1. Sustainable Transport Trends &
Opportunities for Indian Cities-planning
for integrated mobility
Directorate of Urban land transport, Government of Karnataka

2. The Context…
Karnataka urbanizing fast:
 One of the five most urbanized states.
 39% of population in Urban areas.
 Projected to increase to >50% by 2030.
Brunt of urbanization on Bangalore
Vehicles are growing faster:
 12.06 Million registered vehicles
 150% increase in vehicles in a decade
Challenge: Urban sprawl.
Silver lining: Good Public transport base; growing stronger.

3. Building a Framework
MOBILITY PLANS FOR CITIES
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Vision for the city
What-if scenarios
Data; service level benchmarking
Strategy for sustainable mobility
 Prepared for all city corporations.
 Under preparation for nine cities.
 56 other cities/towns being taken up.

4. Focus on Public Transport
ENHANCING TRANSIT
SHARE
 Bus-based PT even in smaller cities
 Planning and investing on mass
transit
 Improving last-mile connectivity
 Integration of modes.
 PT introduced in >30 cities/towns
 Namma metro, Hubli-Dharwad BRTS under
implementation
 Inter-modal hubs under construction
 PBS for Bangalore, Mysore
 ITS master plan for Bangalore and Mysore
 Station accessibility plans for metro

5. Managing Demand
TRAVEL DEMAND
MANAGEMENT
 Policy and implementation support
for regulating parking
 Bringing people and places together
 Improving public realm
 Parking policies for nine cities; implementation support
for Bangalore.
 Congestion pricing: under preparation
 Station area accessibility plans
 Navanagar TOD.

6. Capacity Building
IMPROVING INSTITUTIONAL
AND INDIVIDUAL
CAPACITIES IN PLANNING,
DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENTATION
 Training and exposure visits
 Mentoring
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Training through SIUD, SUTP
Tumkur mentoring project
M{A}P
Navanagar TOD

7. Integrated mobility in Bangalore-1
Enhancing Safe Access to Namma Metro
Stations in Bangalore

8. Station Area Accessibility Plans
• Safe pedestrian and bicycle access to metro
stations as well as within 500 metres around
the station.
• Safe and easy integration of modes.
• Using development controls to plan for
sustainable mobility.
• Design of built form to improve the street
interface thereby creating a more pedestrian
friendly and safer environment

9. Development Control Regulations-Objectives
COMPACT
DEVELOPMENT
• Promote appropriate densities around the station to
form compact development
STREET DESIGN &
SAFE ACCESS
• Design the public realm to enhance pedestrian, bicycle
and non motorized transport accessibility to the station
AREA
CHARACTER
• Maintain the station area characteristics
INCLUSIVENESS
• Ensure public places, activities, and opportunities for
living, working and recreation are inclusive

10. Station Area Plans in Bangalore - Indiranagar
• Traffic Calming
Measures
• Improved pavements
• Safer Public
Connectivity
• Reduced carriage ways
• Accessible and easily
visible bus stops
• Designated
Autostands
• Provision of Street
Furniture & Signage
• Regulated Parking

11. Scaling up Station Area Plans
10 stations of Reach-3-3A
by consultants
Swastik by DULT
Prepared (1)
Under Preparation (13)
Indiranagar by
EMBARQ
Jayanagar &
Banashankari by
consultant

12. Integrated mobility in Hubli-Dharwad-2
Hubli-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System
Transit Oriented Development
Navanagar

13. Hubli-Dharwad BRTS
BRTS corridor: 22.25 km.
Connecting two cities.
Population ~ I million
70% mode share for
PT(bus)
6,500 PHPDT
Dharwad
Hubli

14. Corridor Growth (PB Road)
Year 2000
14

15. Corridor Growth (PB Road)
Year 2021
15

16. Towards Integrated Mobility In HubliDharwad
• Transit infrastructure
• Route rationalization: trunk and feeder
• Integration of modes through transit hubs,
improvements to pedestrian infrastructure
• City mobility centre-ITS for BRTS as well as feeder
services, Traffic management.
• City plan for land use and transport integration
• Corridor and transit infrastructure landscape plan

17. Navanagar TOD Project
Principles of TOD
1. Safe Access /
Complete Streets
2. Public Spaces
3. Cultural Landscapes
4. Integrated Transport
5. Compact
Development
6. Transit Supportive
Uses
7. Travel Demand
Management

18. Navanagar Study Area
BRT ALIGNMENT
BRT BUS STOPS
500M RADIUS AROUND THE
BUS STOP
BANASHANKARI TEMPLE
ASI PROTECTED BOUNDARY
ASI REGULATED BOUNDARY
WATER BODY
PARK
GOVERNMENT OFFICE
I.T. PARK

19. View of existing development at Navanagar BRT
stop
• Low density scattered development with no hierarchy of building typologies
• Lack of public spaces near proposed BRT stop

20. Incomplete Street network
Proposed Road Network

21. Navanagar Demonstration Projects
3
BRT
Corrido
r
Design Components:
Public Spaces
1. Central Spine
2. Plaza
3. Pond
Park
Schools
1
2
Park
Park
Project
Area
Key Map

22. Design of Central Spine
Existing View of Central Spine – Neighborhood Plaza
Cycle Track
Seating Areas
Neighborhood
Plaza
Pedestrian
Pathway
Local One way
street
Proposed View of Central Spine – Neighbourhood Plaza
Proposed View of Central Spine – Neighbourhood Plaza
Source: EMBARQ India

23. Design of Central Spine
Proposed Central Spine Plan
Central
Plaza
Institutions
Central
Spine
Key Map

24. Design of Central Plaza
Vehicular Drop-off Zone
BRTS Bus Stop
Feeder Bus Stop
Internal
Road
Proposed BRTS
Bus Stop
Cycle Track
Auto-Rickshaw
Drop-off Zone
Amphitheatre
Pedestrian Crossing
Temporary Exhibition
Space
Tabletop Crossing
Central
Spine
Plaza
Public Toilet
Key Map
Source: EMBARQ India
Proposed Plan of Plaza

25. View of Central Plaza
Central
Plaza
Key Map
Proposed View of Central Plaza

26. Thank you
V.Manjula, IAS
Commissioner ,
Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT)
BMTC TTMC ‘B’ Block (above bus stand),
4th Floor, Shantinagar, KH Road,
Bangalore-560027