1. Urban Transportation System
Urban Transportation , Problems &
its Identification
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Sahil Baviskar- 090060106063
Prashant Patel- 090060106066
Meet Patel- 090060106020
Jimmy Patel- 090060106047
CIVIL VII SEM
Professor: Hiren Jariwala
(M. Tech.- Planning)

2. Content
• Urbanization
• Urban Transportation System
• Trips
• Modes of transportation
• Problems & Identification
• Solution
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3. What is Urbanization ?
• Urbanization is an index of transformation
from traditional rural economics to modern
industrial one .
• A process of switch from spread out pattern of
human settlement to one of concentrated in
Urban centers .
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4. In Simple Words
• Urbanization is
when land is used
for non agricultural
activities .
• Industrialization
• Commercial and
Industrial
Development .
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5. For Example
• Dubai before
Urbanization
(1990) & after
Urbanization
(2003).
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6. Urban-Transportation System
• A system can be defined as an organized or
connected group or set of objects , principles
or ideas related by some common function
, goal or belief .
• The means of transportation , methods
, system of transportation in Urbanized areas
can be stated as Urban – Transportation
System .
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7. Trips
• A Trip is a one way person movement by
mechanized mode of transport having starting
& end origin a destination .
• In simple words it’s a journey from starting
point to ending point and returning to starting
point .
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8. What is the purpose of trip in Urban
Areas ?
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9. Typical Urban Day Trips by
Modes, Origins and Destinations
Home Work
School
(drop off child)
Restaurant
Shopping mall
8:00 AM
Carpool
8:15 AM
Drive alone
12:30 PM
Walk
1:30 PM
Walk5:30 PM
Drive alone
7:00 PM
Drive alone
8:30 PM
Drive alone
Passengers
Freight
7:00 AM
Garbage
pickup
1:30 AM
Delivery
2:30 AM
Return
10:30 PM
Delivery
10:45 PM
Return
10:00 AM
Parcel
Drop off
10:05 AM
Parcel
Pickup
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10. Modes Of Transportation
• Airlines
• Road ways
• Railways
• Trams
• Metros
• Ferry
• Cable Propelled Transits
• Rapid Transits
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11. Problems Due to Urban
Transportation
• Due to concentrated development problems
are created .
• Transportation System also creates problems .
• The larger the city larger the Transportation
problems .
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12. Problems due to Urban
Transportation
• Traffic Congestion
• Parking Difficulties
• Longer Commuting
• Difficulties in Non-Motorized Transports
• Loss of public space
• Environmental impacts
• Accidents & safety
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13. Identification & Solution
• As said earlier the larger the city larger the
problems due to transportation .
• So for larger cities we should give attention
& importance for solving these problems
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14. Traffic Congestion
It is because lack
of Management
and re-
development .
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15. Accidents
This is also due
to lack of
management
increase in
number of
Vehicles .
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16. Longer Commuting
It is due to large
traffic jams , air
& noise
pollution .
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17. Loss of Public Space
It is due to space
used for parking
and roads other
than
Playgrounds &
Gardens .
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18. Measures to be taken
• Rapid Transit use for upcoming Traffic congestion.
• Separate Lane for various type of vehicles .
• Use of Public Vehicles to avoid Traffic jam .
• Signal Light Timing for steady flow of traffic &
avoiding accidents .
• Walking and Cycling
• Car Sharing
• Re-Developing
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