Abstract:
Cities require large-scale movement of persons, which is at present largely based on personalised transport. In developing countries like India, it is easy to increase vehicle ownership, especially of 2-wheelers, but with constrained resources, it is not so easy to develop transport infrastructure. The solution' therefore, lies in creating and / or improving the road-based public transport system that supplements the private vehicles and takes over as the main mode of urban transport.
The purpose of urban transport (synonymously used with public transport) is, therefore, to carry as many persons as possible �â� � quickly, reliably, efficiently, conveniently, and comfortably from places of origin to their destination.
Quickness, efficiency, reliability, convenience, and comfort are the important terms, which would make public transportation acceptable and popular. In the days of strangle traffic congestion, environmental pollution and energy shortage, it is time to apply incentives to encourage the use of public transport, alongwith disincentives to discourage the use of private automobiles. Moreover, with that would reduce number of private vehicles on urban road, 2-wheelers in particular.
With this understanding, the ongoing study on planning for public transportation using GIS has been taken up with Hyderabad City as the case study......
