Silchar's local public transport system is it cost effective ?

Cities play a vital role in promoting economic growth and prosperity. The development of cities largely depends upon their physical, social, and institutional infrastructure. In this context, the importance of intraurban transportation is paramount. This article provides an overview of urban transport issues in India. Rather than covering every aspect of urban transportation, it primarily focuses on those areas that are important from a policy point of view. The article first reviews the trends of vehicular growth and availability of transport infrastructure in Indian cities. This is followed by a discussion on the nature and magnitude of urban transport problems such as congestion, pollution, and road accidents. Building on this background, the article proposes policy measures to improve urban transportation in India.

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

This article avers that Indian cities are better suited for public transport than private transport as these cities are both compact in size and heavily populated. Public transport by buses, trains or trams consumes less space per passenger transported and leads to lower congestion. By economizing on the number of vehicle kilometers traveled pollution is also kept to a minimum. Compactness and high population density imply that a high density transport network can be constructed and maintained at a relatively low per capita cost. This article recommends that both incentives and disincentives (for private transport) are needed to promote the use and sustainability of public transport. Incentives include better quality and more comfortable public transport with higher frequency of trips, low waiting time and a unified public transport system. Disincentives for private transport include higher parking and toll charges.

2015

Mobility is the one of the major issue in urban areas. The growth of population and vehicles are choking our cities. The cities with inefficient or no public transport system have encouraged the growth of alternative mode of transportation such as paratransit system. Autorickshaw, one of the paratransit mode, provides the mobility to who cannot afford private vehicles due to various economical constraints and who does not have access to public transport. Autorickshaw is the major mode of urban passenger carrier satisfying the different demands of trip makers. Autorickshaw’s ability to provide door-to-door service, flexible in route and schedule has popularized them among various transportation modes. In Silchar, autorickshaw is the one of the major mode of public transportation in the absence of efficient public transportation system. The narrow and unplanned road network of the city encourages the autorickshaw operation as large size transit vehicles cannot ply on such roads. The o...

Cities and towns play a vital role in promoting economic growth and prosperity. Although less than one-third of India's people live in cities and towns, these areas generate over two-third of the country's income and account for 90% of government revenues. In the coming years, as India becomes more and more urbanized, urban areas will play a critical role in sustaining high rates of economic growth. But, economic growth momentum can be sustained if and only if cities function efficiently-that their resources are used to maximize the cities' contribution to national income. City efficiency largely depends upon the effectiveness of its transport systems, that is, efficacy with which people and goods are moved throughout the city. Poor transport systems stifle economic growth and development, and the net effect may be a loss of competitiveness in both domestic as well as international markets. Although Indian cities have lower vehicle ownership rate, number of vehicles per capita, than their counterparts in developed countries, they suffer from worse congestion, delay, pollution, and accidents than cities in the industrialized world. This paper provides an overview of urban transport issues and challenges in India. Rather than covering every aspect of urban transportation, it primarily focuses on those areas that are important from policy point of view. The paper first reviews the trends of vehicular growth and availability of transport infrastructure in Indian cities. This is followed by a discussion on the nature and magnitude of urban transport problems such as congestion, pollution and road accidents. Building on this background, the paper proposes policy measures to improve urban transportation in India.

Urban transportation in india is diverse. India has 1.1 billion people and the transportation system has to cater to the needs of those. In 2012-2013, the sector contributed about 5.2 per cent to the nation's GDP, with road transportation having a major share of it. For economic growth, it is very crucial to connect urban and rural areas. Urban transport in india has played a very vital role in the reduction of poverty by giving opportunities to the labour markets which indirectly helps the poorer communities. Increasing demand of transporting goods and people has increased tremendously over years. Due to the increasing mobility flow in India, access to many remote places and other services have become extremely difficult as far as cost, convenience and time are concerned. Current state of Urban Transportation is a classic example of air pollution, traffic fatalities and congestion on the roads. The sector below poverty line faces a huge problem when there is no access to public transit option hence they have to either cover the distance by long walks or using cycles for long distances. As the urban cities continue to grow, the poors who can't afford the motorized transport will have a cut off from the educational, medical, recreational, employment and other needs. Due to the migration of people from smaller towns or remote places to the metro cities, the population bar in the metro cities has raised, which in return has made the streets and roads of the cities congested and polluted. Building on this background, the literature measures the magnitude of the problems associated with urban transportation in India.

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Traditionally, the provision of public transport is considered to be government's responsibility. Due to resource and capacity constraints in developing countries, however, government-provided public transport is often inadequate ; it is the privately operated public transport modes like shared auto-rickshaws, Vikrams, mini-buses, and Tata Magics, etc., that cater to the mobility needs of the population. This sector, however, is not sufficiently acknowledged for the important contribution that it makes toward mobility supply, in terms of both policymaking and city planning exercises. In addition, government authorities typically perceive these modes as unsafe, highly-polluting and a cause of traffic congestion as there is a complete absence of research and knowledge on these modes. To address this knowledge gap, an empirical study on informal public transport modes was undertaken in five cities/city regions of India. This paper presents the results of this research study, which provides a stronger understanding of the operational characteristics, roles, and contributions of these systems in meeting the mobility needs of the people. The paper also discusses commonly held perceptions of how these modes relate to safety and pollution. The paper highlights that these systems bridge a large transport supply gap and play an important role in Indian cities. The modes may follow some illegitimate practices, but they do it to become profitable, which in turn helps them provide the much-needed mobility services. The study also shows that these systems are not as unsafe and polluting as people often perceive them to be. However, there is significant room for improvements in terms of vehicle efficiency and compliance with regulatory provisions related to public transport.

Local Government Quarterly , 2024

Public transportation serves as a lifeline for every city. Public transport could range from metro rails to Rapid Bus Transit, including privately owned Intermediate Transport such as autorickshaws. Recently, there has been a rise in the debate on Sustainable Urban Transportation and Green Urban Mobility as a way forward to improve access and mobility for people Rejuv enation an d Urban Transformation (AMRUT), 2015; Smart City Mission, 2015; Uttar Pradesh Electric Vehicle Manufacturing & Mobility Policy, 2022 and critically evaluated them in the light of Uttar Pradesh transit mission.

Transportation Research Procedia, 2019