Commissionerate of
Municipal Administration
Coimbatore, Tiruppur and
Tiruchirappalli transport proposal
Sustainable Cities through Transport
February 2014
Sustainable
Cities through
Transport
• Strategic planning
for transport systems
that are equitable,
cost-effective, and
environmentally
friendly
• Support from:
Salem
Tiruppur
Coimbatore
Tiruchirappalli
Madurai
Planning process
• Planning Session / 19 Nov / Chennai
– Discussion on data requirements.
• Surveys & data collection
– Public transport frequency-occupancy, traffic counts
– Discussions with city teams
• Transport Budgeting Workshop / 28 Nov / Coimbatore
– Keynote by Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá,
Colombia, on the need for bus rapid transit system (BRT),
of cycle tracks, footpaths, and public spaces
– City teams worked collaboratively to develop conceptual
transport plans
• Meetings and site visits with city officials
• Review of Final Transport Proposals / 23 Jan / Chennai
Planning Session / 19 November / Chennai
Transport Budgeting Workshop / 28 November / Coimbatore
with Enrique Penelosa
Transport Budgeting Workshop / 28 November / Coimbatore
Madurai city team
Transport Budgeting Workshop / 28 November / Coimbatore
Coimbatore city team
Site visits with transport stakeholders
Lack of dedicated pedestrian, cycle infrastructure
Near General Hospital, Coimbatore
Inadequate public transport service
Town Hall bus stop, Coimbatore
Public transport demand (persons/hour/direction)
Mettupalayam Rd
5,600 pphpd
70 buses / hour
Palakkad Rd
5,700 pphpd
71 buses / hour
Avinashi Rd
6,100 pphpd
76 buses / hour
Trichy Rd
3,900 pphpd
49 buses / hour
Unregulated, underpriced (free!) parking
Near District Court, Madurai
Transport goals: modes shares
Coimbatore scenrios
2013
2018:
Status quo
2018:
Goal
Walk
28 %
26 %
30 %
Cycle
7%
5%
9%
20 %
16 %
23 %
9%
7%
4%
36 %
46 %
34 %
Bus
Paratransit
Private vehicles
Transport proposals
• Each city prepared a strategic transport
proposal covering three areas:
– Walking and cycling
– Public transport
– Travel demand management
Public transport
• City bus fleet expansion
• Bus rapid transit (BRT)
• Cycle sharing
• City bus infrastructure:
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–
–
–
Terminals
Depots
Bus stops
ITS & customer service
Non-motorised
transport
Travel demand
management
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•
•
•
• On-street parking
management
Footpaths
Cycle tracks
Greenways
Pedestrian zones
3 cities identified
for immediate,
comprehensive
implementation
with KfW support
Salem
Tiruppur
Coimbatore
Tiruchirappalli
Madurai
Coimbatore public transport proposal
Project
BRT: 72 km network
Cycle sharing system
Corridor
Length/area
Cost (crore Rs)
Avinashi Rd
20 km
300
Sathyamangalam Rd
14 km
210
Tiruchi Rd
15 km
225
Mettupalayam Rd
23 km
345
19 sq km
29
Mettupalayam Rd - BRT corridor (before)
Mettupalayam Rd - BRT corridor (after)
Coimbatore non-motorised transport proposal
Project
Length (km)
Cost (crore Rs)
Footpaths
54
54
Cycle tracks and footpaths
48
96
Pedestrian zones
13
16
Greenways
48
96
Parking management
46
17
Trichy public transport proposal
Project
BRT: 18 km
corridor
Cycle
Sharing
System
Length
/area
Cost (Rs
crore)
Central BS Palakkarai RdNH 67
13 km
195
Central BS Mannarpuram Rajaram salai K.K.nagar
5 km
75
25 sq
km
38
Corridor
Bharathiar Salai
Bharathiar Salai
Trichy non-motorised transport
proposal
Project
Length
(km)
Cost (crore
Rs)
Footpaths
53
53
Cycle tracks and
footpaths
26
52
Pedestrian zone
14
18
8
16
32
12
Greenways
Parking
Management
Tiruppur public transport proposal
Project
BRT:
24 km
network
Cycle
Sharing
System
Cost
(crore
Rs)
Corridor
Length
/area
Tiruppur Palladam Rd - SH
172 - Dharapuram
Rd
14 km
210
Avinashi Tiruppur
Rd - Kumaran Rd Avinashi Rd
10 km
150
17 sq
km
26
Tiruppur non-motorised transport proposal
Project
Length (km)
Cost (crore Rs)
Footpaths
22
22
Cycle tracks and footpaths
20
40
2
3
Greenways
11
22
Parking Management
27
10
Pedestrian zone
Eswaran Koil St: existing
Eswaran Koil St: proposed
Sabari Odai: existing
Sabari Odai: proposed
Investment Summary
Investment (crore Rs)
Area
Non-motorised
Transport
Public
Transport
Project
Total
Trichy
Tiruppur
Footpaths
54
53
22
Cycle tracks and footpath
upgrade
96
52
40
Pedestrian zones
16
18
3
Greenways
96
16
22
1,080
270
348
City bus fleet expansion
84
60
150
New bus depots
50
10
30
New bus terminals
15
15
25
New bus stops
20
10
-
7
7
7
Cycle Sharing
29
38
26
On-street Parking
management
17
12
10
1,564
561
683
BRT
ITS & Customer Service
Travel Demand
Management
Coimbatore
Implementation stages
Stage 1 •
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•
Stage 2 •
•
•
Stage 3
Footpaths
Cycle tracks
Pedestrian zones
Greenways
Cycle sharing
Parking management
• TOR being issued to 6
cities by CMA
• TORs in preparation
• Design/planning in 3
cities in 2014
• Remaining cities in 2015
• Bus fleet expansion
• Implementation by TNSTC
• City bus infrastructure
• Bus rapid transit
• Design/planning in 3
cities in 2014
• Remaining cities in 2016
Financing
For KfW focus cities: Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
DPR
Implementation
• Footpaths
• Cycle tracks
• Pedestrian zones
CMA
KfW
• Greenways
• Cycle sharing
• Parking management
CMA
KfW
TNSTC
KfW
KfW
KfW
• Bus fleet expansion
• City bus infrastructure
• Bus rapid transit
Implementation timeline
Capacity building
• Study tours for city officials and
mayors:
– Guangzhou & Lanzhou, China:
BRT, cycle sharing, greenways,
cycle tracks, footpaths, public
space
– Mexico City: BRT, cycle sharing,
on-street parking management,
pedestrianisation
Gangding BRT station in the evening
peak, peak direction (Ghangzhou)
• BRT Standard Workshop: on the
features of high quality BRT
• Street Design Workshops:
footpaths, intersections, and
other elements
Mexico City Ecobici cycle sharing system