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Urban TransporT

PArKing SoLutionS by Bangalore Metropolitan transport corporation

ith the aim of popularizing Public Transport, BMTC devised the idea of Traffic & Transit Management
WCentres (TTMCs) i.e. transport hubs that would provide multiple public amenities and services
under one roof along with public transport. In the first phase, 10TTMCs out of a total plan of 25 have been
constructed in and around the city and all of them are now operational. TTMCs are conceived as state of
art facilities comprising of bus terminals, park and ride facility along with other facilities. The TTMCs under
JnNURM project are multi model hubs. Persons having two or four wheelers can park their vehicles and
travel by public transport. All 10 TTMCs were operational by April 2011. These TTMCs are located in the
prime areas of Bangalore city. Traffic transit management centres have site area of 1,43,248 sq. mt. and
parking for 2800 two wheelers and 3715 four wheelers. The total expected revenue from this complex is
more than Rs. 48 crore per annum from all sources including parking and renting of commercial space.

Two and four wheeler parking

Year 2014-15

AHMEDABAD BuS rAPiD trAnSit SyStEM – jAnMArg

by Ahmedabad janmarg Limited

he trans-vision of Ahmedabad captioned, as ‘Accessible Ahmedabad’, was to redesign operated as a closed system. It uses Integrated Transit Management System (ITMS) which
Tthe city structure and transport systems towards greater accessibility, efficient includes transit signal management, smart card integration and passenger information
mobility and lower carbon future. Here, the concept of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) system on the buses. The BRT network has connected important origins, destinations and
was to encourage more people on the public transit system, with which high quality service transit points like Railway Stations, Regional Bus Terminals, University Areas, Industrial
is delivered. With a total of 88.8 km of approved BRTS networks, currently 87 km is in Areas, Residential and Commercial Hubs of the city. Total revenue collection through BRTS
operation with 144 bus stations in 13 routes with operation time between 6.00 AM and as on 2015 was about Rs 15.85 lakhs per day. The BRTS-Janmarg, within a short span,
11.30 PM daily. The buses run at a frequency of 2.5 to 4 minutes during peak hours and 6 reflected positive impacts such as an increase in ridership (from 17, 315 in first month
minutes during off peak-hours. 235 buses are catering to more than 1.35 lakh passengers to 1,22,800 passengers per day in the Sixty Second month), increase in revenue (from
every day. Rs. 4,500 to Rs. 10,600 per bus per day), modal shift (shift of passengers from motor
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is the lead agency for planning and cycles, cars and3-wheelers), dependable service / reliability (92% departures are on time,
implementation of this system which has been sanctioned under the Jawaharlal Nehru 78% of arrivals are on time), improvement in travel speed peak hour speed-26 kmph against
Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) in 2 phases with 35% of the fund from the central 16-18 kmph of AMTS), improvement in the level of air pollution, decrease in accident rates
government, 15% shared by the state government and the remaining 50% has been borne etc. System wide impacts include relief from congestion, improved safety, maximization
by AMC. There were ten PPP arrangements which Ahmedabad Janmarg has entered into to of the ridership serving the needs of the poor, providing opportunities for transit-oriented
ensure efficient operations of Janmarg BRTS. Janmarg is the first full BRT system in India development / promoting compact city, and enabling integration with other modes.

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