SURVEY: TRAFFIC VOLUME COUNT AUGUST 2017
Traffic Volume Counts The Survey for Traffic Volume Count was conducted by - itrans, PDA & CEE in Consortium, for Pune Cycle Plan. The Traffic Volume Count survey helps us understand the Modal share of each vehicle type in the city. It is specifically designed to understand the share of Cycles on the road in the city. The surveys were carried out from 20 th May 2016 to 25 th June 2016. Survey was conducted on 9 Arterial Roads in the city as well as, on the 4 major roads in the Core area of the City. At a given location, counts were taken for 4 hours, 2 times a day, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the morning and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the evening. The survey was conducted on both sides of the road simultaneously in the same time bracket, and as per the durations mentioned above. For the survey, multiple locations were selected for Arterial roads, which were longer and had a considerable change in the land use. (Refer Figure 2, for Survey form). Following is the list of Streets, which were part of the survey: [Refer Map (Figure 1) for the approximate locations of the survey] 1. Bajirao Road* 2. Shivaji Road* 3. J. M. Road* 4. F. C. Road* 5. Shankarshet Road 6. Solapur Road 7. Satara Road 8. Sinhagad Road 9. Karve Road 10. Baner Road 11. Aundh Road 12. Ganeshkhind Road 13. S. B. Road 14. Old Mumbai-Pune Highway 15. Alandi Road 16. Nagar Road Methodology The survey was specifically designed to capture the peak hour of cyclists, thus enabling us to observe the actual number of cyclists on the streets, in contrast to the peak hours of motorized vehicles. The form consists of 4 hours of counts at a given time (Morning / Evening), which is divided into 8 slots of 15 mins, with a buffer period of 15 mins, between 2 slots. The travel direction is marked by highlighting either of the option, To Core City or From Core City, which means that the traffic is
either travelling towards the Core of the City or away from it, giving a sense of direction. A team of 10 persons conducted the survey at a given point; with them forming 2 sub-groups, who were then assigned their respective side of the road. Following categories were considered for the survey, Pedestrians, Bicycles, 2-Wheelers, 4-Wheelers, Cars, Trucks, Buses and Auto-Rickshaws. Each person was assigned a Category, except where Truck / Bus and Auto Rickshaw were grouped together. Refer Figure 3 for a sample filled form on-site. Observations As can be observed from the survey data, the modal share for Bicycles is higher on Shivaji Road and Bajirao Road in Core City and Satara Road & Sinhagad Road as well, as compared to other roads in the city, which can be seen from the data below (Figure 4, 5, 10 & 11). It has also been observed that the modal share for cyclists is higher in the early morning, suggesting the peak time for cycles lies between 7.00 a.m to 8.30 a.m., which is different as compared peak time for Motorized Vehicles, which lies between 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. The overall data from the survey suggests that there are a significant number of cycles on the road and hence demands the need to create and provide proper infrastructure in order to ensure safety of cyclists.
Figure 1: Locations for Traffic Volume Counts
Figure 2: Survey form for Traffic Volume Count
Figure 3: Sample filled form from Onsite Survey
Figure 4: Traffic Volume Counts for Bajrao Road *Average of survey at 2 locations on the street
Figure 5: Traffic Volume Counts for Shivaji Road *Average of survey at 2 locations on the street
Figure 6: Traffic Volume Counts for J.M. Road *Average of survey at 2 locations on the street
Figure 7: Traffic Volume Counts for F.C. Road *Average of survey at 2 locations on the street
Figure 8: Traffic Volume Counts for Shankarsheth Road
Figure 9: Traffic Volume Counts for Solapur Road
Figure 10: Traffic Volume Counts for Satara Road
Figure 11: Traffic Volume Counts for Sinhgad Road
Figure 12: Traffic Volume Counts for Karve Road
Figure 13: Traffic Volume Counts for Baner Road
Figure 14: Traffic Volume Counts for Aundh Road
Figure 15: Traffic Volume Counts for Ganeshkhind Road
Figure 16: Traffic Volume Counts for S.B. Road
Figure 17: Traffic Volume Counts for Old Mumbai-Pune Highway
Figure 18: Traffic Volume Counts for Alandi Road
Figure 19: Traffic Volume Counts for Nagar Road
Bajirao Road Shivaji Road J.M. Road F.C. Road Shankarsheth Road Solapur Road Satara Road Sinhagad Road Karve Road Baner Road Aundh Road Ganeshkhind Road S.B. Road OBPH Alandi Road Nagar Road No. of Vehicles Survey - Traffic Volume Count Pune Cycle Plan 2017 70000.0 Comparison - Traffic Volume Count 60000.0 50000.0 40000.0 30000.0 20000.0 10000.0 0.0 Pedestrians Bicycles 2 Wheelers 4 Wheelers Bus / Truck / Auto Figure 20: Chart - Comparison of Data