
the charges for PT commuting to the destination. 

Another aspect, which should be studied is the availability of resources
and their optimal use. The resources being put for the construction of
flyovers, if have been used for the construction of pedestrian and bicycle
facilities, would have provided 10 times more facilities of high grade.
Secondly, the construction of flyovers will cater to the needs of only
6-9% of trip makers who use private vehicles for commuting.In Greater
Mumbai 86% of the trips are by public transport and therefore, the
policies should be such which give maximum relief to public transport
users. Third aspect, which require consideration is the beauty of Mumbai
in terms of vertical expansion leaving a good amount of area for
recreational activities, including plantation. This can also be used for
reducing the share of SOV users. The opponents of this type of expansion
argue that with the increase of tenaments in a building the vehcile
occupancy also increases, which may require additional space for
vehicular movements.Though this is true, but can be tackeled. In an
office, it has been found that even at Nariman Point, only one or two
persons come by personal or company car. Such companies should be asked to
get accommodation in the same building for such persons so that these
trips can be reduced.
 
> 
> 2) Ideal car to road ratio
> 

As per my information, you can use following values.

1) In Persons/m. width/hr
   Walk-3600, Bicycle-1500, Scooter-100 to 200, Automobile-120 to 220,
   bus-2700.

2) In Persons/hr/lane
   Walk-1800, Bicycle-1500, Motor cycle-1100, Car-440 to 800, 
   Bus Mixes Traffic-10000, Bus Busway-19000.

3) 2m wide bikelane-one way:5200 cycles/hr
   3.5m to 4m wide car lane:2000 cars/hr

4) One Car space ~ 18 to 22 times Bicycle space

You can furthercontact me out of the list, if required.
   
with warm compliments from, 
Rajat Rastogi


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On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, India Center wrote:

> 
> 
> <smaller>Dear Madam/ Sir,
> 
> We have filed a public interest litigation in court against the
> government asking for better traffic management and strong steps to be
> taken to reduce air pollution in Bombay.
> 
> </smaller>  
> 
> <smaller>Please could you add us to your listserve.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Deepika
> 
> </smaller>
>