Commissionerate of Tiruppur City Municipal Administra on Municipal Corpora on
Tiruppur Transport Proposal
23 January 2014 Outline
• City demographics • Orienta on • Exis ng condi ons of the transport system • Transport vision – Desired mode share changes over next 5 years • Five-year implementa on plan – Public transport – Walking & cycling – Travel demand management • First year projects & budget CITY OVERVIEW
Demographics
2013 2018 Urban agglomeration 1,001,886 1,106,164* Average personal trips/ 1.68** 1.73** day/capita Average trips per day 1,683,169 1,913,663
* 2018 population calculated at 2% annual growth rate
** Base year trip generation rate based on data from Chennai No pedestrian facili es on major roads • Old buses with high floors, narrow doors • Insufficient fleet size to cater to demand • Limited depot/terminal space No bus shelters at most stops Unorganized parking Exis ng public transport system Total bus fleet size (city buses TNSTC fleet: 281 only) Private bus fleet: 85 Bus passenger trips per day 152,192 Bus terminal capacity Kamaraj road: 40 bus bays Perumanallur road: 50 bus bays Paratransit fleet Total auto fleet: 1,133 Share auto fleet: 770
Bus + share auto demand Peak direc on passenger volume
Avinashi Rd 4,050 pphpd PN Rd 1,938 pphpd
College Rd 458 pphpd Kangeyam Rd 1,083 pphpd Mangalam Rd 1,790 pphpd
Palladam Rd 1,649 pphpd Dharapuram Rd 1,312 pphpd pphpd = persons per hour per direc on How residents travel (2013)
Walk 28%
2Ws + cars 46%
Cycle 10%
Paratransit Bus 4% 12%
Based on 2013 TNSTC ridership, vehicle registration, and frequency-occupancy counts. Paratransit includes share autos and private autos. Transport vision
Mode shares 2018: 2018: 2013 Status quo Goal Walk 28 % 26 % 28 % Cycle 10 % 8 % 10 % Bus 12 % 10% 17 % Paratransit 4 % 3 % 1 % Private vehicles 46 % 52 % 44 % TRANSPORT PROPOSALS: FIVE-YEAR PLAN BRT network Thirumuruganpoondi
New Bus Stand
Old Bus Stand
Chinnakarai Amman Kovil
21 km BRT network
BRT network Thirumuruganpoondi
New Bus Stand Phase 1: Avinashi Rd 9.7 km
Old Bus Stand
Chinnakarai Amman Kovil
21 km BRT network TERMINAL/DEPOT New terminals Thirumuruganpoondi & depots
TERMINAL • New depot and New Bus Stand terminal space urgently required to resolve space
crunch and make TERMINAL room for new Old Bus Stand buses
TERMINAL/DEPOT TERMINAL/DEPOT Chinnakarai Amman Kovil Cycle sharing
17 sq km system Public transport improvement summary
• BRT: 21 km • 250 new city buses • Addi onal support infrastructure – 5 new terminals – 3 new depots – ITS & customer informa on • Cycle sharing system Footpaths and pedestrian zones
58 km footpaths 2.1 km pedestrian zone Eswaran Koil St: exis ng Eswaran Koil St: proposed Greenways
11 km greenways Sabari Odai: exis ng Sabari Odai: proposed Parking management
16 km parking management Five-year investment requirements
Project Investment (Crore Rs)
Public Transport 510
Non-Motorised Transport 109
Travel demand management 4
Total cost of projects 623 YEAR 1 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Project 1: Footpaths
Velampalayam Rd 0.8 km
Gandhi Nagar 60 Ft Rd Kannagi Main Rd – Kongu Main Rd- Om 0.5 km Sakthi Koil- Lakshmi Nagar 6.2 km
College Rd 2.9 km Court St - Kumaran Rd 0.5 km
Rayapuram – Nanjappa School - Thaadikaran Dharapuram – Kangeyam - 2.0 km Rakkiapalayam 13.0 km Project 2: Greenways
Noyal River 6.8 km
Sabari Odai 4.1 km Project 3: Parking Management
Major streets in central Tirupur 19.6 km Project 4: Pedestrian zone
Flower Market – Eswaran Koil – KSC School 2.1 km Project 5: New bus depot at Amman Kovil
TERMINAL/DEPOT Amman Kovil Year 1 project costs
Year 1 cost Design Construc on Project Details (crore Rs) (crore Rs) Project 1: Footpaths 25.9 km 2.1 25.9 Project 3: greenways 10.9 km 0.9 21.8 Project 3: parking - 0.1 3.5 management Project 4: Pedestrian zone 2.1 km 0.2 2.7
Total, NMT - 3.3 53.9
Project 5: New bus depot At Amman Kovil 0.3 10
Project 6: BRT feasibility, - 2.3 - DPR, detailed designs (50%)
Total, public transport - 2.6 10