[sustran] Re: Traffic Congestion in Bangalore

[Sujit Patwardhan]

Thanks for the link but there's bug. The pages don't print properly. Only
the first page prints, the rest don't.
Just so you know.
Thanks again,
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Sujit




On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Ethan Arpi <EArpi at wri.org> wrote:

> Sudhir wrote a nice piece for TheCityFix.com on this topic which was
> just published.  It also includes powerful images to help those of us
> not India visualize the problem.  You can find his article here:
> http://thecityfix.com/behind-bangalores-growth-a-new-species-is-born-tra
> nsport-challenged-people/<http://thecityfix.com/behind-bangalores-growth-a-new-species-is-born-transport-challenged-people/>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Schipper
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 12:06 PM
> To: Todd Alexander Litman; Sudhir; Sustran Resource Centre; Global
> 'South' Sustainable Transport; cai-asia at lists.worldbank.org; Ethan Arpi;
> Benoit Lefevre
> Subject: RE: [sustran] Re: Traffic Congestion in Bangalore
>
> Having walked in many parts of Bangalore (and Pune) where there are
> cars, two wheelers, but no sidewalks, I think Todd is more than right
> and Sudhir thanks for pointing out this crazy situation.
>
> I am including Benoit Lefevre in this conversation as he has just
> written a very intersting phd that included modelling alternatives for
> Bangalore..
>
> Lee Schipper
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: sustran-discuss-bounces+schipper=wri.org at list.jca.apc.org
> [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+schipper=wri.org at list.jca.apc.org] On
> Behalf Of Todd Alexander Litman
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 8:16 AM
> To: Sudhir; Sustran Resource Centre; Global 'South' Sustainable
> Transport; cai-asia at lists.worldbank.org; Ethan Arpi
> Subject: [sustran] Re: Traffic Congestion in Bangalore
>
>
> That is very unfortunate. For a variety of reasons, non-motorized
> transport tends to be undercounted and undervalued in conventional
> planning. As you point out, conventional planning tends to focus on
> mobility rather than accessibility, and so favors longer-distant and
> higher-speed travel over local, slower travel.
> Most travel surveys significantly undercount non-motorized travel,
> because they ignore short trips (those within a Traffic Analysis Zone),
> non-commute trips, travel by children, recreational travel, and
> non-motorized links of trips that involve a motorized mode (a
> walk-bus-walk trip is usually coded simply as a "bus" trip, the walking
> links are ignored even if they take more time than the motorized link).
> See "Measuring Transportation: Traffic, Mobility and Accessibility"
> (http://www.vtpi.org/measure.pdf ).
>
> It will be important to educate decision-makers and the general public
> of the economic, social and environmental benefits of creating a more
> accessible and walkable community ("Economic Value of Walkability"
> http://www.vtpi.org/walkability.pdf ). A good resource is the
> "Sustainable Transportation: A Sourcebook for Policy-Makers in
> Developing Countries," (<http://www.sutp.org/>www.sutp.org),
> by the Sustainable Urban Transport Project - Asia
> (<http://www.sutp-asia.org/>www.sutp-asia.org)
> and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit
> (<http://www.gtz.de/>www.gtz.de).
> Users are required to register, but there is no charge and the documents
> may be downloaded free.
> Many of these documents are now available in various languages including
> Spanish, French, Chinese, Indonesian, Romanian, Thai and Vietnamese.
> "Preserving and Expanding the Role of Non-motorized Transport:
> Sustainable Transportation" is available at the Institute for
> Transportation and Development Policy website
> (<http://www.itdp.org/STe/STe4/readSTe4/NMT.PDF>www.itdp.org/STe/STe4/re
> adSTe4/NMT.PDF <http://www.itdp.org/STe/STe4/readSTe4/NMT.PDF>).
>
>
> Best wishes,
> -Todd Litman
>
> At 10:03 PM 3/18/2008, Sudhir wrote:
> >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=VE9JQkcvMjAwOC8wMy
> >8xOSNBcjAwMTAx&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)
> >
> >
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >---------
> >
> >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
> >
> >
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >---------
> >
> >
> >Regards
> >Sudhir
> >Project Engineer,
> >Highways Div.
> >SECON Pvt Ltd.
> >147, 7B Road, EPIP,
> >Whitefield, Bangalore 560066
> >Ph: 080-41197778 (413)
> >
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