The Hindu 28th June '09 page 16 (Op-Ed)
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The volume capacity ratio is many roads during peak hours is more than one.
Increase in road space accounts only to 3-4% of the total area
while about 425 vehicles are added every day
The vehicle population now is 32 lakhs it was 8 lakhs 12 years ago
Car and two wheeler ownership in Chennai per 1000 kpop is 454 & 181 respectively. In Mumbai its 24 & 30.
Two wheelers and cars occupy more than 90 and 60 times the road space than buses for the same travel demand
The per capita trip rate per day in Chennai is 1.30 while that in Delhi and Mumai are 1.05 & 1.15 .
The average trip length in chennai was 11.25 km while Delhi and Mumbai has been 10.2 & 11.4. (pop of chennai is around half of Delhi and Mumbai)
Share of trips in public transport is 25% (52% in 1972) in Delhi 48% and Mumbai 54%.
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