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The People’s Way:
Assessing the Janmarg BRT for inclusive
design
Author: Vanishree Herlekar
Co-Authors: Christopher Kost
Jamie Osborne
Transed 2012
Presentation by: Pranjali Deshpande- Agashe
18 September 2012
Ahmedabad-BEFORE
Ahmedabad public transport status quo
Ahmedabad-BEFORE
Today…. “Janmarg”- People’s Way
TODAY
TODAY
Janmarg phase II
Key accessibility features of Janmarg
• Level Boarding
• At grade crossings
• Trained drivers
• Enclosed, well lit stations with seating
• Access Ramps (1:12 gradient)
• Tactile warnings at boarding gates
• Map and route information in English and Gujarati
• Auditory and visual announcements in stations and
buses
Components of accessibility
Access routes from
surrounding area
Station/bus
interface
Vehicle interior
ITDP’s study
‘Janmarg’ has access features
“Are they being used?”
By whom?
Are they helpful?
How to improve?
Methodology
• Questionnaire survey to members of disabled
community (n=27*)
– questions on travel behavior, preferred mode, and
experiences on public transport
• User count at 5 Janmarg stations (appx 500/station)
– visual observation of the number of seniors, visually
impaired, mobility impaired, and hearing impaired
passengers
• Infrastructure audit (100m radius)
– Bus interior (2 types of buses in the Janmarg system)
– Stations and station precincts
User groups
• Senior citizens
• Persons with impaired mobility
• Persons with impaired vision
• Persons with impaired hearing
Questionnaire results
• 51% had used public transport (past 6 months)
– 100% prefer Janmarg over AMTS
• Common issues in using public transport:
– “Route to the bus stop/station is unsafe”
– “The buses are too full”
– “No space to sit or rest”
– “Buses do not stop at bus stops”
User count results
14
fraction of users (%)
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Andhjan
Mandal
Narol
Shivranjini
Visually impaired
Mobility impaired on crutches/cane
Hearing impaired
RTO
*
Anjali
Mobility impaired
Mobility impaired on wheelchairs
Seniors (above 60)
Station precinct audit
Encroachments
..
Parking
Lack of awareness
100m
..
Poor implementation
…
Maintenance
…
Maintenance
Maintenance
Methodology review…
User group identification
Questionnaire surveys
User counts
Infrastructure audits
Station design: what’s working
Access ramps
(1:12 gradient)
At-grade crossings
Station design: what’s working
Enclosed stations with seating
and visual announcements
Level boarding: average
gap width of 10-12 cm
Station design: issues
Close placement of bollards
at pedestrian crosssings
Position of light posts on
access ramps and walkways
Conclusion
• Access to the station
• Participatory approach
• Active disabled user testing while implementing
• High construction quality = Minimum future
maintenance
• Coordination between different planning,
implementation and maintenance bodies
Thank you
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