Sustainable Urban Transport Index Bhopal, India December - 2019 0 Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................ 2 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................. 4 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Bhopal Planning Area as Study Area ........................................................................................... 6 1.2 Objectives of the Study ................................................................................................................ 7 2. EXISTING URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND SERVICE ........................................................................ 8 2.1 Land Use ....................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Road Network ............................................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Vehicular Growth ....................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Travel Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 11 2.5 Public Transport System ............................................................................................................ 12 2.6 Issues and Challenges ................................................................................................................. 14 3. DATA COLLECTION APPROACH FOR SUTI .......................................................................................... 15 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 15 3.2 Data collection approach for different Indicators ..................................................................... 15 4 DATA BASE FOR SUTI .......................................................................................................................... 20 5 ANALYSIS OF DATA ............................................................................................................................. 24 5.1 Indicator 1: Extent to which transport plans cover public transport, intermodal facilities and infrastructure for active modes ............................................................................................................. 24 5.1.1 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 24 5.1.2 Result .................................................................................................................................. 29 5.2 Indicator 2: Modal share of active and public transport in commuting................................... 30 5.2.1 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 30 5.2.2 Result .................................................................................................................................. 31 5.3 Indicator 3: Convenient access to public transport service ...................................................... 32 5.3.1 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 32 5.3.2 Result .................................................................................................................................. 33 5.4 Indicator 4: Public transport quality and reliability .................................................................. 33 5.4.1 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 33 5.4.2 Result .................................................................................................................................. 34 5.5 Indicator 5: Traffic fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants............................................................... 34 5.5.1 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 34 1 5.5.2 Result .................................................................................................................................. 34 5.6 Indicator 6: Affordability – travel costs as share of income ..................................................... 35 5.6.1 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 35 5.6.2 Results ................................................................................................................................. 36 5.7 Indicator 7: Operational costs of the public transport system ................................................. 36 5.7.1 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 36 5.7.2 Results ................................................................................................................................. 36 5.8 Indicator 8: Investment in public transportation systems ........................................................ 37 5.8.1 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 37 5.8.2 Results ................................................................................................................................. 37 5.9 Indicator 9: Air quality (PM 10) .................................................................................................. 37 5.9.1 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 38 5.9.2 Results ................................................................................................................................. 38 5.10 Indicator 10: Greenhouse gas emissions from transport .......................................................... 39 5.10.1 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 39 5.10.2 Results ................................................................................................................................. 39 6 OVERALL RESULTS .............................................................................................................................. 40 7 PERSPECTIVES ..................................................................................................................................... 42 8 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................ 42 List of Figures Figure 1: Bhopal Planning Area ....................................................................................................... 6 Figure 2: Proposed Land use pattern of Bhopal as under Bhopal Development Plan-2005 .......... 9 Figure 3: Vehicular Growth (2002-2011) ...................................................................................... 11 Figure 4: Mode Share in Bhopal .................................................................................................... 12 Figure 5: Bhopal Bus Routes ......................................................................................................... 13 Figure 6: BRTS corridor in Bhopal ................................................................................................. 14 Figure 7: Phasing of stretches identified for provision of footpaths ............................................ 25 Figure 8: Phasing of stretches identified for provision of cycle tracks ......................................... 26 Figure 9: Proposed terminal and interchange points ................................................................... 27 2 Figure 10: Proposed BRTS Corridors ............................................................................................. 28 Figure 11: Population Density Map .............................................................................................. 32 Figure 12: PM10 values in Bhopal from 2010 to 2016 ................................................................. 38 Figure 13: SUTI SPIDER DIAGRAM ................................................................................................. 41 3 List of Tables Table 1: Demography of Study Area ............................................................................................... 5 Table 2: Land Use as under Bhopal Development Plan-2005 ......................................................... 8 Table 3: Distribution of Road Network by Right of Way .............................................................. 10 Table 4: Indicator 1- Extent to which Transport Plans cover Public Transport, Intermodal Facilities and Infrastructure for active modes .............................................................................. 29 Table 5: Trip Rates across modes ................................................................................................