Cept has plans to decongest Ahmedabad arteries
The implementation of congestion charge is the key to reducing traffic.
Are you tired of navigating the chock-a-block roads of Ahmedabad during the peak traffic hours? Well a Centre for Environment Planning and Technology (Cept) research has a solution.
"A policy of congestion charge can be considered as the most viable alternative for solving the growing traffic problem in Ahmedabad," says the award winning research of Cept University.
The research done by Lavinder Walia, a Cept student, also predicts that that if the current rate of rise in number of vehicles continue in the city, by 2031 there will be 730 vehicles per thousand population, of which 507 will be cars.
The research has bagged award for 'excellence best research work' in urban transport in India from the ministry of urban development.
Talking about the research, professor of CEPT, HM Shivanand Swamy who was the guide for the research said, "The study reveals that the number of vehicles in the city will be around 70 lakh by 2031. This means chaos." On the possible solutions to the problem, Swamy said that people should be encourage to switch from private vehicles to public transport.
"Improving public transport, introducing parking charges, an increase in tax, upping fuel charges and introduction of congestion charges among others could be some of the solutions," said Swamy.
He said such efforts could force 60% to 70% of the people to switchover from private to public transport.
The research has also attempted to explore a suitable travel demand management (TDM) for Ahmedabad city by analysing the ways adopted to suppress congestion in the cities across the world.
It has also analysed the impact of levying a congestion charge along with fuel and parking charges on users.
The research revealed that increase of fuel price of up to Rs74 per liter gives around 13.4 % reduction in traffic congestion, while an introduction of a congestion charge could encourage the switch over from private to public transport by around 50%.
'The congestion charge will also have a direct impact on the road users as the charge is directly associated with a trip that is made. It will decrease the overall number of trips, especially the non work trips," says the research.
"A policy of congestion charge can be considered as the most viable alternative for solving the growing traffic problem in Ahmedabad," says the award winning research of Cept University.
The research done by Lavinder Walia, a Cept student, also predicts that that if the current rate of rise in number of vehicles continue in the city, by 2031 there will be 730 vehicles per thousand population, of which 507 will be cars.
The research has bagged award for 'excellence best research work' in urban transport in India from the ministry of urban development.
Talking about the research, professor of CEPT, HM Shivanand Swamy who was the guide for the research said, "The study reveals that the number of vehicles in the city will be around 70 lakh by 2031. This means chaos." On the possible solutions to the problem, Swamy said that people should be encourage to switch from private vehicles to public transport.
"Improving public transport, introducing parking charges, an increase in tax, upping fuel charges and introduction of congestion charges among others could be some of the solutions," said Swamy.
He said such efforts could force 60% to 70% of the people to switchover from private to public transport.
The research has also attempted to explore a suitable travel demand management (TDM) for Ahmedabad city by analysing the ways adopted to suppress congestion in the cities across the world.
It has also analysed the impact of levying a congestion charge along with fuel and parking charges on users.
The research revealed that increase of fuel price of up to Rs74 per liter gives around 13.4 % reduction in traffic congestion, while an introduction of a congestion charge could encourage the switch over from private to public transport by around 50%.
'The congestion charge will also have a direct impact on the road users as the charge is directly associated with a trip that is made. It will decrease the overall number of trips, especially the non work trips," says the research.