Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 Trip generation rates (excluding walk and bicycle trips Av. trip length (km) Passenger–km demand/day (Lakh P-km) Stratum Stratum Stratum Stratum Stratum

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 Trip purpose and Temporal distribution Trip PurposeRange (%) Average (%) Work trip Educational Shopping

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 Zone wise Trip distribution Travel Zone Inter Zonal (%) Intra Zonal (%) Stratum Stratum Stratum Stratum Stratum Demands more inter-zonal accessibility (mostly by industrial workforce)

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 Mode of travel Travel ModeModal share (%) Walking32.5 Bicycle38 Rickshaw3.5 Bus / Minibus12 Train7.5 Two wheeler5.5 Car / Taxi1.5 Slow moving Public Transit Private Mode

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 Age wise Travel behavior Age GroupTravel share (%) Mode choice Less than 2030Walking / cycling / Transit options 20 – 4850Walking / cycling / Two wheeler / Four wheeler / Transit options More than 4820Walking / cycling / Four wheeler / Transit options

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 Major Issues  Intermixing of slow and fast moving vehicles – Modal share of slow moving vehicles 77% – Congested flow regime and low operating speed – GT Road (Rly Stn to Curzon Gate) & BC Road (Raniganj Bazar area)  Goods movement – On-street parking, loading / unloading  Encroachment of vehicular carriageway – Rickshaw Stand – Shops – Others [Garbage vats, Transformers, Statues etc]  Lack of proper geometry – Restricted sight distance – Carriageway alignment – Intersections – Road dividers

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 Major Issues  Vehicular – Pedestrian conflict – Inadequate pedestrian pathways – Improper provision at intersections – Public transit in/outlets on busy urban arterials – Ribbon development of shopping activities  Rail – Road conflict – ROB near Rly Station Capacity restrained Dilapidated condition – Kalna road crossing  Traffic management – Circulation management Directional restriction / Temporal prohibition / Turning restriction – Signaling Visibility / Signage

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 Future Approach  Supply side management – Horizontal expansion Augmenting the existing road links Creating new roads Creating at-grade parking facilities – Vertical expansion Grade separated movement Parking towers – Better geometry Correcting road alignment Improving intersection geometry – Better traffic management Signaling Guided Traffic circulation (One-way movement / disallowing right turns etc.)

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 Future Approach  Demand side management – Alter spatial structure of travel movement – Alter modal choice of travel behavior Introduction of Para transit [4 seater and 8 seater Auto Rickshaws] – Settlement limits [maximum route distance less than 10 kms] – Population and Passenger-km demand [ Approximately 25 Lakh P-Km in 2006] – Greater occupancy rate than cycle rickshaw – Higher operating speed – Lower fare per Passenger-Km – Can negotiate grades better Transit Oriented Development

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT, Kharagpur Perspective Plan for Barddhaman Planning Area – Vision 2025 Future Approach  Higher frequency than bus / minibus – greater patronage  Greater penetration into catchment area  Better maneuvering in narrow winding streets  Lower accident rates  Low capital for entry  Higher employment  Licensing issues  Fuel and emission  Route fixing  Location of terminals