Transcript Vadodara - Asia BRTS

Vadodara Bus Rapid Transit System
1st Asia BRTS Conference
Ahmedabad, September 2012
Technical Support: CEPT University
Vadodara Today
Area : 158.5 sq.km
Population: 1.75 million
Third largest city of Gujarat
Source: Vadodara Development Plan
Known as “the cultural city of Gujarat”
Vadodara - A city with culture
Laxmi Vilas Palace
Vadodara – A city for education
Maharaja Sayajirao University
Vadodara - A cosmopolitan cultural city
Vadodara - A cosmopolitan cultural city
Existing transit - Vadodara
VITCOS Coverage
• Fleet of 90 CNG buses
(63mini buses, 27 regular)
• 40 bus routes
• 10 to 20 minutes
headway
• 124 bus stops
• 85,000 to 100,000
Passenger/day (all buses)
9% PT share
23% Para transit
Trip length 4.8km
Source: Vadodara CDP and SREI report on mass transit
Vadodara Road Network
4 km
Ring – Radial Network
1 ring
7 radials
1.5km
7.5km
7.3km
Vadodara is a compact city with short trip lengths
Earlier proposals for Vadodara
• Integrated Public Transit System in 2009
• Projects for mass transit identified
• Potential transit corridors
• Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) in 2010
• To optimize the “mobility pattern of people and goods” rather
than of vehicles
• To focus on the improvement and promotion of public
transport, NMV and pedestrians
• To provide an effective platform for integrating land use and
transport planning
Mobility Challenges
• Rapid Growth
• High City Mobility
• Inadequacies in the road network
– Missing Hierarchy
– Lack of uniformity In ROW
– Constraints – River, Canal, Khadi, Railway Line
• Inadequate Public Transport
• Intrusion Of Regional Goods And Passenger Vehicles
• Congestion
BRT Planning for Vadodara
• Network selection
• Roadway & Infrastructure Design
• Accessing inner city
Proposed Vadodara BRT Network
Fatehgunj
Kareli baug
GEB
R.C. Dutt
Road
Old Padra
Road
Kalaghoda
kothi
BSNL T Jn.
Raj Mahel
Road
Lal baug
Baroda
Dairy
Labor
Chokdi
Makarpura
Phase 1 – 34km
Phase 2 – 26km
Total Network – 60km
Susan
circle
Waghodia
Road
Rationale for network selection
Railway Station
Laxmi Vilas Palace
Fatehgunj
GEB
R.C. Dutt
Road
Connecting busy places
Old Padra
Road
Kalaghoda
kothi
BSNL T Jn.
M.S. University
GIDC
Waghodia
Road
Raj Mahel
Road
Inner city
Lal baug
Baroda
Dairy
Labor
Chokdi
Makarpura
Phase 1 – 34km
Phase 2 – 26km
Total Network – 60km
Susan
circle
Major residential and
Recreational areas
VITCOS routes and proposed BRT
BRT alignment - Right of way
40m
36m
12-16m
30m
Connecting the inner city
Fatehgunj
Kareli baug
GEB
R.C. Dutt
Road
Old Padra
Road
Kalaghoda
kothi
BSNL T Jn.
Raj Mahel
Road
Lal baug
Baroda
Dairy
Labor
Chokdi
Makarpura
Susan
circle
Waghodia
Road
Issues
Narrow Right of ways at places (upto 1012m)
Location of Heritage Gates
On street vending and informal market
places
Issues
Exploring options for accessing inner city
Option 1 : Elevated Corridor
PRO(s):
• Can respond to RoW constraints upto 18 m
CON(s):
• Accessibility to BRT Stations
• Increased cost of infrastructure
• Visually unappealing
Exploring options for accessing inner city
Option 2 : Pedestrian + Bus only corridor
Example:Kankaria, Ahmedabad
Exploring spaces
PRO(s):
• Safe and secure pedestrian infrastructure
CON(s):
• Acceptance of people
• Can only be adopted to stretches with limited public property access
Inner City Transit Management Plan
Salatwada
Option 3 : Traffic
Macchipit Management Plan
Kothi
X Rd.
Raopura
X Rd.
Fatehpura
X Rd.
One way Mixed Traffic routes
Sursagar
Kala
Bhavan
Jn.
Nyay
Mandir
Mandavi
Gate
Laxmivilas
Palace Jn.
Chokhnadi
veg
market
Madan
jhapa
BRT corridor
Old city access
routes
Exploring options for accessing inner city
Option 4 : mini BRT
• Accessing the core is critical
• Accessing core areas of cities with all bus systems, there are limitation of width available on road
• Most part of the city centre is having road widths ranging from 16-24 meters
Consideration of mini systems as an alternative for accessing core areas
Required RoW for mini bus systems
mini Buses
20-25 capacity
6 X 2 (l x w in m)
5.5
m
5500
6m
Mini BRT Lane
mini Bus Lane
Inner City Transit Plan - RoW
Salatwada
Macchipit
Kothi
X Rd.
Route
Dandia Bazaar – Sursagar –
Nyay Mandir – Kirti stambh –
Dandia Bazaar (3km)
Raopura
X Rd.
Fatehpura
X Rd.
Sursagar
Dandia
Bazaar
Nyay
Mandir
Mandavi
Gate
BRT corridor
Mini BRT feeder
corridor
Right of way
Laxmivilas
Palace Jn.
< 12 m
12m
14m
Chokhnadi
veg
market
Madan
jhapa
16m
18m
>18m
Exploring spaces
Mini Bus
18m Row – Two way
Just not bus and road,It encompasses…..
For Vadodara, BRTS is not only about bus and road!
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Urban Renewal
Create mobility options
Quality Infrastructure
Education and enforcement
Traffic discipline
Work culture (Training & recruitment)
Development of accessory facilities
Other initiatives
Lake front development
Converting assets into high quality public spaces
Other initiatives
Revitalizing Old city
Other initiatives
River Development
Vishwamitri near Kala Ghoda
Example: Sabarmati River Front
Status today and way forward...
• Landuse and activity survey
completed
• Topography survey completed
for selected corridors
• Operations and route
rationalization under process
• Setting up and initialize
household survey
• Design the Bus shelter and
other infrastructure facilities
Raopura Tower
Thank you!