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Sustainable Transport for a Central Business District

Malik, Faheem Ahmed; Ali, Saqib; Zahoor, Uzair Zahid; Ashraf, Ifra

Authors

Saqib Ali

Uzair Zahid Zahoor

Ifra Ashraf



Abstract

It's high time to shift from Conventional Planning to Compressive and Multi Modal Planning. The present paradigm shift in Europe to focus on mobility as a service has to be acknowledged and incorporated in the Transportation system of developing country such as India. The travel has to be now smarter and sustainable. All the three pillars of sustainability i.e. economic, social and environmental have to be equally carried forward. Proper planning or design is the one which always takes into account the needs of people and also the environment associated with it. The sole purpose of a Central business district is economic activity and any measure should depict this. The paper looks at the transportation system of the Kashmir valley in depth in relation with the central business district. Modal share and variation of Mass transit in the morning and evening peak hour is determined and studied. Based upon the analysis and keeping in view the ageing population as well as needs of disabled a new smarter and sustainable transport is designed for the Kashmir valley having its own bespoke bus service. The bus service is then designed for headway, seating capacity as well as field and management staff. This paper emphasizes that public transport is the only solution to the various transportation problems and their allied effects such as Environmental Impact, Social Inclusion, Old aged population, etc.

Citation

Malik, F. A., Ali, S., Zahoor, U. Z., & Ashraf, I. (2018). Sustainable Transport for a Central Business District. International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering, 7(Special Issue 4), 2203-2212

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date May 15, 2018
Publication Date 2018-03
Deposit Date Apr 28, 2025
Journal International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering
Print ISSN 2319-8346
Electronic ISSN 2319-8354
Publisher AR Research Publication
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue Special Issue 4
Pages 2203-2212
Keywords Sustainable Travel; Smarter Travel; Buses; Modal Share; Headway; Bus staff; Economic activity
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/4247552
Publisher URL https://www.ijarse.com/images/fullpdf/1524925807_JK2090IJARSE.pdf
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable






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