Donal Nixon D Souza Amar S.

M MSRIT, Bangalore

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Introduction BRTS Case Study Interpretation of Results Other Places of Implementation Advantages and Disadvantages Conclusion

Bangalore City

The 5th largest city in India, capital of the state of Karnataka. Fondly called the Garden City of India in the past and now famous as Silicon City of India. Rapid urbanisation has caused increase in standards of living which in turn has caused highest traffic density in the country.

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Area 709.5 sq. km Population approx. 75 lakh (June 2009) Road network in the city 4300 km No. of vehicles on road 28,02,886 (Feb 2007) No. of two wheelers 20,48,456 (Feb 2007)

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Rising Population Rising Standards of Living Unplanned road networks Inefficient mass transport system Lack of traffic sense among public

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Existing mass transport system of the city. State Government run organisation. Has a fleet of 6122 buses which includes the luxurious low floored VOLVO buses. It provides 79829 trips daily. It provides 12.88 lakh km of service everyday. Commutes approx. 43 lakh people everyday.

What is BRTC ?
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State of the Art mass transport system in which buses ply on dedicated lanes over important stretches.

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The present scenario (no BRTS employed). Study done between Nagawara and BEL Circle on the Outer Ring Road of Bangalore city. Travel distance approx. 10 km. Travel time approx. 25 mins during lean hours to 90 mins during peak hours.

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BRTS model employed between Nagawara to BEL Circle. Dedicated lane allocation with a prioritised signal system. Speed of travel 30 kmph (irrespective of external traffic behaviour). Time taken approx. 25 mins.

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BRTS System
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Travel time varies from 25 mins to over 90 mins. Travel speed varies with time.

Travel time remains constant 25 mins approx. Travel speed constant irrespective of traffic.

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Time taken by Non-BRTS Time taken by BRTS

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0 12 a.m 3 a.m 6 a.m 9 a.m 12 p.m 3 p.m 6 p.m 9 p.m

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Lesser travel time. Commuters need not worry about traffic jams Safe travel. Convenient for bus drivers. Encourages non bus travellers to travel by bus. Less fuel consumption. Even distribution of passengers.

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Can be employed only in wide roads. Creates traffic hassles for Non-BRTS users on the existing lanes. Chances of other vehicles using BRTS dedicated lanes causing serious problems. Difficulty in designing at major traffic junctions, roundabouts etc.

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Outer ring roads. Devanahalli Airport road. Roads leading to and away from Kempegowda bus terminal. Other important wide stretches of roads.

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Indian cities of Pune and Ahmedabad. South american cities of Bogota, Quito and Caracus. Small cities in China like Xian.

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Implementation of Public Private Partnership Use of GPS based navigation for more efficient travel Proper design of bus shelters Introduction of smart tickets and other amenities

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It is a young concept suitable for developing countries like India. Appropriate for cities with moderate population where metro wouldnt be feasible. Also suitable for developing cities where it is easy to acquire land for implementation in future. Healthy co-operation and healthy interaction between the different modes of transport,i.e the Metro and BRTS can solve all traffic problems of the city.