Integrated Corridor Approach to Urban Transport. O.P. Agarwal World Bank Presentation at CODATU XV Addis Ababa, 25 th October 2012

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1 Integrated Corridor Approach to Urban Transport O.P. Agarwal World Bank Presentation at CODATU XV Addis Ababa, 25 th October 2012

2 What is the Integrated Corridor Approach for Urban Transport Public? Why is it important? How should it be planned and executed? 2

3 Integrated Corridor Approach for Urban Transport? Combines PT, NMT and roadway infrastructure design elements to increase over-all travel speed, reliability, safety, security Comprehensive, integrated program of complimentary improvements, covering entire corridor or sub-area Focus on making public and non-motorized transport more attractive without compromising the performance of the transport system for others 3

4 Why is it Important In developing cities, a clear majority of people traveling on virtually every arterial street are in public and/or non-motorized, not private transport in cities large and small, rich and poor Large share of the travel demand is on a few corridors Roadway, bikeway and sidewalk space need to be efficiently used to move people not vehicles 4

5 Where are Most of the Travelers? Ring Road II, Beijing 5

6 Different from Traditional Traffic Management and Road Safety Objective is to make movement of people and goods, not vehicles, more efficient and safer Not limited to reducing vehicle congestion Targeted at more than individual problem roadway segments or black spots 6

7 Accident Black-spots are all over the city so where do we start? Kunming 7

8 The Process Evaluate Current And Near Term Transport Problems; Analyze To Determine Causes Identify Public, Non Motorized Transport Infrastructure, PT Facility/Operations/Equipment, Traffic Management, Safety Improvement Options Objective: Improve Performance of Multi-Modal Transport System in Moving People Evaluate Individual Options; Package; Evaluate Package(s) Decision Implement

9 Focus on where public transport is losing time 9

10 Focus on corridors that carry the most fatalities Find out which corridors are carrying majority of fatalities and injuries Fatality map Idea to focus on couple of high risk corridors rather than individual spots 10

11 Select your corridor(s) The data analysis will lead to few corridors in the city having PT, TM and RS problem at the same time. 11

12 Identify Alternative Improvements to Address the problems Public Transport Service, management, operating plan Condition, capacity of infrastructure, facilities Vehicle condition, design PT access infrastructure, facilities NMT coverage, condition Inefficient traffic, parking management Passenger, management information Safety 12

13 Safety Improvements Obvious relationship between pedestrian safety and public transport performance Safer pedestrian crossings = improved public transport access/egress No parked cars on side walks near bus stops = fewer people walking into the street to catch the bus Larger stop platforms = less crowded stops, fewer people waiting in street Reduced conflicts at intersections Reduced general traffic speeds in urban areas 13

14 Urumqi Enforcement of No Parking at Bus Stops, Bus Lanes Benxi Xian 3 rd Avenue Bus Lane New York 14

15 Shenyang Sidewalk Parking PT Passengers Wait in Street 15

16 Safe Way To Cross Street To/From Busy Bus Stops? Shenyang 16

17 3. Evaluate alternatives Evaluate singly, then package complimentary, feasible strategies into comprehensive corridor improvement project Criteria Effectiveness (PT travel times, mode shares usage, reliability, traffic fatality and injury rates ) Probability of successful implementation Costs (initial capital, ongoing operations) Impacts Important: Effectiveness criterion is total, all-mode person travel time 17

18 Case Study: New York Select Bus Fordham Rd., The Bronx Partnership of NYC DOT, NYC Transit First corridor in multi-corridor BRT program Already high ridership in heavily transit-dependent corridor Very constrained right of way Heavy pedestrian volumes in high density, mixed use corridor 98% customer satisfaction in tough, critical city >25% peak period speed increase >10% increase in ridership 18

19 Running Time Before/After Before 57 m 54 s After 46 m 44 s In Motion 49.2% 28 m 30 s Dwell Time 27.4% 15 m 51 s Signal Delay 20.8% 12 m 02 s In Motion 60.7 % 28 m 22 s Dwell Time 20.5% 9 m 34 s Signal Delay 16.0% 7 m 29 s 19

20 How Were Benefits Achieved? Comprehensive package Revised service plan Fewer stops, attractive shelters Off-board fare collection Dedicated, red colored bus lane over most of 11 Km corridor Improved traffic engineering for PT (e.g., some turns banned, leading green phase for buses before congested sections), improved enforcement New three-door, low floor buses 20

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23 New Three-Door Low Floor Buses

24 Case Study : London Quality Bus Corridors* Seventy planned corridors Response to growing congestion & subsidies as well as declining bus speeds Grew out of need to affordably improve surface PT system with more than traditional measures Multi-agency partnership, PT, roads and traffic *Adapted from Presentation by Peter Yendall AECOM/Faber-Maunsell 24

25 London s Approach Combined whole corridor and whole journey concepts into one integrated approach Whole journey concept covers every aspect of all corridor travel, from trip origin (e.g., home) to destination (e.g., work place) Whole corridor covers entire geographic extent of corridor travel market *Adapted from Presentation by Peter Yendell AECOM/Faber-Maunsell 25

26 Whole Journey Concept Origin/Home Pre Trip Information Walk to Bus Stop Wait at Bus Stop Board the Bus Bus Journey Street Lighting CCTV in shelter + visibility, Panic Buttons, Pre Pay Ticket Machines, Smart Cards Low floor buses; Match vehicle floor, stop platform heights Better enforcement Priority lanes, signal priority, traffic engineering Alight from Bus Low floor buses, etc. Walk to Destination Street Lighting 26

27 London Results Between 1997 and 2007, annual bus passenger Km increased from 4.3 billion to 7.7 billion or by 80%! 27

28 Other Cities with Similar Approach Paris Berlin Hamburg Los Angeles New York Seoul. 28

29 Key Words for Corridor Improvement Integration (Public Transport Priority and Traffic Management/Safety) Comprehensive (Across entire route/corridor and journey) Complimentary (All elements produce more benefits together than sum of individual benefits) Cooperative effort of all stakeholders, e.g., traffic police, bus company, construction and planning bureaus 29