CONTENTS Executive Summary ii National Urban Transport Policy . ii Research Framework iii Case Study iii Research Analysis . v Analysing Urban Transport Projects . v Analysing DP’s and CDP’s v Analysis of road projects in Ahmedabad vi Outcomes vii Evaluation of NUTP vii Recommendations viii CONTENTS. x List of Figures xiv List of Tables xvi Introduction 2 Statement of research problem: 2 Significance of the study: 2 Research Questions: 2 Aim: 2 General and Specific objectives: 2 Analytical Framework 3 Literature Review 5 What is a Policy? . 5 Planning Process . 6 Formulation of a Policy 9 2.3.1 Windows of opportunity . 10 2.3.2 Type of policies. 11 2.3.3 Actors in formulation of a policy: 11 2.3.4 Formulating an Urban Transport Policy . 12 Research challenges in Urban Transport Policy 16 The implementation challenge . 18 2.5.1 Gap between policy and practice 18 2.5.2 Implications of failure of a policy 19 2.5.3 Role of Public Managers in implementation of a policy 19 Principles of implementing a policy 20 Policy Evaluation 20 Case Study 26 Singapore Land Transport Policy 26 2.9.1 Urban Transport in Singapore 27 Government’s Transport Policy: Hong Kong 28 2.10.1 Institutional Framework 29 Ireland Sustainable Transport Policy 30 UK’s Transport Policy . 31 Learnings 32 2.13.1 Policy Process 33 Urban transport in India 37 Sustainable transport goals: 38 Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission 38 3.2.1 Urban Transport 39 National Urban Transport Policy 42 Vision: . 42 Objectives: 42 Approach 43 Urban transport projects in India 49 Urban transport projects under JNNURM 49 Sustainable Urban Transport Project 52 Study Area 54 Urban transport projects under ULB 54 Institutional Framework of AMC 55 Project Sanctioning 56 5.6.1 Project Sanctioning 56 Budget allocation process 57 Budget analysis for transport projects 57 Development plan 60 5.9.1 Projects listed under the strategies: 60 City Development Plans 63 Analyzing urban transport projects . 66 Road project under AMC (Model Roads) 67 6.1.1 University road 67 6.1.2 Helmet char rasta to Gaurav path 69 6.1.3 Keshav Baug to Pakvaan circle 71 6.2 Road projects under JNNURM 72 6.2.1 Construction of Major and Minor Radial Roads Phase-I in AUDA Area: Vejalpur Road 72 6.2.2 Construction of Major and Minor Radial Roads Phase-I in AUDA Area: Vastrapur Road 72 UT Benchmark 74 6.3.1 What is benchmarking? 75 Outcomes 76 Evaluation of NUTP 78 Evaluation Framework 78 7.1.1 Check 78 7.1.2 Analyze 79 7.1.3 Connect 80 7.1.4 Evaluate 81 Evaluation of NUTP by CACE Framework 82 7.2.1 Check 82 7.2.2 Analyze 84 7.2.3 Connect 87 7.2.4 Evaluate 88 Recommendations 90 References 91 Annexure 95 Annexure 1 95 Annexure 2 96 Annexure 3 97 Annexure 4 98 Annexure 5 99 Annexure 6 101