Vadodara Bus Rapid Transit System 1 st Asia

Vadodara Bus Rapid Transit System 1 st Asia BRTS Conference Ahmedabad, September 2012 Technical Support: CEPT University

Vadodara Today ad ab ed m Ah To Savli To a To Ajw To Wagh odia a adr P o Area : 158. 5 sq. km To T To Mumbai / Surat i o bh Da Source: Vadodara Development Plan Population: 1. 75 million Third largest city of Gujarat Known as “the cultural city of Gujarat”

Vadodara - A city with culture Laxmi Vilas Palace

Vadodara – A city for education Maharaja Sayajirao University

Vadodara - A cosmopolitan cultural city

Existing transit - Vadodara VITCOS Coverage • Fleet of 90 CNG buses (63 mini buses, 27 regular) • 40 bus routes • 10 to 20 minutes headway • 124 bus stops • 85, 000 to 100, 000 Passenger/day (all buses) 9% PT share 23% Para transit Trip length 4. 8 km Source: Vadodara CDP and SREI report on mass transit

Vadodara Road Network 4 km Ring – Radial Network 1 ring 7 radials 1. 5 km 7. 3 km Vadodara is a compact city with short trip lengths

Earlier proposals for Vadodara • Integrated Public Transit System in 2009 • Projects for mass transit identified • Potential transit corridors • Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) in 2010 • To optimize the “mobility pattern of people and goods” rather than of vehicles • To focus on the improvement and promotion of public transport, NMV and pedestrians • To provide an effective platform for integrating land use and transport planning

Mobility Challenges • Rapid Growth • High City Mobility • Inadequacies in the road network – Missing Hierarchy – Lack of uniformity In ROW – Constraints – River, Canal, Khadi, Railway Line • Inadequate Public Transport • Intrusion Of Regional Goods And Passenger Vehicles • Congestion

BRT Planning for Vadodara • Network selection • Roadway & Infrastructure Design • Accessing inner city

Proposed Vadodara BRT Network Fatehgunj Kareli baug GEB R. C. Dutt Road Old Padra Road Kalaghoda kothi BSNL T Jn. Raj Mahel Road Lal baug Baroda Dairy Labor Chokdi Makarpura Phase 1 – 34 km Phase 2 – 26 km Total Network – 60 km Susan circle Waghodia Road

Rationale for network selection Railway Station Laxmi Vilas Palace Fatehgunj GEB Connecting busy places R. C. Dutt Road Old Padra Road Kalaghoda kothi BSNL T Jn. M. S. University GIDC Waghodia Road Raj Mahel Road Inner city Lal baug Baroda Dairy Labor Chokdi Makarpura Phase 1 – 34 km Phase 2 – 26 km Total Network – 60 km Susan circle Major residential and Recreational areas

VITCOS routes and proposed BRT

BRT alignment - Right of way 40 m 36 m 12 -16 m 30 m

Connecting the inner city Fatehgunj Kareli baug GEB R. C. Dutt Road Old Padra Road Kalaghoda kothi BSNL T Jn. Raj Mahel Road Lal baug Baroda Dairy Labor Chokdi Makarpura Susan circle Waghodia Road

Issues Narrow Right of ways at places (upto 1012 m) Location of Heritage Gates On street vending and informal market places

Issues

Exploring options for accessing inner city Option 1 : Elevated Corridor PRO(s): • Can respond to Ro. W constraints upto 18 m CON(s): • Accessibility to BRT Stations • Increased cost of infrastructure • Visually unappealing

Exploring options for accessing inner city Option 2 : Pedestrian + Bus only corridor Example: Kankaria, Ahmedabad PRO(s): • Safe and secure pedestrian infrastructure CON(s): • Acceptance of people • Can only be adopted to stretches with limited public property access Exploring spaces

Inner City Transit Management Plan Salatwada Option 3 : Traffic Macchipit Management Plan Kothi X Rd. Raopura X Rd. Fatehpura X Rd. One way Mixed Traffic routes Sursagar Kala Bhavan Jn. Nyay Mandir Mandavi Gate Laxmivilas Palace Jn. Madan jhapa Chokhnadi veg market BRT corridor Old city access routes

Exploring options for accessing inner city Option 4 : mini BRT • Accessing the core is critical • Accessing core areas of cities with all bus systems, there are limitation of width available on road • Most part of the city centre is having road widths ranging from 16 -24 meters Consideration of mini systems as an alternative for accessing core areas Required Ro. W for mini bus systems mini Buses 20 -25 capacity 6 X 2 (l x w in m) 5. 5 m 6 m mini Bus Lane

Inner City Transit Plan - Ro. W Salatwada Macchipit Kothi X Rd. Route Dandia Bazaar – Sursagar – Nyay Mandir – Kirti stambh – Dandia Bazaar (3 km) Raopura X Rd. Fatehpura X Rd. Sursagar Dandia Bazaar Nyay Mandir Mandavi Gate BRT corridor Mini BRT feeder corridor Right of way Laxmivilas Palace Jn. < 12 m 12 m 14 m Madan jhapa Chokhnadi veg market 16 m 18 m >18 m

Exploring spaces Mini Bus 18 m Row – Two way

Just not bus and road, It encompasses…. . For Vadodara, BRTS is not only about bus and road! § § § § Urban Renewal Create mobility options Quality Infrastructure Education and enforcement Traffic discipline Work culture (Training & recruitment) Development of accessory facilities

Other initiatives Lake front development Converting assets into high quality public spaces

Other initiatives Revitalizing Old city

Other initiatives River Development Vishwamitri near Kala Ghoda Example: Sabarmati River Front

Status today and way forward. . . • Landuse and activity survey completed • Topography survey completed for selected corridors • Operations and route rationalization under process • Setting up and initialize household survey • Design the Bus shelter and other infrastructure facilities

Raopura Tower Thank you!