TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

Ahmedabad is a polycentric city with moderate trip lengths and high connectivity. The transport network defines the urban form, and affects the choices of travel, education, job centers and places of residence. Ahmedabad : A 20 minute city

Ahmedabad moves on 2 wheels

Ahmedabad is a compact city with an average trip length of 6.6 km based on primary survey data.

2 wheelers dominate the work and education trips in Ahmedabad as per primary survey data.

6.60 Km

current average trip length 6.20 km average trip length (2009)

20 Minutes average travel time 18 minute average travel time (2009)

11 %

use of public transport 15 % use of public transport (2013)

2 Wheeler preferred mode of transport

494

motorized vehicle ownership per 1000 population

1.18

average automobile ownership per household

5%

average monthly expenditure on transportation per household

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42.75%

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East 22 % West 73%

foothpath coverage along major road networks

Inefficiency in Public Transport results in the rise of Private Automobile usage Public transport is more economical for longer distances, but people still use private vehicles due to lack of multi-modal integration and poor first and last mile connectivity. But the rise in number of private vehicles also lead to higher congestion and accidents in the city, along with poor air quality.

The graph represents zone wise comparison of Trip Time, Trip Length and Mode Share of different means of transportation. Public Transportation (PT) values are inclusive of Intermediate Public Transport (IPT). The corresponding graphic is a symbolic representation of the inferences drawn from the transportation study. It is not to scale and does not reflect the actual cityscape.

Walkability in Ahmedabad- A Paradox? People walk more in East than West, even with a higher footpath coverage in West Ahmedabad. The quality of footpaths across the city needs improvement.

Avg. Block Size : 65000 sq.mt

Avg. Block Size : 30000 sq.mt

Block sizes in sq.mt :

Air Quality Index (AQI) in Ahmedabad for * PM10 was 71 in 2011 and 143 in 2019 (for the [1] month of November) . Serious injuries in Ahmedabad have increased from 285 (2009) to 440 (2018) whereas the fatalities have gone up from 200 to 322 during the same time[2]. *PM10 : Particulate matter 10 micrometers or less in diameter. [1] National Ambient Monitoring Program (NAMP) report, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB, New Delhi, India). [2] City Traffic Police Commissioner’s office.

NMT Mode share 41%

NMT Mode share 33% Avg. Block Size : 7380 sq.mt

Footpath Coverage 30%

Kalupur

Footpath Coverage 2%

Lambha NMT Mode share 20%

Footpath Coverage 61%

Navrangpura NMT Mode share 14%

Footpath Coverage 77%

Bodakdev

Avg. Block Size : 3000 sq.mt < 10000

10001-50000

50001-200000

200001-340000

So how is Ahmedabad actually moving? Two wheeler is the predominant mode of travel across the city. Even with the provision of public transport, people are hesitant to use it because of the inefficiencies in the infrastructure. With the rise of private transport, the congestion has increased in the city resulting in externalities like air pollution and accidents. Larger block sizes in the west, coupled with poor footpath quality discourages walkability even though the proportion of footpath is high as compared to the east. Smaller block sizes result in higher walkability.

Tutor Nitika Bhakuni

Teaching Associate Aarzoo Samani

Student Panchal Vivek

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TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

Published on Sep 15, 2019

Panchal Vivek

Ahmedabad is a polycentric city with moderate trip lengths and high connectivity. The transport network defines the urban form, and affects the choices of travel, education, job centers and places of residence. How's Ahmedabad actually moving? Two wheeler is the predominant mode of travel across the city. Even with the provision of public transport, people are hesitant to use it because of the inefficiencies in the infrastructure. With the rise of private transport, the congestion has increased in the city resulting in externalities like air pollution and accidents. Larger block sizes in the west, coupled with poor footpath quality discourages walkability even though the proportion of footpath is high as compared to the east. Smaller block sizes result in higher walkability.