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Urban Transportation SystemUrban Transportation , Problems &
its Identification
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Sahil Baviskar- 090060106063Prashant Patel- 090060106066
Meet Patel- 090060106020Jimmy Patel- 090060106047
CIVIL VII SEM
Professor: Hiren Jariwala (M. Tech.- Planning)
Content
• Urbanization• Urban Transportation System• Trips• Modes of transportation• Problems & Identification• Solution
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What is Urbanization ?
• Urbanization is an index of transformation from traditional rural economics to modern industrial one .
• A process of switch from spread out pattern of human settlement to one of concentrated in Urban centers .
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In Simple Words
• Urbanization is when land is used for non agricultural activities .• Industrialization• Commercial and
Industrial Development .
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For Example • Dubai before
Urbanization (1990) & after Urbanization (2003).
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Urban-Transportation System
• A system can be defined as an organized or connected group or set of objects , principles or ideas related by some common function , goal or belief .
• The means of transportation , methods , system of transportation in Urbanized areas can be stated as Urban – Transportation System .
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Trips
• A Trip is a one way person movement by mechanized mode of transport having starting & end origin a destination .
• In simple words it’s a journey from starting point to ending point and returning to starting point .
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Typical Urban Day Trips by Modes, Origins and Destinations
Home Work
School(drop off child)
Restaurant
Shopping mall
8:00 AMCarpool
8:15 AMDrive alone
12:30 PMWalk
1:30 PMWalk5:30 PM
Drive alone
7:00 PMDrive alone
8:30 PMDrive alone
Passengers
Freight
7:00 AMGarbagepickup
1:30 AMDelivery
2:30 AMReturn
10:30 PMDelivery
10:45 PMReturn
10:00 AMParcel
Drop off10:05 AM
ParcelPickup
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Modes Of Transportation
• Airlines• Road ways• Railways• Trams• Metros• Ferry• Cable Propelled Transits• Rapid Transits
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Problems Due to Urban Transportation
• Due to concentrated development problems are created .
• Transportation System also creates problems .• The larger the city larger the Transportation
problems .
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Problems due to Urban Transportation
• Traffic Congestion • Parking Difficulties• Longer Commuting• Difficulties in Non-Motorized Transports• Loss of public space• Environmental impacts• Accidents & safety
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Identification & Solution
• As said earlier the larger the city larger the problems due to transportation .
• So for larger cities we should give attention & importance for solving these problems
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Traffic CongestionIt is because lack of Management and re-development .
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AccidentsThis is also due to lack of management increase in number of Vehicles .
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Longer CommutingIt is due to large traffic jams , air & noise pollution .
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Loss of Public SpaceIt is due to space used for parking and roads other than Playgrounds & Gardens .
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Measures to be taken
• Rapid Transit use for upcoming Traffic congestion.• Separate Lane for various type of vehicles .• Use of Public Vehicles to avoid Traffic jam .• Signal Light Timing for steady flow of traffic &
avoiding accidents .• Walking and Cycling• Car Sharing• Re-Developing
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