Study to Shift from Motorised to Non-Motorised Transport-A Case of Nashik City

Abstract

With the aim to reduce the adverse environmental impact caused due to the urban transportation system, an alternative solution is identified. Non-motorized transport is the most relevant alternative for low-carbon mobility. It not only helps in the city's sustainable development but also helps reduce traffic problems and improve ones health. In India and in foreign countries, the government is taking initiatives to promote Non Motorised Transport (NMT) and funding the project to come into operation. In most of the surveys, the solutions are given for improving NMT infrastructure, but from the literature, a gap is found that only improving the infrastructure is not important, instead at first it is important to recognize the actual need as to where we need to develop infrastructure, secondly recognizing the potential trips and then proposing infrastructure respectively. There is no study done on the potential trips that could be converted to NMT with reference to Nashik City. This research aims to study the mobility plan of the Gangapur road area of Nashik city and identify the potential trips of such area which can be shifted to non-motorised transport. The survey includes the study of daily trips taken by people for various activities, which caters to all age groups. The study also includes an understanding of the trip length, alignment of the roads, and important commercial and institutional zones in the area. A thought is also given for redesigning Public Bicycle Sharing System in the study area for the maximum usage of the system. A module is proposed after an analysis of the survey and the existing transportation plan. A plan representing the module and indicating the potential trips that can be converted to non-motorised transport is proposed.