Proceedings

of
UMI 2013

Institute of Urban Transport (India)

December 3-6, 2013, New Delhi
www.urbanmobilityindia.in

Preface
The National Urban Transport Policy of the Government of India, 2006 (NUTP), lays
strong emphasis on building capabilities at the state and city level to address problems

associated with urban transport and lays down the guidelines for developing

sustainable urban transport systems as well. As part of NUTP enunciations, the Ministry
of Urban Development, Government of India has taken two important steps to
encourage cities to reform their city transport:

I. Organizing an Annual Conference-cum-Exhibition on 'Urban Mobility' at New

Delhi every year under the brand Urban Mobility India (UMI) for dissemination of
information and to facilitate exchange of ideas;

II. According recognition to good urban transport initiatives taken by cities / other
agencies by giving awards to selected good practice projects.

The Ministry of Urban Development (MOUD), Government of India; held the

annual Conference cum Exhibition on the theme Transforming Cities With

Transportation from 3rd to 6th of December 2013 at New Delhi. The event was organized
at the Manekshaw Centre, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, by the Institute of Urban Transport

(India) New Delhi. It was attended by approximately 1100 participants, comprising

urban transport experts, practitioners, resource persons, researchers, scholars and

senior government officials from India and from 15 foreign countries including the
United States of America, Australia, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherland, Taiwan,
Japan, and Nigeria. Representatives from 26 state governments, several urban local

bodies, parastatals as well as academia, students, non-governmental organizations

(NGOs), and private sector participated in the conference. About 15% of participants
were foreign nationals, 18% students. 17% from private sector and 50% represented
government organizations.

As part of the Conference, A Research Symposium was also organized on 4th and

5thof December at which selected research work in the field of urban transport was

disseminated through 33 presentations. The Research Symposium was coordinated by

the Department of Transport Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

The Conference and Expo was inaugurated on 3rdof December by Shri Kamal Nath,
Honble Minister for Urban Development and Parliament Affairs, Government of India.

Key note address was delivered by Mr. Enrique Penalosa, President ITDP and Ex-Mayor
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Bogota. Dr. Sudhir Krishna, Secretary (UD) addressed the gathering at inaugural session.

After 4 day of knowledge sharing and exchange of ideas through 10 Technical

Sessions, 13 Round Table Discussions and 3 Panel Discussions, the conference

concluded on 6thof December 2013. The valedictory function was graced by Dr. Sudhir
Krishna, Secretary (UD), Government of India. In UMI-2013, two new events were added
for the first time:
I)
2)

Everyday a multi-colour Newsletter containing highlights of the previous day

deliberations and pictorial view of participations was published and
circulated in the conference

In all the Technical Sessions, Round Table Discussions and Panel

Discussions3-4 standard questions related to the theme / sub-theme of each

session were posed to the audience at the end of each session to seek their

opinion. Answers were received through voting meters and results were
presented on the screen immediately.

Both the exercises were appreciated by the participants. The Conference and Expo was
well received by the participants and sponsors. Proceedings and outcome of the
conference including results of the audience poll are presented in this document.

Institute of Urban Transport (India)

March, 2014

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Contents
Preface.....................................................................(i)
A. Important Outcomes(1)
B. Inaugural Session...(3)
C. Special Session on Sustainable City..(6)
D. Panel Discussions..(7)
Panel Discussion 1: Inclusive Transport...(7)

Panel Discussion 2: Urban Transport Institutions..(9)

Panel Discussion 3: Role of Transport in Transforming cities.(11)

E. Technical Sessions.(14)

Tech. Session 1A: Making Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Happen(14)

Tech. Session 1B: Intellingent Transport System.(17)
Tech. Session 2A: Innovative Financing Mechanism..(20)
Tech. Session 2B: Rail Transit Systems Alternate Modes...(23)

Tech. Session 3A: Managing Parking...(25)

Tech. Session 3B: Transit Innovations...(28)
Tech. Session 4A: Travel Demand Management..(30)

Tech. Session 4B: Buses for All(33)

Tech. Session 5A: Intermediate Public Transport...(35)

Tech. Session 5B: Eco Mobility in Cities(37)

F. Round Table Discussions..(39)

Round Table 1 : Pedestrian Safety in Indian Cities..(39)
Round Table 2 : Bus Karo : Modernising City Bus Service..(41)

Round Table 3 : Comprehensive Mobility Plan Toolkit(43)

Round Table 4 : Service Level Benchmarks..(45)

Round Table 5 : Access to Public Spaces(47)
Round Table 6: Fuel Efficiency and Emission Guidelines for Buses.(49)

Round Table 7 : Model Bus Operators Agreement on Gross Cost Contract..(51)

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Round Table 8 : Freight Management..(53)

Round Table 9: National Urban Transport Policy(55)

Round Table 1 0 : Berriers to Implementing TOD....(57)

Round Table 1 1 : Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility(59)

Round Table 1 2 : Transport, Energy and Urban Environment(61)

Round Table 13: Security of Public Transport...(63)

G. Audience Opinion Poll....(65)

H. Leaders Forum..(70)
I. Research Symposium(73)
J. Exhibition.(80)
K Valedictory & Closing Session(82)
ANNEXURE I: Detailed Conference Programme(84)

ANNEXURE II: List of Organizing Committee..(93)

ANNEXURE III: List of Sponsors..(94)

ANNEXURE IV: List of Exhibitors(95)

ANNEXURE V: List of Abbreviation and Acronyms........(96)

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A.

Important Outcomes
UMI-2013
Transforming Cities with Transportation
(Outcomes and Proposed Action)

S. No
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.

7.
8.
9.

Outcomes

Action needed

Inclusive Transport Policies should be

integrated with urban land use policies.

Revised URDPFI Guidelines

Fragmented responsibilities in urban

transport planning need to be integrated
through a lead institution like UMTA
devolving major functions.

Advisory issued, IRMA to

follow up

There should be one Coordinating Agency

for implementation of TOD projects in a
city. TOD Influence Zone should be marked
on Master Plan and Zonal Plan.

Advisory

IPT should be properly integrated with

mass public transport as it serves first and
last mile connectivity. IPT modes at local
level should be recognized to facilitate
registration and licensing.

Advisory

Comprehensive Mobility Plan should give

emphasis on public transport and NMT and
be an integral part of Master Planning
Process so as to provide statutory backing.

Issue revised Toolkit

Urban Mobility Index should be devised on

a set of maturity and performance
parameters to identify the urban transport
sustainability in various large cities.

Study

Incremental approach should be followed

Study
for meeting the parking needs. Parking
Regulations and policies should have a
limit on street parking time, area resident
should have priority for street parking,
there should be a limit on street parking of
large vehicles, mandatory off street parking
proof to purchase vehicle etc.

There is a need for integration of Bus

network at five levels namely Physical,
operational, fare, institutional and image of
the system for success of bus services.

Study

Service Level Benchmarks for hill towns

Review Service Level

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11.
12.

13.

should be flexible in view of geographical

conditions, travel habits, building
requirements. Benchmarks should be
integrated with planning and budgeting.

Benchmarks

Relocation of whole sale markets and

shifting of truck terminals on the periphery
of the city should be taken up on priority.

Advisory

Security in Public Transport should be

considered in four distinct phase viz.
prevention, preparedness, response and
recovery.

Advisory

Standardised Bus Maintenance programme

should be worked out and fuel efficiency
optimization need to be incorporated into
the process.

Study

Provisions for universal accessibility, road

safety, regional and sub-regional transport,
ITS, models for IPT, environmental issues,
freight traffic etc. should be clearly made in
the revised NUTP.

Done in the revised NUTP2014

B.

Inaugural Session
The UMI 2013 started on 3rd December with the inaugural session. While

welcoming participants Mr. M.K.Sinha Officer on Special Duty & Ex Officio Joint
Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development Govt. of India, gave a background of the
annual Urban Mobility India Conference organised by IUT and supported by MoUD and

its purpose in strengthening the governments capacity building efforts in the country.

He highlighted the theme of the conference and introduced the sub-themes which were
to be deliberated in 10 Technical Sessions and 13 Round Table discussions during the 4
day conference. (Conference Programme at Annexure I)

In his address, Dr. Sudhir Krishna Secretary, (Urban Development) Govt. of India

stressed that for economic development, urban transport is a critical area. He said that
the need is to improve accessibility and mobility in the city and the city planning should

stress on transit oriented development (TOD). Metro rail is a capital intensive mode but

it increases the land value along the transit corridor which needs to be captured. Jaipur
and Pune have shown good results in this regard by making the public transport a

money spinner. He also said that capacity building has to be taken up in a big way to
make the cities green, clean, livable and sustainable. The innovative solutions in local
transport like Rahagiri in Gurgaon, Alwar Wahini in Alwar and Atal Indore Bus Service

in Indore are some of the good examples to emulate. Multimodal transport system has
to be integrated at institutional, operational, infrastructure and information levels. The

knowledge and experiences gained by various agencies in the field of urban transport

across the country should be shared for development of sustainable urban transport
system.

Mr. Enrique Penalosa, President ITDP and Ex-Mayor Bogota (Colombia) in his

key note address highlighted the importance of BRTS and advocated for exclusive lanes

for buses in the city. Quoting the example of Landon, Guangzu, Rio, Ohio, Paris etc. he
mentioned that BRTS can serve the city well with higher frequency. New roads
constructed in urban areas should have provision for BRTS.

Inaugurating the 6th Urban Mobility India Conference and Expo, Shri Kamal Nath

Honble Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of India said
that he was delighted to know about the participation of so many states, cities,

parastatals, professionals, experts and students in the field of urban transport from
India and abroad as well as multilateral organization in the event. This annual

international event has created an awareness and impact in improving the urban
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transportation system across the country. He mentioned that share of urban sector in
GDP will increase from 60% to 70% in the next two decades and with rapid

urbanization, urban transport problems will also become complex. Priority should be

given for public transport which should be environmentally sustainable inclusive and
techno-economically viable. National Urban Transport Policy (2006) launched by the

Ministry of Urban Development focused on movement of people than vehicles. It

stressed on equitable allocation of road space, greater use of public transport and nonmotorised modes, integration of land use and transport planning, travel demand

management, establishing institutional mechanism for coordination of planning and

management of urban transport system, introduction of intelligent transport system for

traffic management, innovative financing mechanism, capacity building and publicprivate partnership.

Govt. of India supports preparation of DPR for metro projects for metro cities of

2 million and above for high capacity metro rail or alternate public transit system like
BRT, LRT. He also said that Ministry has constituted National Capital Region Transport
Corporation to plan, implement and operate rail based Regional Rapid Transit System.

In the first phase, 3 corridors are being taken up namely Delhi - Panipat, Delhi - Meerut
and Delhi Alwar to improve the regional connectivity with Delhi. Ministry has

supported 21 BRTs projects in 7 states in 11 cities and sanctioned 15260 buses as per

urban bus specification as a stimulus package under JNNURM. With the success of the
scheme, in the second phase another 10,000 buses were launched in August 2013 of
which 20 percent buses reserved for hilly region. For improving the efficiency of MRTS

project, policy for transit oriented development should be followed. Ministry has asked
Delhi Development Authority to take up Pilot Project for TOD. The emphasis should be

on multi-modal integration at several levels in terms of institutional, operational,

infrastructure, information and fare aspects to derive maximum benefit of public

transport system. In metro projects emphasis should be on PPP mode as is being done
in Mumbai and Hyderabad where mass rapid transit system in the cities are being

developed on PPP mode. He mentioned that once all the four phases of Delhi Metro are
completed it will have a length of 440 km. which will be longer than London metro.

Urban Mobility India conference is a unique platform for networking, sharing

and disseminating the experiences by the professionals, experts, manufacturers, service

providers, entrepreneurs etc. in the field of urban transport sector. He welcomed the

large scale participation in the conference and expressed his confidence that the

deliberations in the conference will be meaningful to promote sustainable urban

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transport system across the country. On this occasion 10 modules on subjects related to

sustainable urban transport projects, research study on best practices in urban

transport, review of UMTA and revised toolkit for Comprehensive Mobility Plan were
also released by the Honble Minister.

Mr. C.K.Khaitan Jt. Secretary (UT) Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India

proposed a vote of thanks. He thanked the members of the Organizing Committee. (List
of Organizing Committee at Annexure II)

Honble Minister inaugurating the exhibition and view of the Inaugural Session

C.

Special Session on Sustainable City

Mr. Enrique Penalosa, President ITDP and Ex-Mayor Bogota delivered a special

address on Sustainable Cities. In his address he elaborated on how pedestrian are the
most important users of urban space. Design of urban spaces must therefore be

oriented towards the need for developing infrastructure for pedestrians. Principles of
streen design must give first priority to pedestrians, bicyclists and public transport.

Space allocation for car users should not be on the planners priority. A city that leaves

no space for its pedestrians and only develop flyovers can not be termed as a truly
democratic city. He shared his experiences of planning urban transport in the city of

Bogota. He gave examples that how he as a Mayor, Bogota dealt with the issues of
narrow roads for developing the BRTS. Road stretches in Bogota were often left
completely for the use of buses and pedestrians wherever there was lack of optimum
carriageway. Strong political will is the key to good planning in cities. Plans should be

long term and futuristic. This is what the world class cities such as Vancouver believed
decades ago and as such it is graded as one of the best cities to live in.

Mr. Enrique Penalosa addressing the Special Session

D.

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion 1: Inclusive Transport

Inclusive transport aims at providing equal opportunities to all sections of people in the

city. It plays a vital role in improving the quality of life in cities. Improvement in

mobility results in higher human development index and enhances the utilitarian
opportunities for the less privileged sections of the society. Transport planning has to

be inclusive in nature so that it cater to the needs of all including disadvantaged groups

comprising, senior citizens, differently abled persons, urban poor etc. The session
focused on efforts required for development of inclusive transport.
Chair Mr. Conrado Heruela, UNEP

Co-Chair Mr. P.S.Kharola, MD - BMRCL

Rapporteur Ms. Akshima Ghate - TERI
Panelist
Ms. Anjali Aggarwal
Director, Samarthyam

Presentation Title

Prof. Darshini Mahadevia

Dean, CEPT University

Issues related to Inclusive

Transport

Mr. Cornie Huizenga

Jt. Convener, SLoCaT Partnership

Inclusive Transport :
Contribution of Sustainable
Transport to post 2015
Development Framework and
Global Climate Change Mitigation

Mr. Nalin Sinha

Director, ITDP-India

Highlights of Discussion

Transport transforms lives and not just cities.

Inclusive transport means accessibility to all age groups, socio-economic groups

and differently abled people.

Inclusive transport should be affordable, efficient, safe and environmentally

sustainable.

Present transport in cities is not inclusive for all users.

Poor working women have fewer transport choices. Most women walk to work
in Indian cities.

Increase in private vehicles on one hand and lack of transport infrastructure on

the other have made non-motorised mode of transport risky.
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Key Issues
Inclusive transport policies should be integrated with
- Land use policies

- Urban Form policies including densities

- Urban land Policies
- Unban design

- Shelter Policies

- Infrastructure decisions

In fact, inclusiveness should be an integral part of city planning and not an

afterthought.

Paradigm shift in transport development should follow Avoid, Shift and improve
approach in terms of avoid unnecessary motorised transport, shift to most

effective mode of transport (people and goods) and improve environmental

performance of transport.

Panelists on the Dais

Participants at the Session

Panelist making presentation

Panel Discussion 2: Urban Transport Institutions

Indian cities face several transport related challenges. The deteriorating conditions of
urban transport sector can be primarily attributed to the lack of clarity in the roles and

responsibilities of the multiple organisations managing urban transport and little

coordination amongst them. In 2006, the central government in its National Urban
Transport Policy (NUTP) recommended the setting up of Unified Metropolitan

Transport Authorities (UMTAs) in all million-plus cities to facilitate better co-ordination

in planning and implementation of urban transport programmes & projects and

integrated management of urban transport systems. The session deliberated on the

challenges in existing Urban Transport Institutions, on setting up of and implementing

UMTAs, identifying the mechanism to constitute the unified body and learning from best
practices.

Chair Dr. M. Ramachandran, Ex. Secretary, MoUD

Co-Chair Dr. O.P.Agarwal, Advisor, World Bank
Rapporteur Ms. Ishita ChauhanWorld Bank
Panelist

Presentation Title

Mr. Mohinder Singh

LTA - Singapore

Institutional Management of
Public Transport System in
Singapore

Dr. Frederic Oladeinde

Tech. Advisor and Head of
Transport Planning Unit, LMATA
Dr. S. Padam
Ex. Dean, ASCI

Mr. S. K. Lohia
Ex. OSD (UT), MoUD

Urban Transport Institutions,

LAMATA Example
Urban Transport Institutions
Urban Transport Institutions

Highlights of Discussion
Urban transport is a complex issue involving land use, economics, politics,

behaviour, sociology, affordability, gender, disability, engineering, finance,

environment, energy, security, technology, health etc.

Urban transport planning needs holistic approach wherein many actions are to

be taken in an integrated manner. Most of the actions in urban transport

planning are taken by multiple agencies that often cut across different levels of
the government which is the real challenge in urban transport institutions.
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 Models of lead institution for urban transport vary considerably no one size
fits all.

Singapore model is unique for urban transport institution where it is an

integrated land transport authority having multifarious functions.

An appropriate institution is required to oversee the aspects of planning,

operation, financing, infrastructure, franchise and concession frame work,
implementation etc.

Public value, internal capacity and back up support are the key success factors
for urban transport institution as in case of LAMATA in Lagos.

Creating an Institute by itself is not enough it must be supported by good

management.

Key Issues

Fragmented responsibilities in urban transport planning need to be integrated

through a lead institution having a comprehensive responsibility.

In urban transport planning, government role should be to provide vision,

policy, strategic planning and regulatory measures beside developing public
transport infrastructure.

Key issues like legal basis, jurisdiction, functions, manpower profile,

management structure, leadership and financing should be considered while
setting up urban transport institution.

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Panel Discussion 3: Role of Transport in Transforming Cities

Increasing traffic congestion in cities, more accidents, lack of integrated land use and

transportation planning, rising pollution, increasing health risks and falling road safety
are the major issues of serious concern. Mobility is essential both for society and the

economy. Projections show continuing growth in the number of person-kilometers

travelled by road and in the number of freight kilometers. But, if not addressed

properly, increasing mobility also has downsides for society, economy and the
environment. These include delays and uncertainty caused by increased congestion,
health risks through emissions and noise, and lower safety levels for all road users.

Role of transport in transforming cities is about changing the way the transportation

system performs so that options for people and businesses are wider. There is a strong
relationship between the built environment and travel behavior. This session focused
on how cities could tackle the issues related to urban transport to move along a
sustainable path and to make the cities liveable.

Chair Ms. Naini Jayaseelan, Member Secretary - NCRPB

Co-Chair Dr. O.P.Agarwal, Advisor, World Bank
Rapporteur Mr. Ashish Rao Ghorpade ICLEI
Panelist

Presentation Title

Mr. Dario Hidalgo

EMBARQ

Role of Transport in
Transforming Cities

Mr. K. Manjunath Prasad

KSRTC

Urban Transport Issues

Mr. Ke Feng
Lead Transport Specialist
World Bank
Mr. O. P. Gupta
MD, BEST

Transport and Urban Form

Role of Transport in
Transforming Cities

Highlights of Discussion
Reduction in use of personal vehicles can be through regulatory measures in

term of designating low emission zones and reduction in the number of license

(plate number) and congestion & parking charges. Ownership of cars can be
reduced by licence plates lottery and licence plates quota / auction.

Public Transport Integration is necessary for effective urban transport system.

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 Sustainable transport makes the city liveable, affordable and safe.

Transit oriented development should provide for specific development control

regulations for transit stations and terminals.

There is a complicated link between urban form and the transport infrastructure

in terms of impact of different modes, affordability development sequence verses

location of jobs housing, shopping centers, commercial complexes etc.

Transport stimulates development and land use pattern.

Key Issues

Streets for people not roads for cars should be the motto of urban transport
infrastructure.

Transport and mobility, health care, education, infrastructure, housing, culture

and environment should be taken as qualitative and quantitative factors to

decide the best place to live in a city.

Sustainable transport is essential for smooth running of the local and national
economy.

Good liveability, integration of transport systems, environment, affordability,

personal safety and security, accessibility should be the key factors to assess the
level of urban transport and mobility.

Urban mobility index can be devised based on a set of maturity and performance
parameters.

Maturity parameters are :

-Financial attractiveness of public transport.

- Share of public transport in modal split.
- Bike sharing performance.
- Initiative of public sector.

Performance parameters are :

-Extent of CO2and other emissions.

- Traffic related fatalities.
- Mean travel time.

- Density of vehicle registration.

Sustained action should be taken by the state governments in line with NUTP to
transform the growing cities into urban centers on a sustainable basis.

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Participants at the session

Participants at the session

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E.

Technical Session

Technical Session1A: Making Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Happen

Transit oriented development (TOD) promotes mixed land use and high population
densities intended to maximize access to public transportation. This typically involves

development of mixed land use neighborhoods within walkable distance designed to

maximize access to and to promote use of public transportation with an emphasis on
pedestrian movement and accessibility to a public transit station as its nuclei. The
concept of TOD is being embraced by a growing number of cities as part of a strategy for

accommodating growth without diminishing livability. The National Urban Transport

Policy, 2006 emphasizes the need for efficient public transport along with integrated
land use-transport. Although Indian cities are investing in mass transportation systems,

transport planning is still disjointed from land use and is essentially car oriented. This

session focused on providing a framework for grabbing the opportunities and

challenges from transit oriented development to create sustainable upcoming

communities in urban India. It also dwelt on the feasibility of TOD concept in existing
urban areas.

Chair Mr. I. P. Gautam, Vice Chairman Ahmedabad Metro Rail

Co-Chair Mr. J. B. Kshirsagar, Chief Planner Town & Country
Planning Organization, Govt. of India
Rapporteur Ms. Raina Singh - TERI
Speaker

Presentation Title

Mr. Trevor Mcintyre

And
Mr. Bankim Kalra
IBI Group

Planning TOD in Greenfield

Development

Mr. I. P. Gautam
VC, Ahmedabad Metro Rail

TOD A Mechanism for Financing

Dr. Chris Hale

HOD, Melbourne University

Implementing TOD

Mr. S. D. Sharma
Director (Business
Development),
DMRC

TOD Experience of Delhi Metro

Rail

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Highlights of Discussion
In TOD, T refers to transit frequency and usefulness, O is orienting infrastructure
for making pedestrian connection between transit and development and D
means development featuring a mix of land uses and densities.

Besides re-densification and redevelopment, TOD also involves integration of

various components of sustainable community planning into a holistic

framework.

In North American context, TOD comprises transportation, land use and

infrastructure with vibrant, compact and mixed use neighborhoods within a 5 to

10 minutes walk from a transit station.

TOD in Indian context requires high density and diversity of development with
safe and efficient integration of all possible transport modes.

TOD in a Greenfield context should consider likely population composition,

employment generators and the real estate market capacity in the new city as it
offers the opportunity to create high quality sustainable mobility.

TOD principles followed in Naya Raipur include multimodal transit station,

interconnected street pattern, mixed use development, compact development,
walkability, bicycle friendly streets and parking facilities.

In BRTS Ahmedabad, success factors are good leadership, ownership by local

body, partnership with concerned institutions, media and people, pragmatic
approaches and comprehensive planning.

In India, TOD gained momentum particularly since January 2012 when MoUD
issued guidelines for innovative financing.

Increase in FAR, change in land use, development of vacant land, redevelopment

of old dilapidated structures and slum areas in the influence zone are some of the
important features of Transit Oriented Development.

Key Issues

In new towns (Greenfield development) to make the TOD a success, instead of

sectors based planning approach should be station area based.

Seamless neighbourhood should be created each with a distinct character linked

with diverse mobility options.

Densities should be re-distributed based on proximity to transit service.

There should be one coordinating agency for implementation of TOD projects.

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View of the Technical Session

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Technical Session 1B Intelligent Transport System

A number of cities in India have made huge investments in developing metro rail

networks, modernizing road infrastructure, improving the quality of public transport

and introduction of a variety of innovative features, but still the problems of congestion
and pollution persist. Transport management systems and software tools have been

effective to curtail traffic woes in some mega-cities of the world. Intelligent Transport
System (ITS) offer features like traffic prediction, analytics and decision support,
traveller information, advisory services, ticketing and fare collection, roadside sensors,

radio frequency tags, GPS to help monitor and manage transport more effectively. Smart

cities drive sustainable economic growth and prosperity for their citizens. City leaders
have the tools to analyse data for better decisions, anticipate problems to resolve them

proactively and co-ordinate resources to operate effectively. In such scenarios ITS offers
collection & analysis of extensive data collected every day and smart solutions for the

transport system. This technical session emphasised on significance of ITS in planning

and management of transport system in the city.

Chair Mr. J. Satyanarayan, Secretary Ministry of

Communication and IT, Govt. of India
Co-Chair Mr. Taj Hasan, Special Commissioner of Police
(Traffic) Delhi
Rapporteur Mr. Sudhir Badami
Speaker

Presentation Title

Dr. Jason Chang

Dept. of Civil Engineering,
National Taiwan University

Traffic and Congestion

Management

Mr. Manjunath Prasad

MD, KSRTC

Public Transport Planning and

Data Management

Mr. Erik Cample,

Sr. Associate,
Cambridge Systematics

Planning for the Development of

ITS in Urban Settings

Mr. K. Jayakishan
Executive Vice President, DIMTS

Management System in Urban

Transport

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Highlights of Discussion
Green transport is necessary for liveable cities by integrating bike, bus, metro
and walk through land use, urban planning, urban design, urban regeneration
and application of I T technologies.

In Hong Kong City Transport is 90% green transport.

Taipei has converted from car oriented development to transit oriented

development.

Motorised vehicle are still the majority in our cities while pedestrian and
bicyclist spaces are usually ignored.

All metro trips with walk, bike and bus feeder green services have significant
lower trip costs.

Multi-Modal mobility integration involves land use and public transport

network, operation, last mile and first mile connectivity, ticketing and pricing
conformation and institutional support.

Sustainable urban mobility is a collaborative efforts of traffic management,

demand

management,

leadership.

green

transport,

stakeholders

involvement

and

ITS originally roadway oriented is being used in multiple modes in Karnataka.

There is a lack of legal, regulatory and policy framework to support ITS.

By using ITS, KSRTC saved loss making crew and buses, increased vehicle
utilizations, served additional kilometers and saved operational cost.

Major investments have been made in transport system, transport infrastructure

and IT infrastructure in Karnataka.

In Delhi, IT has been used for automatic vehicle location system, electronic
ticketing machine, passenger information system, enterprise resource planning,
signaling and traffic management.

Key Issues

Investment in intelligent infrastructure should be made at various levels viz.

intelligent design, intelligent infrastructure, intelligent service and intelligent use
of the system.

Need of ITS should percolate down to ULBs and STCs.

A standard contract format should be developed to deal with various ITS issues.

Effective implementation of ITS will go a long way to develop smart cities and
smart solutions for transport problems.
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Participants at the Session

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Technical Session 2A Innovative Financing Mechanism

Rapidly growing cities are facing the challenge to meet the ever increasing mobility
needs of the population. Such needs can be met only through expanding the public

transport infrastructure at a fast pace. But there being highly resource constraint, most
of the cities are unable to do so, hence leading to a large demand-supply gap. Therefore,
there is an urgent need to step up investments in the transport sector and cater to the

rising mobility needs of the population. Conventionally, government has been playing
the role of the key stakeholder and has been bearing the capital cost for developing
transport infrastructure, and providing huge subsidies for running transport services.

Fare-box revenue and revenue from some other commercial activities, like revenue
from advertisements, parking charges become secondary financing instruments for
transport projects. The conventional financing approach puts strain on the already

constrained government exchequer. Thus, there is a need to develop innovative

financing mechanisms, which not only ensure timely availability of financial resources

but also provide relief to the government from the strain of providing huge financial

resources for transport projects. Given the massive investment requirements for urban
transport sector, the discussion in this session revolved around innovative mechanisms

for financing transport projects in Indian cities such as monetising land value,
increasing floor space index and dedicated taxes.

Chair Mr. G. S. Sandhu, Addl. Chief Secretary Govt. of

Rajasthan
Co-Chair Mr. Vishesh Gharpale, Municipal Commissioner
Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Rapporteur Mr. Saurabh - DULT
Speaker

Presentation Title

Mr. P. S. Kharola
MD, Bangalore Metro Rail
Corporation

Land as a Resource

Mr. Cherian Thomas

IDFC

Public Private Partnership in

Urban Transport

Mr. G. S. Sandhu, Addl. Chief

Secretary Govt. of Rajasthan

Urban Transport Fund

Mr. Anjum Parwez

MD, BMTC

Pricing and Fare Fixation for

Public Transport
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Highlights of Discussion
The emerging urban growth creates huge demand for transport infrastructure.

The challenge is for policy change to make cities to finance the infrastructure

requirements by capturing a portion of urban gains and to channelise them into

infrastructure finance.

Innovative sources include:-

- New levies by statutory authorities

- Non-Conventional users fees

- Borrowing without government guarantees

- Trading of development rights
- Using land as a resource

- Indirect measures to augment main revenue

- Using internal strengths optimally

Unconventional users charges are:

- Realistic parking charges

- Generate funds through increase in internal organisational efficiencies

Classic example is providing ground parking, the cost of providing parking is

many times higher than cost of a car.

The initial challenge is mobilisation of funds for creating urban transport

infrastructure and once assets are constructed the challenge is to monetise it.

Indirectly main revenue can be augmented by creating rangoli center, art

galleries, mini auditoriums, interactive play areas as done by BMRCL (Bangalore
Metropolitan Rail Corp Ltd.).

Rajasthan Transport Infrastructure Development Fund (RTIDF) sources are :

- Cess on one time tax being levied on motorised vehicles.
- Cess in the form of green tax.
- Cess on stamp duty.

- Funds from central or state Govt.

- Funds received from industries to carry out social responsibilities.

Dedicated Jaipur Metro Rail Fund includes:

- 25% of the total revenue accrued to RTIDF from green tax / surcharge
taxes on registration of vehicles.

- 25% of the total revenue accrued to RTIDF from surcharge /stamp duty.
- Premium FAR on properties along the metro corridors.

There is limitation on increasing the passenger tariff.

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 Other sources of revenue generation are efficiency improvement, cost cutting,

popularising public transport and operational optimisation.

Traffic and Transit Management Centers (TTMC) set up by Bangalore

Metropolitan Transport Corporation provide integrated transportation facilities

and amenities to cater to the requirements of all user groups. These centers also
provide first mile connectivity through provision of park and ride facilities.

Key Issues

There is a need to establish TDR exchange in each city.

Land usage should be economised.

There should be shift in focus from Capital saving technologies as land becomes
relatively more scarce than capital.

Cess to fund urban infrastructure should be enhanced as with each new

development, demand for enhancement of trunk infrastructure also increases.

Local authorities can capture the additional land value with the development of
urban infrastructure by increase in property tax, higher rates for new building
permits, revising guidance value for property registration.

Public utilities land, wherever available, should be commercially exploited.

TDR instrument need to be properly operated, by giving TDR in lieu of monetary

compensation for land acquisition and for generating substantial revenue for
infrastructure projects.

Transport development fund should be created and be placed at the disposal of

integrated agency which looks after the transport planning and development.

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Technical Session 2B Rail Transit Systems - Alternate Modes

NUTP motivates building of people centric urban transport solutions instead of focusing
on improving the conditions for private motor vehicles. It has identified a wide

spectrum of public transport technologies ranging from high capacity and high cost
technologies like the underground metro systems to high capacity and low cost bus

rapid transit systems. With the recent government policies and initiatives, cities that

have population of more than 2 million can opt for Metro or mono-rail network for
intra-city travel. MoUD has decided to consider the proposal and even approved metro
or mono-rail for some cities like Lucknow, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna, Ahmedabad, Pune and
Surat. The role of Ministry of Railways would be significant as the Vision 2020 of Indian

Railways states that Indian Railways has significant core competence for development
of metro rail services as it has all the capabilities to execute such projects with

substantial cost reduction. This session deliberated on the role of rail transit systems
and alternate modes.

Chair Mr. S. Akimura, Vice President JTPA Research Institute

Co-Chair Mr. Sushil Jaitly, Head of System Integration India
Bombardier Transportation
Rapporteur Mr. Ranjith Parvathapuram
Speaker

Presentation Title

Mr. Etienne Lhomet

Member, Codatu

Light Rail Transit

Mr. Riyaz Rashid

Head of Sales and Business
Development System Integration
Asia-Pacific, Bombardier
Transportation

Monorail Technology

Mr. S. Akimura
Vice President,
JTPA Research Institute

Japans Urban Transport Policy

and the New Transport System

Highlights of Discussion

The evolution of civilization and transport in historical perspective starts form

slow civilization having old rural and urban equilibrium followed by industrial

revolution resulting into big urban crunch, the consumption society leading to
big urban sprawl and now post carbon civilization with metro polarization a
regional equilibrium.

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 Transport engineers, transport planners and urban dreamers when meet can
build a great public transport project.

The capacity of the vehicle places the tram between buses and metro.

The total investment cost per kilometer for a complete line also places the tram
between BRT and Metro.

The operational cost per kilometer travelled within the same country also places
the tramway between bus and metro.

Tram length can be increased progressively. The higher the capacity the cheaper
the system is per passenger.

The more the living standard of a country increases, the more is the economic
advantage of the BRT compared to the tramway.

Japans standardized automated guide way transit systems are the new transport
systems which have been introduced outside Japan also.

Merits of new transport system are: sufficient transport capacity, environment

friendly and stable system, easy to turn around, simplified structure, lower cost

for construction, safer system in an emergency, no driver need for operating

trains etc.

Innovia monorail 300 system developed by Bombardier (Germany) have the

following features:

- Fully automated driverless mass transit solution.

- Broad range of application.

- Seamless integration into urban environment and route flexibility.

- Fast and easy implementation.
Key Issue

- Low system and fleet cost.

A hierarchized public transport network for developing metropolis should have

mini buses, other buses, priority buses, LRT, BRT and MRT.

Panelist on the Dais

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Technical Session 3A Managing Parking

Explosive growth in new vehicle registrations in Indian cities has led to massive parking

problems. Lack of space for parking is leading to encroachment of limited road space
and aggravating the congestion on roads. The gravity of the situation can be understood

from the fact that about 1200 new vehicles are being added to Delhi roads daily. As per

the conventional planning approach, it is assumed that generously planned parking

spaces would solve parking problems. However, from the world experience it has
emerged that excessive parking can also create problems as it may incentivize the use of

personal vehicles. Parking strategies can be instrumental in inducing modal shift from
private vehicles to public transport systems, thereby offering an effective solution to

transport related problems like traffic congestion, safety. This session focused on

discussing the approaches required to manage the increasing parking demand, parking
pricing and parking management in Indian cities.

Chair Mr. S. Ragunathan, Ex Chief Secretary Delhi

Co-Chair Mr. Puneet Goyal, Transport Commissioner Delhi
Rapporteur Mr. Sujit Patwardhan
Speaker

Presentation Title

Mr. Manfred Breithanft

Senior Transport Advisor,
GIZ

Parking Policy

Ms. Sulakshana Mahajan

And
Mr. Pawan Mulukutia,
MTSU

Rethinking Parking in Indian

Cities: Case study of Mumbai

Deepak Darda
Associate Director,
IBI Group

Parking Technologies

Mr. S. Ranganathan
V.P. TSG ACS of India Pvt. Ltd.

Innovations in Urban Planning

Highlights of Discussion

Parking is an important component of transportation but has a major cost to the

society.

A typical automobile is generally parked for 23 hours in a day and uses several
parking spaces in a week.

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 Parking control and pricing are the most commonly applied demand
management measures.

Nothing else has changed the traditional streetscape as dramatically as parked

cars have done during the last few decades.

Cities need parks and not city parks.

Guiding principles of parking are:

- Establish parking hierarchy.

- Multimodal consideration.

- Efficient utilisation of existing supply.

- Flexible parking standard.

- Differential parking strategies.

- Parking as a luxury Market based approach.

- Technology application.

- Decriminalise parking enforcement and proactive applications.

- Awareness and education.

- Integrated land use with parking.

- Safety to user and vehicle accessibility for all.

Current approach for parking management is ineffective management of onstreet parking, parking supply to cater the demand, multilevel car parking and
FSI incentives to developers to build parking lots.

The current mindset is to address the parking issue only when parking causes
congestion.

Average walking distance per day has been recorded as 0.91 km and average
cycling distance as 2.7 km in Mumbai.

Key Issue

Parking regulation and policies should have limit on street parking time, limit the
use of on street parking to area residents, limit restriction on street parking for
large vehicle and mandatory off street parking proof to purchase vehicle.

Incremental approach should be followed for meeting the parking needs.

Parking meters should be installed at parking lots to control the parking time.

Key objectives in parking management should be to reduce the time a customer

spends on parking, optimise space utilization and revenue, create deterrence for
maximising collections.

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Participants at the Session

Panelist on the Dais

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Technical Session 3B Transit innovations

In an urbanizing world, the impact of cities on economic development is well known.

Every city needs an effective transport system to improve the accessibility and mobility

needs by using different technologies. The essence of innovation is improvement over

current practice through the exploitation of advances in knowledge. A good knowledge
of the existing and emerging technologies is required for selecting a technology suited

for the city, based on demand requirements, safety considerations, topography, funds
availability and the capacity of industry to locally manufacture and supply the

technology. The National Urban Transport Policy lays emphasis on adopting newer and
cleaner technologies for urban transport. But the lack of funds/resources and lack of
local technologies makes it difficult for the best technology to be selected and
implemented. The discussion in this session focused on the principles that should be

employed while choosing the mass transit technology for cities, different latest
innovative technologies around the world, their applicability to Indian cities and the

capacity of our institutions and industry to implement/provide these technologies

locally.

Chair Mr. Ashutosh A. T. Pednekar Collector Udaipur

Co-Chair Mr. Chandramauli Shukla, MD BCLL
Rapporteur Mr. Ashok Dadar
Speaker

Presentation Title

Mr. Ashutosh A. T. Pednekar

Collector Udaipur

Transforming IPT through Mini

Cabs

Mr. B. C. Ramesh
Chief Mechanical Engineer
And
Mr. Basalingapa
Divisional Traffic Officer
NEKRTC

Bus Innovations in Small Cities

Mr. Mohinder Singh

LTA - Singapore

Mr. Nilcolas Doucet

And
Mr. Mc Farland
PTV Group

Singapore Example

The Worldwide Rise of Bus Rapid

Transist

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Highlights of Discussion
Alwar Wahini launched in Alwar has filled the gap in public transport. It replaced
3 wheelers in the town.

Survey shows high level of satisfaction among citizens. Other initiatives taken are
city taxi service and gramin Alwar Wahini.

It has transformed urban and semi urban transport scenario and needs.

In Singapore, transit is integrated with development in terms of mixed use, high

density, good connectivity, transportation choices, high quality design.

Main issues of BRT are encroachment of lane use, access to stations, vehicle
capacity, infrastructure requirement and passenger comforts.

Key Issues

Example of Alwar Wahini could be emulated in other big cities also to integrate
IPT and PT.

In small towns with narrow roads flexible approach should be followed for IPT
to increase its share in public transport.

Participant asking question

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Technical Session 4A Travel Demand Management

Rapidly growing urban population together with increased economic activities and city

size has resulted in increasing the demand for urban mobility. Increase in passenger
mobility demand in Indian cities hasnt matched by an equal increase in supply of

transport infrastructure and services. This has resulted in increased use of private
vehicles and decline in the use of public transportation and NMT in the cities. A trend
that has resulted in problems related to traffic congestion, deterioration of air quality,
increase in number of road fatalities and accidents and loss in economic productivity. In
the urban areas, the conventional approach to transport planning addresses these

problems by enhancing the supply of transportation infrastructure and services which

offers only a temporary solution to the traffic problems of the cities. Instead the travel

demand management strategies focus should be on modifying the travel behavior in

order to reduce the negative externalities related to transport. The focus of the session
was on discussing the issues and opportunities that TDM measures hold for solving the

traffic problems in the Indian cities. The session also indicated the kind of TDM

measures such as congestion charging and car free zones enhancing use of public
transport and NMT modes that Indian cities should start considering for
implementation.

Chair Mr. Jagan Shah, Director NIUA

Co-Chair Mr. Rajiv Malhotra, CRP - NCRPB
Rapporteur Mr. Ranjit Gadgil
Speaker

Presentation Title

Prof. Shivanand Swamy

CEPT University

Cohesive Policies for Reducing

Need for Travel

Mr. Dominik Schmid

GIZ

Implementing TDM Measures

Dr. Adnan Rahman

Cambridge Systematics

Congestion Charging

Highlights of Discussion

In India, vehicle ownership is 50-75 cars per 1000 people, 200 two wheelers per
1000 people and 100 bicycle per 1000 people.

Supply oriented measures often have negative side effects and do not help in
easing the transport problems in the long term.
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 Demand for transport services depends on transportation policies, pricing,

investment and user choices.

Travel demand measures include:

- Land use development controls.

- Public transport integration.

- Parking control and management.

- Regulatory controls such as odd/even system.

- Physical measures such as bus and pedestrian priority.

- Pricing and charges through fuels taxes.
- Congestion charging.

TDM offers the chances of improving urban transportation at low cost and within
a rather short time.

Successful TDM strategies involve a good set of measures of both the pull and

push categories. A car user can only use other means of transport if there is good
offer of public transport or NMT.

Roads are congested when commuting time is on an average 25% longer than off
peak travel time.

Congestion imposes many externalities in terms of direct and indirect costs.

Congestion charges have to be part of a broader plan and package to manage

travel demand.

Singapore benefitted a lot in introducing area licensing scheme in terms of

reduction in entry of cars to the restricted zone, increase in speed and increase in
shift to HOVs.

Congestion charging if properly implemented in conjunction with other demand

management measures can be effective in reducing congestion.

Key Issues

Investment in new infrastructure should be limited to improve the efficiency.

TDM policies should not be implemented as isolated instruments, it should be

embedded in a comprehensive framework of transport demand management

measures.

Principles for implementing congestion charges should be acceptability,

enforceability of the charging scheme, revenue neutrality and revenue use, clear
objectives of the charging scheme, value pricing and area pricing.
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 Each city should design and initiate an analysis base planning process for
managing congestion.

Anchor posing the question for Audience Poll

Panelists on the Dais

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Technical Session 4B Buses for All

Indian cities are witnessing tremendous urban growth which is generating high travel

demand. To support such high level of travel demand, there is a need to augment the

public transport systems in the cities. One of the most costefficient options among
different types of public transport systems is the public bus transport system, as it runs

on the existing roadway facility, and offers service at lower cost per passenger km. The

city bus services in the Indian cities are often unreliable, run at low frequency, with
inadequate route density, and lack proper infrastructure. Given the importance of public
bus transport systems in meeting the mobility needs in Indian cities and the challenges

faced, the session focused on bus operations, accessibility for public transport and
learnings from implementing BRT in India cities and need for improving bus systems. It
also dwelt on how to augment bus service in cities, and public bus transport system
which can solve the urban transport problems of Indian cities, to a large extent.
Chair Mr. G. S. Sandhu, Addl. Chief Secretary Govt. of
Rajasthan
Co-Chair Mr. O. P. Gupta, MD - BEST
Rapporteur Mr. Vidhyadhar Date
Speaker

Presentation Title

Dr. Frederic Oladeinde

Tech. Advisor and Head of
Transport Planning Unit, LMATA

Bus Operations

Mr. Chandramauli Shukla

MD, Bhopal City Link Ltd.

Learning from Implementing BRT

Mr. Sandeep Gandhi

Director, Sandeep Gandhi and
Associates

Accessibility for Public Transport

Mr. Sandeep Soni

MD, AICTSL

Learning from Operating BRT

Highlights of Discussion
BRT provided a welcome change to the initial situation of chaos in public
transportation in Lagos state

Bus rapid system implemented at less cost with lesser implementation hurdles
and greater operating flexibility in Lagos as compared to other cities.
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 Universal access to public transport refers to access to feeder modes, station

/bus stop and vehicle.

Basic features of universal accessibility are missing in Indian public transport

system.

In spite of the Metro Rail, buses will continue to be the backbone of urban areas

Key Issues

Universal access to public transport is not an option but a legal requirement as

per Persons With Disability Act of 1995.

Detailed guidelines, norms and standards are required to ensure universal

access to transit.

Policies of the govt. should promote use of bus services in the city.

An evaluation of existing BRTs in various cities should be undertaken.

Panelist addressing the Session

Participant seeking clarification

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Technical Session 5A Intermediate Public Transport

Auto rickshaws have emerged as a popular mode for daily travel especially in small and

medium size cities. They form an essential part of passenger public transportation
services offering faster, flexible, door-to-door services and affordable services to the

commuters. They provide last mile connectivity between the public transport modes

and the final destination, or complement other formal modes like BRT, Metro, and other
MRT systems. Despite their vital role, they are often neglected and are not considered as

a part of overall mobility framework. It is realized that this IPT mode if integrated with
other modes has the potential in meeting the future mobility needs in a more efficient
manner. Various strategies should be explored to integrate it with other modes. The

discussion in the session focused on giving due recognition to auto rickshaws as a travel

mode as well as a feeder system in our cities, identifying strategies to integrate these
modes in our transportation system and bringing about improvement in the existing
IPT system.

Chair Mr. K. K. Gandhi, Executive Director SIAM

Rapporteur Ms. Virandra Vidrohi
Speaker

Presentation Title

Ms. Ritu Anand

IDFC

Role of IPT in Small and Medium

Towns

Mr. Robin Chase

Board Member
WRI

Zipcar Washington

Mr. Nirmal Kumar

Nirman Foundation

G-Auto in Ahmedabad

Highlights of Discussion
G - Auto operation in major cities of Gujarat and also in New Delhi benefits all
auto-driver, passenger and business associates.

Large number of corporate houses and government departments in Gujarat are

patronizing the G. Auto project which has made major impact as IPT mode.

IPT has been playing a niche role as a feeder to mass public transport and for
very short trips.

IPT is often a primary mode of public transport in small and medium towns and
especially important for poor who cannot afford private transport.
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 No specific guidelines for two/three wheelers under the Central Motor Vehicle
Act 1988.

Restricted policies force the IPT providers largely operate informally.

There is negative environment implication due to lack of regulations on

emission.

There is lack of local institutional support for organising IPT in terms of building
rickshaw stand / lanes for non-motorised transport and other services.

Key Issues

Caps, if any on permits, for IPT operation need to be rationalised and relaxed.

IPT should be properly integrated with mass public transport as it serves first
and last mile connectivity.

Sustainability of IPT mode should be promoted.

IPT modes at local level should be recognised to facilitate registration and

licensing.

Clear polices should be formulated allowing advertisement on IPT Vehicles.

Integrate IPT in land use and transport planning.

Panelists on the Dais

Participants in the Session

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Technical Session 5B Eco Mobility in Cities

Eco-mobility concept promotes travel through integrated, socially inclusive, and

environmentally-friendly transport options. The eco-mobility approach highlights the

importance of public and non-motorized transport and promotes an integrated use of
all modes in a city which relatively generate lower emissions as compared to the
personal automobiles powered by fossil fuels. In India, initiatives like incentivizing of

electric vehicles & NMT, and development of integrated multi-modal transit systems to
reduce pollution by improvements in public transit have already started and can play a

major role in promoting eco-mobility. The discussion in the session included the

concept of walkability, NMT Infrastructure and pedestrian safety as well as the concept,
vision, approach, perceived challenges for promoting eco-mobility in Indian cities, and
lessons from best practices that can be replicable in Indian context.
Chair Mr. C. K. Khaitan, Joint Secretary - MoUD
Co-Chair Mr. Alok Mittal, Commissioner of Police Gurgaon
Rapporteur Mr. Amar Nath
Speaker

Presentation Title

Mr. Amit Bhatt

EMBARQ

Raahgri Day Car Free Streets in

Gurgaon

Mr. Arvind Kumar

NMT Infrastructure

Ritchie Anne Rano

CAA
Ms. Neha Khullar
Project Director
Muskan Foundation

Walkability

Pedestrian Safety along BRT

Highlights of Discussion

In Gurgaon, one day in a week is observed Raahgri day means car free streets for
certain hours during the day. For making the programme popular, organisers
conducted the sensitising workshop and also had stakeholder consultation.

NMT users get minimum road space but cause maximum deaths on road.

Improving walkability entails improvement not only in physical infrastructure

but equally in the minds of the people.

Sustainable transportation requires the harmonious balancing of three element

(3E -> Economics, Environment and Equity)

Land requirements for new roads and car parking is rising fast.
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 Proportion of households owning bicycle have declined from 37.60% in 2001 to

30.60 in 2011 in Delhi.

Full segregation of road space gives exclusive right to cyclists / pedestrians and
makes it physically difficult for motorised traffic to trespass on that right.

Excessive focus is on big ticket items-metro, bypasses, flyovers etc.

Excessive media focus is on the problems and issues connected with the
motorised transport.

In Rajasthan, during 2008-13 population increased by 9% while vehicles

increased by 52%.

Key Issues

Reclaim underutilised roads and convert them to public urban apace.

Create pedestrian oriented commercial space and neighbourhoods.
Undertake user surveys to identify problems and barriers to NMT.

Segregated NMV lanes be made gradually on all arterial roads (10% road length
every year, 100% coverage in 10 years)

Create facility for walk and cycle lanes in all 2 lakh + population cities and state
capitals.

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F.

Round Table Discussions

Round Table 1 Pedestrian Safety in Indian cities

Road traffic injuries and deaths have become a major public health concern in India.
Total number of people involved in traffic crashes as well as fatalities per million

persons have been increasing over the years. Although at present non-motorized
transport (NMT) and public transport trips constitute a vast majority of trips in urban

areas, use of personal motorized vehicles (two-wheelers and cars) has also been rising
posing greater risk to pedestrians and cyclists. The trend is accompanied by a rise in
accidents and deteriorating air quality in cities. A significant proportion of urban

population cannot afford personal motorized vehicles and are dependent on public
transport. Subsidized bus systems are also too expensive for them for their daily

commuting and as such they use NMT. According to the RITES Report on Traffic and
Transportation Policies and Strategies in Urban Areas in India even in the megacities

(population more than eight million), more than 30% of the trips are made by NMT, a

similar number by public transport (formal bus systems, informal bus systems and

three-wheelers), and the rest by personal motorized vehicles (PMV), i.e., cars and twowheelers. The pedestrian safety should be the priority while planning for transport

infrastructure both public transport and NMT. The Round Table focused on the issues
and feasible solutions for NMT facilities and safe roads.
Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:-

Mr. Nihal Chand Goel, MD, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation

Dr. R. N.Batta, MD, Himachal Road State Transport
Dr. Geetam Tiwari, IIT Delhi
Mr. Shree Prakash

Highlights of Discussion
15% of road accident deaths are in million plus cities mainly along the national
highways.

Pedestrians are the largest number of victims followed by motorised two

wheelers.

NMVs are more than 60 % of total vehicles in large cities.

There is huge gap in accidents death data between city FIR and National Crime
Research Bureau record.

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 Most crashes are away from junctions.

Roundabouts have less number of accidents.

Marked pedestrian crossing reported increase in fatalities by 20% as compared

to unmarked.

With raised level of crossing fatalities reduced by 40%

Investment in transport infrastructure without pedestrian facilities has resulted

in increase in total crashes and also pose risk to pedestrian.

Fatality rates are increasing almost in all cities.

Key Issues

Clean and continuous pedestrian paths on arterial road should be mandatory.

Scientific designed round about are safer for pedestrians.
There should not be free left turn.

Need for safety conscious planning, design, construction and operation of roads.

Speed should be managed by design viz. traffic calming urban speed limit
should not exceed 50 km/h.

Specific lighting should be provided for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Appropriate infrastructure design (pedestrian and bicycle facilities and speed

control measures) can reduce the number of crashes.

Ms. Geetam Tiwari addressing the Session

Partcipants in the Round Table Discussion

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Round Table 2 Bus Karo: Modernizing City Buses Service

Decision-makers in India have almost accepted the fact that bus-based transport
services will be the backbone of urban public transport in the years to come in view of

low cost, quick implementation and flexibility. National Urban Transport Policy has

emphasized on the principle of moving people, not vehicles. MoUD has provided 63
cities with funding for more than 15,000 buses and supported 12 cities with the funding
to implement BRT projects. Despite this growing support, bus transit agencies in India

continue to face challenges. This session dealt with challenges and the solutions to
develop bus-based public transport services and implement BRT systems that are

efficient, accessible, reliable, affordable and safe and making them the preferred
mobility choice for a majority of people.
Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:-

Mr. Anjum Parwez, MD, BMTC

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, SPA New Delhi

Mr. Dario Hidalgo, EMBARQ
Shell

Highlights of Discussion
There has been exponential growth in number of bus routes in large cities.

The existing fleet size in major cities cannot keep pace with the exponential
increase in number of routes.

Long routes result in long wait time on individuals routes.

The frequent bus network improves system simplicity, quality of services,

system capacity and flexibility.

In a big bus network feeder services are used for peripheral services.

Shorter length of feeder routes result in reduced waiting time from the main
road.

Implementation of the frequent bus network as done in Bangalore face the

challenge of transfer by the passenger, integrated fares, education and

awareness of the system.

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Key Issues
In the big bus network-feeder services for peripheral destination should be
provided connecting to the main roads.

Increase in frequency can help the problem of transfer and unified branding user

information at bus stop can improve education and awareness and facilitate
charging integrated fare.

There is a need for integration of bus network at five level namely physical,
operational, fare, institutional and image of the systems.

Participants in the Round Table

Round Table Discussion view

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Round Table 3 Comprehensive Mobility Plan Toolkit

In 2008, Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) with the assistance of the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) prepared and issued a Toolkit for Preparation of

Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) for the cities. MoUD encouraged cities to prepare
CMPs before seeking funding for urban transport projects under Jawaharlal Nehru

National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). More than 50 cities have prepared CMPs
using CMP toolkit. A critical review of some of the CMPs submitted by city authorities,
undertaken by IUT and TERI revealed that CMPs have not followed the toolkit in letter

and spirit and do not meet the requirement of economic, social and environmental

sustainability of urban transport system. Since then as part of National Action Plan on

climate change, Govt. of India constituted 8 Missions on issues of national importance

including National Mission on Sustainable Habitat with Ministry of Urban Development

as the Nodal Ministry for this Mission. The Mission aims at making urban habitat
sustainable through urban planning techniques, modal shift in favour of public
transport and non-motorised transport and to achieve reduction in CO2 emission. The
existing toolkit does not require the CMPs to estimate the long term GHG (Green House

Gases) emissions. Simultaneously, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

has taken up a Project on Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India by taking up case
studies of Udaipur, Rajkot and Vishakhapatnam cities. The Project is endorsed by the

Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India. As part of the Project a

methodology has been developed for preparing Low Carbon Comprehensive Mobility
Plan with focus on local environmental Quality, social inclusiveness for all sections of

society and genders and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and has suggested
changes in the Toolkit for CMP.

Review and update of Toolkit for CMP has also become necessary to incorporate

suggestions and recommendations of the Expert Committees and Groups on Urban

Transport and the Policy enunciations by the Govt. of India in this regard. Accordingly,

taking into consideration the views of the experts, city officials and other stakeholders a
revised Toolkit for CMP has been prepared.

Discussion in the Round Table focused on the provisions for public transport and NMT
in the Model share and making the CMP as an integral part of Master Plan.

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Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:-

Mr. B. I. Singal, DG - IUT

Mr. R. K. Singh, Director - MoUD

Mr. Subhash Dhar, UNEP
Ms. Deepti Jain,IIT Delhi

Highlights of Discussion
The existing toolkit for CMP required to be revised in view of the change in

policy context since 2008 in term of climate change, service level benchmarks,

National Mission on Sustainable Habitat provisions, advisories issued by MoUD,

strengthening of public transport and non-motorised transport and emphasis on
inclusiveness.

Strategy to reduce CO2 emission from transport without compromising the

accessibility and mobility needs of the people.

CMP to follow comprehensive approach in respect of data collection, integrated

analysis and comparison with indicators and service level benchmarks.

Case studies of Vishakhapatnam, Rajkot and Udaipur revealed that reduction in

CO2 emission could be achieved by attempting alternative scenario as compared

to BAU scenario.

Key Issues

Alternative scenarios should be worked out in the CMP to suggest suitable

proposal for sustainable urban transport.

CMP should be an integral part of Master Planning process so as to provide

statutory backing.

For analysis of transport scenario in the city traffic analysis zone size should be
of the small size.

In CMP, emphasis should be on public transport and NMT.

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Round Table 4 Service Level Benchmarks

Cities have been the recipients of funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for projects aiming to improve urban transport. To
evaluate the impact of these projects in improving urban transport in the cities, the

Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) had published the Service Level Benchmarks
(SLBs) in 2009 to help cities measure the improvements in their urban transport
systems and benchmark the performance. SLBs have been formulated in a manner that

city specific performance parameters can be defined and monitored to assess

improvements in the quality of urban transport. With the work being done in 12 pilot
cities, the discussion in this Round Table focused on the issues related to

implementation of SLBs and the capacity of the city authorities to collect and compile
information as per SLBs needs.
Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:-

Mr. Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Urban Development,

Govt. of India
Mr. S. K. Lohia,Ex-OSD (UT), MoUD

Prof. Shivanand Swamy, CEPT University

Ms. Nimisha Pal

Highlights of Discussion
Benchmarks a good approach to identify gaps and problems in existing situation.

Benchmarking is a better technique than audit and evaluation of transport

situation.

Benchmarks suggested by MoUD are partly comparable with globally set of

benchmarking.

NUTP strategies regarding benchmarks need to be aligned with National Mission

on Sustainable Habitat.

There is need for adapting indicators for hill cities because of geographical
constraints, population size comprising residents and visitors and functionality.

Study on level of services as per benchmarks conducted in sex cities of

Ahmedabad, Surat, Mysore, Hubli Dharwad, Bhubaneshwar and kohima

revealed a wide gap in transport situation in these cities particularly in usage of

ITS, parking, pedestrian infrastructure, NMT, IPT etc.
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Key Issues
Indicators for hill towns should be flexible in view of geographical condition,
travel habits, building requirements etc.

Road network should be complete in term of hierarchical system in the cities.

Benchmarks should be integrated with planning and budgeting.

Relative weightage to various indicators and service level benchmarks should be

assigned towards realisation of NUTP 2006 goals.

Address by Session Chair

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Round Table 5 Access to Public Spaces

A public space is a social space that is generally open and accessible to people. Roads

(including the pavement), public parks and beaches are typically considered public
space. As cities expand their investments in high quality public transport systems, it is

essential to provide high quality and safe pedestrian infrastructure and other facilities

to access public spaces. These investments will help improve safety for existing users
and are essential for cities that wish to expand the access to these public spaces. This
Round Table focused on identifying infrastructure gaps and improvement in facilities

needed to access the public spaces like prioritizing non-motorised transport

improvements, creating fine-grained network of pedestrian-friendly streets to reduce
walking time etc.

Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:-

Mr. Chetan Vaidya, Director SPA - New Delhi

Mr. S. K. Jagdhari, Vice President - IUT
Ms. Shreya Gadapalli, ITDP
Ms. Anvita Arora, iTrans

Highlights of Discussion
Parks, plazas and open spaces are being paved and used for parking.

Good neighbourhood design help to walk to public spaces as the compact layouts
bring homes, parks, other public spaces within easy reach.

Active street edges with storefronts or residential entrances instead of

compound wall make walking to public spaces safe and enjoyable.

Improvement in road space result in reduction of accidents and injuries

In Copenhagen, known as bicycle capital, 37% of total trips are by bicycle. 61%

use bicycle because of convenient, fast and easy movement, whereas 19% use for
exercise, 6% feel it is cheap and one percent use as a clean environment.

In Europe, trend is to reclaim the street space for pedestrian and cyclists.

Key Issues

Revenue from parking can be used to fund street improvement, street

infrastructure and facilities for NMT infrastructure.

Wherever possible spaces may be earmarked in the road cross section for
pedestrian use and access rather than through traffic.

The need is to build parks not parking.

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 The walking distance to a parking place has to be as long as the walking distance
to the public transport stop.

There should be progressive parking charges as per the time of parking.

Parking should be treated as a commodity and not a public right.
Mix access to variety and connect access to transit.
Greenways network should be developed.

Session Chair

Moderator making presentation

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Round Table 6: Fuel Efficiency and Emission Guidelines for Buses

Fuel quality impacts on emissions are minor to moderate. The major impact occurs
when fuel quality is modified to enable engine and after treatment function:
- Gasoline lead phase-out enables catalysts,

- Severe sulphur reduction enables Tier 2 and highway diesel after

treatment,

- Deposit additives can have significant impacts.

This session dwelt on the latest in fuel technologies including fuel cells, hydrogen,

biofuels and biodiesels, with specific focus on applications in transport. Industry,

research and government initiatives. Case studies and follow-up activities including
deployment opportunities presented. In addition, research and industry initiatives
regarding

hydrogen and fuel cell activities, influence of fuels on vehicle design and

development of alternative fuel engines discussed to understand the benefits accrued

from such initiatives as learning lessons for the Indian market.
Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:-

Rapporteur:-

Mr. Ajay Mathur, DG - BEE

Mr. Conrado S. Heruela, UNEP

Mr. Sameera Kumar Anthapur, Transport Researcher,

Clean Air Asia
Mr. Gaurav Bansal, Researcher -The International Council
on Clean Transportation
Ms. Shilpa Kharwal, Shakti Foundation

Highlights of Discussion
International Council on Clean Transportation mission is to improve the
environmental performance and efficiency of cars, trucks, buses and improve
public health, the environment and the quality of life.

Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCV) consume overwhelming share of fuels in

India.

Buses in India use 25% of fuel consumed by HDV fleet as compared to 4% in USA.
By 2030, bus population and fuel consumption will grow in India by 140% and
220 % respectively.

Hybridization and engine improvements have greatest potential to reduce bus

fuel consumption.

Pressure to keep buses in circulation result in less time for maintenance.

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 On the whole, availability of data on fuel consumption in India is poor as

compared to USA and European countries.

However, KSRTC and APSRTC have improved management, data collection, O&M
and fuel efficient driving.

APSRTC saves about $ 2.6 million per year by improvement in fuel efficiency.
Small number of vehicles are moving large number of people.

Key Issues

Enough awareness should be created for the use of green fuel technology and
incentives be given for improving the fuel efficiency.

Fuel efficiency standards for HDV should be mandated as soon as possible.

Starting with engine followed by fuel efficiency.

Standardised bus maintenance programme should incorporate fuel efficiency

optimisation into the process.

Institutes dealing with driver training programme should ensure consistent fuel
efficiency driving.

Ensure appropriate and accurate data collection for bus fleets.

Publish emission details along with annual performance data.
Create national registry of private buses.

Participants expressing their views

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Round Table 7: Model Bus Operators Agreement on Gross Cost Contract

Most of the public transport units in India have been suffering huge financial losses and

are not able to recover even the operating cost from the fare box. Overall, persistent

losses have been seen in the currently operating bus service systems owing to
increasing input costs (fuel, maintenance, etc.) and declining productivity. The problem

is aggravated due to the waste of resources unnecessary vehicle operating costs, time

wasted, and environmental degradation. Keeping in view the socio-economic conditions

of the people, fares are also kept low as a measure of social equity. As a result, most

public transport systems are unable to recover their operating costs. Financial
inefficiency has in fact, led to poorly operated systems that are hardly financially

sustainable and compromise on the quality of the service that is offered. The session
discussed the above issues and identified the reasons for the financial losses of the
urban bus public transport in India, the issues and challenges faced by the city

governments in improving productivity of the city bus services and the potential
solutions to address these problems.
Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:-

Mr. S. K. Lohia, Ex-OSD (UT) MoUD

Ms. Suchi Sharma, MD - JCTSL

Mr. Laghu Parashar, Sr. Manager - UMTC

Mr. Rohit Sharma, Sr. Officer - UMTC

Highlights of Discussion
After Model Procurement Agreement for Bus prepared by MoUD the need is to

prepare model operators agreement for buses being purchased by cities under
JNNRUM.

Upfront payment towards bus purchase cost may create huge financial burden

on the operators particularly when the buses are being mortgaged for raising the
fuel under tri-partite agreement.

Determination of bus transfer cost can be audit objection.

Operators may try to influence the bus specifications by introducing / suggesting

lower quality bus aggregate for the buses to keep their inventory cost low.

In the absence of operator not having land for depot or parking space, the
situation may adversely affect the project.

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Key Issues
The provision for upfront payment towards bus purchase cost needs to be
reviewed.

The qualification criteria for new firm acquiring the stake in bus purchase
should be pre-defined.

Financial flexibility for SPV may be provided.

Issues regarding operationalization of insurance proceeds need to be sorted out.

Minimum quantum of kilometers and periodicity of kilometers need to be

assured.

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Round Table 8: Freight Management

Freight traffic and movement of goods within the city and passing through intercity
traffic affects overall city mobility. Passenger movements are concentrated in the
morning and evening peak hours; freight movements are spread over 24 hours a day.

While goods vehicles in view of their size, low maneuverability, noisiness, and high

pollution output may be problematic but they are vital to the economy and well-being of
society. Commerce is dominated by goods vehicles, and the logistics industry in

particular is dependent on road transport for pickup and delivery. Garbage pickup and
fire protection are among many essential services that are vehicle oriented.

As the freight management is largely private sector activity it is difficult to control and
many of the decision that affect goods vehicles are made by the industry itself. Several
cities are seeking to limit goods vehicles as pressures keep mounting. In many

jurisdictions, limits on heavy goods vehicles in urban areas are in place with restrictions
on the times of delivery and pick up, In some cities it extends to the exclusion of all
trucks in the urban core during daytime hours. There needs to be a much greater focus

on planning for movement of goods traffic, since it is almost universally recognized that

transport of goods is important and will grow with economic growth. The subject was
deliberated at depth to evolve planning norms for roads, hubs and logistic for freight
movement without affecting passenger movement in cities.
Chair:-

Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:-

Mr. A. S. Bhal, Economic Advisor - MoUD

Mr. Adnan Rehman, Cambridge Systematics

Mr. Anil Shukla, Addl. Commissioner of Police, Delhi

Mr. Kartik Kumar, GIZ

Highlights of Discussion
Goods traffic is critical for economic viability.

Only 15-25% of vehicle kilometers travelled is commercial traffic but takes up

20-40% of road space and causes 20-40% of all CO2 emission.

Freight vehicles account for almost 40% share of total metropolitan vehicles in
India.

With rapid urbanization volume of urban freight will continue to grow.

For a city the size of Delhi (15 million) it is Rs. 4500,000 trucks trips per day and
Rs. 450,000,000 tons of goods haulage every year.

There is a problem of intermixing of local and regional traffic.

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 The need is to plan for controlled growth in freight traffic movement else system
may fall.

Key Issues

Indian cities need to prepare and plan for the expected growth of urban freight
movement.

Need for relocation of whole sale markets and shifting of truck terminals on the
periphery of city.

New rail transport terminals may be developed in metro cities.

Goods terminals may be developed on the periphery of the city and there should
not be delivery of goods during the peak periods.

A strategic approach is required for the goods traffic taking into consideration
the requirements of the stakeholders, availability and future requirement of
goods traffic infrastructure, impact of urban freight transport so that cities
function efficiently.

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Round Table 9: National Urban Transport Policy

In 2006, National Urban Transport policy was formulated and circulated to the state

governments by MoUD. Subsequently, several other policy recommendations have also

been enunciated. The Round Table Discussion focused on the status of NUTP objectives

and its impact on formulation of urban transportation plans and projects as well as the

current needs and requirements of the Indian cities, the outreach and the process of
implementation of the NUTP
Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:-

Mr. O. P. Agarwal, Advisor - World Bank

Mr. S. K. Lohia, Ex-OSD (UT) - MoUD

Ms. Kanika Kalra, Urban Transport Expert - IUT

Ms. Sanskriti Menon

Highlights of Discussion
Out of the 16 recommendations made by the Working Group on Urban Transport

for 12th Five Year Plan and NTDPC, only 6 recommendations are presently
covered in NUTP-2006.

Review of NUTP by IUT reveals that almost 50% of the city officials are not
aware of the NUTP provisions even after 7 year of its launching.

City officials are finding it difficult to allocate road space on a more equitable
basis specifically for bicycle tracks.

City authorities also face difficulty in having in-house transport planners,

implementing innovative financing mechanism, use of cleaner technologies and
collaboration with private sector for improvement of urban transport.

Urban Transport Policy is complex issue involving land use, environment, health,
affordability, livelihoods, technology, engineering, economics, finance, politics,
human behaviour, disability, gender, terrain, safety and energy use.

Key Issues

Provision may be made in NUTP for universal accessibility, road safety, regional
and sub-regional transport, intelligent transport system, models for IPT and
environmental issues in urban transport.

Vision and approach in NUTP should be clearly defined and the performance of
urban transport should be linked with indicators and service level benchmarks.

Concept of TOD and role of IPT and NMT should be clearly explained in NUTP.
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 Freight traffic issues should be elaborated and parking be included as demand

management measures in NUTP.

Role of UMTA should be clearly defined in NUTP.

It should be a sound policy indicating holistic solutions.

Policy should indicate the responsibility of implementation at various levels of

Government from Centre to local authorities and among various sectors of

development.

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Round Table 10: Barriers to Implementing TOD

While transit-oriented development has been embraced as a strategy to address a wide

range of planning objectives, from minimizing automobile dependence to improving

quality of life.There has been almost no assessment of the practices that have resulted
in the actual development of TOD. It is found that transit agencies have largely

underappreciated ability to overcome the land assembly and project financing barriers
that have prevented the development of TOD projects. Since they provide a means from
converting capital investment into positive operating returns, the transit agencies have

capital bias in funding. The National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), 2006 emphasizes

the need for efficient public transport along with an integrated land use-transport
policy. Although Indian cities are investing in mass transportation systems, transport

planning is still disjointed from land use and is essentially car oriented. Discussions
focused on such barriers for development of TOD including regulatory measures.
Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:Highlights of Discussion

Mr. Mukund Kumar Sinha, OSD (UT) - MoUD

Mr. Mrinalkant Tripathi, Director (UT) - MoUD

Mr. Ashok Bhattacharjee, UTTIPEC-Delhi - Delhi

Development Authority
Ms. Laasya Bhagavat, ICLEI

At policy level of TOD, mixed use zones are required to be incorporated in the
Master Plan / Zonal Plan.

Similarly, development control norms/regulations are also required to be

incorporated in the Master Plan / Zonal Plan.

Notified land Pooling Policy in Delhi, as a land delivery system, should be made
applicable for TOD influence zone area.

At Planning level, TOD influence zone is to be shown on GIS based map.

TOD influence zone is to be superimposed on the Zonal Development Plan.

Adequate manpower is required for preparation of influence zone plans for all
notified corridors in Delhi.

Stakeholders should be taken on board for expeditions development in TOD

zone.

Single window clearance for planning permission and building permission be

given in TOD influence zone area.

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Key Issues
Demarcation of TOD influence zone on Master Plan / Zonal Plan of the city
should be taken up on priority specifically GIS based map / Plan.

Development control norms and regulation need to be incorporated in the

Master Plan / Zonal Plan and zoning regulations.

All the stakeholders have to be taken on board for identification of TOD zone in
the city and for expeditious development in TOD influence zone.

Regular consultation should be held on various implementation related issues

with the concerned authorities and stakeholders.

Session Chair & Moderator

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Round Table 11: Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility
Urban transport systems worldwide are faced with a multitude of challenges. Among
the most visible of these are the traffic gridlocks experienced on city roads and

highways all over the world. The prescribed solution to transport problems in most
cities has thus been to build more infrastructures for cars, with a limited number of

cities improving public transport systems in a sustainable manner. However, a number

of challenges faced by urban transport systems such as greenhouse gas emissions,

noise and air pollution and road traffic accidents do not necessarily get solved by the

construction of new road infrastructure. The Round Table Discussion focused on

providing some thought-provoking insights and policy recommendations on how to

plan and design sustainable urban mobility systems and the provision for the available
planning instruments and development control norms.
Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:-

Mr. S. K. Lohia, Ex-OSD (UT) - MoUD

Mr. Pireh Otieno, UN Habitat

Mr. Cornie Huizenga, Joint Convener - SLoCaT

Mr. Utit Ratna, TCPO

Highlights of Discussion
60% of global population is expected to be in urban areas by 2030.

Currently there are 825 million passenger cars globally and projected to increase
to 2.1 billion by 2050.

In many countries motorised 2 wheelers outnumber cars.

Car dependent development lead to:
- Urban sprawl;

- Air and noise pollution;

- Climate change;

- Road traffic accidents;

- Congestion; and

- Community severance.

Globally, 37 % of all urban trips are made by foot or bicycle.

Model share of formal public transport is declining globally.

Goods transport accounts for 10-15% of vehicle kilometers travelled in urban

areas, 25% of the urban employment and 3-5% of urban land use.
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 Density, diversity, design, destination accessibility and distance to public

transport influence the need for travel.

Key Issues

Sustainable

urban

mobility

availability and acceptability.

should

consider

accessibility,

affordability,

Good governance, predictable and sustainable financial arrangements and public

awareness are to be the key requirements of sustainable urban mobility systems.

Moderator making presentation

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Round Table 12: Transport, Energy & Urban Environment

Transportation systems are linked with a wide range of environmental considerations

at all geographical scales, from global to local. These environmental impacts are related
to the transport modes, energy supply systems, emissions and infrastructures over
which they operate. While consuming large amount of energy, especially oil, vehicles

also emit numerous pollutants such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and noise.
Transport infrastructures have also damaged many ecological systems. Several of the

environmental impacts of transport systems have been externalized, implying that the
benefits of mobility are realized by a few while the costs are borne by the whole society.

The spatial structure of economic activities, notably land use, is increasingly linked with

environmental impacts. The sustainability of transport systems has become one core

issues in the provision of mobility. All these issues were deliberated in this session to
suggest solution to reduce the impact of transport on ecology and environment.
Chair:Co-Chair:Presenter:Rapporteur:-

Mr. Cornie Huizenga, Joint Convener - SLoCaT

Mr. Sandeep Garg

Ms. Anumita Roy Choudhary

Executive Director, Centre for Science and Environment
Mr. Vedant Goel, GIZ

Highlights of Discussion
Common goals related to transport, energy and environment in urban areas need
to be aligned.

The important question is how to develop a road map for changing existing
mobility pattern.

How to internalize the available environmental resources for devising the urban
transport strategy.

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Key Issues
There is need for uplifting the individual concern so as to have definite voice to
pressurize local policy makers.

Inter-disciplinary approach is necessary to balance the transport, energy and

environment issues.

Moderator making presentation

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Round Table 13: Security of Public Transport

Public transport security refers to measures taken by a mass transit system to keep its

passengers and employees safe, to protect the carriers equipment, and to make sure

other violations do not occur. Public transport security has become a major issue
around the world since the September 11attack, and especially the 2004 Madrid train

bombings. Therefore, the Round Table focused on measures like enforcement of various

rules and regulations, human and video surveillance, deployment of a transit police
force, and other techniques in this regard.
Chair:-

Mr. Taj Hasan, Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic)

Delhi

Co-Chair:-

Mr. A. K. Gupta, Chief Engineer (Planning) - DMRC

Presenter:-

Mr. T. Shiva kumar - G.M. (Operations), Chennai Metro

Highlights of Discussion
Security of public transportation includes both security of transport

infrastructure and services and security of the passengers using transport

service.

A good Public Transport Systems has to:

- provide quick transit;

- offer frequent services;

- be affordable;

- Provide safe transit; and

- Provide secure environment.

Human resources, procedures and technology are the three important

components of security in public transport.

Anchor posing Question for Audience Poll

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Key Issues
Security should be considered in four distinct phases viz prevention,
preparedness, response and recovery.

Any security measure must be designed to quickly handle the large number of
users and should be proportionate to the risk.

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G.

Audience Opinion Poll at UMI-2013

For the First time, a new event was introduced in UMI-2013. In all the Panel

Discussions, Technical Sessions, Round Table Discussions 3-4 standard questions

related to theme and sub-theme of each session were posed to the audience at the end
of the discussions in each session to seek their opinion. Audience present in the hall

responded through voting meters and the compiled results were displayed on the

screen immediately. Questions, where majority of the participants i.e. more than 50%
agreed are listed below:S.N
o.

Question

Yes/No

Inclusive Transport
Is urban transport system inclusive today?
Do planners make conscious efforts for inclusive
transport planning?
3 Do you think the current legislations, norms and
standards, and guidelines, provide for enough
bindings for the transport infrastructure providers to
provide for the needs of the commuter categories like
physically challenged, elderly, women, etc.?
4 Will making investments in inclusive transport be
helpful?
5 Can transport improve inclusiveness of the society?
Urban Transport Institution
5 Is lack of a dedicated agency for urban transport the
cause for poor urban mobility?
6 Do you think an umbrella transport authority at city
level like UMTAs cannot play an effective role until
adequate financial powers are given to them?
7 Should the dedicated agency be independent of
existing agencies?
8 Is there a need for setting up a state land Urban
Transport Authority also?
Role of Transport in Transforming cities
9 Can transport improve livability in cities?
10 Can transport improve the economic potential of a
city?
Intelligent Transport System
12 Do you think ITS can solve transport issues like traffic
congestion,
enforcement,
parking
problems,
pollution, etc. in Indian cities?
13 Is ITS being used sufficiently in managing urban
transport in Indian cities?
14 Do you think, ITS is a cost-effective solution to solve
urban transport problems?
15 Do you think transport authorities/providers have
enough capacity to enforce/implement/plan ITS
1
2

65

Percentage
View (%)

No
No

89
65

Yes

87

Yes

77

No

Yes
Yes

67

70
80

No

50

Yes
Yes

91
82

Yes

83

No

91

No

65

Yes

Yes

72

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S.N
o.

Question

Yes/No

projects?
Innovative Financing Mechanism
16 Do you think recovering urban transport
infrastructure investment by monetizing land value,
increasing FSI is feasible option for large Indian
cities?
17 Do you think dedicated levies and the tax exemptions
the best way of financing?
18 Do you think fare fixation mechanism followed by
public transport authorities in Indian cities is robust?
Rail Transit System Alternate Modes
19 Do you think promoting capital intensive rail based
transport systems, like, metro rail etc., are an
appropriate choice for cities with population less
than 4 million (cities other than mega cities)?
20 Do you think LRT can be a cost effective transport
system for Indian cities (As compared to BRTS/metro
rail system)?
21 Do you think monorail system could serve Indian
cities well?
22 Do you think sub-urban rail services should be
promoted in a big way?
Managing Parking
23 Do you think managing parking is the most important
component to address urban transport issues in
Indian cities?
24 Do you think parking pricing should be reflective of
the existing land prices?
25 Do you think park and ride facilities should be
encouraged more as compared to feeder services for
public transport?
26 Do you think transport departments in Indian cities
have enough capacity to undertake effective parking
management solutions?
Transit Innovation
27 Do you think managing informal IPT services can be
an effective solution to address transport issues
especially in small and medium size towns?
28 Do you think the local authorities have enough
capacity to undertake effective transit innovations?
29 Given that NUTP & JNNURM emphasize mostly on
developing Mass/Public transport systems in Indian
cities, do you think that there is a need for a stronger
rhetoric to bring improvement in IPT systems?
Travel Demand Management
30 Do you think TDM strategies would be more effective
than transport supply measures in addressing urban
transport issues in Indian cities?
31 Do you think there is enough awareness about the
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Percentage
View (%)

Yes

66

No

50

No

50

No

55

Yes

55

Yes

56

Yes

63

No

Yes

63

92

Yes,
No

Yes-49, No47

Yes

77

No

70

Yes

81

No

78

Yes

Yes

65

79

S.N
o.

Question

Yes/No

usefulness of TDM measures with the transport

planners/transport providers/local government, in
Indian cities?
32 One of the important components for success of
congestion charging is public confidence and support.
The same was also one of the reasons for failure of
Hong Kongs congestion charging measure. Do you
think congestion charging can be successfully
implemented in Indian cities?
33 Do you think that NUTP and financing measures like
JNNURM should encourage cities to adopt TDM
solutions?
Buses For All
34 Do you think Indian cities are taking enough
measures to develop standard bus services?
35 Do you think developing seamless line haul and
feeder bus network is an important measure to
encourage people to use standard bus services?
36 Do you think BRTS in cities with population less than
1 million is an effective solution?
37 Do you think transport authorities have enough
capacity to plan for standard bus services?
Eco Mobility in Cities
38 Do you think urban planning authorities in Indian
cities have enough awareness about developing eco
mobility solutions for their cities?
39 Do you think cities have enough capacity to develop
eco mobility solutions?
40 Do you think there is a need for stronger rhetoric
through policy and financial measures to encourage
cities to take up eco mobility solutions?
41 Do you think investments in urban transport should
be linked to the extent of environment -friendliness
of the transport solutions that are going to be
adopted by the cities?
Pedestrian Safety in Indian Cities
42 Do you think roads in Indian cities are safe for
pedestrians?
43 Have the cities provided equitable road space for all
road users?
44 Is there enough provisions in the planning and
development laws for pedestrian safety on roads?
Modernising City Bus Services
45 Do you think the modal share of public transport in
Indian cities is declining?
46
Do you think modernization of buses is necessary to
increase its patronage?
47 Do you think financing support from central/state
government for improvement of buses is sufficient?
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Percentage
View (%)

No

86

Yes

93

No

74

Yes

77

No

71

Yes

61

Yes

79

No

91

No

69

Yes

No

Yes

No

87

80

82

94

Yes

72

No

86

yes

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S.N
Question
Yes/No
o.
CMP Toolkit
48 Do you think Comprehensive Mobility Plan prepared
No
so far have given adequate attention to Public
Transport and Non - Motorized transport in Cities?
49 Is it necessary to provide statutory backing to
Yes
Comprehensive Mobility Plan?
50 Should the Comprehensive Mobility Plan be an
Yes
integral part of Master Plan?
Service Level Benchmarks
51 Do you think Service Level Benchmarks are sufficient
Yes
indicators to assess the current situation of urban
transport environment?
52 Is there any mechanism at city level to collect and
Yes
compile the data on regular basis required for Service
Level Benchmarks?
53 Is there any need to have additional parameters and
Yes
indicators in Service Level Benchmarks?
54 Do you think there is adequate capacity in cities to
No
implement Service Level Benchmarks concept?
Access to Public Space
55 Do you think public spaces in cities are easily
No
accessible?
56 Are the public spaces safe for all sections and genders
No
in the cities?
57 Are there enough pedestrian friendly streets?
No
Fuel Efficiency And Emission For Buses
58 Do you think enough measures are being taken to
No
lessen the traffic vehicular emissions?
59 Has adequate awareness been created for the use of
No
Green fuel technology?
60 Are there any incentives available to bus operators to
No
improve fuel efficiency?
61 Have the city authorities capacity to capture the
No
required data for various fuel consumption?
Model Bus Agreement on Gross Cost Contract
62 Is there sufficient awareness for Model Bus Operators
No
Agreement?
63 Do you think Net cost contract is better for bus
No
operators?
64 Should the private sector involvement in bus
Yes
operation be promoted?
Freight Management
65 Do you think Comprehensive Mobility Plans have
No
paid adequate attention to Freight Management in
cities?
66
Are there sufficient freight nodes, hubs and other
No
logistics development in Indian cities?
67 Do you agree with the regulatory measures imposed
Yes
for the freight movement within cities particularly
68

Percentage
View (%)
53
92
74
72
50
70
76
93
90
92
97
81
67
62
73
65
90
80
79
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S.N
o.

Question

Yes/No

during peak hours?

National Urban Transport Policy
68 Do you think that enough awareness has been
created about NUTP?
69 Do you think sufficient priority is being given to the
movement of people than vehicles in Indian cities?
70 Has NUTP created any impact on formulation of
urban transportation plan in Indian cities?
Transit Oriented Development
71 TOD is pre requisite for improving the efficiency
and viability of Public Transport System. Do you think
enough steps are being taken in Indian cities for TOD?
72 Do you think in existing cities implementation of the
concept of TOD is difficult?
73 Are there sufficient regulatory measures available in
the current Planning Legislation and Development
control norms for TOD?
Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility
74 Do you think Planning Instruments like Master Plan,
Transport Plan, Zonal Plan or Local Area Plan etc.
have sufficient provisions for Sustainable Urban
Mobility?
75 Sustainable Transportation is one of the major
building blocks of sustainable development. Do you
think enough step are being taken by the City
Planning and Development Authorities in this regard?
76 Do you think with rapid urbanization and fast
economic growth the priority should be given to
Sustainable Urban Mobility?
Transport Energy and Environment
77 Do you think pollution is increasing with the present
urban transport system?
78 Are there enough regulatory measures to reduce
green house gas emissions from transport?
79 Do you think transport system can improve
environment quality?
Security of Public Transport
80 Is the public transport safe and secure for all sections
and genders?
81 Are there enough regulatory measures for improving
security in urban transport?
82 Do you think there is a need for innovative
technology for improving security system in urban
transportation?

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Percentage
View (%)

No

75

Yes

51

No

86

No

73

Yes

52

No

69

No

86

Yes

91

Yes

100

Yes

93

No

No

No

Yes,
No
Yes

65

64

93

Yes-47, No41
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H. Leaders Forum
Highlights
Under the leaders forum, the projects and studies assigned to the officers of the state
governments as part of the leaders Programme in Urban Transport Planning and
Management of the ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India and the World Bank
were reviewed by the expert reviewers. The programme was organised by the Centre of
Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University.Officers associated with the projects
and studies made presentation on the projects in terms of structure of the project,
objectives, scope and limitations, current status, interim suggestions and way forward
for further action on the project. Four Leaders Forums were organized. Chairpersons
and reviewers in each Leaders Forum were as follows.
1)

Chair:Reviewers:-

Rapporteur:2)

Chair:Reviewers:-

Rapporteur:-

3)

Chair:Reviewers:-

Mr. S. K. Lohia, Ex. OSD (UT) - MoUD

Mr. Mohinder Singh, LTA Singapore

Mr. K. Mukundan, CEPT University
Ms. Manjiri Akalkotar, CEPT University
Mr. Gautam Patel
Mr. Vivek Ogra
Mr. A.S. Lakra
Prof. Sevaram, SPA Delhi
Mr. Khelan Modi
Mr. Vyush Patel

Mr. M. Ramachandran Ex. Secretary,

Urban Development, MoUD
Mr. B. I. Singal, DG, IUT
Prof. Shivanand Swamy, CEPT
Ms. Nupur Gupta, World Bank
Mr. Abhijit Lokre, CEPT
MS. Shalini Sinha, CEPT
Mr. Laghu Prashar, UMTC
Prof. Sanjay Gupta, SPA Delhi
Ms. Sungdilmuchin
Ms. Prutha Shah

Mr. O. P. Agarwal, Sr. Advisor - World Bank

Ms. Shalini Sinha, CEPT
Ms. Manjiri Akalkotkar, CEPT
Mr. Vivek Ogra
Mr. A. S. Lakra
Prof. Sevaram, SPA
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Rapporteur:4)

Chair:Reviewers:-

Rapporteur:-

Ms. Dhwani Shah

Ms. Arunika Karmakar

Mr. S. K. Lohia, Ex. OSD (UT) - MoUD

Mr. Abjijit Lokre, CEPT
Mr. B. I. Singal, DG, IUT
Ms. Nupur Gupta, World Bank
Mr. Vijay Andkat, EMBARQ
Mr. I. C. Sharma, NMP, SUTP
Prof. Sanjay Gupta, SPA
Mr. Aanan Sutaria
Ms. Reema Prajapati

The following projects and studies were presented in the forum conducted during the
conference.

1. Creation of Pedestrian Friendly zone in Aminabad Market Area, Lucknow.

2. Integration of Feeder Services with BRTS Corridor Mumbai Pune Road.
3. Public Transport (Bus)and NMT Accessibility Plan for the Historic Core of
Bangalore city.
4. Institutional Re-structuring for integrated Planning and Management of Public
Transport Systems in Jaipur.
5. Integrated Multi Modal Public Transport Hub at Central Business District
Ahmedabad.
6. Multi Modal Integration of Bus Services with sub-urban Trains of Mira
Bhayander.
7. Cleaning the Clutter Standardisation of Advertisements and Signages - Case
study Surat BRTS.
8. Option for Sustainable Urban Mobility for Aizawl City-with special reference to
Corridor Management along the Grand Trunk Route.
9. Improving Access at Entry and Exit to Charbagh Railway Station, Lucknow.
10. Auto Scheduling of Mysore City Transport.
11. Methodology for Setting, Regulating and Collecting integrated Public Transport
Fare for Public Transport in Twin Cities of Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
12. Operational Manual of Intelligent Transport System for Jaipur Bus, Jaipur.
13. How to Expend Public Transportation in Rajkot city.
14. Parking Strategy for the Walled City of Jaipur.
15. Development of City Transport Network and Infrastructure along with
Construction of New Ring Road for Greater Berhampur in the State of Odisha.

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I.

Research symposium

Introduction
The fourth research symposium on urban transport was held on 04th& 05thof December,

2013 at the 6th Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition 2013 at the Manekshaw
Centre, New Delhi. The symposium provided a platform to highlight the current
research carried out by academia and research institutes in urban transport, especially
by young researchers, in their post graduate and Ph.D programs. The purpose was to:

Encourage young researchers working on various facets of urban transport and

provide an opportunity for networking; and

Improve the quality of research through peer review process, and contribute
towards database compiled by the Institute of Urban Transport, New Delhi to
identify the gaps for future research funding.

Young researchers (undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D level students) working in

the area of urban transport were invited to submit abstracts based on the work carried
out by them as part of their academic/research work.
Call for Papers and Selection

The fourth research symposium on urban transport was coordinated by Department of

Urban Transport, School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi under the aegis of
Ministry of Urban Development. Young researchers working in the areas of urban
transport were invited to submit abstracts on any of the following themes:
1. Mobility Behaviour and Management
2. Public Transport Planning

3. Traffic Behaviour and Capacity Assessment

4. ITS and Technology in Public Transport
5. Land use Transport Interaction
6. Pedestrian Behaviour

7. Institutional Research

8. Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

Extended abstracts not exceeding 1000 words, clearly stating the objective of the

paper, key results and accomplishments, the significance and the advancement over

previous work were invited for review following a given timeline. Papers were selected
based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation.
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It was notified that submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that,

should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the
conference to present the work.

Each abstract was assigned to review by the Reviewers/Members of Technical

Committee not affiliated to authors institution. The reviews were conducted online

based on double-blind review. The review was carried out objectively based on the
following four criteria, each on scale of 1 (min) to 5 (max) marks:

Clarity

Originality

Innovation
Usefulness

Thus each reviewer could award a maximum of 20 marks (45=20); each

abstract was assessed for a maximum of 60 (203=60) marks. The abstracts were

arranged in descending order based on the marks obtained and first 33 abstracts were
chosen for the paper presentation, with an aim to give exposure to maximum numbers
of young researchers at the countrys highest level conference on urban transport.

In addition to the objective assessment, the reviewers also gave their valuable

comments for improvement of the quality of the abstracts, which were conveyed to the

authors along with the acceptance note and further instructions for the submission of
papers. The list of authors for paper presentation is given in the following section.
Proceedings of Research Symposium

Presentations were made in 8 Research Symposia chaired by an expert member and

judged by jury. Name of chair, Co-Chair, jury and Rapporteur are given in the
programme (Annexure-I). Summary of the presentation made in each Research
Symposium is as under:-

Research Symposium 1: Mobility Behaviour and Management

Chair Dr. Sewa Ram, SPA - Delhi
Author / Presenter

Institution

Tarun Songra

SPA Delhi

Nisha Tripathi

IIFM Bhopal

Sandeep Kumar Prusthy

Anvi Maniar

NITK Surathkal
CEPT Ahmedabad
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Summary
In this session four papers were presented by the authors covering the following
aspects related to mobility behavior and management.

1. Estimation of Capacity of inter urban expressway case study Delhi Gurgaon

expressway.

2. Evaluation of transportation infrastructure management strategies using

microscopic traffic simulation.

3. Where the roads are without congestion and the environment is healthy: A road to
sustainable urban mobility.

4. Impact of movement of trucks in urban areas: A case of Ahmedabad city.

Research Symposium 2: Public Transport Planning

Chair Dr. Sanjay Gupta, SPA - Delhi
Author / Presenter

Institution

Udit Jain

SPA Delhi

Ankit Kathuria

SPA Delhi

Dakshayini R. Patil
Jainal Shah

Summary

BMS Bangalore
CEPT Ahmedabad

The Following 4 papers were presented related to Public Transport planning.

1. Benchmarking of personal rapid transit system (Operation and financial

feasibility dynamic model)

2. Accessibility to bus stops for senior citizens in the urban neighborhoods: An

overview of best practices.

3. Intercity mode choice modeling using soft computing techniques.

4. Feasibility of park and ride systems in Indian cities.

Research Symposium 3: Traffic Behaviour and Capacity Assessment.

Chair Dr. Satish Chandra, IIT Roorkee
Author / Presenter

Institution

Naveen Sharma

SPA Delhi

Sanjay Radhakrishnan

IIT Chennai

Mayank Dubey
Thomas H

SPA Delhi

IIT Chennai
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Summary
Four papers were presented covering traffic behavior and capacity assessment aspects.

1. Estimation of capacity for multilane divided inter urban highways using

videography technique of data collection.

2. Capacity of weaving section on urban roads.

3. Heterogeneous traffic flow discharge at signalized intersections Effect of long

cycle times.

4. Queue length and delay estimation at signalized intersections using detector

data.

Research Symposium 4: ITS and Technology in Public Transport.

Chair Prof. Shivanand Swamy, CEPT Ahmedabad
Author / Presenter

Institution

Rakesh Behera

IIT Chennai

B. Arvindh

HigherTechnology,Chennai

P. Sakhi Akshaya
Mansha Swami
Summary

Anand Institute of

Anand Institute of Higher Technology,

Chennai

IIT Roorkee

The following 4 papers were presented related to the ITS and Technology in Public
Transport.

1. Data analytics based dynamic passenger information system.

2. Usage of Android application in public transport system.

3. An approach to enhance the safety of passengers using mechanically controlled

doors in city buses.

4. Efficiency assessment of multimodal transportation.

Research Symposium 5: Land Use Transport Interaction

Chair Dr. K.V.K.Rao, IIT Bombay
Author / Presenter

Institution

Swati Sharma

SPA Delhi

Sairam Dasari

SPA Delhi

Yash Kumar Mittal

Vineesh Dass K.

SPA Delhi
SPA Vijaywada
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Summary
The following 4 papers were presented on the above subject.

1. Synchronizing land use and transport: A step towards an efficient city.

2. Land assessment, assembly and differential taxation models for re-densification

of transit oriented corridors.

3. Application of fractal analysis for evaluation of road network in urban areas.

4. Accessibility characteristics of Vijaywada with respect to time and distance as

parameters.

Research Symposium 6: Pedestrian Behavior

Chair Dr. P. K. Sarkar, SPA Delhi
Author / Presenter

Institution

Vijay Dhale

BITS Pilani

Shalini Rankavat

IIT Delhi

Chirag Chutani

Mariya Khatoon

SPA Delhi
IIT Delhi

Summary
Following four papers were presented related to pedestrian behavior.
1. Empirical study of pedestrian flow characteristics in India.

2. Level of services for pedestrian at uncontrolled mid-block crossing.

3. Pedestrian preferences for pedestrian facilities in Delhi.

4. Pedestrian crossing behavior at different types of crosswalks.

Research Symposium 7: Institutional Research
Chair Dr. P. K. Sikdar ICT
Author / Presenter

Institution

Dr. S. N. Mahendra

IIT Varanasi

Pawan Mulukutla

Embarq

Madhu. S.
Jitin Raj

Dr. Sewa Ram

Centre for Public Policy Research

IIT Chennai
SPA Delhi

Summary
Following 5 papers were presented by the institutions on the research carried out on
topical areas of interest.

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1. Linear induction motor based passenger conveyor system for pedestrian along
circular route.

2. The need for integrating intermediate para transit system in India Connecting
the last mile.

3. Expanding the public transport network through a feeder bus system

challenges and need.

4. Analysis of the effect of error in automated sensor data in end application.

5. Mobility characteristics of slum dwellers.

Research Symposium 8: Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure.

Chair Dr. Dr. Anvita Arora iTRANS
Author / Presenter

Institution

Vivek Kumar Yadav

SPA Delhi

Dr. Mukti Advani

Gurgaon

Liju Mathew

Prakash Chand Arya

Summary

Voyant Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

CSIR Delhi
SPA Delhi

Four Papers were presented on the above subject.

1. Planning for environmental friendly transport as a feeder to metro.

2. Planning for bicycle infrastructure A Case of Gurgaon City.

3. Behavioral analysis of pedestrian in space sharing traffic scenario.

4. Planning of sky walk in an institutional area case study ITO area (Indraprastha)
Delhi.

An Award Committee Comprising of Jury members of the Research Symposium

selected three best papers which were given citation and awards at theValedictory
Session of the UMI conference

First prize was awarded to Ms. Mansha Swami IIT Roorkee for the paper on "Efficiency
Assessment of Multimodal Transportation" authored by Research Scholar Ms. Mansha
Swami & Dr. M Parida, Professor, IIT Roorkee.

Second prize was awarded to Ms. Dakshayini R patil , B M S College of Engineering,

Bangalore for the paper on "Accessibility to Bus-Stops for Senior Citizens in the Urban
Neighborhoods" authored by Ms. Dakshayini R patil & Dr. Mamatha P Raj, B M S College
of Engineering, Bangalore.
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Third prize was awarded to Mr. Mayank Dubey, SPA Delhi for the paper on"Capacity of
Weaving Section on Urban Roads" authored by Mayank Dubey, Dr. Sewa Ram, Associate
professor and HOD, Transport Planning, SPA Delhi & D Sanyal Delhi.
View of Participations in the Research Symposium

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J.

Exhibition
The expo is a special feature of UMI Conference and Expo to disseminate and

showcase the latest development in urban transport technology and systems,

implementation of best transport projects, propagation of innovative ideas,

presentation of research in the topical areas of interest in urban transport and exchange

of good urban transport initiatives and practices in the field. In all,31 sponsors and 22
exhibitors (Annexure-III + IV) participated in the exhibition and exhibited their
products, technology, projects and the transport systems for wider dissemination. The
exhibition was inaugurated by Shri Kamal Nath Ji Honble Minister for Urban

Development and Parliament Affairs, Govt. of India on 3 rd of December,

2014.Fifteenforeign companies participated in the expo and showcased their products

and technologies. A large number of participants and invited guest visited the expo area.
The latest technology particularly the modern buses and computer systems helping in

traffic management were the special attraction. Exhibitors had a lot of specific queries
from the participants to solve the urban transport problems in the respective cities.

On the whole the expo was received well both by the participants and other

visitors. A glimpse of expo area clearly show the keen interest taken by the delegates in
various pavilions of the exhibition.

Glimpses of Exhibition

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K.

Valedictory & Closing Session

In the Valedictory Session proceedings of the conference indicating the

participation of delegates both national and international, presentation of technical and

research papers and the key messages emerged out of the 4 day conference were
presented by Mr. M. K. Sinha, Officer on Special Duty and ex-officio Jt. Secretary MoUD.

In his valedictory address, Dr. Sudhir Krishna, Secretary Urban Development

highlighted the projected urban growth and need for making the cities livable providing
mobility for all. Urban sprawl should be controlled and emphasis should be on public

transport. Travel demand management should be given due considerations and

approach for urban transport should be to avoid unnecessary trips / shift from

personalized mode to public transport and improve technology in transport. He said

UMI has come a long way to create awareness about the sustainable urban transport in

India. He gave away the prizes for two best exhibits in the Expo and three best-prizes
for the research papers.

Shri B. I. Singhal DG, IUT proposed a vote of thanks. It was informed that the UMI

2014 Conference will be held from 2-5 Dec, 2014 and themefor the conference will be
Sustainable Transport for Sustainable Cities.

Participants in the Valedictory Session

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Urban Mobility India Conference 2013 Detailed Program

Time

Hall 1Hall 2 - Ashoka

(hrs)
Zorawar
Day 1 (3rd December, 2013) 1630 onwards

Hall 3 -

Hall 4 - Taber

Shamsher

Annexure - I

Hall 5 - Talwar

Inaugural Session(Zorawar Hall)

1630-

17:30

17:301800

1800-

Welcome Address by Shri M.K. Sinha, Officer on Special Duty & Ex Officio Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, GoI
Address by Dr Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, GoI
Key note address - by Enrique Penalosa, President ITDP & Ex-Mayor, Bogota

Release of publications for Urban transport by Honble Shri Kamal Nath, Minister of Urban Development& Parliamentary Affairs
Inaugural address by Honble Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Urban Development& Parliamentary Affairs
Vote of Thanks by Shri C.K. Khaitan, JS (UT), Ministry of Urban Development, GoI

Inauguration of the Exhibition by Honble Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs

1900

Sustainable Cities (Special Session) Presentation by Mr Enrique Penalosa, President ITDP & Ex-Mayor Bogota

onwar-

Dinner Reception

1900
ds

Day 2 (4th December, 2013) 1130 to 2000

Panel Discussion - Inclusive Transport (Ashoka Hall)
Chairperson Mr Conrado, Heruela, UNEP

11301300

13001430

Co-chair Mr P.S. Kharola, MD, BMRCL

Panelist

Ms Anjalli Agarwal, Director, Samarthyam

Prof. Darshini Mahadevia, Dean, CEPT University
Mr Nalin Sinha, Director, ITDP, India
Mr Cornie Huizenga, Joint Convener, SLoCaT Partnership

Rapporteur Akshima Ghate, TERI

Lunch/ Visit to Exhibition
Technical

Technical

Round Table 1

Round Table 2 Bus

Round Table 3 Comprehensive Mobility

Session1A-

Session1B

Pedestrian Safety

Karo: Modernizing

Plan Toolkit

Making Transit

Intelligent

in Indian Cities

City Bus Service

Oriented

Transport System
Chairperson Shri

Chairperson Mr

MD, Jaipur Metro

BMTC

Development
(TOD) Happen
Chairperson -Mr
I.P. Gautam, VC,
Ahmedabad
14301600

Metro Rail

Co-chair Shri

J.B. Kshirsagar,
Chief TCPO

Chairperson - Mr J.
Satyanarayan,

Secretary, Ministry

of Communication &

Nihal Chand Goel,

Rail Corporation

IT

Co-chair Dr. R. N.

Co-chair Taj

Director, Himachal

Hassan, Special

Commissioner of
Police (Traffic),

Batta, Managing
Road State
Transport

Presenter Dr

Raina Singh,

Rapporteur

Professor, IIT Delhi

Planning TOD in

Traffic and

Development

Management - Dr

TERI

greenfield

Mr. Trevor

MrSudhir Badami
Congestion

Co-chair Dr Sanjay

Gupta, Professor, SPA

Presenter Mr Dario
Hidalgo, EMBARQ

Rapporteur Shell

Delhi Police

Rapporteur Ms

Anjum Parwez, MD,

Geetam Tiwari,
Rapporteur

MrShree Prakash

Jason Chang,

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Chairperson Mr B.I. SIngal, DG, IUT

Co-chair Mr R.K. Singh, Director, MouD
Presenter Mr Subhash Dhar, UNEP
Rapporteur Ms Deepti Jain, IIT Delhi

Time
(hrs)

Hall 1-

Professor, Dept. of

I Group

National Taiwan

BankimKalra IB

Implementing

TOD - Dr Chris
Hale, HOD

Melbourne
University

in Urban Settings
MrErik Campel,

Senior Associate,
Cambridge

Systematics
planning & data
ShriManjunath

Prasad, MD, KSRTC

(Mysore)

TOD Experience

Intelligent Transport

Rail Shri S.D.

in Urban Transport

of Delhi Metro

Sharma, Director
(Business

Development),
DMRC

1630

development of ITS

management

Metro Rail

Management System
MrK. Jayakishan,
Executive Vice

President, Strategy &

Business

Development, DIMTS

Tea, Coffee and Networking Break

Technical

Technical Session

Round Table 4

Round Table 5

Round Table 6 Fuel Efficiency & Emission

Session2A

2B Rail Transit

Service Level

Access to Public

Guidelines for Buses

Innovative

Systems - Alternate

Benchmarks

Spaces

Financing

Modes
Chairperson Dr

Chairperson -

Secretary, Ministry

Director, SPA

Mechanisms
Chairperson -

Mr G S Sandhu,
Add. Chief
Secretary,

Government of
16301800

Hall 5 - Talwar

Planning for the

Financing - Shri
Ahmedabad

Hall 4 - Taber

University

Public transport

I.P. Gautam, VC,

Hall 3 Shamsher

Civil Engineering,

TOD - a

mechanism for

1600-

Hall 2 - Ashoka

Zorawar
Mcintyre& Mr.

Rajasthan

Co-chair Mr.
Vishesh

Gharpale,

Municipal

Commissioner,
Bhopal

Rapporteur

Chairperson - Mr S.
Akimura, Vice

President, JTPA

Research institute

Co-chair Shri S.K.

Jagdhari, Vice

of Systems

(UT), Ministry of

Presenter

Development, GoI

ITDP

MrSushilJaitly, Head
Integration, India,
Bombardier

Transportation
Rapporteur

MrRanjithParvathap
uram, ICLEI

Lohia, Ex-OSD
Urban

Presenter Prof.

ShivanandSwamy,

Executive Director,
CEPT University

Rapporteur Ms
LRT - Mr Etienne

P.S. Kharola, MD,

CODATU

Bangalore Metro

Development, GoI
Co-chair Shri S.K.

Land as a

resource - Shri

of Urban

ShriChetanVaidya,

Co-chair

Mr. Sourabh,
DULT

Sudhir Krishna,

Nimisha Pal

Lhomet, Member,

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President, IUT
MsShreyaGadapalli,
Rapporteur

MsAnvitaArora, iTrans

Chairperson - Mr Ajay Mathur, DG, BEE

Co-chair MrConrado S. Heruela, UNEP
Presenter Sameera Kumar Anthapur,
Transport Researcher, Clean Air Asia

Presenter: Gaurav Bansal, Researcher, The

International Council on Clean Transportation

Rapporteur Ms Shilpa Kharwal, Shakti
Foundation

Time
(hrs)

Hall 1-

Hall 2 - Ashoka

Zorawar
Urban Transport

Japan's Urban

Sandhu, Add.

the New Transport

Fund - Mr G S

Chief Secretary,
Government of
Rajasthan

Public Private

Hall 3 -

Hall 4 - Taber

Shamsher

Hall 5 - Talwar

Transport Policy and

SystemMr S.

Akimura, Vice

President, JTPA

Research institute

Partnership in

Urban Transport
- MrCherian

Thomas, IDFC

Pricing and fare

Monorail

public transport

Rashid, Head of Sales

fixation for

Shri Anjum
Parwez, MD,
BMTC

Technology - Riyaz
& Business

Development,

Systems Integration,
Asia-Pacific,

Bombardier
18001830

Transportation

Tea, Coffee &Networking Break

Research

Research

Research

Research

Round Table 7 - Model Bus Operators

Symposium1 -

Symposium2 -

Symposium3 -

Symposium4 - ITS

Agreement on gross Cost Contract

Mobility

Public Transport

Traffic Behaviour

and Technology in

Behavior and

Planning

and Capacity

Public Transport

Management
Chairperson Dr.
Sewaram, SPA
Delhi

Co-chair - Mr.

Sanjay Gupta, SPA

Delhi

Co-chair External Jury 1 - Mr

Consultant,

Embarq

IMaCS
2000

Chairperson - Dr.

Kinshuk Pal,
Principal

1830-

Assessment

External Jury 1 Mr Manfred

Breithauft,
Senior

Transport

Advisor, GIZ

Dario Hidalgo,

External Jury 2 - Dr
Chris Hale, HOD
Melbourne

Roorkee

Co-chair - Dr.

CEPT University

External Jury 1 Mr
Mohinder Singh

External Jury 1

LTA Singapore

Mr Alok Bansal,

Consultant, CES

External Jury 2 - Dr
Jason Chang,

Professor, Dept. of

Dr Dominik

Civil Engineering,
National Taiwan

GIZ, Germany.

University

Rapporteur Mr

Rapporteur Mr

Vivek Yadav
Benchmarking of

Executive Director,

Maitri, SPA Delhi

CSIR- CRRI

Schmid

Shivanand Swamy,

Co-chair - Dr. Vinay

S.Velmurugan,

Rapporteur Mr

Ms.Chidambara
Estimation of

Satish Chandra, IIT

External Jury 2

Rapporteur SPA Delhi.

Chairperson - Dr.

University

Umang Jain EMBARQ

Chairperson - Prof.

Pawan Dwivedi, IMaCS

Estimation of

Data analytics

Cpacity of Inter

personal rapid

capacity for multi-

based Dynamic

Expressway-

(dynamic model)

urban highways

Information System

Urban

Case Study Delhi

Gurgaon

Expressway
TarunSongra,

transit system
Udit Jain,

Dr.P.K.Sarkar,

AnupamVibhuti

lane divided interusing videography

technique of data
collection

Passenger

RakeshBehera,

Devarsh Kumar,

LelithaVanajakshi

Naveen Sharma,

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Chairperson Shri S.K. Lohia, Ex-OSD (UT),

Ministry of Urban Development, GoI

Co-chair Ms Suchi Sharma, MD, JCTSL

Presenter Mr Laghu Parashar, Senior
Manager, UMTC

Rapporteur Mr Rohit Sharma, Sr. Officer,

UMTC Ltd

Time
(hrs)

Hall 1Zorawar
Dr. Sewa Ram,

Hall 2 - Ashoka

Dr. L. R. Kadiyali,
Dr. K. Ravindra

Hall 3 Shamsher
Dr. P.K. Sarkar, Dr.

Hall 4 - Taber

S. Velmurugan

Evaluation of

Accessibility to bus-

Capacity of

Usage of Android

Infrastructure

citizens in the urban

urban roads

Transport System

Transportation
Management

Strategies Using
Microscopic
Traffic

Simulation

Sandeep Kumar
Prusty

stops for senior

neighborhoods; an
overview of best
practices

Dakshayini R Patil

weaving section on
MayankDubey, Dr.
Sewaram, D.
Sanyal

application in Public
P.Sakthi Akshaya,

Janani Gopala krishnan

Dr Mamatha P Raj

Where the

Intercity Mode

Heterogeneous

An approach to

without

using Soft

discharge at

passengers using

Roads are

congestion and

the Environment
is healthy: A
Road to

sustainable

Choice Modeling
Computing

AnkitKathuria, Dr. P.
K. Sarkar, Dr.

ErrampalliMadhu

Urban Mobility NisthaTripathi

traffic flow

enhance the safety of

signalized

mechanically

intersections

controlled doors in

Sanjay

city buses B

Radhakrishnan

,GitakrishnanRama
dura.

Aravindh, A.Nilson,

M.MohammedMydeen
Aslam, S.Boopathi Raj

Impacts of

Feasibility of Park

Queue length and

Efficiency assessment

trucks in urban

Indian Cities - Jainal

signalized

transportation

movement of

areas - A case of

Ahmedabad city

and Ride Systems in

Shah, ShaliniSinha

AnviManiar,

delay estimation at
intersections using
detector data

Thomas, H , S. P.

ShivanandSwam

of multimodal

Mansha Swami, P.
Phani Kumar

Anusha , L.

Vanajakshi and A.

Day 3 (5th December, 2013) 0930 to 1800

Sharma

Research

Research

Research

Research Symposium

Leaders Forum

Symposium 5 -

Symposium 6 -

Symposium 7 -

8 - Bicycle and

Land Use

Pedestrian

Institutional

pedestrian

Introduction to Program & Organizers- Mr. O.P

Transport

Behavior

Research

Infrastructure

Chairperson - Dr.

Chairperson - Dr. P

Chairperson - Dr.

Interaction
Chairperson - Dr. K
V K Rao, IIT
Bombay
0930 1100

Hall 5 - Talwar

External Jury 1 Dr Hale, HOD,

Melbourne
University,
Australia

Rapporteur - Mr. S
BhaskarGowd.,
SPA Delhi.

P.K. Sarkar, SPA

Delhi

Co-chair - Mr.
Ashok

Bhattacharya,
UTTPEC

External Jury 1

Mr Alok Bansal,

Consultant, CES
External Jury 2 -

K Sikdar, ICT

External Jury 1

Mr Mohinder Singh
LTA Singapore

External Jury 2- Dr
Dominik Schmid,
GIZ, Germany.

AnvitaArora, Director,

Jagriti

Mr Manfred

Breithauft, Senior

Transport Advisor,
GIZ

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Current Status and about this Review- Prof.

Shivanand Swamy, Executive Director, CEPT

iTRANS

Address by Dr. Sudhir Krishna Secretary MoUD

External Jury 1 - Mr

Rapporteur Ms. SungdiImchin, Ms.Prutha Shah

Dario Hidalgo, Embarq

Rapporteur - Dr.

Mukthi Advani, CSIRCRRI

Rapporteur Ms

Agarwal, Senior Advisor, World Bank

Time

Hall 1-

(hrs)

Zorawar

Hall 2 - Ashoka

Hall 3 -

Hall 4 - Taber

Shamsher

Hall 5 - Talwar

Rapporteur - Dr.
Pawan Kumar
TCPO
Synchronizing

Empirical study of

Linear induction

Planning For

Hall 5 - Talwar

Hall 6 Mayur

transport: a Step

characteristics in

passenger

Friendly Transport as

Chairman: Mr. O.P

Chairman: Mr. M.

Vivek Kumar Yadav,

Advisor, World Bank

Secretary, MoUD

land use and

towards an

Efficient City
Swati Sharma

pedestrian flow
India Vijay
Dhale,

ShriniwasArkatkar
, Ashoke K Sarkar

motor based

Environmental

conveyor system

A Feeder To Metro

for pedestrians
along circular

Dr. Sewa Ram, Dr.

route Dr. S. N.

AnvitaArora

Mahendra, Ayan

Das, Shailendra. N
Jaiswal

Agarwal, Senior
Reviewers:

Reviewers: Prof.

CEPT University ,

Executive Director,

Mr. AbhijitLokre,

Mr. LaghuPrashar,
Senior Manager,
UMTC,

Ms. ShaliniSinha,
CEPT University

Mr. SandeepGarg,
Mr. A.S. Lakhra,

Mr. IC Sharma, NPM,

SUTP

Rapporteur

Ms.AananSutaria, Ms.
Land assessment,

L.O.S. for

The need for

Planning for Bicycle

differential

uncontrolled mid-

intermediate Para

of Gurgaon City Liju

assembly and

taxation models
for Re-

densification of

Transit Oriented

Corridors Yash

Pedestrian at

block crossing

ChiragChutani, Dr.
Sewaram, Dr.

PurnimaParida

integrating

transit (IPT)

system in India

Infrastructure - A case
Mathew

Madhu.S

Nidhi Shah

ShivanandSwamy,
CEPT University

Mr. Vijay Anadkat,

EMRAQ

Mr. Gautam Patel,

Mr. K. Mukundan,

CEPT University Ms.

Nupur Gupta, World

Bank

Rapporteur Ms.

ReemaPrajapati&Ms.
Shweta Moon

Project number 1-

Project number 12-

Friendly Zone in

Management System

Creation of Pedestrian
Aminabad Market

Area, Lucknow - Mr.

Rajesh Kumar, Mr.

Interoperable Fare

- Mr. Praveen Kumar

P.

Sunil Kumar

Gupta&Mr. Manish

Kumar Mittal,

Bhavna Solanki

Ramachandran, Ex

Awasthi

Application of

Pedestrian

Expanding the

Behavioral analysis of

Project number 4-

Project number 16-

evaluation of road

Pedestrian

Network through

sharing traffic

(Bus) Accessibility

System for Public

fractal analysis for

network in urban
areas

SairamDasari, Dr.
Sanjay Gupta

Preferences for
Facilities in Delhi
Shalini Rankavat,

Dr. Geetam Tiwari,

Nikita Singla

Accessibility

Pedestrian

Vijayawada with

at different types

characteristics of
respect to time

and distance as
parameters.

Vineesh Das K,

Rohit RP, Naina

Gupta,

BhaskarGowd S.

crossing behavior
of crosswalks

Mariya Khatoon,

Dr. Geetam Tiwari,

Dr. Niladri
Chatterjee

Public Transport

Pedestrians in space-

Feeder Bus

System-Challenges
and Need Pawan
Mulukutla,

scenario. Dr. Mukti

Advani, Dr. Purnima
Parida

Priyanka

Vasudevan

Public Transport

Plan for the historic

core of Bangalore City

- Mr. Murali T.V

Single Ticketing

Transport in Twin

Cities of Gandhinagar

and Ahmedabad - Mr.

Pranab Nanda

Analysis of the

Planning of Skywalk In

Project number 13 -

automated sensor

Study Area: ITO,

Rapid Transport)

effect of error in
data in end

applications

an Institutional Area,
IndraprasthaNew

Delhi Prakash Chand

JithinRaj,

Arya, Prof. Dr. P.K.

ShrikantFulari,

LelithaVanajakshi
Mobility

characteristics of
slum dwellers.

88

Sarkar

PRT (Personalized
System for Shimla
City - Mr. Rajesh
Kashyap

Time

Hall 1-

(hrs)

Zorawar

Hall 2 - Ashoka

Hall 3 -

Hall 4 - Taber

Shamsher
Dr. Sewa Ram,

Hall 5 - Talwar

Bhaskar Gowd
Tea, Coffee and Networking Break

11001130

Sudagani

Panel Discussion Urban Transport Institutions(Ashoka Hall)

Chairperson Dr M. Ramachandran, Ex-Secretary, MoUD

11301300

Co-Chair Dr O.P. Agarwal, Advisor, World Bank

Panelist

Mohinder Singh, LTA Singapore

Dr Frederic Oladeinde, Technical Adviser and Head of Transport Planning Unit, LAMATA
DrS. Padam, Ex-Dean, ASCI
Mr S.K. Lohia, Ex-OSD (UT), Ministry of Urban Development, GoI

Rapporteur MsIshitaChauhan, World Bank

13001430

Lunch/ Visit to Exhibition

Technical

Technical Session

Round Table 8

Round Table 9

Leaders Forum

Leaders Forum

Session 3A

3B Transit

Freight

National Urban

(Hall 6 Talwar )

(Hall 6 Mayur)

Managing

Innovations

Management

Transport Policy

Chairman Shri

Chairman Shri.

Chairman Dr O.P.

Chairman:Mr. S.K.

Chairman:Mr. M

Pednekar, Collector,

Economic Advisor,

World Bank

MoUD

Secretary, MoUD

Parking
Chairman Shri.
S. Regunathan,
Ex-Chief

Secretary, Delhi
Co-chair

MrPuneetGoel,
Transport

Commissioner
Delhi

14301600

Ashutosh A.T
Udaipur

A.S. Bhal,
MoUD

Agarwal, Advisor,

Co-chair Shri S.K.

Lohia, Ex-OSD(UT),
Reviewers:

MrMohinder Singh,

Co-chair

Co-chair Mr

Lohia, Ex-OSD (UT),

Dean, LTA Singapore

ukla, MD, BCLL

Cambridge

Development, GoI

CEPT University

ShriChandramauliSh
Rapporteur

MrAshok Datar

Rapporteur

MrSujitPatward

Adnan Rehman,

Ministry of Urban

Systematics
Presenter Shri

Presenter

Commissioner of

transport Expert, IUT

Anil Shukla, Addl.

Police, Delhi

han

MsKanikaKalra, Urban
Rapporteur

Rapporteur

MsSanskritiMenon

MrKartik Kumar,
GIZ

Mr. K. Mukundan,
Ms.

ManjiriAkalkotkar,
CEPT University

MrGautam Patel,
Mr. VivekOgra,
Mr. A.S. Lakra,

Prof. Sevaram, HOD,

SPA

Rapporteur Mr.
KhelanModi, Mr.
Vyush Patel

Ramachandran, Ex
Reviewers: BI Singal,
DG, IUT

Prof Shivanand

Swamy,ED, CEPt
University

Ms. Nupur Gupta,

World Bank

Mr. AbhijitLokre,
CEPT University

Ms. ShaliniSinha,
CEPT

UniversityMrLaghuP
rashar, Senior

Manager, UMTC

Prof Sanjay Gupta,

Prof. SPA

Rapporteur

Ms.SungdiImchin,
Parking policy

Transforming IPT

Project number 18-

Breithauft,

Shri Ashutosh A.T

in the Walled City of

Mr Manfred
Senior

Transport

Advisor, GIZ

through mini cabs

Strategy for Parking

Pednekar, Collector,

Jaipur - Mr. Pradeep

Udaipur

Kapoor

Parking

Singapore example -

Project number 2-

Deepak Darda,

Singapore

Services with BRTS

Technology - Mr.

Mohinder Singh, LTA

Integration of Feeder

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Ms.Prutha Shah

Project number 17 -

Operation Manual of
Intelligent Transport
System (ITS) for

Jaipur Bus in Jaipur -

Ms. Shuchi Sharma &

Ms. PreetiMathur

Project number 20Signal

Synchronization

Time

Hall 1-

(hrs)

Zorawar
Associate

Hall 2 - Ashoka

Hall 3 -

Hall 4 - Taber

Shamsher

Director, IBI

Rethinking

Bus Innovations in

Indian Cities

Mr B C Ramesh,

Ms Sulakshana

Mahajan and Mr
Pawan

Mulukutla,

Development - Mr.

Project number 6-

Small Cities -

Comprehensive Local
Area Transit Oriented

Chief Mechanical

Action Plan for

Engineer, NEKRTC

Central Business

and

District at Ashram

Road, Ahmedabad

Divisional Traffic

Junction

Jitendra T. Mehta &

Mr. Pranay Shah

Project number 8 Standardization of

Advertisements and

Signages - Mr. Bharat

S Shah & Mr. Mahesh
kumar P Jaimalani

Ms Neela Munshi &

Officer, NEKRTC

MsDeepa Dave

Innovations in

The worldwide rise

Project number 7-

Project number 19-

Mr S.

- Mr Nicolas Doucet,

Integration of Bus

Public

Urban Parking
Ranganathan,

VP- TSG, ACS Of

India Pvt. Ltd.

of Bus Rapid Transit

Multi Model

Business

Services With Sub-

Development

urban Trains of Mira-

Director, PTV AG and

Bhainder - Mr. Vilas

MrKarsten

Dhage, Mr.

McFarland, Director

How to expand

Transportation in

Rajkot City - Mr. Ajay

M Vegad

DipakSawant& Mr.

Business

Sunil Kumar Garg

Development, PTV
group

Tea, Coffee and Networking Break

Technical

Technical Session

Round Table 10

Round Table 11

Leaders Forum

Leaders Forum

Session4A

4B Buses for All

Barriers to

Planning and Design

(Hall 6 Talwar )

(Hall 6 Mayur)

Implementing

for Sustainable

Chairman Mr G.S.

TOD

Urban Mobility

Chairman: Mr. OP

Chairman: Mr. S.K.Lohia,

Secretary,

Chairman Shri

Chairperson Shri S.K.

Rajasthan

Sinha, OSD (UT),

Ministry of Urban

Travel Demand
Management
Chairman Shri.
Jagan Shah,

Director, NIUA
Co-chair

Mr

Rajeev Malhotra,
NCRPB

1800

Dnyandeo R. Jundhare
Savane

Mr Basalingapa,

MTSU

1630-

using ATCS &

& Mr. Shrikant S.

Parking in

1630

Corridor- MumbaiPune Road - Mr.

Group

1600-

Hall 5 - Talwar

Rapporteur Mr
Ranjit Gadgil

Sandhu, Addl. Chief

Government of
Co-chair Shri O.P.
Gupta, MD, BEST
Rapporteur Mr

Vidhyadhar Date

Mukund Kumar

Lohia, Ex-OSD (UT),

Ministry of Urban

Development, GoI
Co-chair Shri

Mrinalkant Tripati,
Director (UT),

Ministry of Urban
Development

Bhattacharjee,

reducing need

Technical Adviser

Laasya

Transport Planning

Manager, ICLEI

for travel - Prof.

Shivanand

Swamy, CEPT

Frederic Oladeinde,
and Head of
Unit,

Presenter MrCornie
Huizenga, Joint

Rapporteur Udit

UTTIPEC

Bus operations - Dr

UN-Habitat

Partnership

Ashok

policies for

Co-chiar PirehOtieno,

Convener, SLoCaT

Presenter- Shri

Cohesive

Development, GoI

Ratna, TCPO

apporteur Ms

Bhagavatula,

Agarwal, Senior
Advisor, World
Bank

Reviewers: Mr. Abjijit

Ms. Shalini Sinha,

Mr. BI Singal, DG, IUT

Reviewers:

CEPT University,
Ms. Manjiri

Akalkotkar, CEPT
University

Mr. VivekOgra,
Mr A S Lakhra,
Prof. Sevaram,
HOD, SPA

Rapporteur Ms.

Dhwani Shah, Ms.

Arunika Karmakar
Project number

Lokre, CEPT University

Ms. Nupur Gupta,
World Bank

Mr. Vijay Andkat,

EMBARQ

Mr. IC Sharma, NMP,

SUTP

Prof. Sanjay Gupta,

Professor, SPA

Rapporteur Ms. Aanan

Sutaria & Ms. Reema
Prajapati

Project number 21-

14 - Auto-

Preparatory Measures

Mysore City

Mode for greater

scheduling of
Transport - Mr. V.
Nagaraja

LAMATA

EX-OSD(UT), MoUD

for Public Transport

Berhampur in the state

of Odisha -

Mr. B. K. Behera & Dr.

Ajit Kumar Mishra

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Time

Hall 1-

(hrs)

Zorawar

Hall 2 - Ashoka

Hall 3 -

Hall 4 - Taber

Shamsher

Hall 5 - Talwar

Project number 5-

Project number 15-

restructuring for

Connectivity between

Institutional
Congestion

Accessibility for

Adnan Rahman,

Mr Sandeep Gandhi,

Charging - Dr
Cambridge

Systematics

integrated

Public Transport

planning &

management of

Director, Sandeep

public transport

Gandhi & Associates

system in Jaipur -

Mr. Sanjay Solanki,

Mr. Vijay Kumar
Gupta

Implementing

TDM Measures
Schmid, GIZ

r. Vanlalmawia &

Mr. Vanlalsawama

Shukla, MD, Bhopal

AICTSL

Day 4 (6th December, 2013) 0930 to 1500

Panel Discussion Role of Transport in Transforming Cities(Ashoka Hall)
Chairperson Smt. Naini Jayaseelan, Member Secretary, NCRPB
Co-chair Dr. O P Aggarwal, Advisor, World Bank
Panelist

Mr Dario Hidalgo, EMBARQ

MrKe Fang, Lead Transport Specialist, World Bank
Mr K. Manjunath Prasad, KSRTC
Mr O.P. Gupta, MD, BEST

Rapporteur MrAshishRaoGhorpade, ICLEI

Tea,coffee &Networking Break
Technical

Technical Session

Round Table 12

Round Table 13 -

Session 5A

5B Eco Mobility in

Transport,

Security of Public

Intermediate

Cities

Energy & Urban

Transport

Transport
11301300

Chairman Shri
K.K. Gandhi,

Environment
Chairman MrC.K.
Khaitan, Joint

Secretary, MoUD

Executive

Co-Chair ShriAlok

Technical, SIAM

Commissioner of

Director-

Mittal,

Police, Gurgaon

Mehta

Access control of entry

Station - Mr.Yogesh
Mohan, Mr.Kaushal

Kumar& Mr.Ashutosh
Kumar Singh

Senior Advisor, World Bank

Sandeep Soni, MD,

Public

Kumar & Mr. Sudhir

Ex-OSD (UT), MoUD and Mr. O.P. Agarwal,

operating BRT Mr

1130

Metro - Dr. Pawan

Closing Remarks and next steps: Mr. S K Lohia,

Learnings from

1100-

Bus Services to Delhi

and exit of Charbagh

Improvement P. Yeptho

Assessment of

Corridor

Lotha&Mr. Shikaho

- 1100

Muhammed

Project number 11-

Mr. Elias T.

0930

G.,Mr. P.M. Sharaf

Project number 9 -

Kohima:Integrated

City Link Limited

City - Mr. Anil Kumar.

Performance of Feeder

Lalthawmmawia,M

Mr Chandramauli

Thiruvananthapuram

Sustainable urban
city - Mr. K.

implementing BRT

stations in

Project number 3 -

mobility of Aizwal
Learnings from

Railways and Bus

Project number 10
- Options for

Dr Dominik

Public Transport

Chairman MrTaj

Chairman Mr

Hassan, Special

Cornie Huizenga,

Commissioner of

Joint Convener,

Police, Traffic, Delhi

SLoCaT

Partnership

Co-chair Mr A.K.

Presenter Ms

Planning, DMRC

Gupta, Chief engineer

Anumita Roy

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Asia BRTS

Time
(hrs)

Hall 1Zorawar
Rapporteur Ms

Virandra Vidrohi
Role of IPT in

Hall 2 - Ashoka
Rapporteur Mr
Amar Nath

Raahgri Day- Car

small and

Free Streets in

cities - Ms Ritu

Bhatt, EMBARQ

Medium size

Anand, group

Gurgaon Mr Amit

Hall 3 -

Hall 4 - Taber

Shamsher
Choudhary,

Presenter Shri T.

CSE

operations, Chennai

Executive Director,

Hall 5 - Talwar

Shiva kumar, GMMetro

Rapporteur Mr
Vedant Goel, GIZ

Rapportur Ms Ajanta
Kafley

head- Policy &

Chief Economist,
IDFC Experience
of

G-Auto,

Ahmedabad MrNirmal

Walkability - Ritchie
Anne Rono, CAA

Kumar, Nirmal
Foundation

NMT Infrastructure

Zipcar

Washington Robin Chase,

Board Member,
WRI

13001400

1500

Pedestrian Safety

along BRT Neha

Khullar, Project

Director, Muskan
Foundation

Valedictory Session(Ashoka Hall)

1400-

Mr Arvind Kumar

Presentation of the summary of proceedings of the Conference by Shri M.K. Sinha, Officer on Special Duty (UT), MoUD
Address by DrSudhirKrihna, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, GoI

Presentation of UMI Awards, Launch of UMI 2014 and Valedictory Address by Shri. B.I.Singal, Director General, IUT (India)
Vote of Thanks by Shri C.K. Khaitan, JS (UT), Ministry of Urban Development, GoI
Lunch

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Name of the Member

Shri S.K.Lohia, Ex OSD(UT), MoUD & Chairman OC
Shri R. K. Singh, Director (UT)

Shri. K. K. Mahawar, DS (Finance), MoUD

Dr. S. Gangopadhyay, Vice President, IUT

Shri S.K. Jagdhari, Vice President, IUT
Dr. K. Ravindra, Hony. Secretary, IUT

Shri Vinay Maitri, Hony. Jt. Secretary, IUT

Shri Rakesh Kaul, Hony. Treasurer, IUT
Shri Rajiv Choudhary, Member
Shri J. B. Kshirsagar, CP, TCPO

Shri M.L.Chotani Member, Ex Director AMDA

Shri. Chetan Vaidya, Ex Director, NIUA
Shri Nishant Lall, IUDI/SPA

Shri Vishnu Mathur, Member

Shri Dishant Negi, Member
Shri I. C. Sharma, Member

Shri Jagan Shah, Dir. NIUA, Member

Shri B. I. Singal, DG, IUT, Member
Shri C. L. Kaul, ES, IUT, Member
Ms. Kanika Kalra, IUT, Member

Ms. Megha Puri, Manager (UMI), IUT

Shri Sandeep Sharma, IUT, Member

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Company Name

DIMTS
DMRC
KSRTC
BMTC
DDA
Bhopal City Link Limited
ITDP
Embarq
Volvo
Bombardier
Deloitte
Shakti
UMTC
UNEP
SUTP
Cambridge Systematics
SIAM
Ahmedabad JANMARG
SURAT
PUNE
PCMC
BMRC
IBI Group
Kochi
HMRL
RITES
AICTSL
Xerox
APSRTC
Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation
HUDA

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Company Names
MMRDA
Trapeez
Allison Transmission
Scomi
Sunovatech India
Lumiplan India
Power Electronics
Automobile Corporation of Goa Ltd
Tata Motors
Ashok Leyland
Force
Scania india
ICRA
PME FCTA
GIRO
KPIT
Chemito
Silguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority
GDA
HOHO BUS
RAHAGIRI CYCLE
National Institute of Design

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

ADB

Asian Development Bank

ASCI

Administrative Staff College of India (Hyderabad)

APSRT
BRT

BRTS

BMRCL
BEST

BMTC
BAU

CEPT
CAA

CMP
DPR

DULT

DMRC
FAR
FIR

GDP
GPS

GHG
GIS

HOD

HOVs
HDV
IUT
IPT
IIT

ITS

ITDP

ICLEI

JNNURM

Annexure - V

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport

Bus Road Transit

Bus Road Transit System

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.

Bombay Electric Supply and Transport

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation

Business as Usual

Centre for Environment Planning and Technology (Ahmedabad)

Civic Aviation Authority

Comprehensive Mobility Plan

Detailed Project Report

Directorate of Urban Land Transport

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Floor Area Ration

First Information Report

Gross Domestic Product

Global Positioning Systems

Green House Green

Gesellschaft Zusammenarbiet (German Institute)

Head of Department

High Occupancy Vehicles

High Density Vehicle

Institute of Urban Transport (India)

Intermediate Public Transport
Indian Institute of Technology
Intelligent Transport System

Institute for Transport and Development Policy (USA)

International Centre for Local Environmental Initiatives

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
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JTPA

Japan Transport Planning Association

LRT

Light Road Transit

KSRTC
LTA

LMATA
MTSU

MoUD
MD

NUTP
NMT

NCRPB

NTDPC
PMV

RTIDF
RITES
SPA

SLoCaT
TERI

TTMC
TDR

TDM
TOD
UMI

UNEP

UTTIPEC
UMTA
VC

WRI

Karnataka State Road Transport Coporation

Land Transport Authority (Singapore)

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (Lagos)

Mumbai Transport Support Unit
Ministry of Urban Development
Managing Director

National Urban Transport Policy

Non-Motorized Transport

National Capital Region Planning Board

National Transport

Personal Motorized Vehicles

Rajasthan Transport Infrastructure Development Fund

Rail India Technical and Economic Services
School of planning and Architecture
Sustainable Low Carbon Transport

The Energy and Resources Institute

Traffic and Transit Management Centers (Bangalore)

Transferable Development Rights
Travel Demand Management

Transit Oriented Development

Urban Mobility India

United Nations Environment Programme

Unified Traffic and Transport Infrastructure

Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority
Vice Chairman

World Resource Institute (Washington)

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