Course Title: Urban Transport Planning: Course Code: CEE409A

Course Code: CEE409A
Course Title: Urban Transport Planning
Topic: Urban Transportation Planning Process &

Concepts
Lecture: 2
Delivered by: Yateen Lokesh
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Faculty of Engineering & Technology ©Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
Lecture Intended Learning Outcomes
Lecture No: 2
At the end of this lecture, students will be able to:
• Discuss the historical development of transportation
• Discuss the historical development of transport
planning
• Discuss the transport problems in Urban India
• Discuss the automobile dependency in India
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Lecture Content
Urban Transportation Planning Process & Concepts:
Role of transportation ‐ Transportation problems ‐ Urban travel
characteristics ‐ Evolution of transportation planning process ‐
Concept of travel demand ‐ Demand function ‐ Independent
variables ‐ Travel attributes ‐ Assumptions in demand estimation
‐ Sequential, recursive and simultaneous processes
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Historical Development of Transportation and
Transport Planning
• Nowadays, many people today take for granted the very means of
travel available to them
• Few stop to think of how life would be different had man never
tamed that first wild horse, or shaped that very first wheel
• Archaeologists believe that the very first step toward man-made
transportation began in either Mesopotamia or Asia, sometime
around 4000-3500 BC, with the invention of the wheel
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Transport Planning Contd…..
• By this point, man had long since domesticated the horse, and was
using it to help him tilt the soil and plant crops
• But the invention of the wheel would eventually make man's ability
to transport his crops from one place to another less awkward, and
gave birth to the idea of trade and exchange
• The invention of the wheel would lead to the development of mass
transportation, as man put his new invention to practical uses
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• The next logical evolutionary step from the wheel was the invention
of the cart and chariot
• The two-wheel chariot found its birthplace in Samaria, and is
believed to be the world's first form of wheeled transportation
• Built around 3500 BC, this chariot increased the speed of travel over
land, and eventually led to the four-wheeled cart, which took the
burden of carrying supplies and equipment off of the shoulders of
the common man
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• As mankind overcame the boundaries of land travel, his curiosity
about the world around him increased
• To his aid, man had developed a means of traveling on water even
before he had domesticated the horse
• The origin of the dugout boat is one of history's great mysteries
• Historians are unable to pinpoint when or where the very first water
vessel was set afloat, and even speculate that it might have been
purely an accident the first time
• But, howsoever it happened, the addition of the boat changed the
face of transportation
• Boats allowed man to, for the first time ever, cross water bodies
without getting wet
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• Over time, the simple boat evolved to include a large square of cloth
mounted on a central pole
• This cloth, called a sail, would turn the boat into a sail-propelled
ship
• This new addition gave man the ability to use waterways as a means
of swift travel from one place to another, and even to travel against
the rivers and sea current
• However, the evolution of water travel didn't stop with the sail
• Ships would eventually take on sleekness as they increased in size
• Before long, they would add oars and rudders, and then deck covers
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• By Greek and Roman times, ships had grown clunky shipboard
towers, as well, which developed, over time, into the medieval
stern- and forecastles
• By the late medieval era, these castles were built solid, as a part of
the ship's basic structure
• Then, by the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration which
followed, ships had gained tiers of rigging and sails, becoming sleek
and speedy
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• Then, in the 1800s, ships began to shed their sails on the rivers once
again
• The advent of automation was changing transportation forever
• The very first automation in ships was the cumbersome
paddlewheel
• Due to their bulky form and inability to turn easily, paddlewheel
boats were confined to river travel, where they would experience
calmer currents and need less maneuverability
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Introduction to Transport problems in Urban
India
• As India is becoming urbanized, urban areas play a critical role
in sustaining economic growth.
• City efficiency largely depends upon the effectiveness of its
transport systems
• Poor transport systems stifle economic growth and
development
• Thus , transport is backbone of country’s development.
• Means of transportation in city – private owned vehicles,
government owned vehicles and intermediate vehicle services.
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Automobile dependency in India
SOURCE : copenhagenize.com
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Transport Problems In Urban India
• Motorized trips demand will continue to grow faster than the

population due to economic and motorization growth
• motorization is growing faster than the population (more than
10%/year for sale of cars and 2/3 wheelers over the past 5
years)
• Traffic congestion and parking difficulties- Accessing jobs,
education, recreation and similar activities is becoming
increasingly time consuming. Billions of man hours are lost
with people “stuck in traffic”.
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Transport Problems In Urban India Contd…..
• Increased fuel consumption
• Increasing levels of noise and air pollution
• cost of travel
• Safety issues
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Transport Problems In Urban India Contd…..
• Poor condition of public transport
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Summary
• Historical Development of Transportation and Transport Planning
– Nowadays, many people today take for granted the very means of
travel available to them
– Few stop to think of how life would be different had man never
tamed that first wild horse, or shaped that very first wheel
– The next logical evolutionary step from the wheel was the
invention of the cart and chariot
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Summary Contd…..
– The two-wheel chariot found its birthplace in Samaria, and is
believed to be the world's first form of wheeled transportation
– The very first automation in ships was the cumbersome
paddlewheel
– Due to their bulky form and inability to turn easily, paddlewheel
boats were confined to river travel, where they would experience
calmer currents and need less maneuverability
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Summary Contd…..
• Automobile dependency in India
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Summary Contd…..
• Introduction to Transport problems in Urban India
– As India is becoming urbanized, urban areas play a critical role in
sustaining economic growth.
– City efficiency largely depends upon the effectiveness of its
transport systems
– Poor transport systems stifle economic growth and development
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Summary Contd…..
• Transport Problems In Urban India
– Increased fuel consumption
– Increasing levels of noise and air pollution
– cost of travel
– Safety issues
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