Prof. R. Shanthini 09 Feb 2013 Write down one word that comes into your thought when you read the...

Prof. R. Shanthini 09 Feb 2013

Write down one word that comes into your thought when you read the following word:

Transport


Shanghai Overpass – a transport solution


Why do people need transportation?

Because it gives them the ability to move from one place to another.

Is mobility a necessity in life?

Yes, it is. Mobility give people access to………

So, transportation is all about accessibility and mobility?


How to improve the mobility and accessibility of people?

=How to improve transport?

Do they both mean the same?

If not what is the difference?


Traffic: vehicle movement and speed

where congestion or inadequate roads is a problem

Source: http://www.gdrc.org/uem/sustran/access-mobility.html

Mobility: Efficient movement of people and goods

where congestion or inadequate roads need not be a problem

Accessibility: ability to reach opportunities

where congestion or inadequate roads should not be a problem


In road-focused approach:

access to services, goods and contacts requires a lots of mobility,

as it is in the case of remote rural areas.

Is it?


BRT buses move quickly through the city transporting 2 million people daily, which is 70% of the cities population.

GDP per capita of Curitiba increased from 10% to 65% above the national average during 1980 to 1996.

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Curitiba (in Brazil) which pioneered BRT technology in the 1970s

- BRT system is different from conventional bus service- BRT run in dedicated lanes - BRT have signal priority so they spend less time stopped at red lights - BRT board passengers through all doors after paying fares at station platforms- Space for the busway is often re-allocated from existing traffic or parking lanes

Investing in Sustainable Transport could lead to higher economic growth


BRT helps to reduce transport-related pollution,improves urban transport, improves accessibility, Improves traffic safety, improves public security, and boosts the quality of public spaces in the City.

The existing 20 km BRT line (is being extended to 220 km in five years) already carries more than 260,000 passengers each day and has shortened commute times by up to an hour

Source: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/mexico_city_may.php

Mexico’s BRT

system


Bogotá, Colombia built 70 miles of bicycle routes and closed several streets to cars (converting them into pedestrian malls).

http://archive.wri.org/newsroom/wrifeatures_text.cfm?ContentID=880

- The initial $350 million, 38 km TransMilenio system was introduced in less than 2 years. - The buses are able to carry 780,000 people a day at an average speed of 26 km per hr.

- Unlike expensive subways or elevated trains, the TransMilenio actually runs at a profit.


The Transjakarta Busway in Indonesia, Asia’s biggest BRT, began operations in February 2004 amid stiff opposition - but its success silenced critics.

Source: http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2006/1757/propertyvalue-26756.html

The system carries 100,000 passengers a day, three times the

number when it started. It is so popular that six corridors will be

added in the next 3 years.

http://www.answers.com/main/Record2?a=NR&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FImage%3AJakartaTransjakartaWendestelleStasiunKotaJakarta.jpg


http://embarq.wri.org/documentupload/Willumsen_Transantiago_short.pdf

http://embarq.wri.org/documentupload/Correa_Transantiago_short.pdf

TransSantiago BRT system in Santiago, Chile failed catastrophically.

Why?


Vélo liberté or Velib or bicycle freedom is Paris’ hugely successful public bicycle rental program.


Cyclists simply purchase a day ticket for the easy to use terminals for a euro, allowing you unlimited free bike hire over a 24 hour period. Providing each ride is less than 30 min, that’s all you’ll pay for the day. A bargain prices head steeply upwards with after that: a 90 min rental will set you back three euros, whereas a five hour rental jumps to 31 euros. The intent is to keep as many bicycles in rotation as possible.


The bikes can be rented online or at any of the 750-self-service docking stations. A one-day pass costs 1 euro, a weekly pass costs 5 euros and an annual pass is 29 euros. Target is to reduce car traffic by 40 percent by 2020.


$120 million


cutting traffic and air pollution, fighting climate change to create high-quality public spaces

The Sustainable Transport Award is given annually to the city that made most progress over the year -to increase mobility for all residents - while reducing transportation greenhouse and air pollution emissions - and improving safety and access for cyclists and pedestrians.

http://www.itdp.org/get-involved/sustainable-transport-award/


2012 Winner: Medellin, Colombia


BRT: "Metroplús": The development and inauguration of a BRT project that is fully integrated (physically and fare) with the existent mass transit (metro and cable car).




Public bicycle program:Public bicycle program: "EnCicla": A public bicycle system that has started with an approach integrating universities and mass transit, along with other key destinations of the city.




Improvement of public spaces:Improvement of public spaces: quantity and quality of public spaces has been improved, by means of pedestrian connection improvements, environmental parks, and urban promenades.


2012 Winner: San Francisco, United States


San Francisco is using parking reform to great effect. The new ‘SFpark’ variable-rate, demand-responsive parking management system, provides real-time parking availability information online, via text and smartphone apps.




The city’s ‘Pavement to Parks’ program reclaims parking spaces for public space and has created 20 new and dynamic parklets with more on the way. The city started to upgrade and expand its bike network, setting an ambitious target of 20% of all trips made by bicycle by 2020.




The City is also implementing slow speed zones around all city schools, and is in the process of figuring out how to expand its popular Sunday Streets program (ciclovia recreativa) to meet the demand for a weekly program.

Prof. R. Shanthini 09 Feb 2013 Source: http://www.itdp.org/index.php/sustainable_transport_award/

2011 Winner: Guangzhou, ChinaGuangzhou’s new world-class BRT system integrates with bike lanes, bike share and metro stations, raising the bar for all cities.

Guangzhou BRT runs along one of the busiest corridors in the city, and carries 800,000 passengers each.


2011 Winner: Guangzhou, China

In June 2010 Guangzhou launched a bike sharing system with 5,000 bikes and 113 stations, primarily along the BRT corridor.

The full first phase system will have 15,000 bikes, making Guangzhou one of the ten largest bike sharing systems worldwide.

Guangzhou has also begun to re-introduce bike lanes on major roadways, with dedicated bike lanes along the BRT corridor.

Guangzhou also opened 5,500 bike parking positions at BRT station areas, including double-tier bike parking racks at several key stations.


2011 Winner: Guangzhou, China

In September 2010 Guangzhou opened the Donghaochong greenway a spectacular greenway project along a polluted former canal which is part of a wider project to build dozens of kilometers of high quality greenways throughout the city.

This project created a 4km off-street bikeway and walkway combined with parks and plazas and areas for children to play alongside the water.

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