Efficient Bus Transport System, Case Study of Dehradun

Abstract

Despite the prodigious growth urbanization has put forth, a tremendous demand for infrastructure and inconsistency between demand and supply of transport infrastructure arises fuel loss, pollution, and accidents along with loss of productive time and energy. All over the world, the public transport system has been playing an important role in meeting the transport demand of the cities. Recognizing the cost-effective nature and the flexibility that the bus system provides has brought in reforms to improve cities’ productivity. This paper focuses on analyzing the current situation and the condition of public transport in Dehradun. It needs the immediate requirement of an efficient public transport system integrating the bus services with IPT. It was observed that only 28.33% of commuters were captive to public transport mode and there is high private vehicle ownership, which indicates the lack of good public transport system and road congestion along with the roadside parking. The hierarchy of public transport is missing in the study area, which leads to every vehicle on the trunk route. The study provides the suggestion to assess the switch over the behavior of commuters from personalized vehicles to new innovative modes of transport as bus rapid transit system or improved city bus system.