Abstract
This paper reviews the concept of accessibility and strongly focuses on urban transport accessibility factors. Accessibility refers to people’s ability to reach goods, services and activities, which is the ultimate goal of most transport activity. Accessibility can be evaluated from various perspectives, including a particular group, mode, location or activity. This paper will also focus on accessibility of urban transport at city and regional level to give an overview of accessibility factors. Jodhpur has been taken as case study. The city is spread over an area of about 78.60 km2. As per 2011 census, the population of Jodhpur city is 11.38 lakh with growth rate of 3.3% per annum, respectively. Jodhpur district is well connected by road, railway and airway. Major issues regarding road infrastructure, traffic, public transport, bus terminals, non-motorized facilities, parking have been taken into consideration. Transport parameters such as affordability, availability, accessibility, acceptability are mainly adopted. Thus, this paper emphasizes on following factor to make city more accessible with well-connected surroundings and the transport network must be planned efficiently.
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Evaluating Accessibility for Transportation Planning Victoria Transport Policy Institute.
- 2.
The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI-NFA.
Multi-model public transport connectivity is a combination of facilities and accessibilities within metropolitan regions which create economies and agglomeration growth.
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Draft final report on Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Jodhpur.
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Different modes have different capability for providing mobility and accessibility. For example, non-motorized modes serve shorter-distance trips and motorized modes serve longer distance mobility. Some modes are more suitable for low incomes. Some modes are especially important for industrial activity.
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Internet transit schedules can improve transit service and delivery services can help people shop by walking, cycling and public transit.
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The Sardarpura area is one of the most important central commercial area conduct the consumer activities become the reason to generate high traffic and dense parking pressure within limited space and narrow existing roads.
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Note: Road width is calculated from the centre point of centre line.
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Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies include various policies and programs that encourage more efficient use of transportation resources, such as targeted improvements and incentives to encourage commuters to use space-efficient modes etc.
Abbreviations
- AAI:
-
Airports Authority of India
- BT:
-
Bus Terminal
- CBD:
-
Central Business District
- CMP:
-
Comprehensive Mobility Plan
- GIS:
-
Geographic Information System
- IAF:
-
Indian Air Force
- IFC:
-
Integrated Freight Complex
- IRC:
-
Indian Road Congress
- JoDA:
-
Jodhpur Development Authority
- JNNURM:
-
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
- LUP:
-
Land Use Plan
- MDP:
-
Master Development Plan
- MP:
-
Master Plan
- NH:
-
National Highways
- OCF:
-
Other Community Facilities
- PU:
-
Public Utilities
- ROB:
-
Railway Over Bridges
- RS:
-
Railway Station
- SH:
-
State Highways
- TDM:
-
Transportation Demand Management
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Tater, A. (2017). Accessibility to Transport Facility: A Case Study of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. In: Sharma, P., Rajput, S. (eds) Sustainable Smart Cities in India. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47145-7_35
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