Published in HT.
UTTIPEC News Info Data Guidance
July 1, 2012
Vikas Marg pilot project to provide parking solutions
TNN Jun 28, 2012, 05.21AM IST
NEW DELHI: With parking turning out to be premium in the city, the Delhi government is looking for ways for better management of parking lots. At a recently held meeting of the court-appointed special task force (STF) on traffic, the umbrella transport agency UTTIPEC made a presentation for a pilot project. The project, which will look to provide short-term and long-term parking solutions, will be undertaken on Vikas Marg. If successful, a senior government official said, the project may be replicated across the city.
"The project will be carried out after identifying on-surface parking for those who need to park for short-term like shoppers who come for an hour at most. The other kind of parking which may be an underground multi-level parking will be used for those who need to park for long-term. This includes the shopkeepers and residents of the area," an official said. The proposal has got an in-principle approval from the L-G, said sources and the finer details of the project are being worked out. Besides differential time slabs, suggestions have been made to keep a free parking zone for non-motorized vehicles and para-transit near the Metro stations. Parking for other vehicles would be demarcated from the station, said a source.
June 22, 2012
UTTIPEC at WALKABILITY FORUM: Better Air Quality and Livable Cities
 |
| Mr.Ashok Bhattacharjee, Director, UTTIPEC delivers the key note address |
Mr Ashok Bhattacharjee, Director
Planning, Member Secretary, UTTIPEC, who gave a keynote on UTTIPEC’s activities
and successes in Delhi and set the tone for the ‘cities speak’ session said
that the biggest deterrent in promoting walkability
is the land use planning which tends to adopt the western model of sprawl
development. Providing more road space will only induce vehicular growth and movement.
According to their study, solutions lie by addressing:
1) Last mile connectivity with public transport
2) Multi-modal integration
3) Transit oriented development
4) Efficient Street Design for comprehensive street design guidelines
5) Public outreach programs to garner public opinion.
6) Clear policy, guidelines and projects for Integrating Urban land Use and Transport should be established
7) Sorting conflicts between parking space and pedestrian space.
8) Providing Pedestrian facilities like crossings – e.g. IRC guidelines recommend crossover every 200m; however, cities usually provides >500m
10) Lack of benchmarking for pedestrian facilities is the problem that needs to be addressed.
Full Report: http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/sites/default/files/agenda/CAI_Asia_walkability_forum_report_.pdf
5) Public outreach programs to garner public opinion.
6) Clear policy, guidelines and projects for Integrating Urban land Use and Transport should be established
7) Sorting conflicts between parking space and pedestrian space.
8) Providing Pedestrian facilities like crossings – e.g. IRC guidelines recommend crossover every 200m; however, cities usually provides >500m
10) Lack of benchmarking for pedestrian facilities is the problem that needs to be addressed.
Full Report: http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/sites/default/files/agenda/CAI_Asia_walkability_forum_report_.pdf
March 19, 2012
Focus on public transport: Govt body issues guidelines for seamless travel
Pilot project ordered for Jor Bagh-Aurobindo Place Market stretch; to be implemented on all Metro routes.
More signlised pedestrian crossings, lesser distance between bus stands, auto stands and Metro stations — these are a few key measures that the Delhi Development Authority’s planning body, Unified Traffic Transportation Infrastructure (Planning & Engineering) Centre, has directed civic agencies and Traffic Police to carry out for ensuring higher usage of public transport.The guidelines issued by the body will have to be implemented on all Metro routes. The pilot project is being implemented on the stretch between Jor Bagh and Aurobindo Place Market. There are four Metro stations of the Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre corridor that fall on the way — Jor Bagh, INA, AIIMS and Green Park.
The body has pointed out a series of problems faced by commuters on this particular stretch through a detailed plan. For example, despite a high flow of pedestrian traffic at the Dilli Haat-INA crossing, no provision exists for their convenience.
At AIIMS, traffic bottlenecks are a regular feature due to the fact that there is no fixed bus stand and the buses stop anywhere on the main road. Further on, at the Green Park Metro station, there is no bus stand for at least 500 metres. The footpath in front of a petrol pump at Padmini Enclave serves as a makeshift bus stand.The UTTIPEC has directed all civic agencies to shift the bus stands within 50 metres of the Metro station. Signalised pedestrian crossings have been suggested at four points — Dilli Haat-INA market, AIIMS, Yusuf Sarai Market and Gurudwara Green Park.
“Aurobindo Marg is not a Ring Road or an expressway — there are markets on both sides of the road and two major hospitals; there is a heavy flow of pedestrians due to these reasons. Foot-overbridges have very low usage, so pedestrian crossings are essential,” said Prem Nath, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic (South).
The UTTIPEC has also told the agencies to put in place additional measures like making the entire stretch pedestrian-friendly by correcting flaws like the alignment of the Ch Dalip Singh Marg intersection.
The project will be implemented by the New Delhi Municipal Council and the Public Works Department.
“To ensure that commuters shift to public transport, it is essential that there is a smooth interchange between all modes of transport and they are all easily accessible. Metro commuters should be able to step into a bus or an auto as soon as they get out of the station,” said director (Planning) and member secretary of UTTIPEC, Ashok Bhattacharjee.
Article Link:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/focus-on-public-transport-govt-body-issues-guidelines-for-seamless-travel/764938/0
August 15, 2011
Better Refreshed BRT in version three
Lessons learnt : Delhi Govt says proposed corridor will be the best so far.The three letters BRT signify a nightmare for most commuters, don't they? But Phase III of the controversial so far Bus Rapid Transit Corridor promising to be its most user freindly version, chances are the association take a more rapid turn.
Source: Hindustan Times, Delhi Edition
January 13, 2011
"Sustainable Transport for Resilient Cities" - Talk by Prof. Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University, Western Australia.
A Presentation cum Talk was organized by UTTIPEC, DDA at the India International Centre on 13 January 2011 on the topic of: "Sustainable Transport for Resilient Cities" by Prof. Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University, Western Australia.
A copy of this presentation is available on the UTTIPEC website:
A copy of this presentation is available on the UTTIPEC website:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)