PEDESTRIANISATION PEDESTRIANISATION NEED OF THE HOUR: NEED OF THE HOUR: A CASE STUDY OF A CASE STUDY OF FAZILKA TOWNFAZILKA TOWN

Navdeep Kumar AsijaNavdeep Kumar AsijaHalcrow Consulting India LimitedHalcrow Consulting India Limited

2424--25th November 200625th November 2006

The PrincipleThe Principle

YearMotor Vehicle (In Thousands) Person Killed Person Injured

1997 20951998 22961999 22962000 22962001 2910000 2690 33902002 3103000 2638 39322003 3308000 2655 40772004 3595000 2580 4218

The PrincipleThe Principle

DATA ??Year

Motor Vehicle (In Thousands) Person Killed Person Injured

1997 20951998 22961999 22962000 22962001 2910000 2690 33902002 3103000 2638 39322003 3308000 2655 40772004 3595000 2580 4218

The PrincipleThe Principle

DATA ??

BEHAVIOUR

YearMotor Vehicle (In Thousands) Person Killed Person Injured

1997 20951998 22961999 22962000 22962001 2910000 2690 33902002 3103000 2638 39322003 3308000 2655 40772004 3595000 2580 4218

The PrincipleThe Principle

STRUCTURE

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Prof. Hermann Knoflacher, Institute of Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering, Technical University of Vienna, Austria : Understanding data: Influence of City Structure on Human Behavior,

Traffic and Public Transport, Workshop on Bus Rapid Transit system Delhi, 12th-15th December, 2005

DATA BEHAVIOUR STRUCTURE

Why ?? …….Vulnerable UsersWhy ?? …….Vulnerable Users• Around 15% of the total road traffic fatalities in India occur in 23 metros.• Non motorised transport road users consisting of pedestrians, cyclists

and other slow moving vehicles are the most vulnerable group and account for 60 to 80% of the fatalities.

• Motorised two-wheelers comprise approximately 70% of all vehicles and constitute 20-30% of fatalities.

• Heavy vehicles like trucks and buses are associated with 50-70% of fatal road crashes in urban areas.

• Indian society suffers an estimated economic loss of Rupees 55,000 crores (550,000 m) per year due to road traffic crashes. This is of the same order of magnitude as all the investment in road building and maintenance. A small reduction of ~10% in RTI means savings of about Rupees 5,000 crores a year. This understanding should guide us in policy making for road safety research and safety infrastructureinvestments. It would be sensible to earmark a fixed percentage of road building funds for road safety activity.

Why ?? …….Vulnerable UsersWhy ?? …….Vulnerable Users

Proportion of road users killed and impacting vehicles on sampled national highways

[TSR: three-wheeled scooter rickshaw, MTW: motorised two-wheeler, Purest: pedestrians.]

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Geography and Demography of the CityGeography and Demography of the City

• Location: Latitude: 20.25N, Longitude: 74.04E, South West side of the Punjab almost 11 Km from International India-Pakistan border. 408km from National Capital of India, Delhi and last terminus station of National Highway No. 10

• Urban Population: As per 2001 census, Fazilka had a population of 67,424. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Fazilka has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 62%. In Fazilka, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

• Registered motor vehicles are 45000.• District: Ferozepur, State: Punjab, Country: India• Height above mean sea level : 177.185 m• Climate winter: 2oC (minimum)• Summer: 45oC (maximum)• Potable water: Deep tube wells• Average Rainfall: 15 cm (Annual)

Methodology

1. Formation of Local NGO (Graduate Welfare Association, Fazilka) to execute the work

2. Reconnaissance survey and verbal interviews with the peoplefor the most preferred location of pedestrian street

a) Security of the pedestrians, especially females walking during late night hours

b) the most accessible destination for walking, size of the street to take care of the latent demand in pedestrian trips in future,

c) Minimum disturbance to the services like hospital, places of worships and educational institutes,

d) Land use pattern of the pedestrian street e) Nearest distance from residential zones of the city

3. Opinion survey was conducted with more than 500 people visiting Pedestrian Street through random sampling mode to evaluate the direct and indirect benefits of pedestrian street

Arial Picture of Pedestrian Street

(Courtesy Google Earth)

Pedestrian Street

Residential Zone

Schematic – Pedestrian Street

Conclusions - The Benefits ( 1 of 2)

Yes77%

No21%

No Opinion2%

Yes64%

No21%

No Opinion15%

1. Harmony amongst the People-Walking City

2. Environment and Air Pollution

Conclusions - The Benefits ( 2 of 2)

3. Tourism 4. Culture and Heritage Promotion

Yes70%

No21%

No Opinion9%

Yes96%

No2%

No Opinion2%

5. Economy of CityWeaker Section got maximum benefits

Basic Characteristics of Walking Street

Visitors in various groups Male-Female ratio visited the street

Visitor's rating People's opinion to have safe pedestrian streets in the city

View of Pedestrian Street Before Conversion

View of Pedestrian Street After Conversion

Thank You

Special Thanks : Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP), IIT Delhi