Speaker - Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Professor – Dept. of Transport Planning, SPA

1. Safe Access to Transit – Issues,
Challenges and Imperatives
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhiconnectkaro.org

2. Introduction
• Transit stations are an important component of an
integrated public transport network
• Good station area has the potential to
- maximises transit ridership
- creates vibrant public space
- service community needs and provide affordable
mobility options
- contribute towards parking management
- enhance sustainable mobility environment, and
- help realise economic benefits of transit investments
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3. Need for Safe Access
• In India about 10 metro rail systems and 19 BRT
systems are in different stages of planning,
construction, operations etc.
• However existing MRTS stations are not being
perceived as places of connectivity
• Very limited public participation with key
stakeholders in planning and development of MRTS
• Attempts of station area improvements in some cities
(Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru etc.) vary in their
approaches
• Need to provide improved connectivity, accessibility,
safety etc. at transit stations in an integrated manner
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Line Wise Delhi Metro Ridership 2014
Metro
Lines Max Min
Blue 77000 1035
Yellow 57000 2285
Red 20000 3100
Violet 12000 2200
Green 13000 1500
STATION LOAD 2014
(RIDERSHIP)

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5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
Blue Yellow Red Violet Green
2014 19435 25107 18076 12158 7106
2010 13009 15084 13042 6023 4143
Ridership
49%
66%
39%
102%
72%
Line Wise Growth Trends in Delhi Metro
Ridership 2010- 2014

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ACCESS PATTERN
DISPERSAL PATTERN
MODAL SPLIT
Last Mile Trip Patterns on Delhi Metro
Source: UNEP 2011
• Walk is users predominant choice to reach metro
i.e. 45% - 48%
• Auto is the next best predominant choice i.e. 21 %

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Last Mile Delhi Metro Trip Length CharacteristicsTRIPPRODUCING
AREAS
TRIPATTRACTING
AREAS
Average Length (km)
50% 75%
Metro Station at Trip Attracting
areas
(Institutional/Commercial)
0.8 1.5
Metro Station at Trip
Producing areas
(Residential)
1.2 1.7
Source: SPA Study 2015
2010 2015
50% 75% 50% 75%
1 1.3 0.9 1.5
AVERAGE LENGTH (KM)
AVERAGE LENGTH (KM) BY TRIP ZONES

8. Strategies to integrate safe
access
• Provide sustainable last mile mobility mode options
(low carbon modes such as walking, cycling, NMT)
• Ensure comfortable transition through an integrated
feeder network for seamless transfer
• Enhanced safety and security
• Evolve an effective parking management
environment
• Create an enhanced public realm through innovative
place making
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9. Challenges
• Lower level of enforcement and limited
public participation for effective station area
development
• Uncoordinated multiple institutional
structures
• Absence of requisite knowledge and technical
capacity
• Absence of guidelines for station area -
planning, implementation and evaluation
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10. Opportunities
• Higher urban densities
• Higher NMT modal share
• Availability of informal employment
• Renewed interest in low carbon modes amongst
public
• Recognition for promotion of sustainable mobility
options amongst policy planners and decision
makers
• Availability of vast pool of knowledge and
experiences across the globe
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11. Imperatives
• Need to incorporate station area access plans in city
Master Plans/Zonal plans/LAP’s
• Need to sensitise public, policy makers and decision
makers on safe access to transit
• Need to create a unified Station Area Authority- SPV
• Need to evolve and test guidelines for station area
planning, implementation and evaluation through pilot
studies
• Need to promote research on evolving a
comprehensive approach to evolve safe last mile
connectivity to transit stations
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12. Thank You
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