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“Transportation for A Better Life:
Smart Mobility for Now and Then”

23 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

Management issues (police, 64 It shows that most users are concerned about safety
maintenance, amenities)
Obstruction 57
Need for faster mode 57
Narrow lanes due to construction of 57
BRT lanes
Current mode is cheaper (value for 43
money)
Increase in income 29
Dust & smoke 29
NMT facilities not available 29
Figure 8 NMT infrastructure condition on
Poor lighting / surveillance 7
the study area
Source: Primary survey
in heavy mixed traffic. The heavy traffic seen in
It showed that the majority of the people who shifted peak hours poses the threat of fatal or major
from the NMT mode to motorized modes, did so due accidents to the users. Secondly the crossing
to the increased traffic over the past years after the difficulties, especially for elder women. (22.5% of
introduction of BRTS (93%), convenience the all users faced difficulty in crossing). There is need
motorized mode offers over the NMT users (79%) for more Foot-Over-Bridges as the movement across
and lack of maintenance and management of NMT the road is inevitable to many people. Also the
transport infrastructure (64%). Also the need for encroachment on the bicycle tracks by illegal
mobility (67%), narrowing of lanes at certain vehicular parking and waste dumping are also
stretches due to the BRTS (67%), need for mobility deterrents. Also there are no public amenities for
(57%) are considered as a determinant for the shift. NMT users like drinking water and toilets in the
The increase in income and poor street lighting and stretch. The NMT users, most of them being captive
surveillance are not as important as expected as the users, do not have the luxury to choose the motorized
reason for shifting for the surveyed users. mode. The corridor is not shaded at any point by
trees or landscaping, which makes it further tasking
8. NMT Users Issues in the area
for the choice users to shift to NMT considering the
hot and dry climate of Ahmedabad.
The basic issues were related to the infrastructure
provisions and the safety concerns over exceeding
amount of traffic in the mixed traffic condition.
There were also issues regarding the smoke and dust. 9. Environmental impacts
The narrowing of the road due to the introduction of
BRTS was found to be an issue. 9.1 Right of Way change
Before the introduction of BRTS, the shoulders on
the sides of the NH-8 were not utilized for traffic
Table 7 Issues of NMT users
purposes but for parking trucks and other vehicles.
Issues of NMT users % After the implementation of BRTS, that space was
Heavy Traffic and safety concern 63 taken up and developed for adjusting the BRTS lane
Crossing 22.5 in between the NH lanes. The remaining space was
Smoke and Dust 9.5 used for NMT track and footpath.
Obstruction 7.5
Source: Primary survey

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