Strategies for inducing intelligent technologies to enhance last mile connectivity for smart mobility in Indian cities

Abstract

The rapid growth of India’s urban population has put enormous strains on urban transport systems. During the last few decades, more cars, congestion, and the related urban transport problem arise. There are many issues related to safety and security especially for women, children, disabled, and senior citizens. People often have a problem in starting their trip, i.e., from their home. These difficulties do not lie in the main transport network but in the available options that a person has beyond his residence to reach the station located at main transport network. This paper is an attempt to identify the issues related to last mile connectivity at various metro stations of Delhi, to examine the constraints in ensuring last mile connectivity and to suggests measures to improve last mile connectivity in the selected case study stations with the help of various information- and communication-based solutions. Various ICT-based solutions have been suggested in this paper which will help to improve the last mile connectivity for smart mobility in Indian cities.