Prof' H'M' Shivanand Swamy

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CAN INDIAN CITIES REDESIGN CITY STRUCTURE AND
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TOWARDS GREATER ACCESIBILITY,
EFFICIENT MOBILITY LOW(ER) CARBON FUTURE Case
of Ahmedabad, Gujarat State
Prof. H.M. Shivanand Swamy CEPT University,
Ahmedabad.
Initiatives of .. Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation Ahmedabad Urban Development
Authority Gujarat Infrastructure Development
Board Urban Development Department, GOG Planning
and Design Team CEPT University In association
with LEA Associates, Delhi ITDP, NEWYORK
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The Objectives

• TO REDESIGN CITY STRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
  TOWARDS GREATER ACCESIBILITY, EFFICIENT MOBILITY
  LOW(ER) CARBON FUTURE
• - Trip Reduction - Trip Length Reduction -
  Favourable Modal MIX
• through
• - P- P Partnership - Value Capture - Cross
  Subsidy
• Landuse
• Preparation of Development Plans
• Release of Serviced Land /Town Planning Schemes
• Policies towards improved Land Housing Market
  Operations
• Rent Control (Residential Mobility)
• Property Tax (To facilitate rental market)
• Land Ceiling Act
• Stamp Duty
• Transport
• Road Network Initiatives
• Measures to Deal with external traffic
• Air Quality Management Initiatives
• Public Transport Initiatives

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A Compact City
Lan Sat tm
15/10/92
14/1/92
21/11/89
Lan Sat etm
27/11/2000
29/1/2001
Ahmedabad (4.5 Mill)
Bangalore (5.6 Mill)
Hyderabad (5.5 Mill)
22/10/2000
Source Desai Sowmya, Urban Spatial Structures
Land management Mechanisms
Source of Satellite images www.glcf.com
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High Density City

• Population Densities

Relatively High Density Compact
City Population Density 2001 (P/Ha) AMC -
184
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Trip Length Modal Mix
77 tripslt 6 km Suitable for Bus
Average trip length 5.4 kms 5.8 Kms Excl. lt 1km

• Increasing Public Transit Patronage
• 2005 Feb 310,000 Pass.
• 2006 Dec 820,000 Pass.
• Buses increased from 320 to 730
• 350 more ordered)
• High NMV Dependency
• 40 Walk 14 Bicycle

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Low Traffic Volumes
Total Vehicles-38905 Total Cycles-2288
Total Vehicles-66826 Total Cycles-5927
AIRPORT ROAD TIME 11.00 A.M.
AKHBARNAGAR JUNCTION TIME 10.15 A.M.
THAKKARNAGAR TIME 12.30 P.M.
PPHD Max - 6000
Total Vehicles-67057 Total Cycles-6634
Total Vehicles-53676 Total Cycles-9468
HELMET JUNCTION TIME 10.00 A.M.
THAKKARNAGAR TIME 6.30 P.M.
Total Vehicles-67278 Total Cycles-13354
Total Vehicles-66380 Total Cycles-5566
SONI NI CHALI JUNCTION TIME 6.45 P.M.
Total Vehicles-57040 Total Cycles-7428
SHIVRANJANI JUNCTION TIME 930 A.M.
VADODARA EXPRESSWAY JUNCTION
TIME 7.00 P.M.
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Income Distribution
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Population density origin destination of
Bicyclists
Medium interzonal trip density- 0-D
High interzonal trip density- 0-D
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Low Reducing Road fatalities
FATALITY Numbers 2001 232 2005 175
Bangalore 595
Total Accidents on Proposed BRT Corridor-67
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Mobility by Women

• 1/3rd of the trips are made by women
• The predominant mode of travel is by walking
• The predominant purpose is education

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• Landuse Initiatives

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INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
1992
1982
2035
The City is poised for a real estate boom.

• State has appropriated measures to
• Plan release serviced land
• Develop road-network

DEVELOPMENT PLAN Road Network Landuse DCR Periodi
city of Development Plans 1965,1975,1982,1992,200
2 Revisit Mistakes and Correct Response to Needs
! Outcomes Refinement of Road Network Release
Land for Urban uses as per need Policy
Initiatives ULC Rent Control Act Property Tax
Ammendment Stamp Duty Tax
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TOWN PLANNING SCHEMES Land Regulation Tool 100
Ha land parcels Outcomes 200 TP schemes Release
of Urban/ serviced Land in a phased manner Road
Network Land for public use- 25 Land for
commercial use 15 Land for Urban Poor Housing
5 Decentralised Development Relatively Small
sized plots enables small schemes High Density
Development Mixed Landuse through a Democratic
and Equitable Process!
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Mixed Landuse
Streets on which Commercial activities are
allowed Jobs Distributed TRIPS DISTRIBUTED

Commercial Streets
Employment Distribution
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INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
MULTI SECTOR GROWTH NUCLEUS New Town
Policy SEZs PPP Initiatives Facilitation Regulati
on
INTEGRATED LAND USE TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT
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INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
CLOSED MILL LAND TO BE DEVELOPED Some of the
Defunct Mill Lands are developed as Apparel
Park EWS housing for PAP Sports
Complex Redeveloped Employment Centres
Vacant total land area (Since 1985-86) - 3.34 sq.
kms. 1985/86.
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Desireline
DESIRE LINES FOR THE YEAR 2000 (TRIPS gt 500)
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• Roads Urban Transit Initiatives

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ROAD NETWORK THEN AND NOW

• Roadnetwork
• Establish Pattern
• Completeness
• Integrated Development
• Ring Road
• Decentralized Terminals
• Rail Regional Transport
• Goods Terminals
• Road Development with NMV Bus Prority

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BRTS NETWORK INTEGRATION
METRO CORRIDORS
REGIONAL RAIL CORRIDOR
BRTS CORRIDORS
RAILWAY TERMINALS
BUS TERMINALS
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BRTS- NETWORK
SARDAR PATEL RING ROAD (AMC BOUNDARY)
NARODA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

• Exclusive Bus Way
• Pedestrian and Bicycle paths
• Street Amenities
• Low Floor Bus, Smartcard use
• At grade Boarding,
• Integration Parking, Vending,
• Land value Creation Exploitation
• Funding GOI(35), GOG(15), AMC (50)
• AMC To build infrastructure
• Private Bus Operators
• (KM scheme)

Sabarmati Rly. Station
Civil Hospital
R.T.O
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY
Kalupur Rly. Station
Soni Ni Chaali
ODHAV INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Maninagar Rly. Station
Narol Circle
VATVA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
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System Design RoW Conditions and Usage
RoW
Dual Lane Carriage Way on either side
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SYSTEM DESIGN ROAD CROSS SECTION
ROAD CROSS SECTION 60 m RoW
3.5 M - Pedestrian Pathway 3.0 M Utility Area
(Parking/ Vending /Public
Conveniences 6.0 M Service Lane 3.0 M Cycle
Track 7.0 M Carriage Way 2.5 M Separator
between Carriageway and Bus Lane
(Shrubs/Green) 3.53.5 M Bus Lane
ROAD CROSS SECTION 40 m RoW
2.0 M - Pedestrian Pathway 2.0 M Cycle
Track 2.5 M Parking 7.0 M Mixed Traffic
Lane 2.5 M Footpath/ Bus platform 7.0 M BRt
Lane
ROAD CROSS SECTION 35 m RoW
1.5 M - Pedestrian Pathway 1.5 M Cycle
Track 2.0 M Parking 6.0 M Mixed Traffic
Lane 2.5 M Footpath/ Bus platform 7.0 M BRt
Lane
ROAD CROSS SECTION 30 m RoW
2.0 M - Pedestrian Pathway 2.0 M Cycle
Track 6.5 M Mixed Traffic Lane 1.0 M Physical
separator 7.0 M BRT Lane
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MANINAGAR LOOP PROPOSAL (PROPOSED ONE WAY LOOP ON
24 MTS. ROW)
KANKARIA LAKE
MANINAGAR STATION ROAD SECTION 24 MTS. ROW
MANINAGAR STATION ROAD 24 MTS. ROW
MANINAGAR RAILWAY STATION
BHAIRAVNATH ROAD 23-30 MTS. ROW
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EXISTING SECTION 24 MTS. WIDE ROAD
PROPOSED SECTION 24MTS. WIDE ROAD
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PROPOSED ELEVATED BUS LANE ALONG THE KALUPUR
STATION ROAD AND FOOTBRIDGE CONNECTING TO THE
RAILWAY STATION
PROPOSED ELEVATED BUS LANE ON KALUPUR STATION
ROAD (30 MTS ROW)
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