Economic impact of non-motorized transportation in Indian cities

Rahul, T.M.; Verma, Ashish

doi:10.1016/j.retrec.2012.05.005

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“…Cycling is booming as a means of transportation owing to its health and economic benefits. Yet, there is limited research assessing factors influencing non-motorized transport users commuting experiences and how they interact with the nonmotorized transportation (NMT) infrastructure within the city of Johannesburg (Rahul & Verma, 2013). The lack of information, therefore, hinders proper planning for how and where to invest in NMT infrastructure (Lacono at el, 2010).…”

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An Analysis to Investigate Spatial Cognitive Factors Which Influence Cycling Patterns in Johannesburg

Moyo

Musakwa

Mokoena

2018

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Cycling in most African cities is done as either a mode of commuting or for recreational purposes. Apart from Smart cities encouraging a shift from cars to public transport by providing efficient last-mile connections, commuter cycling can take a significant share of end-to-end short distance trips. The ultimate realization of cycling merits by urban dwellers, (such as in Johannesburg, South Africa) is hindered by a lack of appropriate data to aid in understanding the dynamics of cycling behaviour. This paper seeks to be the first step in building a multi-model to govern the use of multi-modes of mobility in the city by initial focusing on promoting NMT usage as a mode of commuting in the city. Identification of these factors would go a long way in improving cycling uptake as well as inform policy strategies for non-motorized transportation in the city. Using an analytical approach, the authors conducted a survey along pre-known locations were cyclist choose to cycle. One route with newly developed cycling infrastructure and another without cycling infrastructure. A self-reported travel behaviour form, was used for the collection of spatial cognitive and attitudinal data on participants’ travel environment, attitude, behaviour, norm, intention, and habit was utilized to gather data to understand cyclist cognitive reasoning for choosing one path over another. The data collected from the survey was then overlaid with Strava Metro cycling data showing locations were cyclist prefer to cycle in the city. Findings from the analysis suggest perceived safe routes and routes that maximize health benefits are preferred. Based on the findings it is recommended that planners need to use crowd sourced data before developing infrastructure for cycling the city.</p>

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An Analysis to Investigate Spatial Cognitive Factors Which Influence Cycling Patterns in Johannesburg

Moyo

Musakwa

Mokoena

2018

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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“…A major challenge for urban areas around the world is to improve livability, which is often achieved by reducing reliance on automobile transport [42,43]. A shift away from the automobile also results in significant reductions in energy use and GHG emissions, both of which are increasingly relevant policy objectives.…”

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Quantifying the total cost of infrastructure to enable environmentally preferable decisions: the case of urban roadway design

Gosse

Clarens²

2013

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of transportation infrastructure have generally overlooked many of the efficiencies that can be obtained by considering the relevant engineering and economic aspects as a system. Here, we present a framework for quantifying the burdens of ground transportation in urban settings that incorporates travel time, vehicle fuel and pavement maintenance costs. A Pareto set of bi-directional lane configurations for two-lane roadways yields non-dominated combinations of lane width, bicycle lanes and curb parking. Probabilistic analysis and microsimulation both show dramatic mobility reductions on road segments of insufficient width for heavy vehicles to pass bicycles without encroaching on oncoming traffic. This delay is positively correlated with uphill grades and increasing traffic volumes and inversely proportional to total pavement width. The response is nonlinear with grade and yields mixed uphill/downhill optimal lane configurations. Increasing bicycle mode share is negatively correlated with total costs and emissions for lane configurations allowing motor vehicles to safely pass bicycles, while the opposite is true for configurations that fail to facilitate passing. Spatial impacts on mobility also dictate that curb parking exhibits significant spatial opportunity costs related to the total cost Pareto curve. The proposed framework provides a means to evaluate relatively inexpensive lane reconfiguration options in response to changing modal share and priorities. These results provide quantitative evidence that efforts to reallocate limited pavement space to bicycles, like those being adopted in several US cities, could appreciably reduce costs for all users.

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“…As soon as income increases, these groups tend to increase the use of private and motorized modes. Although non-motorized modes matter in terms of environmental, economic and social benefits (Rahul & Verma, 2013), they have hardly been on the agenda of the local governments. Instead, some cities in India have enacted policies to constrain their use, such as the case of the recent policy in Kolkata to ban the use of bicycles in certain areas of the cities to give more space for motorized modes (PTI, 2014).…”

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Determinants of urban mobility in India: Lessons for promoting sustainable and inclusive urban transportation in developing countries

Ahmad

Oliveira

2016

Transport Policy

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Economic impact of non-motorized transportation in Indian cities

Cited by 42 publications

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An Analysis to Investigate Spatial Cognitive Factors Which Influence Cycling Patterns in Johannesburg

An Analysis to Investigate Spatial Cognitive Factors Which Influence Cycling Patterns in Johannesburg

Quantifying the total cost of infrastructure to enable environmentally preferable decisions: the case of urban roadway design

Determinants of urban mobility in India: Lessons for promoting sustainable and inclusive urban transportation in developing countries

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