CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 1. INTRODUCTION 12 1.1. Abstract 12 1.2. Urbanisation and transportation 12 1.3. Transportation and Urban form 16 1.4. Urban Transport policies in India 17 1.4.1. National Urban Transport Policy, 2006 18 1.4.2. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission 19 1.5. Modes of public transport 20 1.6. Bus Rapid Transit System 20 1.7. BRT worldwide 21 1.7.1. Historical development of BRT in the world 21 1.7.2. Introduction in Asia 22 1.7.3. BRT in India 23 1.8. Need for study 25 1.9. Research Question 26 1.10. Objectives 26 1.11. Scope of study 26 1.12. Methodology 26 2. BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM 29 2.1. Bus for Public Transport 29 2.2. Evolution of BRT system 29 2.3. Overview for BRTS 32 2.4. Essential elements for BRT 33 2.5. Other categories of elements in BRT 34 2.5.1. Service planning 34 2.5.2. Infrastructure 35 2.5.3. Station design and station-bus interface 36 2.5.4. Passenger-information systems 37 2.5.5. Integration and access 37 2.6. System Performance for BRT 38 2.6.1. Travel time 38 2.6.2. Reliability 39 2.6.3. Identity and image 39 2.6.4. Safety and security 40 3. CITY PROFILE 42 3.1. Operational corridor 44 3.2. Elements of BRT, Ahmedabad 45 3.2.1. Issues with brts implementation and management 45 3.2.2. RTS lane cross-section 46 3.3. System performance (financial implications) 47 3.3.1. Non-segregated lanes 47 3.3.2. Absence of Bus stations for long stretches 60 3.3.3. Absence of signal prioritisation for BRT buses at junctions 64 4. CONCLUSION 69 4.1. LEARNINGS 70 BIBLIOGRAPHY 71 ANNEXURE 72