Mobility in the city
Rethinking problem-solving in urban transport
Ashwin Mahesh
Rapid urbanisation
10 million already live in
the city. An additional
300,000 people move
into the municipal area
each year.
Where do we begin?
Many levels of government
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Urban Development
Housing
Foreign investment
Environment
Transport
Utilities
Police
Planning
Silos in government departments
Challenges in academia too
The usual practice
a regional view
identify who
should do what
must begin now
must have the force
of law
must deliver value to citizens
must measure progress regularly
Can we try something different?
4 types of problems
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We cannot ‘see’ the problem
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Information is held in many different departments
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Officials alone are expected to do everything
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Skill and manpower shortages in government
4 types of solutions
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Visualise what is going on in the city
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Bring all the information together
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Give some responsibilities to the citizens also
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Use the 70-30 principle to train more people quickly
Collect all the information
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Bus, Metro routes and timings
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Vehicle records
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License records
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Police cameras
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GPS units on buses
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Emergency announcements
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Taxi services
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Auto-rickshaw services
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Safety information
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Forms used by different departments
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News reports about transports
Tele-density from mobile tower network
GPS units on city buses, other vehicles
Police traffic cameras at junctions
Integrated view of live traffic conditions
- Map based display of routes
- Digital tool for adding, changing, removing routes
Violation reports through SMS
Blackberry-powered enforcement
Asset management
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Cameras, signals, modems monitored 24x7
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Downtime leads to automatic SMS alert to crews
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Resolution time monitored for performance
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Escalation matrix for unresolved issues
Mapping accident hot-spots
Mapping accident hot-spots
Common complaint-tracking
tool for all departments.
Bangalore Transport Information System
India’s first Traffic Management Centre
Direction-based bus services
along with significant fleet expansion
Better designs for public infrastructure
Private development of public spaces
A dedicated budget for footpaths
Metro-Zone footpaths – 30km this year
Namma Cycle – A cycle-sharing program in IISc campus
Neighbourhood Improvement using standardized road designs
Priority for emergency vehicles
Simple tools for school buses
Technology for taxi companies
Helping companies to reduce
their carbon footprint
Regular traffic counting at key junctions
We now have a CONTINUOUS strategy
for improving mobility in the city.
Technology
Design
Data
Communications
Budgets
Capacity building in government
… this ECOSYSTEM can intervene in any arena.
Bangalore Environment Portal
Air Quality
Biodiversity
Solid Waste
Ground Water
Green Cover
Energy
Water Supply
Water Quality
Safe Bangalore
Bangalore Tourism and Heritage
Points of interest
Directions
Event alerts in your area
Documentation
Awareness
Industry cluster analysis
What is our city/region good at?
Aerospace
Information Technology
Health care
Garments
Education
Machine Tools
A new public-private partnership
- Between officials and researchers
- Plenty of effective and re-useable technology
- New skills built within government departments
- Joint problem solving by many stakeholders
Easy to repeat in any city
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Start collecting data and forms
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Put data on top of maps
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Use existing tools to strengthen government work
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Running in 6 weeks, robust in 6 months