Nmt Accessibility Plan the Historic Core of Bangalore
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT (BUS) AND NMT ACCESSIBILITY PLAN FOR HISTORIC CORE THE HISTORIC CORE OF (PETE) BANGALORE CITY MENTOR : SRI LAGHU PARASHAR JI SR. MANAGER, UMTC MURALI T V JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GOVT. OF KARNATAKA IMAGE SOURCE : http://bangaloreheritage.in NEED FOR THE STUDY EXIST. PT ROUTES STOPPAGE POINT ` BUS ROUTES 4.90 kM PT MOVEMENT U/G METRO ALIGNMENT (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) BMTC KSRTC MAJESTIC METRO METRO ST. RAILWAY STATION STATION HISTORIC CORE kM 1.20 CHIKPETE METRO STATION K.R MARKET TERMINUS KR MKT METRO KALASIPALYA STATION TERMINUS Source: Primary survey, 2013 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA AREA UNSERVED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT AIM AND OBJECTIVE - AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE HISTORIC CORE THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND CONSEQUENTIAL ENHANCEMENT OF MOBILITY FROM, TO AND WITHIN HISTORIC CORE MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA SCOPE . DELINEATION OF THE STUDY AREA . STUDY OF THE EXISTING SERVICES OF PUBLIC TRANSIT . STUDY OF THE EXISTING LAND USE . STUDY OF THE EXISTING STREET CAPACITY . STUDY OF THE EXISTING PARKING SITUATION ALONG THE CORRIDORS . STUDY OF PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT . STUDY OF THE ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL PATTERN . ANALYSIS OF EXISTING SITUATION . IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS AND ISSUES . PROPOSALS FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSIT (BUS) MOVEMENT IN THE STUDY AREA . PROPOSALS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE OTHER MODES AND LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA METHODOLOGY . INTRODUCTION . STUDY AREA - ‘PETE’ OF BANGALORE . DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY . SOCIO ECONOMIC PROFILE . STUDY OF EXISTING SCENARIO (DATA COLLECTION) . ANALYSIS OF DATA . ISSUES AND FINDINGS . PROPOSALS & PLAN FOR ACTION MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA INTRODUCTION Source: Transportation Department, GOK. Source: Master Plan-BMA, 2015 . BENGALURU, 5TH LARGEST ‘METROPOLIS’ . INCREASED URBANISATION . INCREASED MOTORISATION . CITY IS PLAYING A DOMINANT AND SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN COUNTRY’S ECONOMY MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA ROAD NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS BENGALURU CITY PETE MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA STUDY AREA – ‘PETE’ OF BANGALORE HISTORICAL LAYOUT AND CHARACTERISTICS LAYERS OF FORTIFICATION YESHWANTPUR GATE . NATIVE TOWN & FIRST SETTLEMENT YELAHANKA GATE . INSPIRED BY ‘VIJAYANAGARA’ SONDEKOPPA GATE HALASOOR GATE . AREA DIVIDED INTO MARKET AREA STREETS PETE . SKILLED ARTISANS AND CRAFTSMAN GOT SETTLED CHICKPETE DODDAPETE . ESTABLISHED ON UNDULATING TABLE LAND . HAD LARGE GATES AROUND THE FORT DELHI GATE KENGERI GATE . PRINCIPAL BAZAARS ; CHICKPETE & DODDAPETE . HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS BANGALORE CARDINAL STREETS FORT . TRANSFORMED ITSELF INTO A 'COMMERCIAL HUB’ GATES FOCAL POINT (BIRTH PLACE) . ONLY SUCH EXAMPLE IN THE SOUTH INDIA . ‘PETE’ IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PRESENT CBD MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY OCCUPATION STRUCTURE - 2011 45270 MAIN WORKERS 36% MARGINAL WORKERS 78717 NON-WORKERS 62% 3069 02% Source: Master Plan-BMA, 2015 Source: District Census, 2011 155 POPULATION OF HISTORIC CORE - 2011 0.34% 404 1145 MAIN WORKERS 140000 0.90% 127056 2.53% 120000 100000 CULTIVATORS 80000 66126 Ag LABOURERS 60930 60000 HH INDUSTRY 40000 43566 Others 20000 96.23% 0 TOTAL MALE FEMALE MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY . STUDY AREA MEASURES ABOUT 2.24 SQ KM . HOUSES POPULATION OF ABOUT 1.3 LAKH (2011) HISTORIC CORE . GROSS DENSITY OF THE AREA - ABOUT 600 PPH . DENSITY COMPARITIVELY HIGHER Source: Master Plan-BMA, 2015 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE . ‘PETE’ IS A TYPICAL MARKET AREA- MARKETS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS TRADES AND PROFESSIONS . HISTORICALLY PETE AREA WAS CARVED OUT BASED ON THE ‘COMMUNITY’ AND ‘TRADE’ PURSUED . AN INTRINSIC RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN OCCUPATION AND COMMUNITY . HENCE, ENTRENCHED IN TRADITIONAL PATTERN OF LIVING EVEN TODAY . ‘MARWARI’ COMMUNITY DOMINATES THE CULTURAL SETTING AND CONTROLS MOST OF THE BUSINESS . DIVERSIFICATION OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY . STRONG PRESENCE OF COMMUNITY BASED OCCUPATION ENSURES THE MOST OF THE AREAS WITHIN THE PETE AS ‘PLACES OF SPECIALISED ACTIVITIES’ . ‘PETE’ IS DOMINATED BY THE INFORMAL INDUSTRIES AND MARKETS . SUCH INFORMAL ECONOMY HAS CONTRIBUTED A LOT TO THE ECONOMY OF THE CITY . IT CONTRIBUTES LARGELY TOWARDS PROVIDING LIVELIHOODS MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA STUDY OF EXISTING SCENARIO STUDY OF EXISTING SCENARIO BMTC NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS . THE AREA IS LIMITED BY GRID PATTERN . ROAD WIDTH ARE NOT CONSISTENT . MAJOR ROADS ALONG THE PERIPHERY . MAJOR ROADS – 24m TO 35m WIDE TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS . TRAFFIC IS MIXED IN NATURE KR MARKET TERMINUS . MAJORITY OF ROADS UNDER ONE-WAY SYSTEM OF CIRCULATION . HIGH DENSITY PEDESTRIAN ZONE . ORGANIC DEVELOPMENT, HIGH INTENSITY OF ACTIVITES . DENSELY BUILTUP AREA . FLOATING POPULATION MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA ENTRY & EXIT POINTS ENTRY POINTS EXIT POINTS ENTRY & EXIT BOTH BMTC TERMINUS METRO STATION RAILWAY STATION HISTORIC CORE K.R .MARKET COMPLEX K.R MARKET TERMINUS KALASIPALYA PVT.TR.TERMINUS Source: Primary survey, 2013 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA EXIST. PT ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN THE CORE 4.90 kM BMTC . PT - 18650 DAILY TRIPS . VIA MARKET – 2211 TRIPS . EVERY MIN 45-50 BUSES ENTER & DEPARTS . ABOUT 8 – 9 LAKH PEOPLE BOARD THE BUSES DAILY HISTORIC CORE ONLY BUS ROUTE WHICH PASSES THROUGH THE K.R MARKET HISTORIC CORE TERMINUS MIXED TRAFFIC SITUATION BECAUSE OF PRESENCE OF OTHER MODES ON THE ROUTE VERY FEW BUSES PLY ON THIS ROUTE BECAUSE OF LESS ROAD CAPACITY KALASIPALYA TERMINUS Source: Primary survey, 2013 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA PETE AREA IS DEVOID OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT (BMTC’S PERSPECTIVE) REASONS COULD BE . ROAD CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS . SLOW MOVING AND MIXED NATURE OF TRAFFIC . LESS BUS FLEET INFRASTRUCTURE . TWO TERMINALS AT BOTH THE EXTREMES HENCE, PERCEIVED AS WALKABLE . THRUST WAS ON TO CONNECT DISTANTLY LOCATED AREAS . SUPPLY ORIENTED TOWARDS PROBLEMATIC AREAS AND WHERE THERE WAS A DEMAND . GOOD CONNECTIVITY FROM THE PERIPHERY ROAD, WHICH DO HAVE PT SERVICES . HIGH PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT IN THE AREA . THERE WAS NO DEMAND MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA PETE AREA IS DEVOID OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT (AUTHOR’S ANALYSIS) REASONS COULD BE . ROAD CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS . AREA CHARACTERISED BY SLOW MOVING MIXED TRAFFIC . PERSONALISED VEHICLES COMPETE TO ENTER THE AREA . AFFECTS THE FLOW IN THE MAJOR CORRIDORS . CONFLICTS DUE TO MIXED TRAFFIC HENCE, TRAVEL TIME WOULD BE TOO HIGH . ADDING TRAFFIC IN ALREADY CHOKED CORRIDORS . PEOPLE THRONG THE AREA HENCE, HIGH DENSITY PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT . PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUSES PLYS ON THE PERIPHERY . FOLLOWS CIRCUITOUS ROUTE MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS BMTC HOSPITALITY RAILWAY INSTITUTIONAL STATION TERMINUS WHOLE SALE AND RETAIL ZONE LAND USE ANALYSIS – 2007 . RESIDENTIAL 37.5 % . COMMERCIAL 34.6 % MARKET TERMINUS . INDUSTRIAL 06.0% Source: Master Plan-BMA, 2015 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA MAJESTIC TERMINUS ACTIVITY PATTERN MULTILEVEL M PARKING COMPLEX HOSPITALITY ZONE GODOWNS BEDDINGS, CURTAINS ZONE INVITATION CARDS ZONE T T C FINANCE AGENCY, JEWELLERY DHARMARAYA OFFICE ZONE SWAMY TEMPLE M C VEGETABLE, FRUIT, SCRAP ITEMS, PLASTICWARE, FLOWER MARKET T GUNNY BAGS ZONE C M Source: Primary survey, 2013 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA ROAD INVENTORY 9.9m 10.6m COTTONPET MAIN ROAD 35.0m 11.0m ROW 13.5m OTC ROAD 9.0m 11.0m 16.0m 21.0m 12.3m 21.7m 24.0m ROW 25.0m 24.0m ROW 12.0m ROW Source: Primary survey, 2013 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA ROAD INVENTORY BOTTLENECKS G C B A 9.9m O O V V O T K 14.5 E D T m N 12.5 S m I U O 8.5m H N Y E E P E D E N S T G T R A R O S R E 8.3m A T E D R R T 11.5 O E 13.0 8.5m m E A m T D 14.7 m 8.0m 5.6m Source: Primary survey, 2013 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA PARKING SITUATION AND MOVEMENT PATTERN ALONG CORRIDORS TWO WHEELER PARKING MULTILEVEL LMV PARKING VEHICLE PARKING GOODS VEHICLE PARKING COMPLEX NO PARKING NO PARKING NO PARKING NO PARKING MULTILEVEL RICKSHAW NO PARKING VEHICLE STAND PARKING COMPLEX NO PARKING Source: Primary survey, 2013 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA TRAVEL PATTERN 8.8% Zone 8 Zone 7 Zone 1 16.7% 19.2% MAJESTIC Zone 2 27.7% PETE Zone 6 6.9% Zone 5 . TRIP RATE - 0.924 PER CAPITA 21.2% . TRIPS ORIGINATING AS WELL AS DESTINED WITHIN & NEIGHBOURING AREA . TRIPS CRISS-CROSSING THE PETE AREA . HIGH LEVEL OF INTERACTION WITH THE SORROUNDING AREAS Zone 12 22.6% Source: CTTS, Bengaluru, 2010 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR AVENUE STREET TYPOLOGY OF TRIPS EFFECTING THE STUDY AREA . 2-WHEELERS, CARS, RICKSHAWS PREDOMINANT . PERSONALISED VEHICLES ARE PREDOMINANT . ABSENCE OF THE PT IS THE REASON PURPOSE OF THE TRIP COTTONPETE ROAD GOODS SHED ROAD Source: Traffic Management Plan for the CBD of Bengaluru city, 2011 OPINION SURVEY . 48.0% PEOPLE PREFER TO WALK – UPTO 250M . 38.8% PEOPLE PREFER TO WALK – UPTO 500M . 89.92% PEOPLE SAYS FEEDER BUSES ARE ESSENTIAL BVK IYENGAR . 10.08% PEOPLE SAYS FEEDER BUSES ARE NOT ESSENTIAL ROAD Source: DPR Metro Phase-I, 2003 MURALI T. V., JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT.