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082			_aP TH-1423 _bDES
100			_aDesai, Ruchita
245		0	_aTravel demand and accessibility to employment via transit facility : a case of Vadodara city (Also available on CD)
260			_c2012
300			_av,vi,86p.CD Rom
505			_aTable Of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS I LIST OF TABLES III LIST OF FIGURES IV LIST OF GRAPHS IV LIST OF MAPS V ABBREVIATIONS VI 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Research Problem 5 1.3 Research Objectives 7 1.4 Sub-Objectives 7 1.5 Research Questions 8 1.6 Structure Of The Report 8 1.7 Limitations 9 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 10 2.1 Accessibility 10 2.2 Components Of Accessibility 12 A. The Transport Component Of Accessibility 12 B. The Land-Use Component Of Accessibility 13 C. The Temporal Component Of Accessibility 14 D. The Individual Component Of Accessibility 14 2.3 Pt Accessibility Measures 14 A. Infrastructure- Based Accessibility Measures 15 B. Activity-Based Accessibility Measures 16 1. Distance Measures 16 2. Contour Measure 17 3. Potential Accessibility Measure 18 4. Inverse Balancing Factors 19 5. Accessibility Measures From Space-Time Geography 19 C. Utility- Based Accessibility Measures 19 2.4 Incorp0rating Accessibility Variables In Travel Demand 20 3. STUDY AREA 22 3.1 Demographic Profilele 23 3.2 Socio-Economic Profile 25 3.2.1 Occupational Pattern 25 3.2.2 Industrial Sector 26 3.4 Spatial Growth 27 3.5 Existing Transport System 28 3.5.1 Previous Studies On Transportation System 28 1. Vadodara City Report ?V Traffic And Transportation Policies And Strategies For Urban Areas In India,Moud, Rites Ltd., 1995 30 2. Transportation Study For Vadodara, Cirt Pune, 1997 30 3. City Development Plan, Crisil, 2006 30 4. Vuda Development Plan, 2031 31 5. Integrated Public Transit System For The City Of Vadodara, Rites Ltd, 2007-09. 31 3.5.2 Existing Public Transportation System 33 3.5.3 Mobility And Accessibility To Poor 34 4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 36 4.1 Defining Accessibility To Pt 36 4.2 Selecting A Measuring Methodology 36 4.3 Research Design 37 5. DATA AGGREGATING 41 5.1.1 Origins 42 5.1.2 Destinations 43 5.1.3 Networks 45 1. Road Network 45 2. Public Transit Network 45 6. DATA ANALYSIS 49 6.1 Accessibility Of Origins To Bus-Stops 49 6.2 Accessibility Of Destinations To Bus-Stops 51 6.3 Accessibility Of Origins To Destinations 56 6.2.1 Origins To Commercial Destinations 56 6.2.2 Origins To Public Destinations 57 6.2.3 Origins To Indusrtial Destinations 58 6.2.4 Origins To Mixed Land Use 59 6.2.5 Origins To Junctions 59 6.4 Summary 60 6.5 Regression Analysis 66 Linear Regression 66 Conclusion: 69 7. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS 71 7.1 Conclusion 71 1. Transport Component 72 2. Land Use Componentns 72 7.2 Findings And Recommendations 73 1. Land Use Component: 74 2. Transport Component 80 References 82
700			_aMunshi, Talat (Guide)
891			_a2010 Batch
891			_aFP-PG
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