[sustran] Traffic Congestion in Bangalore

[Sudhir]

Dear All,

Please find the news regarding the Traffic Congestion in Bangalore on Today's "Times of India"  Edition (link enclosed).
It is very surprising that no one has mentioned footpaths, cycletracks, NMT etc.
It is generally reported that people want and desire mobility. Is mobility more important than accessibility in an urban area?
Bangalore has seen rapid motorisation in recent years (increase from 178 to 361 within a decade) yet 39% of households does not own any vehicle.
Average salary of a two wheeler owner is only Rs4469. ( it is to be noted that Bangalore has the highest petrol rate at 52Rs/L). Average Trip length is nearly 10.57 km.
Thus an average two wheeler owner spends 22% of his salary on his Transportation.
Bangalore has approximately 7 million population yet it has pedestrian trip rate of 0.07 (total daily pedestrian trips of 523597) or in other words thirteen persons contribute single pedestrian trip per day !!!!
Nearly 30% of households have bicycles but yet contribute only 2% trip modeshare.
Yesterday's edition carried an article indicating that the authorities are planning elevated inner core ring road at an estimated cost of 700 million Rs. per KM.
We have done some research on Pedestrian Infrastructure and our estimates indicate that complete pedestrian infrastructure (considering current nil infrastructure) can be improved with an investment of 2000 million Rs, yet no concrete proposals.

Link of Paper

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQkcvMjAwOC8wMy8xOSNBcjAwMTAx&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom


Regards
Project Engineer,
Highways Div. 
SECON Pvt Ltd. 
147, 7B Road, EPIP, 
Whitefield, Bangalore 560066 
Ph: 080-41197778 (413)


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CAUSES OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION 


Poor roads No. 1 cause of congestion: TOI survey 



TIMES NEWS NETWORK  - 19 march




   Bangalore's traffic congestion is today the bane of the city, affecting citizens' lives, the growth of its business and contributing substantially to pollution. But why has traffic become what it has? TOI asked citizens that question. And this is what we got: Bad roads is seen as the No. 1 reason for the traffic problems, followed closely by poor traffic management and lack of proper infrastructure like flyovers. Indisciplined drivers were seen as another significant reason for the chaos. 
   The survey was conducted for TOI by global market research agency Synovate. Almost 30% of those surveyed pointed their fingers at bad roads - issues like the width 
of the road, potholes, poorly laid roads and medians, all of which slow down traffic significantly and contribute to traffic pile ups. 
   A quarter of those surveyed blamed poor traffic management, issues like uncoordinated traffic lights, inability to enforce lane or speed discipline, inability to divert traffic on to alternative roads in the event of a pile-up on one road. 
   Another quarter attributed the city's traffic problem to inadequate infrastructure like flyovers and pedestrian underpasses. Many of the city's flyovers are badly designed, and in some cases, the flyover merely contributes to increasing the traffic pileup at a subsequent traffic junction. The outer ring road desperately requires a series of flyovers or underpasses, as Delhi has done, but the government is yet to move on that. The survey also found that the vast majority believes the Metro Rail can be an effective solution to the city's traffic woes. An overwhelming number also believe that steep fines are the answer to ensure people become better road users. Many think better buses and plusher buses can encourage people to move to public transport. 
   Guess what rating those surveyed give the city administration's efforts to improve the traffic and connectivity situation: an average of a mere 3.23 on 10. No surprise! 
   unlock.bangalore at timesgroup.com 


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Regards 
Sudhir
Project Engineer,
Highways Div. 
SECON Pvt Ltd. 
147, 7B Road, EPIP, 
Whitefield, Bangalore 560066 
Ph: 080-41197778 (413)