Commissionerate of Municipal Administration Coimbatore Tiruppur and Tiruchirappalli
Commissionerate of Municipal Administration Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Tiruchirappalli transport proposal Sustainable Cities through Transport February 2014
Sustainable Cities through Transport • Strategic planning for transport systems that are equitable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly • Support from: Salem Tiruppur Coimbatore Tiruchirappalli Madurai
Planning process • Planning Session / 19 Nov / Chennai – Discussion on data requirements. • Surveys & data collection – Public transport frequency-occupancy, traffic counts – Discussions with city teams • Transport Budgeting Workshop / 28 Nov / Coimbatore – Keynote by Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, on the need for bus rapid transit system (BRT), of cycle tracks, footpaths, and public spaces – City teams worked collaboratively to develop conceptual transport plans • Meetings and site visits with city officials • Review of Final Transport Proposals / 23 Jan / Chennai
Planning Session / 19 November / Chennai
Transport Budgeting Workshop / 28 November / Coimbatore with Enrique Penelosa
Transport Budgeting Workshop / 28 November / Coimbatore Madurai city team
Transport Budgeting Workshop / 28 November / Coimbatore city team
Site visits with transport stakeholders
Lack of dedicated pedestrian, cycle infrastructure Near General Hospital, Coimbatore
Inadequate public transport service Town Hall bus stop, Coimbatore
Public transport demand (persons/hour/direction) Mettupalayam Rd 5, 600 pphpd 70 buses / hour Palakkad Rd 5, 700 pphpd 71 buses / hour Avinashi Rd 6, 100 pphpd 76 buses / hour Trichy Rd 3, 900 pphpd 49 buses / hour
Unregulated, underpriced (free!) parking Near District Court, Madurai
Transport goals: modes shares Coimbatore scenrios 2013 2018: Status quo 2018: Goal Walk 28 % 26 % 30 % Cycle 7% 5% 9% 20 % 16 % 23 % 9% 7% 4% 36 % 46 % 34 % Bus Paratransit Private vehicles
Transport proposals • Each city prepared a strategic transport proposal covering three areas: – Walking and cycling – Public transport – Travel demand management
Public transport • City bus fleet expansion • Bus rapid transit (BRT) • Cycle sharing • City bus infrastructure: – – Terminals Depots Bus stops ITS & customer service Non-motorised transport Travel demand management Footpaths Cycle tracks Greenways Pedestrian zones • On-street parking management • •
3 cities identified for immediate, comprehensive implementation with Kf. W support Salem Tiruppur Coimbatore Tiruchirappalli Madurai
Coimbatore public transport proposal Project BRT: 72 km network Cycle sharing system Corridor Length/area Cost (crore Rs) Avinashi Rd 20 km 300 Sathyamangalam Rd 14 km 210 Tiruchi Rd 15 km 225 Mettupalayam Rd 23 km 345 19 sq km 29
Mettupalayam Rd - BRT corridor (before)
Mettupalayam Rd - BRT corridor (after)
Coimbatore non-motorised transport proposal Project Length (km) Cost (crore Rs) Footpaths 54 54 Cycle tracks and footpaths 48 96 Pedestrian zones 13 16 Greenways 48 96 Parking management 46 17
Trichy public transport proposal Project BRT: 18 km corridor Cycle Sharing System Length /area Cost (Rs crore) Central BS Palakkarai Rd. NH 67 13 km 195 Central BS Mannarpuram Rajaram salai K. K. nagar 5 km 75 25 sq km 38 Corridor
Bharathiar Salai
Bharathiar Salai
Trichy non-motorised transport proposal Project Length (km) Cost (crore Rs) Footpaths 53 53 Cycle tracks and footpaths 26 52 Pedestrian zone 14 18 8 16 32 12 Greenways Parking Management
Tiruppur public transport proposal Project BRT: 24 km network Cycle Sharing System Cost (crore Rs) Corridor Length /area Tiruppur Palladam Rd - SH 172 - Dharapuram Rd 14 km 210 Avinashi Tiruppur Rd - Kumaran Rd Avinashi Rd 10 km 150 17 sq km 26
Tiruppur non-motorised transport proposal Project Length (km) Cost (crore Rs) Footpaths 22 22 Cycle tracks and footpaths 20 40 2 3 Greenways 11 22 Parking Management 27 10 Pedestrian zone
Eswaran Koil St: existing
Eswaran Koil St: proposed
Sabari Odai: existing
Sabari Odai: proposed
Investment Summary Investment (crore Rs) Area Non-motorised Transport Public Transport Project Total Trichy Tiruppur Footpaths 54 53 22 Cycle tracks and footpath upgrade 96 52 40 Pedestrian zones 16 18 3 Greenways 96 16 22 1, 080 270 348 City bus fleet expansion 84 60 150 New bus depots 50 10 30 New bus terminals 15 15 25 New bus stops 20 10 - 7 7 7 Cycle Sharing 29 38 26 On-street Parking management 17 12 10 1, 564 561 683 BRT ITS & Customer Service Travel Demand Management Coimbatore
Implementation stages Stage 1 • • • Stage 2 • • • Footpaths Cycle tracks Pedestrian zones Greenways Cycle sharing Parking management • TOR being issued to 6 cities by CMA • TORs in preparation • Design/planning in 3 cities in 2014 • Remaining cities in 2015 • Bus fleet expansion • Implementation by TNSTC • City bus infrastructure Stage 3 • Bus rapid transit • Design/planning in 3 cities in 2014 • Remaining cities in 2016
Financing For Kf. W focus cities: Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur Stage 1 • Footpaths • Cycle tracks • Pedestrian zones Stage 2 • • • Greenways Cycle sharing Parking management Bus fleet expansion City bus infrastructure Stage 3 • Bus rapid transit DPR Implementation CMA Kf. W TNSTC Kf. W
Implementation timeline
Capacity building • Study tours for city officials and mayors: – Guangzhou & Lanzhou, China: BRT, cycle sharing, greenways, cycle tracks, footpaths, public space – Mexico City: BRT, cycle sharing, on-street parking management, pedestrianisation Gangding BRT station in the evening peak, peak direction (Ghangzhou) • BRT Standard Workshop: on the features of high quality BRT • Street Design Workshops: footpaths, intersections, and other elements Mexico City Ecobici cycle sharing system
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