CONTENTSCERTIFICATE i UNDERTAKING ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii Executive Summary iv CONTENTSviii List of Figures xii List of Tables xv Abbreviations xvi Chapter 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Study Background 1 1.2 Need of the Study: 2 1.2.1 Dominance of Private vehicles such as cars, two wheelers 2 1.2.2 Unreliable / underutilized Public Transport options such as bus systems: 2 1.2.3 Catchment Area 4 1.2.4 Stop Spacing: 4 1.2.5 Frequency: 5 1.2.6 Access and Egress Modes: 5 1.3 Research Question: 8 1.4 Main Objectives: 8 1.5 Scope and Limitation of the Study 8 1.6 Research Methodology 9 1.6.1 Need of the Study: 9 1.6.2 Problem Identification: 9 1.6.3 Private Vehicle Dominancy & Underutilized Public Transportation 10 1.6.4 Access to Public Transportation: 10 1.6.5 Literature Study 10 1.6.6 Aim, Objectives, Research Question: 10 1.6.7 Background: 10 1.6.8 Primary Survey (Commuter Survey): 11 1.6.9 Data Analysis and Conclusion: 11 Chapter 2. Literature Review 13 2.1 Introduction: 13 2.2 Trip Chain Concept: 13 2.3 Access to P T Stations: 14 2.3.1 Access to the Public Transit Stations: 14 2.3.2 Integration with Public Transportation: 14 2.4 Integrating NMT with PT 16 2.4.1 Routes to PT 17 2.4.2 Facility at PT Station 17 2.4.3 Carrying cycles on PT 18 2.4.4 Bicycles routes to end destinations 18 2.4.5 Facilities at Destination Points: 19 2.4.6 Benefits of Integrating NMT with PT 19 2.5 Catchment Area 19 2.5.1 Circular Buffer approach 20 2.5.2 Service Area Approach 20 2.5.3 Comparison of both the approaches 20 2.5.4 Types of increasing Service Area Approach 21 2.6 Infrastructure Facility for NMT users 26 2.6.1 Station Parking 26 2.6.2 Pay and Park 26 2.6.3 Dedicated lanes 27 2.6.4 Pedestrian improvement 27 Chapter 3. Study Area Delineation 29 3.1 Background 29 3.2 Traffic Management 30 3.3 Study Area Background: 31 3.4 Type of Surveys: 32 Land use activity Survey: 32 Commuter Survey 32 Road Inventory Survey: 32 Visual Perception Study: 32 3.5 Station Description 33 3.5.1 Nehrunagar: 33 3.5.2 Memnagar 34 3.5.3 Shivaranjani: 34 Chapter 4. Data Collection and Analysis 36 4.1 Introduction 36 4.2 Secondary Data Collection 36 4.3 Primary Survey 37 4.3.1 Methodology 37 4.3.2 Step 1: Land use Activity Survey 37 4.3.3 Step 2: Commuter Survey 37 4.3.4 Step 3: Road Inventor Survey 38 4.3.5 Step 4: Visual Perception 38 4.3.6 Step 5: Data Analysis: 38 4.3.7 Step 6: Recommendation: 38 4.4 Visual Perception: 39 4.4.1 Unshaded space for Non Motorized Transportation 39 4.4.2 Inappropriate space provided 39 4.4.3 Dedicated lane for NMT 40 4.4.4 Safety:. 41 4.4.5 Parking at Stations: 41 4.4.6 Lack of Space Utilization 41 4.5 Physical Analysis 42 4.6 Data Analysis 51 4.6.1 Age wise Distribution: 51 4.6.2 Purpose wise distribution 52 4.6.3 User distribution by Mode 53 4.6.4 User Distribution accessing Major landmarks 55 4.6.5 Remarks of using NMT on roads by users 58 4.6.6 Willingness to shift by type of mode 63 4.6.7 Median of Distance from Station in relation with Catchment Area 68 4.6.8 Catchment Area of Motorized Vehicles 68 Chapter 5. Conclusions. 70 5.1 Conditions of Quality of lanes for Non-Motorized Vehicles: 70 5.2 Difference of Circular Buffer and Service Area approach 70 5.3 Trunk and Feeder System 70 5.4 Infrastructure Facility 71 5.5 Station to Station spacing 71 5.6 Mode shift 71 Chapter 6. Way Forward 72 6.1 Catchment of Private modes 72 Annexures 73 Bibliography 77