September 2012 Comprehensive Mobility Plan Allahabad Draft Final Report Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Allahabad Draft Final Report Table of contents Table of contents .........................................................................................................................i List of Figures............................................................................................................................. vi List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... x List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................................. xii 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................1 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Comprehensive Mobility Plan .................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Need for Comprehensive Mobility Plan, Allahabad .................................................................... 2 1.3.1 Improving mobility of people ............................................................................................................ 2 1.3.2 Integrated approach ......................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Scope of Work ........................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Status of the Project .................................................................................................................. 7 1.6 Structure of the report .............................................................................................................. 7 2 Approach and Methodology ..........................................................................................9 2.1 Approach .................................................................................................................................. 9 2.2 Methodology........................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Collection and review of existing secondary information ................................................................. 10 2.2.2 Collection of data through primary surveys ..................................................................................... 11 2.2.3 Analyse existing traffic/transport situation ..................................................................................... 12 2.2.4 Travel demand modeling ................................................................................................................ 12 2.2.5 Develop urban mobility plan ........................................................................................................... 12 3 City Profile ...................................................................................................................13 3.1 Geographical setting ............................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Study Area............................................................................................................................... 13 3.3 Regional Connectivity .............................................................................................................. 14 3.4 Growth Directions ................................................................................................................... 16 i Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Allahabad Draft Final Report 3.5 Land Use ................................................................................................................................. 18 3.6 Demography ........................................................................................................................... 20 3.7 Population Projection .............................................................................................................. 22 4 Existing Transportation Scenario .................................................................................24 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 24 4.2 Secondary data ....................................................................................................................... 24 4.3 Primary data analysis............................................................................................................... 24 4.3.1 Road network characteristics .......................................................................................................... 24 4.3.2 Speed and Delay Profile .................................................................................................................. 28 4.3.3 Classified traffic volume count at mid-block locations ..................................................................... 30 4.3.4 Turning traffic volume counts at intersections locations .................................................................. 31 4.3.5 Classified traffic volume counts at outer cordon locations ............................................................... 33 4.3.6 Public transport characteristics ....................................................................................................... 36 4.3.7 Bus Terminals and Bus Depot .......................................................................................................... 37 4.3.8 Intermediate public transport characteristics .................................................................................. 39 4.3.9 Parking Characteristics ................................................................................................................... 39 4.3.10 Pedestrian volume count ................................................................................................................ 40 4.3.11 Railway Terminals .......................................................................................................................... 41 4.3.12 Road safety .................................................................................................................................... 42 4.3.13 Household Characteristics............................................................................................................... 43 4.4 Summary of data analysis ........................................................................................................ 44 4.5 Service Level Benchmark ......................................................................................................... 47 4.6 Conclusion............................................................................................................................... 48 5 Travel Demand Assessment ........................................................................................49 5.1 Background ............................................................................................................................. 49 5.2 Model Structure ...................................................................................................................... 49 5.3 Study Area Zoning ................................................................................................................... 50 ii Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Allahabad Draft Final Report 5.4 Network Development ............................................................................................................ 51 5.5 Base Year (2011) Travel Pattern ............................................................................................... 51 5.6 Base Year (2011) Traffic Characteristics ................................................................................... 51 5.7 Trip Distribution and Pivoting Process ..................................................................................... 52 5.8 Travel Demand Forecasting ..................................................................................................... 52 5.9 Traffic Forecast under Mobility Scenarios ................................................................................ 55 6 Mobility Plan ...............................................................................................................58 6.1 Vision Statement ..................................................................................................................... 58 6.2 Mobility Pillars ........................................................................................................................ 58 6.3 Goals ....................................................................................................................................... 59 6.4 Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 59 6.5 Mobility plan approach ........................................................................................................... 61 6.5.1 Integrated land use and transport strategy ..................................................................................... 62 6.5.2 Mobility corridor strategy ..............................................................................................................